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And don't give me the, "you just don't like change crap", seen plenty of changes over the years. Some I liked some I didn't, nothing even approaches this.
The only people condemning this idea are the people on vital, the industry/riders havent said anything about it...maybe because they have some sense?
Other things need to change first, Bike displacement, limiting the advantages factory race teams have in terms of equipment, track development and design, points scoring and payout, purse payout, balancing the classes or maybe even introducing A and B mains to separate the field by their respective skill levels ( reducing lappers, letting the best riders race cleanly for the championship ) Changing race formats, qualifying formats, ( 2 mains, longer mains etc )
I'd love to see any of that before a points chase which discredits the value and absolute undeniable prestige of a season long championship.
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You mentioned the industry people. With all due respect, the only reason any professional sport exists is because people are willing to pay to see it done. Everything else feeds off of that. Endorsement, development, advertising, everything. The only reason a championship of any kind exists is because the fans believe it does, once they quit caring, no championship.
Look what happened to AMA Road Racing. It used to be amazing, the place where World Champions started. Then Daytona Sports Group got ahold of it. Moved to make it like NASCAR. Tried to make 600 their premier class, no real Superbikes. All in the name of "Growing the sport". Get what, the fans said "meh" and quit caring about Championships that didn't represent the pinnacle of RR in the US. New management now, trying to return it to what it was but may be too late.
When big entities like DSG and Feld make these decisions they are doing it for themselves, not the sport. It may be pissing in the wind but people have to say that despite all the hype and Monster Girls flashing their cleavage while doing 10 second spots about "the chasE" ( that's coming, stamp it") it isn't just fricken great. Some people have attention spans that actually last a whole season and want their Champions that do the same.
Welcome to the NFL playoffs. Oh wait, never mind there are no playoffs Patriots are champs at 15-1.
The mindset is not the same when Brayton wasn't a blip on their radar
Dungey, Roger, KTM and Aldon's facility would kill this format.
Bummer for the #1 riders on other teams. Cooper Webb, KROC, and Eli. They don't have the support structure to "compete" in reality supercross.
Step 2: Drastically cut manufacturing cost by only offering one full size mx bike (450). Also save face with less 250f engines grenading publicly
Step 3: Change format to "open" and "restrictor plate"
Step 4: Force American public to buy into the nonsense, restrictor plates installed at the dealership and given to 12 year old kids
When in doubt, "make shit up?"
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People want to bring up stick and ball championship stuff, and I'm sorry, but motorsport is not stick and ball. There is a reason I've got zero interest in baseball, zero in soccer, not a whole bunch in football. I like motorsports, and I don't give a shit how stick and ball championships are earned. Motorsport championships have been earned through season long championships throughout history and there is no need to change.
For those saying sx is stale, what are you watching? More people are watching sx the past few years than any other time in history. Maybe a few less going to stadiums because of the economy and high prices to go watch live, or, like me, refuse to sit through a 3 hour Monster commercial, but I bet overall sx is getting more "impressions" than ever.
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