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It's amazing to me how scared everyone is of rubbing people the wrong way!
Like DC said improvements need to be done and they couldn't get them done. Why not give someone else a chance?
Sorry, but 10-15% is far from very good. I'm sure anybody running their own business for a profit of 10-15% would find another business.
This conversation is going nowhere, so I will bow out now.
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I brought a girl with me this year that had never been to a pro race before. She had a terrible time and was begging to leave after the first motos and she loves the sport! The viewing and track were such a disappointment that I just can't even believe it.
I just watched the race online (cause I didn't see any of it at the race) and can't believe how smooth the track was compared to back in the day or a local race. The direction the track goes makes the bumps develop differently, in a tame way. (plus they doze it after every moto!) If anyone thinks that was rough they have no idea at all and it's normally rougher after practice at a local race! It's sad that we are losing a historical track, but that was the last time for me no matter what.
Best sand track in the country and is a national facility right now!! Just got back from another great regional there, that place is freakin' DEEP and ROUGH!!
Put the Brawl on your bucket list.....and BA on the schedule for 2014!!
Put Baja on the schedule and i'll travel the 1400 miles to go there every year.
It's an easy fit to the schedule you have now with Red-bud the next week makes the vaca that much more enjoyable.
Carry on ass-holes!
I can't quite figure out why attendace numbers are never released. I would think if your a reporter covering the event, one of the facts you would write about is how many showed up? Happens in every other sport doesn't it? I can read the local minor league baseball teams website and, BAM, right there after every game the attendace is there in the story.
Everytime I see a blurb about attendance, it's always the numbers are "up", whatever that means.
Obviously MX Sports care more about the big sponsors than the fans at this point, that's what they feel they need to do to make money, more power to em, it's their show. There are not goingto change their business plan for the sake of a few fans, nor should they.
Just look at this board, the hardcore fan is turning on the direction the sport is taking. Spin it how ya want, fact is your core audience is not liking the direction.
As far as numbers go, each side will have a way of seeing it. All any of us can do is guess and take a stab in the dark at what the numbers are.
Personally, I'm losing more and more interest in this sport every year. Spending more time playing ball, golf, and riding these days than chasing channels to see when mx is on. I used to blow off Saturdays to watch the races, that hasn't happend in a while..
Hangtown: 24,700
Lakewood: 22,650
Muddy Creek: 24,300
High Point: 20,700
Budds Creek: 21,600
I guess we're just suppose to trust your numbers!?
Attendance at last week’s Budd’s Creek pro national was 21,600. There were 60,698 live stream stats. The first motos aired live on Fuel TV with viewership of 29,000, the second 450 moto was live on NBC with 432,000 watching.
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That being said, I think some new bleachers and other spectating options at southwick would really help out. Hopefully somebody can step in and straighten this all out. I think Southwick going away would be a major loss for the series.
The NBC broadcast had 14.89 X the amount of viewership than the Fuel broadcast? That is incredible to say the least. I knew it would be more....but almost 15 X more? Almost a 1/2 a million people tuned in to watch those moto's.....which is pretty awesome I think. I myself enjoy the fuel broadcast a lot more , but I wonder if the viewing is a lot lower just because some people don't pay as much attention to that channel or they simply just don't get it?
I may not be a typical modern MX guy. im 50+ still race and ride regularly. I have a 4 stroke and a 2 stroke in the garage. I attended my first motocross race at saddleback 68 or 69 and watched Beng Aberg beat everyone.
I Iive in so cal and ride/race at all the local tracks including Elsinore.
Now that GH is not on the national schedule and Elsinore is I have ZERO interest in attending. Add the fact it has facilty perimeter fencing not tract fencing and grand stand seating. That maybe good for some but not me. Maybe im spoiled by memories of standing next to the fence 5 feet from the action and screaming at Roger D at the 74 US GP or standing next to the uphill jump at saddleback watching only a few guys making it and the rest eating $hit or just rolling it. Yes i was a regular at GH but not anymore.
For me Mr coombs its a business decision if I want supercross I go to supercoss and I do it every year. Now that the outdoor trend is giant supercross events no thanks maybe ill catch it on TV if im not cutting the grass or actually riding or racing.
Southwick is the only track not returning to next year's schedule, as a result of the fact that the American Legion did not renew the contract of motocross promoters Ralph and Diane. They did all of the work and made all of the investment over the years, so to see them get the price jacked up so high they can't return is unfortunate
We are not going to more speedways and infields -- Utah was the exception and I think it will bring some great diversity to the schedule. The next new national will either be a new natural terrain motocross track or an old one returning to the schedule.
And we ended up in Lake Elsinore because Glen Helen canceled their national, and they remain the only one to have done so. I am glad they continue to hold big races there. But I keep getting the blame four years later for Bud's decision, and I have come to expect that from Mr. Info.
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As far as TV numbers go, half a mil sound good I guess, I just need a lil more info on what other things do at that time slot. Anyone know what an infomercial gets on a network?
I'm going to go race this great track at least one more time this year, shake Ralphs hand, give Diane a big hug and thank them both for all they have done! Cause after this year who knows.
The Pitello's and any fan of true Motocross is getting the short end of the stick here.
Also, speaking of errors, could you please try some paragraphs and punctuation? That's relatively painful to read.
I can't think of too many other sports where the "commisioner", "president", or whatever you want to call him is willing to wade into the deep end on a web forum to comment on the crap people are flinging.
I think most of us can agree that the loss of Southwick is a huge disappointment. I am a huge fan of the natural terrain tracks and It's good to hear that another one will be replacing Southwick. Also, I'm excited to see what the Utah National will bring and I'm willing to give it a chance before I start the hellfire and brimstone.
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