GL says top American riders are interested in racing MXGP!

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4/13/2015 8:37pm
Moto810 wrote:
It might be better if they simply combine the GP and Outdoors. Then we get one real world champ.
RY4N37 wrote:
There already is one true world champion, it's the guy who wins the world championship. Combining the two would make it less of a world championship...
There already is one true world champion, it's the guy who wins the world championship. Combining the two would make it less of a world championship not more of one. It would be better if more of the American riders raced the Grand Prix's
On shitty ass tracks!
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Reality boyz, we don't have any riders that can compete in the MXGP"s... there all SX, all the time... I know this will piss off a few of you, but our tracks are roadrace courses compared to theres... Have any of you guys been over there and seen there tracks.. leirop in one nasty SOB. we don't have anything but long supercross tracks... LMFAO!
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4/13/2015 9:17pm
Moto810 wrote:
It might be better if they simply combine the GP and Outdoors. Then we get one real world champ.
Bingo! Maybe not the entire series but say 2 in the US and 2 in the Mxgp schedule , both scoring points for there respective series...
Bingo! Maybe not the entire series but say 2 in the US and 2 in the Mxgp schedule , both scoring points for there respective series as well as creating another series that could grow to be the premier championship perhaps.Woohoo
The Rock wrote:
Rub a lamp if you think the two series will ever be combined nor should they IMO. At this point I will settle for US racers...
Rub a lamp if you think the two series will ever be combined nor should they IMO. At this point I will settle for US racers putting forth a strong US showing at the GH USGP. Not everyone has a chance to go to the MXdN but it doesn't get much easier than the USGP this year to see how you fare.

Moto810-222 would be happy to tell you who has been the real world champion in MX for awhile now. KTM and his other sponsors would be too along with whoever sold him his home in Monaco.
Well who are the other top American racers heading to the MXGP's.?

Dungey.. Peick.. Seely... Barcia... Who?
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A. DLeary wrote:
Do you do extra work at your job if you're not getting paid? Didn't think so.
philG wrote:
if i want to get on in the biggest shop window for my sport, of course. You have a chance to win a GP on your...
if i want to get on in the biggest shop window for my sport, of course.

You have a chance to win a GP on your own turf and maybe be the Marty Moates of your generation, or to you stay home and watch.

If Desalle , and the like can do a national in the off weekends of a GP season, you would like to think someone would man up and have a go.
scott_nz wrote:
i dont think the comparison of Desalle racing a national is fair, due to Supercross starting the first week of Jan, and none of the euro...
i dont think the comparison of Desalle racing a national is fair, due to Supercross starting the first week of Jan, and none of the euro races starting 5-6 weeks later,

Also there is no money to win a GP, (like there was in the old USGP days) so why would you take one of your free weekends, either you or your team spend money to make a bike run on different sound and fuel regs, pay the big entry fee, with no chance of evening paying the bills,

also, in Marty Moates days, the World Circuit was considered the best place to go to race motocross, more money to be made, more prestege, by the mid 80's, this had swapped, and world champs like Bayle, Albee, Tortelli, Lanston, Townley, King, Ratray and Roczen have all come to the US to chase money and fame, only one US Champ has gone the other way, that being RV, who wanted to quit by all accounts but took that option rather than losing a heap of cash, all the other riders since the mid 80's that left the states, did not have a factory ride here,
Hell even Roger Decoster is plying his trade in the USA. That has to speak some volume doesn't it?

