Supercross restarting in SLC?

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Can we attend with a drone? Laughing
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Can we attend with a drone? Laughing
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It's not nice to speak of your wife like that....
Haaaaha...that's funny.
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Feld is cutting the payout 20%. Will the privateers show up?. I heard that the riders and crew are either at the hotel or at the track or on the buses. Not sure how accurate this is.
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Millionaires gotta eat too, I guess
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endurox wrote:
Feld is cutting the payout 20%. Will the privateers show up?. I heard that the riders and crew are either at the hotel or at the...
Feld is cutting the payout 20%. Will the privateers show up?. I heard that the riders and crew are either at the hotel or at the track or on the buses. Not sure how accurate this is.
My understanding, that's fairly accurate, but that's for everyone's protection. If you let everyone wander off the reservation you run the risk of someone becoming infected and then passing it along to everyone else.

Logistically, has to be a nightmare, especially where food is concerned

How do you feed these people? Has to be a lot of issues with food...vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, and "I only eat chicken the night before a race" guys

This seems like it would be a nightmare. Maybe with the old circus knowledge from Ringling Brothers, they can figure this out.

Then....How do you feed everyone during raceday? I know most teams go to Costco or grocery and get large salad things and some pasta stuff, but if everyone is quarantined, you can't run to the local Piggly Wiggly, for concern of infection and spreading to others
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It is not open qualifying. The top 40 in points are the only riders attending as the aren’t doing qualifying. Practice and the race. The story on the front page breaks down which races are East and West coast except the last one which is an east west showdown
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Anyone have any contacts to be a flagger for these races? I'm 5 minutes from the stadium and would take the time off of work to do it in a heart beat.
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TriRacer27 5/15/2020 9:28am
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I think it's finally sinking in both how cool it is that we may get to re-start the series, but also how weird it's going to be. No fans - are they still doing rider intros? Will they use more bowl turns on the outside lanes? Will riders still be allowed to stay in their own RVs? Do the track crews and flaggers also need to be quarantined? Will everyone be wearing masks?

Also, have they decided what they'll do if one rider shows up with a fever, but can't be cleared of COVID before race time?

My personal opinion is they run it just like any other business. You show up for work, there's protocols for screening and distancing, but then everyone is on their own. You don't see grocery stores forcing their employees to stay on-site, why would this be any different?
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TriRacer27 wrote:
I think it's finally sinking in both how cool it is that we may get to re-start the series, but also how weird it's going to...
I think it's finally sinking in both how cool it is that we may get to re-start the series, but also how weird it's going to be. No fans - are they still doing rider intros? Will they use more bowl turns on the outside lanes? Will riders still be allowed to stay in their own RVs? Do the track crews and flaggers also need to be quarantined? Will everyone be wearing masks?

Also, have they decided what they'll do if one rider shows up with a fever, but can't be cleared of COVID before race time?

My personal opinion is they run it just like any other business. You show up for work, there's protocols for screening and distancing, but then everyone is on their own. You don't see grocery stores forcing their employees to stay on-site, why would this be any different?
Because their employees already live close enough to their place of work. Cashiers aren't flying in from California or Florida twice a week.
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What will they do with the track layout? Rebuild it to a totally new one after every race?
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Racerman967 5/15/2020 9:45am
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That is the plan, come in after the race on Sunday and rebuild for the race in Wednesday and so on. I am sure they have the track layouts already planned and extra dirt if needed.
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TriRacer27 5/15/2020 9:49am
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TriRacer27 wrote:
I think it's finally sinking in both how cool it is that we may get to re-start the series, but also how weird it's going to...
I think it's finally sinking in both how cool it is that we may get to re-start the series, but also how weird it's going to be. No fans - are they still doing rider intros? Will they use more bowl turns on the outside lanes? Will riders still be allowed to stay in their own RVs? Do the track crews and flaggers also need to be quarantined? Will everyone be wearing masks?

Also, have they decided what they'll do if one rider shows up with a fever, but can't be cleared of COVID before race time?

My personal opinion is they run it just like any other business. You show up for work, there's protocols for screening and distancing, but then everyone is on their own. You don't see grocery stores forcing their employees to stay on-site, why would this be any different?
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Because their employees already live close enough to their place of work. Cashiers aren't flying in from California or Florida twice a week.
So?
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ZB93 5/15/2020 10:11am
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What does this mean for Outdoors this year??
TriRacer27 5/15/2020 10:26am
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What does this mean for Outdoors this year??
Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra time testing, and the riders should be more rested.
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TriRacer27 wrote:
Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra...
Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra time testing, and the riders should be more rested.
That would be sweet but I don't see it happening... Do they have a tentative schedule out showing July 4th? I'm looking at TBD for everything
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EngIceDave 5/15/2020 10:43am
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If you don't provide a healthy working environment, isn't there some level of liability?

