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1/27/2012 7:27pm
After watching the GP qualifying this afternoon I am so glad that we have a company running MX who actually cares about the fans and not just their pocket book. Paid the $5 for the weekend live feed and the quality is nothing impressive at all. Grainy, weird noises, random blue screens, horrible announcing (they don't talk about the racing at all, no clue what is going on in the race, what order people are in, ect...) No live timing, because they want you to pay for it, then it isn't anywhere to be found once you do. All just one big money grab, no wonder no Americans participate.
Lets Compare:
Hangtown ticket: $40 ($30 at local shops)
GP Ticket: $50
AMA Live timing: Free, works most the time.
GP live timing: Pay then doesn't work at all.
Race coverage:
AMA: Free live coverage of first motos on TV and internet, live HD coverage of second motos that night on TV.
GP: Pay for 1990s quality video and horrible audio and production on the internet.
From a fans perspective it is pretty obvious which series cares about their fans the most.
Lets Compare:
Hangtown ticket: $40 ($30 at local shops)
GP Ticket: $50
AMA Live timing: Free, works most the time.
GP live timing: Pay then doesn't work at all.
Race coverage:
AMA: Free live coverage of first motos on TV and internet, live HD coverage of second motos that night on TV.
GP: Pay for 1990s quality video and horrible audio and production on the internet.
From a fans perspective it is pretty obvious which series cares about their fans the most.
Dont know why you have that bad quality, i have an HD stream here on my screen.
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Son what the fuck ?
I find the coverage awesome and really like the mix of Malin and Bailey together announcing. You can hear a mutual "been there done that respect" between them. I love how prozach says the announcing is horrible. Yeah because SX and National Champion David Bailey, and World Champ Paul Malin are clueless.. (Insert sarcasm)
And I want my free Vital sticker....
Dc loves mx.
Dana loves mma
Don king loves boxing.
Dana and davey's are doing a good job. But this is a business.... Not about love.
No hate here and I'd be trying to do like Dana and davey's if it were me.
Do what you can to grow it. But get paid big no matter what happens.
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So it`s fair to say that situation is the same all over the world and USA is no exception.
The Nationals are not what they use to be. Saturday practice with all of the pre qualifiers going on. Some of the best racing at the National were on Saturday not Sunday.
Those were the days.
Plus you get to watch the the qualifying races on mx-life.tv which is cool ... and yes MXDN winner, GP runner up and British National Champion Paul Malin knows nothing and neither does AMA SX/MX Champ and MXDN winner David Bailey... The commentary and analysis was excellent.
I see you are taking a swipe, and just got owned when learning of the fact that DC collects no salary from running the Nationals....does Don King and Dana White get paid? You better believe it.
I enjoyed the qualifiers when i went to nationals there was always really good racing and you got a sense of the speed the factory guys were laying down after a morning of qualifiers.
There aren't even 40 riders in each class.. what are they qualifying for, gate pick? If so...that's not "real" qualifiers, as in, you don't make top 40 you're out kinda qualifying... or do they not put 40 riders on the gate in GP's?
Regardless.. thanks DC and MX Sports and all that put on the Nationals, although I still hate the 1 day format.
Did he get clicked and need a new username?
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