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Problem with that place is that it was/ is not spectator friendly. No shade , no grass, blowing dust , hottest time of year, etc.
Of course the core people like riders will show up and drag their reluctant friends/ family along, but they won't come back until that place gets a lot more upgrades for the spectator.
It wouldn't cost that much, how about putting in a large lawn on the big hill with some sails or shade screen strung up between some telephone poles? Charge extra for the "Park" seating and I guarantee it will be packed with people.
Maybe baby in the future, but the ball is already rolling, and obviously it seems someone else in the schedule needs to get the axe to make room... Or the new "Wick" elsewhere are dandy getting a one or two year deal only?
Only certain, we know shit about the future.
The Shop
So its true Kevin Windham was going to be part of the southwick national?!?! Like he doesn’t have a clue how a national should be run. Grondal has the money and knowledge of moto. Youre telling me those two couldn’t pull together a kick ass national by NEXT YEAR? Hell, even if they were both incompetent they have plenty of industry contacts and could easily hire the best people available to git r done.
Ralph and diane were not forced out. Its clear now that excuse is not true. They did not want to or could not pay what the track is worth. It was there decision to quit. It’s bizness! So grondal and windham step in to take over and are told no way because its to late and they don’t have experience running a national.
Somethin stinks real bad here. Loyalty my ass. I bet it has to do with money just like everything else. Financially, how is MX Sports going to do in all this? Did they already have a plan in place to dump southwick? Is the new national going to pay them more than they got from southwick? Follow the money.
Who's this dkg dude?
He comes in here talking' all smart with some of that there "common-sense" & what-not.
Pffffft...
Globalisation at its finest!! Durr
Southwick is not going away. A number of people who have been involved with motocross for years believed in Southwick and saw the possibility to run it and make some money at the same time. Although we had some extremely qualified candidates, I believe that we selected the best one for Southwick and for motocross in the Northeast. The "Wick" will be around for quite some time. It will serve the riders in the Northeast and we may even get a National race back in the future. There are a number of national and international riders who would love to ride in our sandbox and I believe that Mike G will do his best to present a quality product to all motocross fans. Right now it’s time to focus on the future and making Southwick MX338 a destination for all riders and spectators,
So far we have two track owners who explicitly refute the reported "reasons" of why the national was lost and... at the same time it's stated that, in regards to concerns over Utah, "this is not the future of motocross" while the last two tracks of the season seem almost cookie cutter type replica's of each other... hrmmmm.
I truly think a bit of deception is going on here but as I stated earlier, I'll look at five years from now to see what really happened to the sport of motocross, as they say... hindsight is always 20/20.
Also, it'll be interesting to see what the 2014 replacement track will be for the iconic 'Wick.
Pit Row
Have you noticed a pattern where mx sports is running at more and more tracks they own or control and the historic tracks are getting chopped? Looks like they want all the control and all the $$$.
Colorado national is getting chopped next, just wait. How long till Millville or Hangtown get chopped?
Wheres the AMA in all this? Do they have any say in anything? Are they going to get chopped to?
A while back TFS said DC was like an octopus and had his hands in every thing. Thought he loosing it but maybe he saw what was really goin on. Teefus was a smart dude.
To expect MX Sports to gamble with a new promoter is ridiculous.
Sucks to lose an old track I agree.
The track is the easy part and it ain't easy! There is so much more!
So that my guess a guy said that another guy said he heard stuff and saw stuff and the southwick replacement will be in Crawfordsville, IN.
I do think it's hilarious you want the AMA to step in and do something, as if they've somehow done so much right for the sport before MX Sports took the reigns.
Like everyone else, I will sorely miss Southwick. And Glen Helen. And Steel City. I like the direction MX Sports went with Muddy Creek, though. However, at the end of the day it's the fans that are the lifeblood of the sport and most fans would say they want the above tracks back on the schedule.
And we'll see if the revolving schedule comes into fruition once an older track actually comes back. I'm sure it's MX Sport's intent to do just that, but it may not be a viable model. For a promoter who's making all the spectator accommodation investments that MX Sports routinely needs on their end, profit once every other year may not be worth their while.
I rarely complain on this board, but the loss of those tracks is certainly something to whine about
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