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4/13/2015 9:42pm
DonM wrote:
Hate to burst your bubble but the the new KTM (the FE in the states) was developed extensively in the US by Ryan Morias and crew...They...
Hate to burst your bubble but the the new KTM (the FE in the states) was developed extensively in the US by Ryan Morias and crew...They did not race this bike in the GP's last year...and if any team has an I don't give a shit elitist attitude as you try to portray Decarli as having only shows how clueless you are...all the big 5 teams on both side of the pond continuously share information.
You might want to let Pit know that Decarli doesn't give a rats ass...
The Source wrote:
They R&D'd the bike without any competition time on the track then KTM put it into production for the showrooms worldwide market so that KTM's AMA...
They R&D'd the bike without any competition time on the track then KTM put it into production for the showrooms worldwide market so that KTM's AMA team could use that bike next year after it is legal with the production rule? So that makes deDykers prototype bike he's riding this season almost 2 years ahead of the US "designers"?
Pit already knows Claudio doesn't give a rats ass, That's why Claudio has won World Championships for over the past 10years
DonM wrote:
You might want to take a close look at what they ran last year and what they are running this year...They did not run these bikes...
You might want to take a close look at what they ran last year and what they are running this year...They did not run these bikes in the GP's last year...you are just clueless...
Exactly, you have just answered the question, why would they run a bike that is 2 years behind the GP R&D timetable. Tell me one race that a R&D KTM prototype model was entered in the AMA series in 2013,2014, 2015? Name one.
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4/13/2015 9:52pm
I do hope the tv ratings for MXGP continue to rise, and I hope the sponsors are really paying attention. Then maybe the manufacturers, sponsors, and...
I do hope the tv ratings for MXGP continue to rise, and I hope the sponsors are really paying attention. Then maybe the manufacturers, sponsors, and teams will be interested in pushing american riders to race the USGP.

How awesome would it be to have Dungey, Roczen, Tomac, Millsaps, Barcia, ect. race the USGP?

Maybe if GL commits to having 1 or 2 USGPs then teams will include it in the rider's contracts. Right now youthstream is too unpredictable in their scheduling.
mccread wrote:
I'm hoping that happens at Glen Helen, would be amazing! Could help RV too if they all get in between him and Cairoli if the title...
I'm hoping that happens at Glen Helen, would be amazing! Could help RV too if they all get in between him and Cairoli if the title comes down to the wire.
The Rock wrote:
Me too mccread! This year the US racers don't have any excuses except maybe not wanting to get spanked by "those slow euros." :-) Euros won't...
Me too mccread! This year the US racers don't have any excuses except maybe not wanting to get spanked by "those slow euros." :-)

Euros won't have a home track advantage so that excuse goes out the window as well. This year's USGP could be the closest thing we've had to a Trans AM since the 70s but that all depends on how many US riders step up to the challenge.
I agree with this^
4/13/2015 10:00pm
mccread wrote:
I'm hoping that happens at Glen Helen, would be amazing! Could help RV too if they all get in between him and Cairoli if the title...
I'm hoping that happens at Glen Helen, would be amazing! Could help RV too if they all get in between him and Cairoli if the title comes down to the wire.
The Rock wrote:
Me too mccread! This year the US racers don't have any excuses except maybe not wanting to get spanked by "those slow euros." :-) Euros won't...
Me too mccread! This year the US racers don't have any excuses except maybe not wanting to get spanked by "those slow euros." :-)

Euros won't have a home track advantage so that excuse goes out the window as well. This year's USGP could be the closest thing we've had to a Trans AM since the 70s but that all depends on how many US riders step up to the challenge.
jmar wrote:
I agree with this^
Don't hold your breath, there will be a whole new list of excuses this year and only a few also rans signing on the dotted line.
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4/13/2015 10:41pm
Oh boy. Now MXgeoff has been replaced by McRead and The Rock?
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4/13/2015 11:03pm
Juss wrote:
On shitty ass tracks!
yeah shitty ass tracks, Glen Helen with that baked dirt in the desert looks like Hiroshima after it got nuked.

How about the original Hangtown track, Damon Bradshaw was asked about any approvements that could be made
to the track, his reply was the best thing you could do is put a lock on the front gate.

How about Utah, That's a supercross track on the moon.

