A week until the Mini O's....

huck wrote:

In my opinion...if one child dies at this race....that is one too many! I guess you see it differently....

Samdanny576 wrote:

I see it as bad things happen everywhere. We try our best to prevent it from the parents teaching a kid proper techniques on a bike...

I see it as bad things happen everywhere.
We try our best to prevent it from the parents teaching a kid proper techniques on a bike to the track owner making sure they have medics, but terrible things will still happen.

They will happen in cars, schools, school buses, college, homes, pools, family ranches and everywhere in between. We don't get rid of these things because they have more value for children than they do negatives. This sport helps far more than it hurts, but I don't see most of you praising it for the good it does.

If this sport is so horrible, maybe some of you should stop posting here and leave it alone for the people actually trying to make it safer, and better while also making sure it stays around so kids can grow up doing something almost magical.

huck wrote:

So what, in reality, has been done to make the sport for the little guys "safer"...let alone "magical".... Oh, I know...we've made the motorcycles faster. That's...

So what, in reality, has been done to make the sport for the little guys "safer"...let alone "magical"....

Oh, I know...we've made the motorcycles faster. That's it....

No, it's gotta be that we've put pressure on kids at a very young age to WIN.... That's gotta be it...

No, it's that the factories give stuff to kids that finish higher, so they risk more to get 'free stuff'... Yep, that's it.....

No, it's probably making the tracks faster, with bigger jumps....

nytsmaC wrote:

Doesn't sound like you're a racing fan.

huck wrote:

Why not, because I hope that some kids don't die next week... What a dick I am....

nytsmaC wrote:

I understand that, but you can't blame events like the Mini O's for asshole parents pressuring their kids into riding out of their comfort zone, fast/talented...

I understand that, but you can't blame events like the Mini O's for asshole parents pressuring their kids into riding out of their comfort zone, fast/talented kids getting extra support/sponsorship, or serious injuries (or death) occuring. These things happen in every sport, at every level. I'm not sure what your beef is here, other than to be a stick in the mud.

Uncle Tony wrote:

I'm with you on this one huck

huck wrote:

In my opinion...if one child dies at this race....that is one too many! I guess you see it differently....

seth505 wrote:

I can't wait to have a kid so Huck can be our life coach. Or maybe he'll just post general insight on the internet for us!

huck wrote:

Where did I try and be anybody's 'life coach'? I said I hope all the kids are safe at the Mini O's next week...and said I...

Where did I try and be anybody's 'life coach'? I said I hope all the kids are safe at the Mini O's next week...and said I that think there are too many injuries with little kids.... if you don't agree with that, maybe I'm not the asshole....

O___o wrote:

huck likes to suck the "fun" out of the "room"...

slipdog wrote:

"3 deep" was the term we used to describe the girl in high school that everyone wanted to take to a party, but nobody wanted to...

"3 deep" was the term we used to describe the girl in high school that everyone wanted to take to a party, but nobody wanted to take her to prom...

jeffro503 wrote:

OK Huck....so you've given your words on the complaining part of it........if it was up to you...and you had the power to change things. What would...

OK Huck....so you've given your words on the complaining part of it........if it was up to you...and you had the power to change things. What would you do? If you had the power to implement changes in this sport........what?

How would you change the competitive spirit inside everyone? Because unless you change that....you can't remove the danger in it. A competitor will challenge himself to push beyond the comfort zone to be better than his competitors.

Serious question....what would you do?

huck wrote:

Since you asked....these are my OPINIONS... 1. Make it mandatory that youth (under 16) have health insurance. 2. No support from factories or other companies to...

Since you asked....these are my OPINIONS...

1. Make it mandatory that youth (under 16) have health insurance.
2. No support from factories or other companies to any riders that are non-pro....amateur.
3. Only 2 classes can be raced at an event.
4. limit the size and number of jumps, especially double and triples.
5. And in a perfect world, make the motorcycles slower. Those kids at the MEC jumping the same jumps that the 450s jump, on super minis is insane.

jeffro503 wrote:

OK Huck....so you've given your words on the complaining part of it........if it was up to you...and you had the power to change things. What would...

OK Huck....so you've given your words on the complaining part of it........if it was up to you...and you had the power to change things. What would you do? If you had the power to implement changes in this sport........what?

How would you change the competitive spirit inside everyone? Because unless you change that....you can't remove the danger in it. A competitor will challenge himself to push beyond the comfort zone to be better than his competitors.

Serious question....what would you do?

huck wrote:

Since you asked....these are my OPINIONS... 1. Make it mandatory that youth (under 16) have health insurance. 2. No support from factories or other companies to...

Since you asked....these are my OPINIONS...

1. Make it mandatory that youth (under 16) have health insurance.
2. No support from factories or other companies to any riders that are non-pro....amateur.
3. Only 2 classes can be raced at an event.
4. limit the size and number of jumps, especially double and triples.
5. And in a perfect world, make the motorcycles slower. Those kids at the MEC jumping the same jumps that the 450s jump, on super minis is insane.

Tracktor wrote:

While I agree with the health insurance issue it wouldn't save anyone from being injured? And most of those changes would probably have little to know...

While I agree with the health insurance issue it wouldn't save anyone from being injured? And most of those changes would probably have little to know effect on injuries. Frankly, it all comes down to personal responsibility more than anything. The best thing would be for someone to track injuries/deaths (as morbid as it sounds) and see if there is a common denominator. Until then you and everyone else is pretty much talking out our collective asses.......My older boy hits huge jumps all the time on his supermini but one of his worst injuries was screwing around on a KLX110..........