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As I stood against the fence a girl about 11 years old was screaming her lungs out for Ashley Fiolek to catch JP
Her emotion and enthusiasm were inspiring. No matter how fast they were going.
Give them the time, recognition and appreciation as athletes and ambassadors of our sport
I am a fan of the series. It grows the sport. And can the majority of the couch racers on this board honestly say that they could beat the top women?
WMX could stay as well. OR, run the guys on sat and the WMX and a 125 Pro/AM sunday, 6 rounds only as Newman stated. This would allow the superstars their beauty rest, promote further growth with the WMX and the future stars to get their feet wet on a National track. How many other major motorsports have qualifying and the main race all in the same day anyway???
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This all sounds good in theory BUT privateers and young up and comers are what makes this sport. No local girl is going to get a sponsor to help them get to the races for 15 mins of TV, in reality they probably won't even be shown. All this helps is the cream of the crop right now and does nothing for them, the privateers or our sport in the future. It's a bandage on a wound that needs major surgery. I'm not saying that I have the answering but cutting the race time in half is not the answer. If this really means they will get more sponsors then why don't we change the whole format for everyone????
- The day is too long for the TV production crews, well over 60 people, and when it pushes into overtime, it goes into five-figures over budget. So they quit showing the WMX all together because they couldn't afford to stick around for the last moto because when you add in set-up, camera distribution, satellite time, lack of track maintenance time, and the crowd leaving before the girls ran the last moto, it just wasn't working. And the track was at its most brutal, which was not a proper showcase for the girls anyway.
- In my opinion, one twenty-minute moto on TV (with some lifestyle features) makes more sense than two 15-minute motos not on TV. And the idea of pushing the first moto into Friday means no TV as well, plus limited timed to get the track ready for the actual national -- the main event for the vast majority of the fans and sponsors.
- For those who wish Miki Keller was still in charge, I am with you. But back then the girls used to race on Saturdays during the men's qualifying, when there was hardly any crowd there, and they got zero TV. Now they will have the center-of-the-program moto, and a TV show. It was good enough for the several girls I spoke to and their sponsors, but obviously not everyone here or in the pits.
- The idea of adding a consolation race for the 250 and 450 class to give everyone a chance to actually race and the top three a chance to go onto the main with the 37 guys who transfer through time training was also an important change for the majority of the fans and many of the privateers who otherwise don't get a chance to be behind a starting gate at all.
- Finally, if this doesn't work, we will go back to the drawing board. We will not stop trying to improve this championship for everyone, nor will we stop making the hard decisions that not everyone will be pleased with. If you have any questions or suggestions, my email is DC@mxsports.com
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The guys don't even get the first motos on TV anyway unless it's a rare live event, they only show highlights.
I'm surprised any of the women are happy with a single moto format, aside from the TV exposure, make one big mistake and you have to wait until the next round to try to make up points. Might as well just cancel the WMX championship now and call it what it is ... women's motocross exhibition.
If a racers make the motos, they should be leaving with money...plain and simple. Promoters should not be profiting more than they are paying out in purse $$.
Just my opinion. Maybe at this point it is not possible, but I think we all know better.
As far as.... WMX racing in front of no one.. that just isn't true. Yes, a major portion of the crowd leaves, but there are still many who like to watch them.
One moto Friday or how about.... even before the men go for timed qualifying on Sat. morning? Sure, it's an early rise to get ready, but I'd bet most of the women would welcome 2 dang moto's... like motocross is supposed to be.
Heck, there'd even be some lines in there for the guys too for their 1st practice and not a smooth track.
The women would still get their TV time for the 2nd motos as stated above.
I know im going to get flack for this but for real...when WMX comes on everyone goes to the bathroom or gets food.
No one cares about womens sports
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As for the people being upset, many of you where right with me when I was saying WMX needs to go and now your saying they should get 2 motos?
These are not experiences that are limited to one gender. Does being a female somehow nullify my aspirations? I don't think so.
I don't know what the majority of WMX racers want, I can only speak for myself. I want to be able to race the best of my peers and push my personal abilities. It's not about taking away from the best racers in the world, nobody wants that. But I think it would be nice if WMX could exist in harmony with everything else.
As to the business side of things, there may be some room for growth. The current state of the global economy will be taking a further toll on just about everything. While all areas of motorsports racing will suffer, I believe that this is not a downward spiral for WMX. It will continue to grow, as more girls and women alike are encouraged to join the sport. Progression can sometimes be a painful process but I think WMX will survive. There are a lot of intelligent, dedicated people involved =)
And Braaap, you've mentioned this a few times, so I will say this: give me a week, that number is about to expand exponentially.
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