No more South Wick

If it rains, they scrape the mud off the track WTF.
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knobby101 wrote:
Reality boyz, we don't have any riders that can compete in the MXGP"s... there all SX, all the time... I know this will piss off a...
Reality boyz, we don't have any riders that can compete in the MXGP"s... there all SX, all the time... I know this will piss off a few of you, but our tracks are roadrace courses compared to theres... Have any of you guys been over there and seen there tracks.. leirop in one nasty SOB. we don't have anything but long supercross tracks... LMFAO!
Thank You...
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4/13/2015 11:46pm
mccread wrote:
I'm hoping that happens at Glen Helen, would be amazing! Could help RV too if they all get in between him and Cairoli if the title...
I'm hoping that happens at Glen Helen, would be amazing! Could help RV too if they all get in between him and Cairoli if the title comes down to the wire.
The Rock wrote:
Me too mccread! This year the US racers don't have any excuses except maybe not wanting to get spanked by "those slow euros." :-) Euros won't...
Me too mccread! This year the US racers don't have any excuses except maybe not wanting to get spanked by "those slow euros." :-)

Euros won't have a home track advantage so that excuse goes out the window as well. This year's USGP could be the closest thing we've had to a Trans AM since the 70s but that all depends on how many US riders step up to the challenge.
jmar wrote:
I agree with this^
jmar-Great to hear from you and hope you've been good. Thanks for the agreement and for relating for where I am coming from.

GuyB-Surprised but more disappointed at your post that you have to play your MXgeoff card especially after I go out of my way to avoid the immature BS "my series is better than your series" nonsense. Unfortunately that doesn't keep people like A.Dleary from putting words in my mouth but that is typical MX forum spin so I consider the source. It used to aggravate me but now it amuses me to see how people how to misrepresent facts to suit their biases rather than just focus on the facts.

You can go the mxgeoff route on me if you want to but look at my avatar if you want to know what really gets my juices flowing. I had that avatar when I joined Motonews in 2004 and with the exception of close to two years with the lovely Salma Hayek my avatar has always been a shot I took from the bridge at Namur in 2000. Going to the 250/500 GP there was a bucket list check off and to this day I can't believe I was there. The fact I was there with my late friend Phil Alderton makes the trip all the more memorable.

Back to the present remember what Barcia said in the MXdN press conference about the tracks being so different in Europe than what our US riders are used to? Well sports fans here is another chance for American racers to face the Rest of the World on US home turf.

I challenge anyone that calls themselves a fan of MX to tell me you don't want to see US riders competing in this years USGP.






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Why would US riders want to race the USGP ? Except RV? Are they gonna get paid to race it?
Who gonna pay the entry fee? No Purse?

Why risk ending up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life for the grand ole flag?
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4/14/2015 12:03am
Juss wrote:
On shitty ass tracks!
h&m_cycle wrote:
yeah shitty ass tracks, Glen Helen with that baked dirt in the desert looks like Hiroshima after it got nuked. How about the original Hangtown track...
yeah shitty ass tracks, Glen Helen with that baked dirt in the desert looks like Hiroshima after it got nuked.

How about the original Hangtown track, Damon Bradshaw was asked about any approvements that could be made
to the track, his reply was the best thing you could do is put a lock on the front gate.

How about Utah, That's a supercross track on the moon.

No more South Wick

If it rains, they scrape the mud off the track WTF.
Wtf are you talking about "original hangtown" track?

A clue just lapped you and it did look back too. You'll never catch him at this rate.
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h&m_cycle wrote:
Why would US riders want to race the USGP ? Except RV? Are they gonna get paid to race it? Who gonna pay the entry fee...
Why would US riders want to race the USGP ? Except RV? Are they gonna get paid to race it?
Who gonna pay the entry fee? No Purse?

Why risk ending up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life for the grand ole flag?
Pride?
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h&m_cycle wrote:
Why would US riders want to race the USGP ? Except RV? Are they gonna get paid to race it? Who gonna pay the entry fee...
Why would US riders want to race the USGP ? Except RV? Are they gonna get paid to race it?
Who gonna pay the entry fee? No Purse?

Why risk ending up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life for the grand ole flag?
BobbyM wrote:
Pride?
Wishes do come true! Thanks for showing up Bob. I was thinking within the last 24 hours this place needed a bobbym moto injection after reading some of the posts the last few days.

