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How many of you have ever been to Troy?
It was on the series for many years.
Now they run FMX events....
Problem is as long as Glen Helen is open, no matter where else they have the race in SoCal, it is going to be compared to Glen Helen. You can have the all the swimming pools, carnival rides, and vip tents you want, not going to change the fact that the Glen Helen's track is a beast. If you want the best riders in world riding the best tracks, Glen Helen is on the schedule. If your looking for all the extras, then Glen Helen is not your place.
Boston Red Sox play in a dump of a stadium compared to the newer ones, but you can't buy history, and I don't hear anyone complaining about not having a swimming pool at Fenway. Times change, but when I go to a National, I go with a cooler, some food, chairs, and a camera, and dig in for a great day. I go to SX to sit in an assigned seat. Elsinore will be like a SX more than a MX race.
Not a knock at all against DC, he is doing the best with what he has, his hand was forced and he made the call. Guessing Elsinore will do great, there will be growing pains and promises of doing things better next year. Fact is, your not changing the dirt and you can't make mountians on the bottom of a lake bed.
There is a reason why more pro riders are at Glen Helen on Thursday than Elsinore. They may hate it, but they know if they can go fast there, they can go fast anywhere.
DC being the big mx history guy he is, I think it kills him that they couldn't get a deal with Glen Helen done.
All that said, I wouldn't say Glen Helen is never coming back as an AMA MX event, after all Glen Helen is American Motocross!
everybody said pala was gonna blow but the event was badass and the track was kickass.
fucking whiners...geesuz keerist.
Go to bed Bobby, you don't even live here.
Both sides seemed to have moved on, I just think both sides need each other. You don't have to like each other to work together. Kobe and Shaq made it work. Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth are making a go of it, and it's no secret that Mick and Keith don't personally care for one another. Glen Helen has no National, and MX Sports is a holding a National at a track that's on the bottom of what used to be a Lake. Both sides are losing in my opinion.
Big picture, there is no other track in Socal as good as Glen Helen on National weekend. MX Sports can't sit around and let the track dictate how the series works though. Not a fan of Jodycross at all, but he could map out a track. Big fan of DC and hope it works out at Elsinore for him, no doubt it's going to be a tough road.
Glen helen always seemed to be a modern day saddle back. Rolling hills, rolling rocks (down hills), gnarly deep ruts.
Just eems like they are building a big supercross track outside kind of
Seems like DD's vs flap jacks
Pit Row
One of the dream'trips' to do from the UK is last round of the Supercross & stay over for Glen Helen.. but i dont see anyone queueing up to do it now..
The Lake Eslinore track just added saw dust to see how it would set up and it was a completely different than what it was like just a week ago. The layout for the national will be completely different, by the way. We"ve only just started. But what they have accomplished in eight months is remarkable. You will be surprised by what you see on September 8, and hopefully impressed. They are in it for the very long haul.
I appreciate how much everyone misses Glen Helen. I miss it too. But I met with Bud in January for a nice long meeting and it's apparent than he has different plans for his facility right now and wants to pursue them. I wish him well and hope everyone keeps going to both tracks as much as possible. They are different but they are both good moto facilities.
DC
MX Sports
Bring on Freestone!
I agree with Bobby. Give it time... sheesh. I was one of the doubters of Pala and that Nat turned out badass. To me it was the second best national... right after Red Bud.
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