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Its official Raiders moving to Vegas. Looks like we will have a brand new home for supercross coming to the desert.
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rm85racer 3/27/2017 11:28am
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Would they leave Sam Boyd Stadium in favor of the new Raiders stadium? I don't know if they would, the tracks they build there are iconic.
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BMSOBx2 3/27/2017 11:39am
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As a long time Raiders fan through the good & really bad times I can say i'm done. Fuck the fans go for the $$$$$. SAD Sorry off topic.
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HuskyEd 3/27/2017 11:39am
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rm85racer wrote:
Would they leave Sam Boyd Stadium in favor of the new Raiders stadium? I don't know if they would, the tracks they build there are iconic.
If the Raiders share the stadium with UNLV I could see it happening.
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NV825 3/27/2017 11:52am
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This is great for the city of Las Vegas and State of Nevada. It absolutely will move the SX from the severely outdated and horribly placed Sam Boyd Stadium to a brand new state-of-the-art stadium right by the strip. Who wouldn't like to leave the race and simply walk to the strip?

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MX Guy 3/27/2017 11:54am
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lol "moto-related" f that shit bro
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jmx411 3/27/2017 11:59am
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rm85racer wrote:
Would they leave Sam Boyd Stadium in favor of the new Raiders stadium? I don't know if they would, the tracks they build there are iconic.
Yea they would because UNLV is sharing the stadium which means Sam Boyd will probably be torn down.
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TannerMxer 3/27/2017 12:17pm
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rm85racer wrote:
Would they leave Sam Boyd Stadium in favor of the new Raiders stadium? I don't know if they would, the tracks they build there are iconic.
Sam Boyd stadium is a shit box. The viewing for supercross is especially terrible. The more modern stadiums have more verticality to them, so second deck viewing is 1000x better than sitting at the top of Sam Boyd.
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bvm111 3/27/2017 12:27pm
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NV825 wrote:
This is great for the city of Las Vegas and State of Nevada. It absolutely will move the SX from the severely outdated and horribly placed...
This is great for the city of Las Vegas and State of Nevada. It absolutely will move the SX from the severely outdated and horribly placed Sam Boyd Stadium to a brand new state-of-the-art stadium right by the strip. Who wouldn't like to leave the race and simply walk to the strip?
Yes it is going to move, I work at UNLV and just spoke with a friend that handles all the VIP stuff at T&M and he confirmed that UNLV will share the stadium with the Raiders. The stadium currently is projected to be built across the I15 (West Side) from Mandalay Bay so you wont be able to just hit the strip from the stadium unfortunately. I hope they some how figure a way to make a public transit, monorail, or pedestrian connection back to the strip or its going to be an utter mess getting to and leaving the stadium. There is certainly a metric shit ton of crappy areas between the campus and the strip that could be leveled to make way for the stadium that's for sure!
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TXDirt 3/27/2017 12:34pm
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The only team LA fans want is the Raiders, who are leaving. And they are getting the LA Rams and LA Chargers who the fans don't really want lol Tongue
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Matt Wozney 3/27/2017 1:07pm
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Once you go to modern day stadiums like MetLife Stadium, AT&T Stadium, and the like, Sam Boyd is a farm show compared to those behemoths. As long as the parking area is large like Sam Boyd (to continue their major pit party trend), I'd say move to the new Raiders stadium.

As far as oldest SX stadiums, Sam Boyd might be the oldest one currently on tour since the GA Dome is going away. Angels Stadium and St. Louis might be 2nd/3rd. Daytona tops it but that's different (Speedway / Non-Feld / Etc.)
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Mit12 3/27/2017 1:08pm
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jmx411 wrote:
Its official Raiders moving to Vegas. Looks like we will have a brand new home for supercross coming to the desert.
I hope they take all the gang bangers with them!
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gt80rider 3/27/2017 1:11pm
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BMSOBx2 wrote:
As a long time Raiders fan through the good & really bad times I can say i'm done. Fuck the fans go for the $$$$$. SAD...
As a long time Raiders fan through the good & really bad times I can say i'm done. Fuck the fans go for the $$$$$. SAD Sorry off topic.
X100.... The NFL is shooting themselves in the foot long-term with all this team shuffling. F the NFL. NFL stands for No F'n Loyalty, that's for sure. Anything to make those billionaires richer is all they care about.
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BobbyM 3/27/2017 1:56pm
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BMSOBx2 wrote:
As a long time Raiders fan through the good & really bad times I can say i'm done. Fuck the fans go for the $$$$$. SAD...
As a long time Raiders fan through the good & really bad times I can say i'm done. Fuck the fans go for the $$$$$. SAD Sorry off topic.
Kick ass... Close enough to go see them kick ass live.
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C_Hart3 3/27/2017 2:08pm
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I think the move for the Raiders is good, Oakland couldn't/wouldn't give then a stadium. The colosseum is freaking terrible. They didn't want to go to LA to share with another team. Vegas is willing to pay for a state of the art stadium (which looks really awesome) so why not move. Fans followed them from LA to Oakland why not to Vegas?

