Modern SX Tracks Boring

Two strokes are not part of the reason why the racing was better back then. The track designs tested the riders ability and technique on the bike as well as the riders race craft. The racers had to be a master of his technique in order to battle for a podium spot. Now guys are pretty much gym rats and focus on cardio and training vs improving their abilities on the bike by riding during the week more. I remember seeing RC4's schedule during the week and he was in the gym maybe an hour here or there, but mainly the dude was plugging away laps and practicing different techniques. No matter what you do in the gym, it will not replicate actually riding the bike. I just don't understand if track builders are so efficient these days and great at what they do, why aren't we seeing more interesting track builds with obstacles to test the riders ability? When they try to make something interesting, everyone whines and they knock it down because heaven forbid a rider has to actually use some technique other than scrubbing to go fast. Instead we are fed the same track week after week and there are hardly any battles in racing anymore. Pretty much everyone gets spaced out and rides their own race vs battling with each other for positions. I would bet that if today we had a track like the 09 St Louis track or anything from the early 2000's, the top guys in the class would struggle and the old dudes like Reed & Stewart would shine.