Sad State of Affairs

JB 19 wrote:

Judging by the turnout at the Battle of Ohio at Briarcliff this last summer, there is a demand for MX in Ohio. I have a theory...

Judging by the turnout at the Battle of Ohio at Briarcliff this last summer, there is a demand for MX in Ohio. I have a theory to some of what is going on. Back in the late 80's and 90's there were tracks I remember going to like Mid Ohio and OIR. They had a glorious past, but by the mid 90's they were a shell of their former self. They just hadn't evolved into 1990's. (I know that Dave Hand built OIR back into a great track recently)

I think some of the problem is tracks that are stuck in the 90's. The track prep hasn't evolved the way modern tracks are prepped (Briarcliff) or to suit modern bikes. The better tracks have gotten more open and flowing to suit the 4 strokes that most people race now.

I'm old enough to remember the days of Hayden Richards, Greg Rand, Jeremy Buehl (when he was #103 on a KX80) Josh Steel, and Jimmy Eickel ...even Phil Alderton.....I grew up with Brock Sellards and Mark Burkhart...watched David Whitcraft, Chris Whitcraft, Jeff Gibson, Zack Ames, Michael Willard, Willy Browning, and Tyler Bowers race 50's These were guys who raced a lot in southern Ohio. Back then there was big divide between northern and southern Ohio. D11 was kind of ahead of its time in the 80's and into the 90's.

Ohio is still an awsome motocross state, we just need promoters that will evolve with the times.

downard254 wrote:

Your old, I raced with Willy Browning's DAD.

-eagle- wrote:

1996 LL Amateur Regional McArthur, Ohio, Vinton Country Fairgrounds 250B Stock & Mod Champions Credit: Soul Image Photography [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/02/14/Wey_676196.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/02/14/Burkhart_517618.jpg[/img]

1996 LL Amateur Regional
McArthur, Ohio, Vinton Country Fairgrounds
250B Stock & Mod Champions
Credit: Soul Image Photography

JB 19 wrote:

Judging by the turnout at the Battle of Ohio at Briarcliff this last summer, there is a demand for MX in Ohio. I have a theory...

Judging by the turnout at the Battle of Ohio at Briarcliff this last summer, there is a demand for MX in Ohio. I have a theory to some of what is going on. Back in the late 80's and 90's there were tracks I remember going to like Mid Ohio and OIR. They had a glorious past, but by the mid 90's they were a shell of their former self. They just hadn't evolved into 1990's. (I know that Dave Hand built OIR back into a great track recently)

I think some of the problem is tracks that are stuck in the 90's. The track prep hasn't evolved the way modern tracks are prepped (Briarcliff) or to suit modern bikes. The better tracks have gotten more open and flowing to suit the 4 strokes that most people race now.

I'm old enough to remember the days of Hayden Richards, Greg Rand, Jeremy Buehl (when he was #103 on a KX80) Josh Steel, and Jimmy Eickel ...even Phil Alderton.....I grew up with Brock Sellards and Mark Burkhart...watched David Whitcraft, Chris Whitcraft, Jeff Gibson, Zack Ames, Michael Willard, Willy Browning, and Tyler Bowers race 50's These were guys who raced a lot in southern Ohio. Back then there was big divide between northern and southern Ohio. D11 was kind of ahead of its time in the 80's and into the 90's.

Ohio is still an awsome motocross state, we just need promoters that will evolve with the times.

Headly wrote:

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