Getting a holeshot is easy right? ...Wrong, but most races are won and lost at the drop of the gate. Perfecting your starting technique is key to any MX racer who wants to be on the podium. Now racers can improve their reaction time and learn to control power out of the gate and into the first corner.

The “Holeshot” is a random timed, electronic, wireless, practice starting gate. This innovative product allows riders to independently practice their starts. When the rider presses the wireless remote button mounted on their crossbar pad, it will activate a computer controlled timing sequence which will drop the gate randomly.

Watch the glowing LED, when it starts blinking it is like the 30 second board turning sideways.
The gate will drop randomly between 1-5 seconds. Resetting the gate is as easy as riding by and stepping on the backside of the hoop without dismounting.

Risk Racing was kind enough to provide us with a pair of race gates for a tracksite test. We choosed no one else than GP rider Marcus Schiffer to check if things worked like promised. Both Marcus and ourself were more than happy with the result. The first day of testing took place under terrible weather conditions and after lots of starts and a new clutch the race gate still worked without any problems.
For the rider this system is very helpful as the setup is easy and as said earlier getting the holeshot or at least a good start helps more than anything to make your life as a races easier.

Weighing only 14lbs, the gate is also lightweight and portable. Stake the gate to the ground and practice starts anywhere. Multiple gates can be electronically linked for multi-racer practice. When multiple gates are linked, all the gates will fall on the same randomly timed sequence. Warning: Banging bars with your fellow racers can be addictive! The “Holeshot” is powered by 8 “AA” batteries and comes with one race gate, one remote starting button, crossbar pad mounting strap, linking wire, and 4 heavy duty ground stakes.

The retail price for Germany is 199 € available at www.silentsport.com

For more information and demonstration videos please visit the Risk web site: riskracing.com