Whats your verdict on these timed races?

Moto331 wrote:

There's nothing better than a two Moto format. Just like the monster energy cup. It's not confusing, we do it in the outdoors. If you're waiting...

There's nothing better than a two Moto format. Just like the monster energy cup. It's not confusing, we do it in the outdoors. If you're waiting to see that Dungey and Tomac battle, or any two top riders, well they're in separate heats most of the time, so, you wait through all the qualifying and once the main event comes, Dungey gets a good start and tomac is back in 10th and the friggin race is over… At least with two Moto's, they get a second shot, WE AS FANS get a second shot at seeing another battle in an additional race.

To an outsider, there is nothing more confusing then heats, semis, lcq, now timed main events? And the 450s are the only ones with semis?
Just explaining the difference between the 250s and 450s is confusing enough, believe I would know, I've had to explain this stuff my whole life to people. 2 Moto mains for both classes is the way to go

Flip109 wrote:

Yeppers. I'm with this. As a matter of fact do the same thing the aussie sx did a few years ago with 3 moto formats. Have...

Yeppers. I'm with this. As a matter of fact do the same thing the aussie sx did a few years ago with 3 moto formats. Have a 125, 250, and open classes. Get all of the qualifying done on Friday afternoon and sat morning via however the fuck they want to do it. Timing races whatever. The night show could still be 3 hours. 1st hour 125 moto 1, 250 moto 1, and open moto 1. These could be timed like they are now or whatever to allow a brief intermission for track maintenance after each set of motos. repeat this 2 more timies. Night show is 3 hours like now. All motos are points paying equally. Every moto you watch would count and there would be more meaningful racing. Plus the return of the 125 class would be exciting as hell! Anywayzzz just dreaming! hello monday haha

hvaughn88 wrote:

As a fan, I like it. If I were a rider, I would hate it.

SlowMoFo wrote:

Fans: "These motos are too short, we are getting robbed!"
Industry: Motos will be timed to extend race time/exposure!"
Fans: "These timed motos suck!"

MX Guy wrote:

Making the racing timed was a decision made not to benefit the viewer but to benefit the organization of the show.

wfo4ever wrote:

Longer mains are much better than 15 and 20 lap main events with 40 and 50 second lap times. But all they did was just make...

Longer mains are much better than 15 and 20 lap main events with 40 and 50 second lap times. But all they did was just make all the qualifying races shorter to make the mains longer. So as far as the fan getting to see the top rider's race more nothing has changed. It is just an illusion, the circus show is still 3 hours on TV with a lot of commercials and those stupid filler segments, just like before. The Heats, Semi's, and LCQ's should also be longer. Get rid of the stupid photos of people on bikes in their living room watching the race, the science of motocross, the cutaway bike tip of the day, rider profiles and less commercials (the same ones over and over really suck) will give the extra time for more racing. Fans just want to see some good racing for a longer time. But the tracks should hold up and be safe for that amount of time also. Longer mains means you must have better track prep with more dirt to keep the plywood and concrete floor from showing. That is just common sense. As far as lapped riders go, once there lap times are over a pre-determined lap time or they begin to just start rolling the jumps, stopping on the track, and just getting in the way they should be black flagged and removed from track ASAP. It is dangerous enough for all of the riders and slow riders only make it worse. They should be black flagged no matter how long a race is in the main event, heats, or practice. If the slower rider does not pull off when black flagged, the rider should be fined by the AMA. Just my opinion....

wfo4ever wrote:

Longer mains are much better than 15 and 20 lap main events with 40 and 50 second lap times. But all they did was just make...

Longer mains are much better than 15 and 20 lap main events with 40 and 50 second lap times. But all they did was just make all the qualifying races shorter to make the mains longer. So as far as the fan getting to see the top rider's race more nothing has changed. It is just an illusion, the circus show is still 3 hours on TV with a lot of commercials and those stupid filler segments, just like before. The Heats, Semi's, and LCQ's should also be longer. Get rid of the stupid photos of people on bikes in their living room watching the race, the science of motocross, the cutaway bike tip of the day, rider profiles and less commercials (the same ones over and over really suck) will give the extra time for more racing. Fans just want to see some good racing for a longer time. But the tracks should hold up and be safe for that amount of time also. Longer mains means you must have better track prep with more dirt to keep the plywood and concrete floor from showing. That is just common sense. As far as lapped riders go, once there lap times are over a pre-determined lap time or they begin to just start rolling the jumps, stopping on the track, and just getting in the way they should be black flagged and removed from track ASAP. It is dangerous enough for all of the riders and slow riders only make it worse. They should be black flagged no matter how long a race is in the main event, heats, or practice. If the slower rider does not pull off when black flagged, the rider should be fined by the AMA. Just my opinion....

mx836 wrote:

Completely agree, but if anything changes, it will be less racing. All they care about is maximizing the amount of advertisement they can fit into the...

Completely agree, but if anything changes, it will be less racing. All they care about is maximizing the amount of advertisement they can fit into the program so they can line their greedy pockets at the expense of the sport and it's fans. They take it to the next level. Even the twitter or instagram or whatever the hell it is segment is only there so people help them advertise by tagging them on social media. It's not about the pictures. The more I think about it, the more I can't stand Feld.