As far as where they hold supercross I'm hoping they keep it at Sam Boyd, mostly because of the space. The new stadium being close to downtown there probably wont be much parking, and traffic will be horrendous. Though I'm sure the new stadium will have much better views.
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NV825 3/27/2017 2:09pm
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NV825 wrote:
This is great for the city of Las Vegas and State of Nevada. It absolutely will move the SX from the severely outdated and horribly placed...
This is great for the city of Las Vegas and State of Nevada. It absolutely will move the SX from the severely outdated and horribly placed Sam Boyd Stadium to a brand new state-of-the-art stadium right by the strip. Who wouldn't like to leave the race and simply walk to the strip?
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Yes it is going to move, I work at UNLV and just spoke with a friend that handles all the VIP stuff at T&M and he...
Yes it is going to move, I work at UNLV and just spoke with a friend that handles all the VIP stuff at T&M and he confirmed that UNLV will share the stadium with the Raiders. The stadium currently is projected to be built across the I15 (West Side) from Mandalay Bay so you wont be able to just hit the strip from the stadium unfortunately. I hope they some how figure a way to make a public transit, monorail, or pedestrian connection back to the strip or its going to be an utter mess getting to and leaving the stadium. There is certainly a metric shit ton of crappy areas between the campus and the strip that could be leveled to make way for the stadium that's for sure!
Didn't the legislative portion of the public funding include updates to the surrounding infrastructure for wherever the stadium ends up? I will be honestly shocked if they don't include some form of transportation/walk way from the stadium to the strip.
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Stuntman949 3/27/2017 2:15pm
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Damn. Kinda takes away the uniqueness of the layout unless they have some sort of Bercy tunnel system to mess around with.
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Motodave15 3/27/2017 2:20pm
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Well that is news... However the most important news about vegas sports issss... *Drumroll*

Who are the NHL las Vegas knights drafting, because the la kings need to free up some capspace so we can make some moves this offseason

shit im on a moto forum

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GuyB 3/27/2017 2:21pm
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rm85racer wrote:
Would they leave Sam Boyd Stadium in favor of the new Raiders stadium? I don't know if they would, the tracks they build there are iconic.
I'd guess they'd leave Sam Boyd in a heartbeat.
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Motodave15 3/27/2017 2:24pm
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TXDirt wrote:
The only team LA fans want is the Raiders, who are leaving. And they are getting the LA Rams and LA Chargers who the fans don't...
The only team LA fans want is the Raiders, who are leaving. And they are getting the LA Rams and LA Chargers who the fans don't really want lol Tongue
To each their own..

But i only want the chargers... screww the rest of em.... BOLT UP LA chargers all day
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rhargrave431 3/27/2017 2:24pm
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Wasn't there talk of doing away with the Las Vegas SX in the last year? I think GuyB mentioned it
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bvm111 3/27/2017 2:55pm
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NV825 wrote:
This is great for the city of Las Vegas and State of Nevada. It absolutely will move the SX from the severely outdated and horribly placed...
This is great for the city of Las Vegas and State of Nevada. It absolutely will move the SX from the severely outdated and horribly placed Sam Boyd Stadium to a brand new state-of-the-art stadium right by the strip. Who wouldn't like to leave the race and simply walk to the strip?
bvm111 wrote:
Yes it is going to move, I work at UNLV and just spoke with a friend that handles all the VIP stuff at T&M and he...
Yes it is going to move, I work at UNLV and just spoke with a friend that handles all the VIP stuff at T&M and he confirmed that UNLV will share the stadium with the Raiders. The stadium currently is projected to be built across the I15 (West Side) from Mandalay Bay so you wont be able to just hit the strip from the stadium unfortunately. I hope they some how figure a way to make a public transit, monorail, or pedestrian connection back to the strip or its going to be an utter mess getting to and leaving the stadium. There is certainly a metric shit ton of crappy areas between the campus and the strip that could be leveled to make way for the stadium that's for sure!
NV825 wrote:
Didn't the legislative portion of the public funding include updates to the surrounding infrastructure for wherever the stadium ends up? I will be honestly shocked if...
Didn't the legislative portion of the public funding include updates to the surrounding infrastructure for wherever the stadium ends up? I will be honestly shocked if they don't include some form of transportation/walk way from the stadium to the strip.
Im not 100% clear on those details of what the legislation required, however, i was invloved with the development of the Cardinals stadium in Glendale and I would be surprised if it wasnt required. Would be cool to walk from the race and just head to Mandaly or down to Aria/ Cosmo though!
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Joe Schmoe 3/27/2017 3:04pm
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It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say Sam Boyd is glorified high school football stadium. Not quite as bad as the old Orlando race, FL in the Orange Bowl
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BMSOBx2 3/27/2017 3:13pm
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BMSOBx2 wrote:
As a long time Raiders fan through the good & really bad times I can say i'm done. Fuck the fans go for the $$$$$. SAD...
As a long time Raiders fan through the good & really bad times I can say i'm done. Fuck the fans go for the $$$$$. SAD Sorry off topic.
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Kick ass... Close enough to go see them kick ass live.
F__kin zonies. Just because you don't have a team to speak of.Whistling
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skidmarkz 3/27/2017 4:18pm
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Ahh billionaire team owners, millionaire players. And yet the average schlub gets to pay for their new playgrounds by falling for all of these bond election scams or local tax abatements for the team owners. Its always sold as an economic generator for the local economy, but you have to wonder; if its such a surefire money making deal, private money would be all over it. I don't follow traditional stick and ball sports and I resent the shit out of it when I'm forced to participate by paying "sports taxes" anytime I rent a hotel or car in certain cities. How ridiculous would it be to float the idea that we're going to levy taxes to pay for a F1 or SX/MX facility...that idea wouldn't float for 2 nanoseconds, yet somehow its acceptable when it comes to traditional sports. Don't even get me started with the local high schools that have stadiums that would rival most colleges that we're forced to pay for with property taxes.

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smoothies862 3/27/2017 4:25pm
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if you cant walk from the new stadium to the casinos .they are missing the mark big time.

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