Did you see the one post that the World Championship MX title is actually the AMA/FIM SX title? Never mind that whole two different disciplines deal just focus on the world part. ROTFLMAO

You eiither know the end is near or maybe hope the end is near when someone thinks a World SX title has ANYTHING to do with MX. You can't make this stuff up.
4/14/2015 12:30am
"You either know the end is near or maybe hope the end is near when someone thinks a World SX title has ANYTHING to do with MX. You can't make this stuff up" The Rock.

Bingo!.
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BobbyM wrote:
Pride?
we have a winner.
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4/14/2015 1:39am
Moto810 wrote:
It might be better if they simply combine the GP and Outdoors. Then we get one real world champ.
RY4N37 wrote:
There already is one true world champion, it's the guy who wins the world championship. Combining the two would make it less of a world championship...
There already is one true world champion, it's the guy who wins the world championship. Combining the two would make it less of a world championship not more of one. It would be better if more of the American riders raced the Grand Prix's
DonM wrote:
Nope there is a rider that has won the championship in MXGP which there are many quality riders and there are many quality riders also in...
Nope there is a rider that has won the championship in MXGP which there are many quality riders and there are many quality riders also in the "other" championship...a true Word Champion would be the winner with "all" the best riders in the world racing in it...we don't have that now so there is no way to be a "true World Champion" in the current format.
I mean no disrespect to the GP's but it appears with your statement that you are disrespecting the US series...The MXGP's has the potential to be great but it won't happen with Luongo at the helm...fyi I have zero respect for that crook...
I mean no disrespect to the AMA nationals, or any of the riders that compete in it. But whichever way you look at it, it's a national championship, and to try and discredit a world champion, and say that he is not a true world champ because there is some great riders in America that don't want to race Grand Prix's is a little disrespectful in my opinion. Is Dungey not a true SX champion because not all the best SX riders were competing in the championship? How would somehow combining the World Championship with a national championship provide us with a more true world champion? It just wouldn't! If you want to be known as the best in the world then you have to do it in more than one country.

There's a good quote from Kenny Roberts Snr in the new On Any Sunday film, whilst talking about going to race road race GP's he says 'I was really kind of glad to go because it's one thing, and I tell this to some of the motocross guys- it's one thing to say you're, you know, American champion. It's another thing to say you're a world champion. It's a whole new meaning'
4/14/2015 2:33am Edited Date/Time 4/14/2015 2:36am
kijen wrote:
Lets say a handful of top Americans go to race the MXGP's, would that encourage the manufactures to focus on one series and reduce their presence...
Lets say a handful of top Americans go to race the MXGP's, would that encourage the manufactures to focus on one series and reduce their presence in US MX/SX? Probably a cynical thought, just seems everything is about cutting costs. So the manufactures jump in with GL create the mythical "world championship" and poof factory teams are gone from the US? I know satellite teams are proving to be very competitive but they are still backed with factory support to some degree. I think anything that would pull manufactures from their commitment to US MX/SX is bad.

Call me a fool, but I would prefer to keep "THE BEST" motocrossers here in the states, regardless of their citizenship, Dungy, Reed, Rozcen and a host of all the other great riders from everywhere else....I would prefer the US to stay the number one series......

In my opinion, GL is going after DC....
Well then it's left up to whose gonna pay the throttle twisters MORE? Pride will be the security net for GL and DC.
4/14/2015 2:46am
RY4N37 wrote:
There already is one true world champion, it's the guy who wins the world championship. Combining the two would make it less of a world championship...
There already is one true world champion, it's the guy who wins the world championship. Combining the two would make it less of a world championship not more of one. It would be better if more of the American riders raced the Grand Prix's
DonM wrote:
Nope there is a rider that has won the championship in MXGP which there are many quality riders and there are many quality riders also in...
Nope there is a rider that has won the championship in MXGP which there are many quality riders and there are many quality riders also in the "other" championship...a true Word Champion would be the winner with "all" the best riders in the world racing in it...we don't have that now so there is no way to be a "true World Champion" in the current format.
I mean no disrespect to the GP's but it appears with your statement that you are disrespecting the US series...The MXGP's has the potential to be great but it won't happen with Luongo at the helm...fyi I have zero respect for that crook...
RY4N37 wrote:
I mean no disrespect to the AMA nationals, or any of the riders that compete in it. But whichever way you look at it, it's a...
I mean no disrespect to the AMA nationals, or any of the riders that compete in it. But whichever way you look at it, it's a national championship, and to try and discredit a world champion, and say that he is not a true world champ because there is some great riders in America that don't want to race Grand Prix's is a little disrespectful in my opinion. Is Dungey not a true SX champion because not all the best SX riders were competing in the championship? How would somehow combining the World Championship with a national championship provide us with a more true world champion? It just wouldn't! If you want to be known as the best in the world then you have to do it in more than one country.

