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Phil, I didn't mean to quote your "No" response.
Your just ticked because you don't like the message.
The Nationals guys can't complain because they had to qualify for the race, the Euros can't complain because they had to qualify........anyone with a license could come qualify anyway so nobody could really complain.
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Keep SX the same. Maybe throw in one more off week. But I think it's fine. Once SX concludes, take a longer break between SX and MX. At least three weeks.
What does this do?
1. Pushes the conclusion of the season closer to the MXoN, allowing US based riders to still be in MX mode when the MXoN rolls around.
2. Allows more time for MX testing, decreasing those all too common injuries while MX testing during SX season.
3. Allows the riders a sort of "halftime" break in the middle of the season to rest and recover, again decreasing injuries and allowing a healthier field to enter MX. How often do we see riders miss the first few races due to an injury in SX?
4. Allows for US riders to race a GP to get into MX mode if they'd like. Long shot I know. But remember those Glen Helen USGPs were the only week off between MX and SX. Which is a main reason US rider turnout was low.
5. Allows for the US fan base to get more involved in the GP MX scene. Many GP fans follow the AMA series closely, but the opposite isn't true as often. A month off between MX and SX may give US fans a reason to start watching more GP races. Especially if number 4 becomes true.
I know this has its own problems. For instance, Red Bud always being on 4th of July weekend now becomes one of the first rounds of the series. Other tracks may have to accommodate their own schedule if they want to keep the AMA National there. But overall, I think this would be a great solution for everyone.
Thoughts?
I am not saying the FIM has to move the race up in September simply to accommodate the Americans, either. That's why I think a mid-season break is fair to both sides. I just want one race per year where the best American riders go head-to-head with the best from around the world.
Don't get me wrong I love the MXDN and hate to see it come to this and hate to see the sponsors and manufacturers be put into a position where they have to choose but that is where we are at.
So, since 2012 the date for the MXoN hasn't really changed - it's been the last weekend in September. The real change has come from the US outdoor schedule, which now ends 2 weeks earlier than it used to.
As if the American HRC team was gonna tell Roczen that it was mandatory that he ride in the MXoN ... for Germany.
if it was in the Contract and they all signed it , there would be no issue. but like stated they don't really care.
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A San Marino GP was scheduled for the 9th of July this summer but it got cancelled. Typically there are two or three GPs a month.
The problem for Youthstreams is that the schedule changes quite a bit year after year and new venues are coming and going all the time. Organising 17/18/19/20 GPs around the world must be quite dificult a logistically, especially when some of them rely on speculative government funding or dodgy promoters that sometimes withdraw at late notice. MXSports have long and established relationships with most of the tracks on the Outdoor schedule, they have less races and a more compact timeframe of four months to work to.
That said I definitely agree they need to schedule the MXdN for early/mid September.
Seriously, armchair logistics are great on paper..... but in the real world, things aren't quite so easy.
Bikes need to be shipped, visas need to be arranged... there is a reason Russia has a break before and after.
There is also the Junior World Championship which isn't included in your list, but is still run by Youthstream. And then, just as importantly..... you have the British, French, Belgian, German, Dutch, Italian national championships which all need to fit into the calendar and can't be all run on top of each other on the same weekend.
Makes since to me!
Would be a very simple and much easier race to make and we would get to see the races a lot of us would want to see. It could be a big deal with big prize money for this one event. A championship within a championship.
Sorry but this doesnt make any sense to me. Luongos vision of his series is that it becomes similar to motogp. Very professional with the teams running the show for the riders, he is squeezing out privateers for this reason. Im not going to argue that strategy. The idea that MXGP riders NEED to go ride national series is bullshit imo. Thise national series should be a stepping stone to the EMX series then the mxgp series not designated practice days for the best in the world. You dont see Marc Marquez running the CEV series on his off weekends.
either way, it's not "easy" as you suggest.... and the fact that they did them back to back in 2016 and then put a week in between in 2017 tells me that the people making the schedule know what they are talking about
and it's why in 2018 the preliminary schedule has the USA and Mexico back to back, and not Argentina/Mexico
Give the teams so more time to test for outdoors...
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