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I check the results each weekend on the internet and that's it.
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the tracks need to change.
I think one of the reasons I like motocross so much is because even if there isn't a battle on the track it's still interesting to see these guys battle against a super gnarly track. I remember last year at one race second moto I think it was, Marvin nearly ate shit 3 times on a single lap. No pressure or anything. He was just pushing it and the track was pushing back. I can appreciate that and enjoy watching it.
SX on the other hand is just stale right now. Whether it's the tracks, the format, the bikes. Maybe a combination of all three.
I think the MEC should be the test bed for change, and then supercross should change when it makes sense.
They made that one little change on timed events and now they are burning through to the floor. Oops.
Yes, I'd like to see some more excitement ala Hannah. But these guys are rightfully protecting their clean cut marketing appeal by saying nothing too alarming. Get pissed and get dropped by your sponsor. Imagine if Dungey said "Seely rode like a novice and damn near took me out when he freakin centerpunched me. I was lucky but he won't be the next time". Yes that would go over real well with Target sponsor. But it seems funny the NASCAR guys get into more fights than Moto.
On ratings and interest, I can't get my kids to watch it on TV, but they love going to the local Supercross (was SF now Oakland) and riding.
https://kwiksurveys.com/s/EY7XTJAz
For me, it has been hard this year because of the timing of the shows. I record them and watch once the event is underway so that I can forward through the commercials. YES commercials give the broadcasters money, but to me they also put potential viewers off watching.
If you get a west coast round that starts late for me (Chicago), by the time I've let it record long enough to not catch up to live its very late and I've fallen asleep before the main events a number of times.
I think the commercials are awful, the fill in sections with the social media stuff makes me cringe and the actual races feel like a side event. Make the races the main thing, and perhaps show more of other riders evening, the battles through the field could be covered. I don't want to see the top three all of the time.
I go back and watch races from 2007-2009 or 2011-2013 and it's amazing how much better they were then. The tracks were better and wider, the bikes were less dialed in and as important as they are now so racing was closer, it was more unpredictable, and it was exciting to see what would happen on any given weekend.
I completely missed last weeks race in Toronto, and when I found out Tomac won off a good start and Dungey had a crappy start and got to 2nd... I'm just not surprised at all. The parity in the 450 class is awful. The top 2-3 guys are just so far ahead of the middle guys, and the middle guys are so far ahead of the bottom guys, there is no surprising action.
I'm not disrespecting the top and middle riders or the teams. They are the ones that deserve the most respect, and I give them huge props for dealing with these garbage tracks and a garbage promoter in Feld. But something has to change. SX is beyond stale. I don't even bother trying to get non-moto friends to watch it because I know they'll be bored out of their mind.
I don't know the solution. Obviously the tracks are awful and need to be overhauled, but I'd like to see more dirt, elimination motos, less factory and more stock bikes, combination of the 250+450's on the track, ANYTHING to even the playing field and add some excitement. Just do something.
Do you ride off road motorcycles?
Yes - 93%
If yes, do you race competitively?
Yes - 64%
Are you following this season?
Yes - 93%
Ranking current format is unclear with the number of responses
The most important aspects of changing are Track design (1) and Main Event Format (2). The other items are fairly close to one another at this time.
We should go to a chase format:
No - 77%
Tracks need to be unique and not a recycling of the same obstacles week-to-week. Obstacles should be indicative of what the best riders in the world are able to ride. Past professions should be direct consults on track design on a continuous basis.
Yes - 86%
Again, with the number of responses we have so far you can't really draw any definitive conclusions without a wide margin of error. So share the survey with your friends and openly. The more data we get back the better. All of the responses so far are via Vital's link I posted minus a few that I shared with my circle of friends who ride & race.
Hey Vital, feel free to share this as well. I imagine it would provide a good writing topic. If you're interested I'll share the full access to results with you if we start getting more responses.
Link to survey: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/EY7XTJAz
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