Keep SX tracks the same year to year?

Other forms of racing, even outdoor MX have tracks that are more or less the same from year to year.

This allows tracks to develop a personality and I think it would be good for the sport.

If there are track designs that seem to be liked by most everyone and provide good racing, why can't we keep that basic design? I started thinking about this after this years Glendale SX.

Obviously, still make tweaks and small improvements for safety or other reasons.

I know there are lots of variables, especially with the open stadiums, but why not develop and improve the tracks every year instead of starting from scratch?
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2/5/2017 2:25pm
That's what makes Supercross unique and keeps people coming back. variety is good because it keeps things interesting
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God made dirt to be dug.
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I like it.
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Dont think they would do it in fear of it affecting attendance at the same track every year.

However, there may be the opportunity of using what proves to be a well designed track at other cities with a similar sized track area to work with .....ie football stadium tracks vs baseball stadium tracks.

That way they'll be using a known good track design without it becoming stale for the locals in each city

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2/5/2017 7:28pm
Maybe find a defining feature for a track and use it year after year, like going into the stands in Detroit. Maybe they can bring back that 270 turn to the over under bridge and long start for Pheonix next year. Not many other defining features stick out in my mind though.
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Is the forum broken?
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gsxr6 wrote:
Is the forum broken?
One would think.....
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I like it also!
2/19/2017 12:01pm
Figured I'd give this a bump because of all the complaints about the Minneapolis track.
2/19/2017 12:13pm
I actually think this would be cool. Probably not for every round though. That might get boring. Choose rounds that they have to most control over dirt conditions and choose layouts that have proven to offer good racing. It would be really cool to compare lap times over the years.
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2/19/2017 1:54pm
Please don't recreate that shitty Dallas track!
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Its already cookie-cut. Every obstacle they implement, same exact thing, all year.
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It works in all other Motorsports, I guess Feld knows something they dont.....
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Other forms of racing, even outdoor MX have tracks that are more or less the same from year to year. This allows tracks to develop a...
Other forms of racing, even outdoor MX have tracks that are more or less the same from year to year.

This allows tracks to develop a personality and I think it would be good for the sport.

If there are track designs that seem to be liked by most everyone and provide good racing, why can't we keep that basic design? I started thinking about this after this years Glendale SX.

Obviously, still make tweaks and small improvements for safety or other reasons.

I know there are lots of variables, especially with the open stadiums, but why not develop and improve the tracks every year instead of starting from scratch?
i like this idea. i dont see any reason not to revisit a layout from years prior. there are so many factors that change the track. the layout in glendale would ride much differently if it was in an east coast stadium with softer dirt.

there have been a lot of good tracks throughout the years, heck even just keeping the layout but changing jumps would make it nice.

reason one to do something like this is to prevent tracks like Minni from happening. to many 90 turns means no pass oppourtunities
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2/23/2017 11:42am
I think it'd be cool if they did throwback tracks. Like 2000's era, 90's era, even 80's era tracks on a couple of stops to see how the lap times compare.

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