There's a good quote from Kenny Roberts Snr in the new On Any Sunday film, whilst talking about going to race road race GP's he says 'I was really kind of glad to go because it's one thing, and I tell this to some of the motocross guys- it's one thing to say you're, you know, American champion. It's another thing to say you're a world champion. It's a whole new meaning'
the US supercross title is the most respected in the world, that is why world champions give up the easy money they make over there, and some of them even take pay cuts to try and make it in most respected series in the world,

much like road racers go after moto gp,
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philG wrote:
if i want to get on in the biggest shop window for my sport, of course. You have a chance to win a GP on your...
if i want to get on in the biggest shop window for my sport, of course.

You have a chance to win a GP on your own turf and maybe be the Marty Moates of your generation, or to you stay home and watch.

If Desalle , and the like can do a national in the off weekends of a GP season, you would like to think someone would man up and have a go.
scott_nz wrote:
i dont think the comparison of Desalle racing a national is fair, due to Supercross starting the first week of Jan, and none of the euro...
i dont think the comparison of Desalle racing a national is fair, due to Supercross starting the first week of Jan, and none of the euro races starting 5-6 weeks later,

Also there is no money to win a GP, (like there was in the old USGP days) so why would you take one of your free weekends, either you or your team spend money to make a bike run on different sound and fuel regs, pay the big entry fee, with no chance of evening paying the bills,

also, in Marty Moates days, the World Circuit was considered the best place to go to race motocross, more money to be made, more prestege, by the mid 80's, this had swapped, and world champs like Bayle, Albee, Tortelli, Lanston, Townley, King, Ratray and Roczen have all come to the US to chase money and fame, only one US Champ has gone the other way, that being RV, who wanted to quit by all accounts but took that option rather than losing a heap of cash, all the other riders since the mid 80's that left the states, did not have a factory ride here,
BobbyM wrote:
Hell even Roger Decoster is plying his trade in the USA. That has to speak some volume doesn't it?
Doesnt speak anything but money, no shit there is more money in the top 5 super cross than any form of dirt bike racing.

This dude who is saying there is more interest in MXGP from USA riders, they may be true it could be also false, this man is a business man no doubt he paid RV to come over to race to gain more interest in MXGP and it is certainly working and no doubt RV is the most paid MX racer in the world right now.

The only reason why Supercross exists is because of money and entertainment, Sponsers love the amount of exposure from Supercross because it's in a fucking stadium, it is the most viewed racing style in MX because its in a stadium.

The media hypes up supercross like no tomorrow as the world's best form of MX because of the reasons above $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Supercross is an inferior version of MX and it shows even more as riders get better, I honestly hope one day the stupid event dies I want more outdoors I'm sick to death especially these days of riders hitting the same lines and rhythm sections all night, it is evident the sport needs to change when the holeshot is the most valuable part of the race, since everyone is so fast it is so difficult to pass anyone for the current supercross to be more interesting it needs to be 40 laps to prove who is the fastest.

In MotoGP F1 and many other racing sports starts are very important however the race goes on for an hour in most cases, in Supercross the start is just as important however the race goes for 15 minutes, how many times have we seen faster riders place poorly because of their start its easy to say "get better at your starts" but seriously if it was outdoors for example Eli Tomac can make the first turn at 10th and he will most likely place 1-3.

