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But hey, why not just script the races? Go all out "circus mode" when you're at it!
The Chase, is more about bringing interest to who is 7th thru 12th, NOT who is first!
Will the racing be better? There will be more "slamming" goin on!
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"Fundamental Transformation"
"Everyone will get a trophy"
"We shall all be equal"
Well thanks, but no thanks.
Therefore, 75% of the time, the series is a fucking runaway... And interestingly those close periods all came through the 80s or 03-11. Two periods were there was a surplus of talent... Well we're still in a talent deep time and Dungey almost did it 3 races out.
If the last 40 years proved anything is that there will always be the year after next to change it back if it's no good.
A chase pretty much just gives us an extended pre season with riders doing what they have to in order to secure a place in the chase.
Man it is going to be awesome when teams realise their rider has secured enough points to make the chase with a couple of rounds to spare in the regular season and start benching their riders to make sure they are healthy for the chase. No point in risking your rider on track in a practice race if it is not going to count towards the title.
Business are not built by ignoring the customers. Businesses are not grown by ignoring the customers. The excitement comes from the beginning when the guys are fresh. Artificial pressure at the end when guys are injured, tired, and mentally sorted will have an adverse effect on the longterm health of the series. If you were disappointed in villopotos early retirement, wait until the chase. These guys need more rest, and more hope. That comes from more downtime, and more series starts. Shorten the series and/or break it up into more than one series.
It's true that the last couple of races can get boring and predictable under the current point system. But a Chase would probably just move the boring races to the middle of the schedule when most of the top guys have already locked in a spot in the playoffs.
Already, many of the top riders won't race a USGP or they skip the MXdN to be better preparated for Supercross. Next year, we might start to see some press releases of Chase-qualified riders being "injured" during the week in practice and having to sit out a couple of SX races in order to be ready for the Chase.
Feld is going to have to find a way to motivate these guys to continue showing up. Maybe win bonuses to be counted in the Chase. I mean, why risk further injury if you are already locked in?
There should be no champion, only race winners. If there absolutely has to be a champion... make it the guy who won the most races.
Dear little baby Jesus in a tuxedo t-shirt we are talking about racing, the epitome of living in the moment, pure unadulterated competition. Let a race be a race and let us not screw it up.
The first 10 rounds will actually be boring because those races mean nothing, yeah the leader may get some additional points but at the end of the day those races are just races that qualify them for the Chase. I know for me by the time April rolls around I am ready for outdoors because 17 rounds of the same tracks does get old. Even if the Championship is on the line, I want to see two 30 min motos plus 2, mentally I have moved on partly because I am riding outdoors at that point as well.
The Chase willl not Solve any problems it is just a change for the sake of trying to keep fans excited with the hopeful goal of putting more bodies in the seats at the final few races. Attendance has dropped and FELD is feeling the loss of Revenue and they are trying to figure out how to increase attendance to increase their Revenue not make it better for us Fans.
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It's not complicated at all. No need for a "chase" format. The format of the series is not the problem. The problem is too much of the actual race itself is determined in the first 75 feet.
We need to rethink the traditional starting format and do something different. We need more action. More meaningful racing. We need to see more passes. More privateers starting up front and more stars battling through the pack to get to the front.
All you need to do is these two things.....
1. Invert the start order for main events. Last qualifier gets first gate pick and so on.
I know what you are saying, this will make people sandbag in the qualifiers. See item number two. Item two is important for item one to work.
2. Give out some championship points in the qualifiers as well as for mains. This will eliminate sandbagging completely. Make the points meaningful and you will see epic qualifiers. Everyone knows how important points are and this will ensure no one sandbags. Star riders will race to win the qualifiers just as they do now.
If these two things were implemented then the racing would drastically improve. There is nothing better then seeing a star rider come through the pack. We want to see passes and racing, not follow the leader. The start has become too important with the current format. To much of the race is determined in the first 75 feet.
Inverting the main event start order would make it so privateers start up front more and the star riders might start in the back a bit more. This will also give all sponsors more exposure. The cream will always rises to the top just as it always does. But we just might be able to see more passes. Everyone always hopes one of the stars gets a bad start so we can see them come through the pack. Why? Because we want to see them skillfully and relentlessly race to the front. See Martin at Toronto...
I would also like to add that having a few more privateers start up front increases exposure for more sponsors. We need more riders to get exposure and thus more potential sponsors would get some meaningful exposure.
The fast riders will move their way through the pack (cream rises to the top). The fans will get more exiting racing.
If this format was implemented for one year you would wonder how we ever did it differently. We would actually see some awesome racing! Not just follow the leader and spending money on tickets to watch a 20 lap main where 90% of the race is determined in the first 75 feet.
And we've had four strokes at double the engine capacity?
Next you'll tell me you can't alter the 2nd amendment...
Ha ha ha.. I'm toying with you a bit, all in good fun.
But really, haven't other sports used playoff systems in the past to great benefit? Did anyone complain about the Broncos being NFL champions this year because they didn't have the best record after the first 16 games? What if San Antonio wins the NBA championship this year? Should we just give the trophy to the warriors now?
For goodness sakes, our sport is so archaic that we still let 2 wigged out 21 year olds pin their 220 lb 50 hp machines side by side into a tight left hander. "It's the mx way" they'll tell you.
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No way is a chase gonna make the old customers go away.
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