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Could still have some big air time for the monster truck fans, just build the jumps with a bit more safety in mind, then make the really technical stuff smaller & out of sand.
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They are still going to be limited by the (relatively) tiny size of the 'plot' that the track is put onto, but with timed races, a bit of a different approach might help.
Injuries will always happen - my old Ortho used to say to me the human body could barely handle a fall at walking pace, though he himself said he was continually amazed at what we could survive, at times.
I think we could do much better with the tracks, but I doubt we will see much change.
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We all love the sport! Yes all things change and must. Anything that stays the same goes away sooner or later. When the AMA removed the 500cc motocross racing they did it for safety and sure a few people hated to see it go but most understood. We can all agree we do not like seeing any rider hurt! I have yet to be at a track and see a rider crash hard and see people cheering that the rider is hurt!
So with that said lets use common sense. No one here wants to see racing go away because of a broken arm or two. However, we in the sport must understand change is part of life. The sport just needs to worry more about safety when building these tracks. In the Pro outdoors we see jumps so big only a few 450 riders could make the leap. What were they 150 to 160 ft? What is next? Who is going to be the first track to put in the 200 ft jump? We all know it is coming. This practice will continue until we all watch a rider die on live TV! Then what? A human body can only take so much. When we hear pro riders saying they are scared the tracks and promoters should start to listen!
Yes the riders just get on with it, Kenny was full on confidence.
I think the main issue here is the fact probably a small soft spot on the track has cost the series a superstar. Could have even ended the career. We are all losing out from this, obviously Kenny's health is most important.
As a race fan I wanna see close racing, you don't need these types of extreme sections to achieve that. There are other ways of making a challenging track which could reduce risk of losing riders during the season.
Reduce being the operative word.
humans simply aren't designed to deal with the extreme forces that commonly occur in motocross crashes.
if you could fix a broken back or neck and restore function after paralysis itd be a different story. but people lose their ability to walk and lead a normal life FAR too often as a result of crashes. deaths are far too common as well.
love the sport but i was finally able to walk away and im grateful for that.
exactly right,,,,,,, I have been wondering for years why not just return to sx tracks that were exciting and much safer like in the 70's and 80's
I, for one, am sick of having such great guys broken up just due to stupidness of the track designs.
Two legitimate choices in an adult world.
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