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God just kill me now.
I get we want to see more and better racing, but that is up to the racers themselves, we can't go all socialist and start penalizing a guy who dominates. Dungy, Villopoto, Stew, and all the other riders who dominated and made racing boring should be given the respect they earned for being the absolute best.
all riders., both factory and privateer don't DESERVE anything....They go out and RACE for points, they get what they EARN, not deserve....
some of the best racing is in the LCQ with those privateers trying to earn a spot in the main...
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. Imagine it's the last race of the regular season and let's say Tomac had not won yet. He is running in 3rd with 5 laps to go. Win and he is in the championship hunt, 2nd he is out. The intensity would increase and make for incredible racing. The original chase format sucked ass but the win and your in format is working
For those who do win early the incentive to keep winning is to keep others from making the chase. Let's face it, SX is already a circus and what integrity would be lost? This isn't the world championships ....it was created solely for entertainment
Points are still accumulated over the season and into the chase so the privateers can still have goals of making top 15 or 20.
A 8/4/2/1 format where each race 1/2 the field is eliminated for the night if they don't finish in the top 1/2 of the field.
Elimination format, any size bike, no stock bike rule, no age limit, no support bike class (250's), gate pick by drawing.
If you pay real purses they will be motivated. Then Monster cup type purse for the final playoffs for qualified riders.
Tracks that don't separate the riders as much and make riders fall down at low speeds (see Endurocross) to mix things up.
It fits somebody like Tomac, crash or win
If you don't win 2 races before the chase starts you can't win the title.
Instead I would like to see riders given 2-3 throwaway rounds. This would do two positive things for the sport:
1) it would close the championship points chase without diminishing the racing at the early rounds
2) If riders knew they had throw away rounds they would likely push harder for a win later in the season
3) it would allow riders to better prioritize safety. With a few throwaway rounds, a rider could sit out some rounds following a bad crash or concussion. If a rider is having a bad night, he doesn't HAVE to push himself into a dangerous situation to stay in the championship hunt.
They have added the Lucky Dog, first car a lap down getting their lap back.
They introduced the Chase for the top 10.
They went from top 10 to top 12 because 10 just "wasn't enough."
The expanded to top 16.
Then made it a knockout system.
Then changed it to "if you get a win you're in also."
All of this in 10 years.
There is a lot of road racing fans that would watch more if they went to more road courses or even a street circuit like Long Beach. I don't know how that would offend "traditional" fans though.
point of watching or going to Vegas?
This talk didn't exist when Carmichael went 24-0 in 2002 or 2004 or when Stew did it in 2008. Those years were blow outs! We didn't care though because we were amazed at the dominance. Why is this any different?
I remember Villopoto and Townley 2007 not because they were close due to a chase format, but because they matched each other blow for blow for 4 months! Same with Villopoto and Dungey in 2011.
Pit Row
Boring Maybe do away with Supercross all together, narrow tracks, too many jumps, not enough passing, injuries
hell, the GP'S are way more interesting.
I haven't watched a NASCAR race since they started The Chase. I quit watching F1 when they went to double points in the final round. I'll quit watching SX if they do this. There are plenty of places for me to get my racing fix. I'll support series that respect the SPORT of racing. I think the sport of racing is inherently exciting, and I don't want, don't need, and certainly won't tolerate the abandonment of fair sporting principles for the sake of "improving the show."
I know a lot of people think "the more races, the better" but there's a point where it just gets too watered down. And seasons like this one where one rider gets a huge lead become a real death march at the end.
I don't disagree about the pitfalls of SX but that's where the money is. It's here to stay.I would LOVE to see a Grand National Championship make a return and run one big series, switching between both disciplines every few weeks. It will never happen with two different promoters though.
One thing you could do is widen the points gap from 1st to 2nd, from 2nd to 3rd and from 3rd to 4th. Maybe go 35, 25, 21, 18, and then so on down the list as before. This would give the win an even bigger points bonus, still reward podium consistency, and allow a rider in Tomac's position to get on a hot streak and really make up points. If there is a rider who has won throughout the season in dominant fashion (Dungey or Musquin, for instance,) he'd still reap the benefits of his dominance anyway.
They NEED to do something. The excitement for SX is horrible right now and they need to change things up.
the only reason a rider qualifies through the LCQ is because they didn't get it done in the heats. So we give them a second chance (semis), with pared-down competition, then a third chance with competition pared even further.
If a rider crashes or his bike fails, the LCQ says he's deserving of a second chance. Do you say he should've earned his way in the first time?
What's the difference between providing a safety net for one race vs. a whole season?
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