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I don't think the racing back then was as good as some remember and I don't think it's as bad now as some think.
This isn't a sport like Nascar and it shouldn't be ran like one.
There is a reason our champion gets crowned after 17 long , grueling races......longevity. And that one champion should be rewarded for lasting those entire 17 rounds.
This makes no sense for the guys who are in it for the long haul. The entire 17 rounds.
I'm sorry , I don't mean to sound like an asshole , but this chase bullshit should have no place in this sport!
changing something because you have a guy who keeps dominating is like breaking up with a girl because you keep dating her for months.
this is just trying to rig the shows. trying to "make" it exciting till the end. I really hope Dungey does a perfect season next year and gets on the podium and says fuk the chase. In fact i hope dungey wins this years sx and mx and repeats again next year all the way through. In fact I hope he bests RC4's records
People are bored because ONE rider chooses to set the bar and everyone gets content sitting in 2nd.
no these are the wrong changes needed.
HOW about making the 250 class a national title and making a third class to be east west?
How about going to 3 mains with 10 laps?
Arenacross NEEDED SOMETHING becvause it had nothing. its a stand alone series running b-c level pros.
quit trying to RIG THE SYSTEM.
you know what i hope they all lose
in fact i hope every factory rider ends up broken and a FUKIN privateer wins
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I bet that FELD did not get the buy in from the manufactures or riders. They will say that they are doing this to grow the support. If they want to grow the sport they would sak the fans whar they think of a chase format.
I will make another bet and say that if they were to ask every person/fan that goes through the Gates at a Supercross who is 1st 2nd and 3rd in points it would be less than 25% thew knew the answer.
Like Jeff Gordon said in an interview. We are no longer racers, we are entertainers that race.
Honestly I don't understand why people want to level the chances of the best person winning.
As someone pointed out earlier, most people attending don't know or care who is leading the championship. They go for entertainment and because it's there. Doing a chase bs will not change that. Similarly, those who do know are the people who will likely watch anyways. I still watch or attend even if the championship has been decided. There is still racing for other overall positions and for the race wins.
I realize that screws over whoever (*cough* Dungey) is leading the points consistently every year, but you can bet the last two races will be a lot more fun to watch! I would still bet Dungey will just rise to the occasion like always, but he will have to work and think about it just a bit harder.
If the swinging dicks at feld feel this is the right choice for "their show", then the only thing that could possibly stop it is a rider boycott. Good luck with that, here comes the chase ladies and gents!
I'm not a fan of punishing riders that put the work in throughout the off season (if we can call it that anymore) and come out swinging from the first gate drop. I will hold my breath until the format is released.
If you took the fastest 2 stroke rider in history on the absolute best bike, tuned to perfection on the perfect track for it, would they beat the top 4 stroke riders of today?
Would that combination beat any of the top 5 fastest riders today? I have a hard time thinking so.
However,the more I think about this new format,some of the stuff may work for the better.
But I am iffy of the points reset - for obvious reasons.
Here's an old RacerX article on the format AX went to.
http://racerxonline.com/2012/11/03/the-list-new-formats
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nobody will be discredited, everyone knows the rules and what they will get into. who ever wants to win the game needs to adapt to the rules.
I'm ready for a change, can't get much more boring as it is right now.
Oh I forgot, making more money is the holy grail of America and nothing is more important.
My bad.
Anyone want to lay odds that MX will be only one moto within 5 years? More improvement........
Not sure if it is a good idea. I would need to see stronger pro's vs. con's. I have no clue since I have 0 knowledge regarding nascar and how it improved/damaged the series's interest.
What could have also been a good idea is to make more racing or to attribute points through the evening. The Bercy "Course à l'américaine" is interesting to watch, lots of starts, lots of battles, a very high intensity. Still, I think that as it is, and how deep the field is, I enjoyed watching the heats and semis as much as the main !
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