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Both of Roczens recent were rhythm sections.
MCs race and XGames SX had massive triples compared to regular Sx.
In my mind, if you can jump, outside of contact with another, or a mechanical, in the air is one of the safest places to be.
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As for a solution, i have no idea, i'm not a pro racer, or pro track builder, i wouldn't know where to start. Maybe tame down the rhythm sections a bit? Either way, it wouldn't hurt to take a deeper look into the whole ordeal.
When was the last time Feld or Mx Sports did something to address the negative direction the sport has been taking? Lower db sound levels, safety, track closings, high costs, or getting more kids in the sport? I know they always blame the economy but can they really say the rules they put in place via private deals to kill two strokes or to change the sport had nothing to do with the decline? Everyone here knows it has had an effect yet they refuse to change their rules to help the riders of the sport who are leaving it.
I know they will say they help provide data for concussion studies and all that but honestly that is not what I am talking about. The AMA was or should be spending our money to help our sport. Somewhere the train went off the tracks and now we have two promoters running the sport instead of the riders who pay the dues to the AMA.
Would the real AMA please step up?
Having Ken injured is bad for business. That's a fact. The entire SX series just got immensely less interesting. Less interest means less ticket sales and less eyeballs. Less ticket sales and less eyeballs means less money.
McElraths wrist was a product of the shear speed involved when he crashed.
Same for Stewarts Colorado crash.
Outdoors are far too fast, and ask any rider in SX where they crash.
Forkners bike went backwards when he nosed that last whoop. Roczen wadded twice in rhythms.
James Stewart has disconnected from his bike numerous times in whoops and rhythms.
I do not even watch X Games or anything like that anymore just because of what I know is going to happen sooner or later. Of course we can't prevent all the injuries or anything like that but we can make sure we are working to improve the sport in the areas we know are hurting it currently.
Supercross has become relatively stale, with tracks that have no imagination, a tired racing format, and no way to effectively build the skills necessary for new or inexperienced riders.
Motocross requires a lot of travel, to the middle of nowhere for failing ticket sales
This was bound to happen when the two series were no longer under one promoter, and sx has always had a bigger crowd draw than mx.
If this happens you'll see something like what is in europe, where you have the SX series equal to GP's and the MX series will be = to the EMX series.
Im curious as to where they want to hold a few rounds? maybe a few more in the NE area and the South? 5 rounds at Anaheim???
do you think they should slow the tracks down, make em more technical like Euro tracks?
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That is one of the sports fastest riders clearly understanding that safety is very important to the success of the sport and that track.
Anyways, that's just my $0.02. Yes, I'm a jock. Yes, I enjoy a little bit of violence every now and then. No, I don't wear a flat bill, dickies or skate shoes. No, I don't like monster energy. Yes, I do like supercross. Yes, I do like outdoors. Go ahead, tell me to stop dragging my knuckles and evolve.
Bad crashes will always happen, but why not try to make a safer track that could still provide the racing battles which is all we really want to see.
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