I'm sick of the Americanised bullshit that is supercross.
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4/14/2015 3:54am Edited Date/Time 4/14/2015 4:02am
DonM wrote:
Nope there is a rider that has won the championship in MXGP which there are many quality riders and there are many quality riders also in...
Nope there is a rider that has won the championship in MXGP which there are many quality riders and there are many quality riders also in the "other" championship...a true Word Champion would be the winner with "all" the best riders in the world racing in it...we don't have that now so there is no way to be a "true World Champion" in the current format.
I mean no disrespect to the GP's but it appears with your statement that you are disrespecting the US series...The MXGP's has the potential to be great but it won't happen with Luongo at the helm...fyi I have zero respect for that crook...
RY4N37 wrote:
I mean no disrespect to the AMA nationals, or any of the riders that compete in it. But whichever way you look at it, it's a...
I mean no disrespect to the AMA nationals, or any of the riders that compete in it. But whichever way you look at it, it's a national championship, and to try and discredit a world champion, and say that he is not a true world champ because there is some great riders in America that don't want to race Grand Prix's is a little disrespectful in my opinion. Is Dungey not a true SX champion because not all the best SX riders were competing in the championship? How would somehow combining the World Championship with a national championship provide us with a more true world champion? It just wouldn't! If you want to be known as the best in the world then you have to do it in more than one country.

There's a good quote from Kenny Roberts Snr in the new On Any Sunday film, whilst talking about going to race road race GP's he says 'I was really kind of glad to go because it's one thing, and I tell this to some of the motocross guys- it's one thing to say you're, you know, American champion. It's another thing to say you're a world champion. It's a whole new meaning'
scott_nz wrote:
the US supercross title is the most respected in the world, that is why world champions give up the easy money they make over there, and...
the US supercross title is the most respected in the world, that is why world champions give up the easy money they make over there, and some of them even take pay cuts to try and make it in most respected series in the world,

much like road racers go after moto gp,
Most respected some, but not everybody. Who has taken a pay cut to go and race Supercross in the states? There is far far more money in Supercross than there is in racing GP's, there's prize money for a start. It's no surprise that the majority of the guys who have gone from Europe to America are French. They have a good Supercross series in France which the kids grow up racing and therefore going to race AMA Supercross is a natural progression. If there was a proper European Supercross series like they have in America I'm not sure as many of them would leave
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I can't believe you don't want a world championship with all the best riders in the world if you are a fan om MX.

RV trying his luck in the GP's has proved there is a huge demand and interest for such a thing. There are more interest for this than over your SX. Much more interest than the GP's had before. It's a win/win for gods sake.

I rate my interest like this. 1) World championship 2) Ama Nationals 3) US SX and other national MX

My dream would be like this 1) World championship à la MotoGP 2) different feeder series to earn a place here 3) No SX at all involving the top mx riders because I don't enjoy watching it and it gets the riders injured.

My guess is that a lot of the audience at SX aren't really die hard mx fans. They just enjoy the show whether it's monstertrucks, freestyle or SX. I can not see another reason for them to prefer that our sport doesn't evolve. Am I correct?

I can totally understand that my closest GP in Sweden wouldn't be on the list of a "MotoGp" world championship I would be happy to give it up. Imagine the top 40 in the whole world racing againt each other every other weekend. How can that not be the dream of every fan???
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GL didn't say that, GL said HE THINKS the riders over here will be interested.






But...click the link dammit. Gatedrop needs hits for mccread.
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themrtoad wrote:
I can't believe you don't want a world championship with all the best riders in the world if you are a fan om MX. RV trying...
I can't believe you don't want a world championship with all the best riders in the world if you are a fan om MX.

RV trying his luck in the GP's has proved there is a huge demand and interest for such a thing. There are more interest for this than over your SX. Much more interest than the GP's had before. It's a win/win for gods sake.

I rate my interest like this. 1) World championship 2) Ama Nationals 3) US SX and other national MX

My dream would be like this 1) World championship à la MotoGP 2) different feeder series to earn a place here 3) No SX at all involving the top mx riders because I don't enjoy watching it and it gets the riders injured.

