Local racing in the forum

spimx wrote:

Local racing is struggling in texas. It's nothing like Cali and nothing like the 90s or early 2000s

spimx wrote:

Local racing is struggling in texas. It's nothing like Cali and nothing like the 90s or early 2000s

JustMX wrote:

I I believe those in California will tell you that local racing is mostly struggling there as well.

crowe176 wrote:

Nobody here races.

spimx wrote:

WE DONT NEED COVERAGE OF LOCAL RACING. I DON'T REALLY CARE WHO WON THE RACE, I DON'T CARE WHAT PLACE I GET EITHER. BUT I WOULD...

WE DONT NEED COVERAGE OF LOCAL RACING. I DON'T REALLY CARE WHO WON THE RACE, I DON'T CARE WHAT PLACE I GET EITHER. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS RACING WHICH WEEKEND OR ANY TRACK UPDATES THEY WANT TO POST.

motogrady wrote:

Jesus. I can almost taste the apathy and depression oozing from this phone. U guys ever think that maybe the lack of structure is a contributing...

Jesus. I can almost taste the apathy and depression oozing from this phone.

U guys ever think that maybe the lack of structure is a contributing factor to the lack of interest in moto?

I watch the local news. I listen to the radio. I read the local paper. Every week, some kid in high school has a good game. He or she, the game, and teams are mentioned. I’m not saying they are stars, but they are known. People, of all ages, follow the stick and ball stuff. They know what team is hot. What team is struggling. Who the better players are. You hear them squawking about it every Monday.

Now, tell me, my moto friends, who is the top rider in your area or district, AMA points wise?

What expert is gonna try and qualify for the show when The Feld Circus comes to town?
What 250 B rider is about to point out and have to move up next month?

If you don’t know, how the fuck do think anyone outside of the sport will know?

And why then would anyone be interested?

To the masses, we are nothing more than some dirt bike race they catch a glimpse of, on a Saturday night, when their basketball game is over.
Which imho is a shame.

Somehow, we have lost our way.

Is just running a few races a year, with a slew of practice days thrown in, good enough to draw an interest in not only new riders, but fans, of the sport?

If someone, anyone, it’s really what the AMA should be doing, would take the time to write up a short article, and send it off to the local paper or radio station, on a regular basis, would that not help the cause?

If, that is, there is more to write about than some guy that won a race and that’s about it.

No, there needs to be a story, a series, on a local level, that locals can relate too. Something joe regular thinks he, or his kid, could probably do.

That’s where a series comes in.
The struggle, the highs and lows, that go with any long term endeavor, is what grabs us.

And that’s what’s missing. Not only is the word not getting out there, one wonders, is there any word to get out?

Hey, I’m all for a guy doing his own thing.

But think about it, if we are little more than a bunch of outlaws, with no rhyme or reason but to do a few laps, or race now and then, where is the interest in that?

And all the while, that 16 year old kid that had a good game last week, which just might get him and his team in the local playoff whatever, is in the local news.

Enticing the younger guys, the next generation, to think yea, I could probably do that.

spimx wrote:

Dude you got me so lost. I'm not saying we need a recap of the races for entertainment. We need an area for local tracks to...

Dude you got me so lost.

I'm not saying we need a recap of the races for entertainment. We need an area for local tracks to promote their races and connect local racers with races and track updates.

WHO CARE WHO WON THE LOCAL RACES? I DON'T, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS OPEN FOR RACING AND WHAT DAYS SO I CAN USE VACATION OR SICK DAYS AT WORK. AND IT WOULD HELP THE TRACK GET PEOPLE OUT.

GuyB wrote:

In the early days here we had regional sections in the forum. They largely went unused.

motogrady wrote:

Jesus. I can almost taste the apathy and depression oozing from this phone. U guys ever think that maybe the lack of structure is a contributing...

Jesus. I can almost taste the apathy and depression oozing from this phone.

U guys ever think that maybe the lack of structure is a contributing factor to the lack of interest in moto?

I watch the local news. I listen to the radio. I read the local paper. Every week, some kid in high school has a good game. He or she, the game, and teams are mentioned. I’m not saying they are stars, but they are known. People, of all ages, follow the stick and ball stuff. They know what team is hot. What team is struggling. Who the better players are. You hear them squawking about it every Monday.

Now, tell me, my moto friends, who is the top rider in your area or district, AMA points wise?

What expert is gonna try and qualify for the show when The Feld Circus comes to town?
What 250 B rider is about to point out and have to move up next month?

If you don’t know, how the fuck do think anyone outside of the sport will know?

And why then would anyone be interested?

To the masses, we are nothing more than some dirt bike race they catch a glimpse of, on a Saturday night, when their basketball game is over.
Which imho is a shame.

Somehow, we have lost our way.

Is just running a few races a year, with a slew of practice days thrown in, good enough to draw an interest in not only new riders, but fans, of the sport?

If someone, anyone, it’s really what the AMA should be doing, would take the time to write up a short article, and send it off to the local paper or radio station, on a regular basis, would that not help the cause?

If, that is, there is more to write about than some guy that won a race and that’s about it.

No, there needs to be a story, a series, on a local level, that locals can relate too. Something joe regular thinks he, or his kid, could probably do.

That’s where a series comes in.
The struggle, the highs and lows, that go with any long term endeavor, is what grabs us.

And that’s what’s missing. Not only is the word not getting out there, one wonders, is there any word to get out?

Hey, I’m all for a guy doing his own thing.

But think about it, if we are little more than a bunch of outlaws, with no rhyme or reason but to do a few laps, or race now and then, where is the interest in that?

And all the while, that 16 year old kid that had a good game last week, which just might get him and his team in the local playoff whatever, is in the local news.

Enticing the younger guys, the next generation, to think yea, I could probably do that.