1 AMA Supercross round in Europe

steed 2.0 wrote:

I don't know how old you are, its already tried, was not so great success where everyone had hoped for Imo

Sven Kajderk Kajderk Smith Barney wrote:

Nailed it, We have our riders and you have yours, quite dreaming about it, our blogs don't dwell on your riders but your blogs fawn over...

Nailed it, We have our riders and you have yours, quite dreaming about it, our blogs don't dwell on your riders but your blogs fawn over ours, what's the deal? If your riders want to prove themself then they know where the GP"s are, get'r done..

jamma10 wrote:

We've discussed this idea on here before. The trouble is that a European round would need to be held in a large stadium with a retractable...

We've discussed this idea on here before.

The trouble is that a European round would need to be held in a large stadium with a retractable roof. Firstly to ensure that the race could go ahead in bad weather and secondly you need enough floor space to build an AMA sized track.

But then your faced with the problem that the only stadiums with retractable roofs are round 60-80,000 capacity and I doubt you would draw a crowd of more than 20-30,000 at the very most so the stadium would look half empty. At them British Speedway GP at the Millennium Stadium in Wales they only fill about half the stadium so they cover the first set of seats to help condense the crowd, but would Supercross draw a bigger crowd than a Speedway GP?

I would love someone to try it, but Im just not sure its viable. Not to mention the logistics and expense for the teams!

jasonv43 wrote:

Ok NFL London.

Oh and did the Cowboys beat the Redskins?

KlootZak wrote:

I think it would be awesome. Yeah privateers will not make it and it would increase the budget of racing. But I think the arena would...

I think it would be awesome. Yeah privateers will not make it and it would increase the budget of racing. But I think the arena would be packed. Much like a MXoN, there would be a lot of people in Europe going to that event! Imagine some EU wild cards (who probably will get beaten hard) racing 1 round! It would also increase AMA Supercross market AND it's a world championship so technically they have to leave the continent once!

If it fails then they never have to do it again! What's the loss?

Sven Kajderk Kajderk Smith Barney wrote:

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross...

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross were the riders battle the elements as well as the other riders, powder puff theatrics have no place here, we still love the sport.

Sven Kajderk Kajderk Smith Barney wrote:

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross...

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross were the riders battle the elements as well as the other riders, powder puff theatrics have no place here, we still love the sport.

jamma10 wrote:

We've discussed this idea on here before. The trouble is that a European round would need to be held in a large stadium with a retractable...

We've discussed this idea on here before.

The trouble is that a European round would need to be held in a large stadium with a retractable roof. Firstly to ensure that the race could go ahead in bad weather and secondly you need enough floor space to build an AMA sized track.

But then your faced with the problem that the only stadiums with retractable roofs are round 60-80,000 capacity and I doubt you would draw a crowd of more than 20-30,000 at the very most so the stadium would look half empty. At them British Speedway GP at the Millennium Stadium in Wales they only fill about half the stadium so they cover the first set of seats to help condense the crowd, but would Supercross draw a bigger crowd than a Speedway GP?

I would love someone to try it, but Im just not sure its viable. Not to mention the logistics and expense for the teams!

Sven Kajderk Kajderk Smith Barney wrote:

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross...

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross were the riders battle the elements as well as the other riders, powder puff theatrics have no place here, we still love the sport.

jamma10 wrote:

Ok, thanks for the memo.

PressPassP wrote:

Yes I remember talking about it,Cardiff would be ideal for a Supercross,the Speedway is established and has it's GP following and pulls in nearly 50,000 and...

Yes I remember talking about it,Cardiff would be ideal for a Supercross,the Speedway is established and has it's GP following and pulls in nearly 50,000 and they actually cover the first row of seats to stop the shale (dirt) going everywhere,I think 20-30,000 would be about right but probably no more as it'd be a one off,would it be financially viable?

jamma10 wrote:

We've discussed this idea on here before. The trouble is that a European round would need to be held in a large stadium with a retractable...

We've discussed this idea on here before.

The trouble is that a European round would need to be held in a large stadium with a retractable roof. Firstly to ensure that the race could go ahead in bad weather and secondly you need enough floor space to build an AMA sized track.

But then your faced with the problem that the only stadiums with retractable roofs are round 60-80,000 capacity and I doubt you would draw a crowd of more than 20-30,000 at the very most so the stadium would look half empty. At them British Speedway GP at the Millennium Stadium in Wales they only fill about half the stadium so they cover the first set of seats to help condense the crowd, but would Supercross draw a bigger crowd than a Speedway GP?

I would love someone to try it, but Im just not sure its viable. Not to mention the logistics and expense for the teams!

Sven Kajderk Kajderk Smith Barney wrote:

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross...

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross were the riders battle the elements as well as the other riders, powder puff theatrics have no place here, we still love the sport.

Sven Kajderk Kajderk Smith Barney wrote:

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross...

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross were the riders battle the elements as well as the other riders, powder puff theatrics have no place here, we still love the sport.

jasonv43 wrote:

Ok NFL London.

Oh and did the Cowboys beat the Redskins?

steed 2.0 wrote:

Supercross is as American as handball, the sport you call football lol both of them have been tried both of them failed luckily for us you...

Supercross is as American as handball, the sport you call football lol

both of them have been tried both of them failed

luckily for us you do not like the real football, otherwise our top players would play in the States

Glory wrote:

Ehh, what make you think our top players would play in the states?

Sven Kajderk Kajderk Smith Barney wrote:

Nailed it, We have our riders and you have yours, quite dreaming about it, our blogs don't dwell on your riders but your blogs fawn over...

Nailed it, We have our riders and you have yours, quite dreaming about it, our blogs don't dwell on your riders but your blogs fawn over ours, what's the deal? If your riders want to prove themself then they know where the GP"s are, get'r done..

Sven Kajderk Kajderk Smith Barney wrote:

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross...

Europe is real Motocross, bouncing around a groomed prepped mini track is OK for a entertainment oriented society, but we are use to real manly motocross were the riders battle the elements as well as the other riders, powder puff theatrics have no place here, we still love the sport.

jamma10 wrote:

Ok, thanks for the memo.

mom241 wrote:

Yeah, because SX is so easy.

fader418 wrote:

It would have to be a sand track or none of the riders from the GP's would even qualify.....

Aaryn234 wrote:

IF they take a round outside of the United States (well apart from Canada) It would have to head to Australia and or France, the two...

IF they take a round outside of the United States (well apart from Canada) It would have to head to Australia and or France, the two best Supercross rider producing countries out side of the U.S.

Probably a tad expensive to do though I guess

fader418 wrote:

It would have to be a sand track or none of the riders from the GP's would even qualify.....

Trent179 wrote:

Funny how euros act like supercross is a joke when they follow it so closely.

Outsider wrote:

*Eurotards

rangot wrote:

I took a long time, but Europe now have the perfect facility : a new big soccer stadium with retractable roof in Lille, France, at the...

I took a long time, but Europe now have the perfect facility : a new big soccer stadium with retractable roof in Lille, France, at the border of Belgium. The location is perfect, as Lille is a big hub for Europe and is accessible from everywhere very easily with high speed train, highways or aiports. It would FOR SURE bring a huge crowd. Since the stadium has opened at the beginning of this soccer season, that's the only think i can think of when i see footage of the soccer games !