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have heard a few ideas about changing SX to make it better, ie joker lane etc . my idea is to get rid of the start gate . start them in a grid start like road racing .5 bikes each row ,4 grids. the reason i think this would be great . is we would get the top 5 riders out front battling from lap one . most races that tend to be really good in SX is when the top guys get out together . so why do we have to wait and prey ever race for this to happen ,instead of making it happen each race .i ve seen loads of racing were one guy gets the start .others dont ,get held up by a slower rider ,buy the time he gets past the race is over .the guy in front has a 10 sec lead. i know the start get is special to motocross . and i do think we should always keep it outdoors , and even in the semi and lcq in SX to get your grid pick and give all riders a fair chance to quillify . it would make them more exciting too . there s no down side imo. think about dungey,kroc,tomac,trey and js7 going across the finsh line after the first lap with only 2 sec s between them , with 19 more to go
And we don't get to see the fastest riders come through the pack?
Sounds like a great idea.
Shane
I think the current start is about as fair as you can get. I could see moving to a double row gate as a possibility.
Almost all forms of racing put the fastest guys up front. It only makes the racing better. Just think about it for a minute, how exciting it would be if you knew every race the top guys would be battling right from the start.
Why not try it. All sports evolve. If you don't you fall behind. MLB is a perfect example what happens when you don't change to suit your audience. They've lost a generation of fans that think the game is boring.
Hell, even the NFL with all their success is always looking for ways to improve their product.
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Unless they do reverse grids ( remember second row starts at LA Coliseum) .. it wont add anything.
We race grid starts, and if you aren't on the front row, you can forget winning.
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If the tracks were more open, had more split lanes, less 90 degree corners, more/longer whoop sections and just more lines in general then riders would have more chance to pass/make up time and therefore getting a mid pack start would be less of an issue. Part of the reason the Stewart come back/Toronto race was so good was because that track was good. There were areas where riders could difference themselves from others, it allowed stewart to make time and recover from his poor start. A lot of tracks dont provide that.
I'm not having a pop at the track builders, as I can only imagine how difficult it must be with the time contraints and space constraints they have. The bikes are partly to blame as they have became so good. But I think the tracks are the main cause of the dull races
Gate pick when you are lining up as 20 is crucial, a grid that is rows would have to have a stagger too, so the guy in 1st just moves over and shuts everyone down , because pole is usually on the outside, so 2-6 get shut in , and everyone piles up.
I have tracks where I would rather qualify behind pole than be on pole. If you are on pole, you have to close everyone down, and that leaves a clear run round the outside , for the guy on row 2.
Bearing in mind we have tracks with SX length starts, its a valid argument that will carry over.... and don't forget the roost as well..
BUT, I think one of the big features that makes moto what it is....is the mass start. Theoretically, at the drop of the gate, everyone has the same chance.
This isn't motogp, never has been never will
But I'd trade that 15 seconds of excitement for 15 to 20 minutes of the fastest riders battling with each other right from the get go. Forget about our sport being different.
There's a reason the most popular forms of racing put the fastest guys up front!
Some of the races turn into snoozers pretty quick imo. I want to see the best go at it every week.
Whats fun about seeing a couple of the top guys get buried in the pack, pass slower riders with relative ease while the leader is gone and checked out? With so many of the fast guys so close in lap times the days of coming thru the pack into the lead are over for the most part.
How cool would it be to know every week, Tomac, Dungey, Stewart, Barcia, Roczen, Canard and the other top guys will be going at it for 20 laps? At least try it to see how it works at a couple rounds.
Change is good!
A grid start and being towards the back completely removed any possibility that Valentino Rossi could win the championship in MotoGP this year. Keep the starts how they are. There's already an advantage to be gained in qualifying well; you get first pick of the best gates.
Shane
I'm with Reefer on this one.
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