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people say the 500's were too fast and than banned them, they stopped racing them because people stopped buying them, by the time they stopped racing them in the US there were only 3 manufactures racing them,
as for the 125 class, we have one here, Europe has one, maybe its time for the rest of the country's should catch up, everyone has a 65 class and there are only 2 manufactures of them,
It might be scary to see an 80cc bike huck a 100' jump (only the elite racers are doing that to be fair) but that's not the danger zone. The danger zone is ruts, kickers, bike failures, immovable objects like trees and water trucks, and other riders. Remove that stuff and you would have a fraction of the injuries.
"My thoughts are pretty dark on the subject actually. It's why I don't ride anymore and why my kids don't ride MX. I am honest with you, I am scared to ride now. I always think the worse while I ride. What if my chain breaks on this jump? What if my bike bogs? What if there is a guy laying down at the landing of this big table top? It's why I don't own a bike and I am not ashamed to say it. Supercross and Motocross are dangerous. There is no safety when we let 22 or 40 guys go wide open on engine powered dirt bikes from the start and whoever finishes first gets the title and most of the dough. You can wear all the gear available to protect yourself and people will stil end up in wheel chairs and die. If you change the tracks and make them safe, you can't call it SX anymore. We'll have to make track with only table tops like a SoCal vet track. But, even on vet tracks, people get hurt badly.
You can change the bikes too but to what? Twenty years ago on my home track in France, a 7 year old kid died on a PW50. Power isn't the issue... Even if you make tracks with only table tops and make the riders ride bone stock bikes, guys will still endo somehow or jump on each other. If you want to make the sport safe, the manufactures need to stop making and selling dirt bikes and we need to end this sport. It's that simple. I don't see that happening and tragedies will still be part of our sport/passion. We know that before gearing up every time we go ride and we have to accept the consequences of this very dangerous sport, as bad and tragic as they can be sometimes... "
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If the government gets involved we will screwed and if the liability insurance gets so high there will be even less tracks
And add DV to another pro that does not want his kid riding
Not a bad thought, but I don't know how many wrecks it would prevent. People's judgement can be just as faulty. This is one example (wreck is at the end), and I remember seeing another one not too long ago just like it.
https://youtu.be/eSifNRVYrm4
ET.. it used to be used privately out in the back for MX Schools. Not sure if it's still there. Been living up here for 3 years. Was not entirely a SX track but still fun. [edit] - I don't remember if it officially opened. I know it did a few days here and there. On those days everyone else was allowed. Most days it was usually just myself and a couple other guys that were allowed the key and had to lock ourselves back there until we were done.
Additionally for all you guys saying just make things table tops. Won't work like you think it does. AZ is the living experiment. Watching guys hit bigger tables due to a false sense of safety and wad up because they had no business hitting something wide open in 3rd gear is too much.
Speedworld notoriously had larger tables due to complaints that people didn't want to roll stuff.. it wasn't fun. But guess what, they were rolling stuff because their brain worked and told them not to hit it. Fill in the dirt and all of a sudden brain turns off and they still end up hurt. I'm not saying it can't be made safer but the same mindset is being used in this thread in some cases. Tables != Safer in all cases, especially when talking about longer jumps. AZ tracks are living proof and you can see it regularly.
The last two big amateur races I have been to, someone has lost their life. I went for 25 yrs without seeing this happen. I watched 65's last week clearing gap doubles, why because they are there and they have to, to be competitive.. If they weren't on the track they wouldn't do them and racing would be just as good.. Lets leave SX to the Pros, and tame these tracks back for amateur racing... before its too late!
125/150T/175F
250T/250F
300T/350F
Tracks need to be safer too.
Ya poor bugger. Don't worry, relevance is way over rated anyway.
If you make statements like "its motocross" or "they will make bigger longer table tops" means you didn't listen and are un willing to contribute to the discussion.
when I am 4th gear tapped down a rough straight on my 2006 KX250 and some fat ass motors by me on a 450 there is something wrong
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He was right because they are setting record times at shorter distances now and blowing up just as many engines and it's no safer.
Don't you guy's see?
You can't eliminate danger from a dangerous sport. Man will always circumvent a way to be more competitive and people will still die and get hurt.
Anyone who disagrees needs to take up a different sport such as ice curling.
Kevin Windham just sees a job opportunity........that's all.
Jason
The whole Idea of drag racing is to get faster. That's gonna happen no matter how long the tracks are. It's the whole point of the sport.
The Idea Isn't to eliminate the danger. The Idea is to mitigate the danger as much as possible. That really shouldn't be so hard to comprehend
You want to take on gravity with jumps that launch you 30+ feet into the air. Gravity will have It's fair share of wins.
Light weights!
speedworld is shut down now but when it was open I thought it was a pretty solid and safe track. some of the doubles and triples at acp and canyon, not so much. But acp has 4 tracks now so you can choose. which is important for people like me.
You have to start somewhere. At least the ball is now rolling. It'll be Interesting to see how much momentum it can pick up.
Post a reply to: KDub..."450's have to go".