Dumb Question About SX Schedule

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Edited Date/Time 2/7/2015 8:54pm
I'm currently filling in my calendar with the TV schedule time, networks, and venue.

It's my fault because I haven't been paying much attention to the venues this season since Seattle got chopped, and if being my hometown race, and the only event within roughly 700 miles from me, and with my work schedule getting to race near me this year will be next too impossible.

My question is though is there really 2 ATL Supercrosses two weeks in a row? I even hopped on the Ticketmaster Application here from my iPhone to roughly confirm it, and it appears to be true considering the fact that from what I can tell they're selling tickets for the 21st and 28th of February to the best of my knowledge.

If this is correct, and if it has already been discussed sorry for the silly question, and repeat thread. My search of the forums brought up nothing in regards to the ATL SX, but the browser on this iPhone can be glitchy at times especially when I'm not connected through WiFi in the area I'm in right now.

I guess what I'm trying to say is why? Why is there two go*amn ATL's in a row. That makes absolutely zero sense to me. I guess part of it resides in the fact that they cut Seattle out, and it was the only SX race in the NW. No Vancouver BC round anymore either. At least that was a feasible trip over the boarder and back for us in the PNW. I get it that Seattle has been muddy every year so far, but they host it at the C. Link in middle of April. Perhaps if they used a little more thought they would move it a half block down the street to the Stadium with a retractable roof, and if Baseball season is a problem perhaps host a month sooner? Two months? Three months? Not even A3, A2, or A1 need to be in the same month. Yet at least they're not hosted in consecutive weekends.... And the new venue as of last year at Met Life is cool and all and it definately good for the sport media wise, but really an open air stadium on the East Coast in April? The weather is even worse than Seattle..

Perhaps this ATL thing is just a patch venue till they can locate a new suitable place for next year, but I do not work for the AMA, FIM, or whoever the hell is running this Sanctioning body this year.


Thoughts & opinions anyone?
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2/7/2015 8:14am
They have been talking about doing two Atlanta's for quite a while now and I believe this is the first year that the stadium was available for the second weekend. As far as Seattle goes we know that it will never happen at Safeco unfortunately. I remember hearing that it will be back at the CLink after approximately a 3 year hiatus. The main reason for this break I heard is that they are going to be building a large parking structure on the north end of the stadium where the pits have been. Of course non of this is factual just some things I have heard around the sport and around the construction world the past few years.

Hopefully they get it together and get a round back up here before too long!
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2/7/2015 8:30am Edited Date/Time 2/7/2015 8:34am
Your up early Miles! Didn't know you were on here bud. My good friend drives truck for Lloyds Sand & Gravel and has been hearing the same gossip as well for about three years now. So there could be some factual information to that.

What's going on with you today?? Saw you bought a new trailer and have been riding a lot! Let's take it to Crescent this year for Memorial! It's been to long!!
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Yea buddy, I slept in today lol. I'm on here all the time I just don't post much. try to stay out of all the bullshit. haha
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Osaka627 wrote:
I'm currently filling in my calendar with the TV schedule time, networks, and venue. It's my fault because I haven't been paying much attention to the...
I'm currently filling in my calendar with the TV schedule time, networks, and venue.

It's my fault because I haven't been paying much attention to the venues this season since Seattle got chopped, and if being my hometown race, and the only event within roughly 700 miles from me, and with my work schedule getting to race near me this year will be next too impossible.

My question is though is there really 2 ATL Supercrosses two weeks in a row? I even hopped on the Ticketmaster Application here from my iPhone to roughly confirm it, and it appears to be true considering the fact that from what I can tell they're selling tickets for the 21st and 28th of February to the best of my knowledge.

If this is correct, and if it has already been discussed sorry for the silly question, and repeat thread. My search of the forums brought up nothing in regards to the ATL SX, but the browser on this iPhone can be glitchy at times especially when I'm not connected through WiFi in the area I'm in right now.