My guess is that a lot of the audience at SX aren't really die hard mx fans. They just enjoy the show whether it's monstertrucks, freestyle or SX. I can not see another reason for them to prefer that our sport doesn't evolve. Am I correct?

I can totally understand that my closest GP in Sweden wouldn't be on the list of a "MotoGp" world championship I would be happy to give it up. Imagine the top 40 in the whole world racing againt each other every other weekend. How can that not be the dream of every fan???
I agree!

Can't understand the thought process of some people on here and I get the feeling the american motocross industry feels the same way... more interested in the benefits the sport brings to themselves than trying to make motocross popular worldwide by having all the best riders racing in one championship all over the world.

I think the biggest obstacle is for you US fans & riders to realise the World Championship is your series too!
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4/14/2015 7:21am
Juss wrote:
On shitty ass tracks!
h&m_cycle wrote:
yeah shitty ass tracks, Glen Helen with that baked dirt in the desert looks like Hiroshima after it got nuked. How about the original Hangtown track...
yeah shitty ass tracks, Glen Helen with that baked dirt in the desert looks like Hiroshima after it got nuked.

How about the original Hangtown track, Damon Bradshaw was asked about any approvements that could be made
to the track, his reply was the best thing you could do is put a lock on the front gate.

How about Utah, That's a supercross track on the moon.

No more South Wick

If it rains, they scrape the mud off the track WTF.
h&m_cycle wrote: yeah shitty ass tracks, Glen Helen with that baked dirt in the desert looks like Hiroshima after it got nuked.

Dude you're clueless
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4/14/2015 7:24am
BobbyM wrote:
Wtf are you talking about "original hangtown" track?

A clue just lapped you and it did look back too. You'll never catch him at this rate.
A clue just lapped you fuck head, Hangtown in Placerville @ Murray's Ranch, you don't know shit.

Bradshaw must of commented about the current track which is even worse, lock the gates.
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4/14/2015 7:26am
Spode wrote:
h&m_cycle wrote: yeah shitty ass tracks, Glen Helen with that baked dirt in the desert looks like Hiroshima after it got nuked.

Dude you're clueless
No your clueless raced @ saddleback probably before you were born, Indian Dunes.

There's tracks that look like GH in the East, the ones that were Strip mined
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4/14/2015 7:28am
knobby101 wrote:
Reality boyz, we don't have any riders that can compete in the MXGP"s... there all SX, all the time... I know this will piss off a...
Reality boyz, we don't have any riders that can compete in the MXGP"s... there all SX, all the time... I know this will piss off a few of you, but our tracks are roadrace courses compared to theres... Have any of you guys been over there and seen there tracks.. leirop in one nasty SOB. we don't have anything but long supercross tracks... LMFAO!
Best post in this thread, all we got left is Unadilla
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4/14/2015 7:29am
themrtoad wrote:
I can't believe you don't want a world championship with all the best riders in the world if you are a fan om MX. RV trying...
I can't believe you don't want a world championship with all the best riders in the world if you are a fan om MX.

RV trying his luck in the GP's has proved there is a huge demand and interest for such a thing. There are more interest for this than over your SX. Much more interest than the GP's had before. It's a win/win for gods sake.

I rate my interest like this. 1) World championship 2) Ama Nationals 3) US SX and other national MX

My dream would be like this 1) World championship à la MotoGP 2) different feeder series to earn a place here 3) No SX at all involving the top mx riders because I don't enjoy watching it and it gets the riders injured.

My guess is that a lot of the audience at SX aren't really die hard mx fans. They just enjoy the show whether it's monstertrucks, freestyle or SX. I can not see another reason for them to prefer that our sport doesn't evolve. Am I correct?

I can totally understand that my closest GP in Sweden wouldn't be on the list of a "MotoGp" world championship I would be happy to give it up. Imagine the top 40 in the whole world racing againt each other every other weekend. How can that not be the dream of every fan???
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