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That Arlington crowd was the biggest of any TX Supercross I recall attending, maybe ever going back a long ways. I'd estimate 60k, the place holds 70k and it was close to full. When they did the National Anthem with the lights out you could really see all the cell phone lights in the upper sections. The place was electric with the fans obviously tuned into the action. Some of the best entertainment anywhere regardless of sport.
The SX Futures was a huge turnout, the announcer asked Ricky if he thought maybe they should hold 2 Arlington races a year?
Also this year so far, The Sandwinder Enduro in Smithville has 430 entries, the Torcs Scrambles at Rockne about the same, 2 Stroke race at 3 Palms over 200 and Winter race at Murphy's about the same. Things are looking bright here.
1800 Entries! at the GNCC tells me this economy is rolling and disposable income seems to be showing up at the tracks.
So nice not to be posting doom and gloom for a change!
The SX Futures was a huge turnout, the announcer asked Ricky if he thought maybe they should hold 2 Arlington races a year?
Also this year so far, The Sandwinder Enduro in Smithville has 430 entries, the Torcs Scrambles at Rockne about the same, 2 Stroke race at 3 Palms over 200 and Winter race at Murphy's about the same. Things are looking bright here.
1800 Entries! at the GNCC tells me this economy is rolling and disposable income seems to be showing up at the tracks.
So nice not to be posting doom and gloom for a change!
In the how do I get started article, they say dirtbiking is pretty big.
Take it for what it’s worth, but they mentioned motocross as being the largest amateur motorized
Sport in America. Just sayin.....
I thrive on down votes, I don't want everyone to agree in an echo chamber, let's hear your views?
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long may it continue, but i would not be patting ourselves on the back to much,
The STACYC races and rides in the pits are also a great sign for the future, start them young. I did not see too much ambulance loading at the Futures, in fact I think I could have beat a bunch of those Over 40 guys with my slow ass 62 year old self.
The TX MX series have also shrunken/consolidated but the off road stuff is blowing up.
And the Amateur Nationals Loretta Lynn's. Etc
But Local Grassroots MX and participation In local Motocoss and in Motorcycling period even on the street is down.
They talk About on the Beginning here
https://youtu.be/mpvDgF4V-vc
And the Motorcycle industry council Hired a group to try to find out why, link here. https://blog.motorcycle.com/2019/07/31/motorcycle-news/motorcycle-indus…
As far as the rest. I don't know... I'm not in the know with many dealer and wouldn't be surprised with closures or pulling support.
We did have over 200 entries at the OTMX/OTHG race yesterday. Combined club race yes, but still a good turn out! Especially with folks being uneasy about the weather. I could be way off base but I just feel like this year is starting out at a slight "uptick" over last year.
Sorry but motocross is absolutely nothing close to what it was in the late 90's/early 00's.
I was running north carolina Saturday night races in the late 90's and had a competing track less than 30 miles away and we would often both have over 300 entries when we ran on the same weekend.
Had close to 500 entries at some events up until 2005, and had 980 entries at a mega series event in march of 2007.
This was all with multiple events running within an hour of mine about every weekend.
Even "Supercross futures" are not what they were at places like Houston and the silverdome.
Some events pull decent numbers, but when you factor in that there are far fewer competing events and anemic bike sales current racing is hardly worth getting excited about.
We won't even get into racing in the mid 70's when Honda probably sold more cr 125s than total units sold nowadays.
Grow the sport is a weekly thing around here, so recognition is due when there are positives. Looking at the sport in segments, there are things that are working/growing and things that are not. Those that are able to assess the past and use it wisely to plan for the future are going to be a be able to carve out a niche and thrive/survive.
No Houston and Triple Crown played major roles. Less is more?
The Futures are mind numbing, gate drop after gate drop leads to apathy as a spectator.
Good to see everyone turn out in Texas, too bad they cant find a place for a national that isn't 500 degrees in spring/summer, and close to Dallas or Houston...
Pit Row
I'm continually amazed with what other people are buying, 70K Audi sedan, 500k house this, vacation that, leverage that debt I guess.
That being said, it is an outlier in the fact that it is located right in the Triangle made by San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. None of the other rounds will come remotely close to that. I am not sure what conclusions can be drawn from this example.
Arlington SX Attendance: 62,105
Off-road seems stronger, most likely because there’s more riding and less waiting around with 1,000 classes. Also parents are petrified their kid will get seriously injured. Personally I think tracks are safer than trees and rocks, but the perception is there.
There are lot's of events with full starting lines in the small bike classes, and that includes mixing in all of the variety of different groups. The Stacyc's and the new electric mini's are finding buyers.
Grass roots Motocross may not ever have boom days again, but the glass is half full. Don't ignore the Elephant in the Room. Off Road.
1800 ENTRIES at the GNCC! I'm not sure if that's a record, but damn!. Congrats MX Sports and Feld, all of your hard work is paying off.
Texas Winter Series at Village Creek = 600 entries
2 Stroke Race at 3 Palms = 100 entries
Winter Race at Murphys = 200 entries
Hoosier Arenacross in Dallas = 190 entries
All motocross races in Texas on one weekend in January. All within a few hours of each other too. There was also a Kicker Arenacross in Guthrie Oklahoma that weekend that pulled a few Texas riders.
Side note, about 50-60% of the Hoosier Arenacross riders come from mid west and mid south states that follow the series. The Texas Winter Series also pulls a few from states up north that head south for that series.
Still pretty solid numbers. I'll take it!
Thanks for pointing out the Stacyc involvement too! We processed about 250 kids through our demo track in the pits at the Dallas SX. I thanked the parents as they were leaving and asked where they were from, so I could let them know who their local dealer was. About 50% were from out of state. That stadium is a magnet for people around the country. Its was also like that when I was with Parts Unlimited. Dealers would come to our hospitality from all over the nation.
Where ever they come from, it was a great turn out.
Here’s my proposed structure for local mx racing:
Classes: A, B, C, 85, 65, and 50
Structure:
big bikes- 2 20 min motos 8 min practice
Small bikes- 2 15 min motos 8 min practice
50s- 2 10 min motos
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