I guess what I'm trying to say is why? Why is there two go*amn ATL's in a row. That makes absolutely zero sense to me. I guess part of it resides in the fact that they cut Seattle out, and it was the only SX race in the NW. No Vancouver BC round anymore either. At least that was a feasible trip over the boarder and back for us in the PNW. I get it that Seattle has been muddy every year so far, but they host it at the C. Link in middle of April. Perhaps if they used a little more thought they would move it a half block down the street to the Stadium with a retractable roof, and if Baseball season is a problem perhaps host a month sooner? Two months? Three months? Not even A3, A2, or A1 need to be in the same month. Yet at least they're not hosted in consecutive weekends.... And the new venue as of last year at Met Life is cool and all and it definately good for the sport media wise, but really an open air stadium on the East Coast in April? The weather is even worse than Seattle..

Perhaps this ATL thing is just a patch venue till they can locate a new suitable place for next year, but I do not work for the AMA, FIM, or whoever the hell is running this Sanctioning body this year.


Thoughts & opinions anyone?


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MW421 wrote:
Yea buddy, I slept in today lol. I'm on here all the time I just don't post much. try to stay out of all the bullshit...
Yea buddy, I slept in today lol. I'm on here all the time I just don't post much. try to stay out of all the bullshit. haha
I know exactly what you mean. Get a hold of me one of these days. I need to take advantage of my recently 25+ Pro Status!!
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2/7/2015 8:59am
I think they added another ATL because it has been the highest attended SX for years and it normally sells out.
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I live in North metro atlanta. The amount of people that live here is probably double or triple compared to most cities. Plus people coming from Alabama south Carolina and tenessse. It is suprising there is 2 back to back. That's a little strange. I figured they might come back after Daytona instead but I guess there might be scheduling issues.

So they can easily pull off 2 sx races here in Atlanta. The population is huge. You woyldnt believe it unless you lived here. Atlanta is all about the suburbs and outside the perimeter which isn't far from atlanta.
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I think it will be back in Seattle next year. I think it was pulled from Seattle due to construction at the stadium or parking garage or something and that was only for a one year hiatus.
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I don't think it's a bad idea to have 2 rounds there, but I think they should've maybe set them a few weeks apart. I think they'll struggle to sell it out 2 weeks in a row, cos a lot of people won't want that expensive 2 weekends on the bounce. Instead of one race with 70,000 fans you might get 2 with like 40,000 or something. We'll soon see
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2/7/2015 11:40am
MW421 wrote:
Yea buddy, I slept in today lol. I'm on here all the time I just don't post much. try to stay out of all the bullshit...
Yea buddy, I slept in today lol. I'm on here all the time I just don't post much. try to stay out of all the bullshit. haha
Miles.....how the heck has Brad been? Not sure if he still rides or not. I used to have a lot of fun with you guys when you came down and rode with me at HindsightMX. Good times. Hope you're well dude.
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They used to do 2 races in Pontiac back in the day. Although one was Friday and then another on Saturday. I miss that race going up in the stands
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2/7/2015 12:09pm
I imagine the reasons the promoter schedules races back to back has more to do not having to convert the stadium floor twice, bundling advertising into a one shorter effort, and the myriad other conflicts/permissions/costs that come with renting a stadium.
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2/7/2015 12:11pm
RY4N37 wrote:
I don't think it's a bad idea to have 2 rounds there, but I think they should've maybe set them a few weeks apart. I think...
I don't think it's a bad idea to have 2 rounds there, but I think they should've maybe set them a few weeks apart. I think they'll struggle to sell it out 2 weeks in a row, cos a lot of people won't want that expensive 2 weekends on the bounce. Instead of one race with 70,000 fans you might get 2 with like 40,000 or something. We'll soon see
I agree. It's going to be interesting to see what happens. Normally it pretty much sells out and the stadium is packed. I think what will happen is it will be noticeably thinned out. People are not hard core SX fans they just like to go see something different and hell even the hardcore fans will find it hard to watch 2 back to back. I am expecting the second one to be really thinned out and I would enjoy that more since won't be as many people.
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I agree. It's going to be interesting to see what happens. Normally it pretty much sells out and the stadium is packed. I think what will...
I agree. It's going to be interesting to see what happens. Normally it pretty much sells out and the stadium is packed. I think what will happen is it will be noticeably thinned out. People are not hard core SX fans they just like to go see something different and hell even the hardcore fans will find it hard to watch 2 back to back. I am expecting the second one to be really thinned out and I would enjoy that more since won't be as many people.
It's each to their own I guess, I've always been of the opinion that the more people the better, purely from an atmosphere point of view. From what i have read on the subject on here and on other sites I'm guessing there's only a handful of people that will go to both, the rest will go to 1 or the other. I'll be surprised if either of them are sold out you'll probably end up with a just over half full stadium for each one
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2/7/2015 1:27pm
They used to do 2 races in Pontiac back in the day. Although one was Friday and then another on Saturday. I miss that race going...
They used to do 2 races in Pontiac back in the day. Although one was Friday and then another on Saturday. I miss that race going up in the stands
It was Saturday night and Sunday afternoon....
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I'm going to both
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Osaka627 wrote:
I'm currently filling in my calendar with the TV schedule time, networks, and venue. It's my fault because I haven't been paying much attention to the...
I'm currently filling in my calendar with the TV schedule time, networks, and venue.

It's my fault because I haven't been paying much attention to the venues this season since Seattle got chopped, and if being my hometown race, and the only event within roughly 700 miles from me, and with my work schedule getting to race near me this year will be next too impossible.

My question is though is there really 2 ATL Supercrosses two weeks in a row? I even hopped on the Ticketmaster Application here from my iPhone to roughly confirm it, and it appears to be true considering the fact that from what I can tell they're selling tickets for the 21st and 28th of February to the best of my knowledge.

If this is correct, and if it has already been discussed sorry for the silly question, and repeat thread. My search of the forums brought up nothing in regards to the ATL SX, but the browser on this iPhone can be glitchy at times especially when I'm not connected through WiFi in the area I'm in right now.

I guess what I'm trying to say is why? Why is there two go*amn ATL's in a row. That makes absolutely zero sense to me. I guess part of it resides in the fact that they cut Seattle out, and it was the only SX race in the NW. No Vancouver BC round anymore either. At least that was a feasible trip over the boarder and back for us in the PNW. I get it that Seattle has been muddy every year so far, but they host it at the C. Link in middle of April. Perhaps if they used a little more thought they would move it a half block down the street to the Stadium with a retractable roof, and if Baseball season is a problem perhaps host a month sooner? Two months? Three months? Not even A3, A2, or A1 need to be in the same month. Yet at least they're not hosted in consecutive weekends.... And the new venue as of last year at Met Life is cool and all and it definately good for the sport media wise, but really an open air stadium on the East Coast in April? The weather is even worse than Seattle..

Perhaps this ATL thing is just a patch venue till they can locate a new suitable place for next year, but I do not work for the AMA, FIM, or whoever the hell is running this Sanctioning body this year.


Thoughts & opinions anyone?
Because Atlanta isn't Seattle.
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I live in North metro atlanta. The amount of people that live here is probably double or triple compared to most cities. Plus people coming from...
I live in North metro atlanta. The amount of people that live here is probably double or triple compared to most cities. Plus people coming from Alabama south Carolina and tenessse. It is suprising there is 2 back to back. That's a little strange. I figured they might come back after Daytona instead but I guess there might be scheduling issues.

So they can easily pull off 2 sx races here in Atlanta. The population is huge. You woyldnt believe it unless you lived here. Atlanta is all about the suburbs and outside the perimeter which isn't far from atlanta.
Yeah I live in Bama (75 miles from downtown Atlanta ) but two weeks in a row is tough. If they would have spreaded it out I make both but two weeks in a row and I probably will not now.
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I'm going to both
I was but being non weight bearing on my left leg til mid march and I cant do this year. but still two weeks in a row is tough!!
2/7/2015 8:04pm
It's all about ticket sales. Strangely enough, there used to be a double header in Seattle. A couple of pretty fast guys won their first ever SX races there on the same weekend. 1984 I think it was. Houston had double headers back in the early 80's also. I agree it would be nice for the fans if the races were spread out, but like all business, it really just comes down to money.
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They used to do 2 races in Pontiac back in the day. Although one was Friday and then another on Saturday. I miss that race going...
They used to do 2 races in Pontiac back in the day. Although one was Friday and then another on Saturday. I miss that race going up in the stands
DonM wrote:
It was Saturday night and Sunday afternoon....
Tomato tomatoe. Same weekend.

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