"You (Feld) didn't take proper precautions to mitigate exposure to COVID-19 and my client (big money go fast guy) got sick and now has long term health issues"

Then, couldn't the venue itself become liable for not proper sanitary standards?

How about the Utah Sports Commission?

and on and on

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TriRacer27 5/15/2020 10:46am
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Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra...
Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra time testing, and the riders should be more rested.
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That would be sweet but I don't see it happening... Do they have a tentative schedule out showing July 4th? I'm looking at TBD for everything
As with everything these days, nothing official until the gate drops, but that's what they're saying. July 4th at Red Bud.

But yeah, this is definitely a trickier one than supercross because the promoters may not want to run the race if they can't have fans, and what they're allowed to do will vary from state to state.
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TriRacer27 wrote:
I think it's finally sinking in both how cool it is that we may get to re-start the series, but also how weird it's going to...
I think it's finally sinking in both how cool it is that we may get to re-start the series, but also how weird it's going to be. No fans - are they still doing rider intros? Will they use more bowl turns on the outside lanes? Will riders still be allowed to stay in their own RVs? Do the track crews and flaggers also need to be quarantined? Will everyone be wearing masks?

Also, have they decided what they'll do if one rider shows up with a fever, but can't be cleared of COVID before race time?

My personal opinion is they run it just like any other business. You show up for work, there's protocols for screening and distancing, but then everyone is on their own. You don't see grocery stores forcing their employees to stay on-site, why would this be any different?
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Because their employees already live close enough to their place of work. Cashiers aren't flying in from California or Florida twice a week.
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So?
So what? You asked why grocery stores aren't making their employees stay on site/in hotels and I gave an answer. Having a large group of people meeting, then flying back and forth to different parts of the country is a much different scenario than driving to the store from your home in the same town.
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TriRacer27 wrote:
Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra...
Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra time testing, and the riders should be more rested.
ZB93 wrote:
That would be sweet but I don't see it happening... Do they have a tentative schedule out showing July 4th? I'm looking at TBD for everything
TriRacer27 wrote:
As with everything these days, nothing official until the gate drops, but that's what they're saying. July 4th at Red Bud. But yeah, this is definitely...
As with everything these days, nothing official until the gate drops, but that's what they're saying. July 4th at Red Bud.

But yeah, this is definitely a trickier one than supercross because the promoters may not want to run the race if they can't have fans, and what they're allowed to do will vary from state to state.
Heads up, Michigan is a shit show currently and looking into the foreseeable future. yayyyy

Carry on.
TriRacer27 5/15/2020 3:15pm
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davis224 wrote:
Because their employees already live close enough to their place of work. Cashiers aren't flying in from California or Florida twice a week.
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So?
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So what? You asked why grocery stores aren't making their employees stay on site/in hotels and I gave an answer. Having a large group of people...
So what? You asked why grocery stores aren't making their employees stay on site/in hotels and I gave an answer. Having a large group of people meeting, then flying back and forth to different parts of the country is a much different scenario than driving to the store from your home in the same town.
Yeah, but that's not really an answer. Why is that more dangerous? Because of big, scary airplanes?

I don't think anyone will be flying back and forth much with such short timeframes between races, but forcing them to stay in SLC doesn't make much sense from a safety perspective unless they completely quarantine everyone for 4 weeks, and good luck with that. You would have manage controlled procurement for everything, including food, parts and equipment, transportation, etc for everyone.
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TriRacer27 wrote:
Yeah, but that's not really an answer. Why is that more dangerous? Because of big, scary airplanes? I don't think anyone will be flying back and...
Yeah, but that's not really an answer. Why is that more dangerous? Because of big, scary airplanes?

I don't think anyone will be flying back and forth much with such short timeframes between races, but forcing them to stay in SLC doesn't make much sense from a safety perspective unless they completely quarantine everyone for 4 weeks, and good luck with that. You would have manage controlled procurement for everything, including food, parts and equipment, transportation, etc for everyone.
This is where common sense prevails and the racers that can make staying in SLC work, do it. Some won't, and that is just a reality of the moment.
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crusty_xx 5/15/2020 3:57pm
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Anyone have any contacts to be a flagger for these races? I'm 5 minutes from the stadium and would take the time off of work to...
Anyone have any contacts to be a flagger for these races? I'm 5 minutes from the stadium and would take the time off of work to do it in a heart beat.
I'd fly in from Europe to be a flagger Cool
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Racerman967 5/15/2020 4:35pm
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I am guessing that Feld/AMA have basically rented 2 complete hotels for everyone and will check temperatures before entering the track area.
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So per the Zoom call today you must test negative 48 hours prior to the even to race. If you stay in Utah you will not need to be retested. If you leave you will need to be retested 48 hours before the rece.

So if you left after Sunday's race you would need to be retested Monday. Probably not worth it.

If you leave after the Weds race you would need to be retested Friday. With trave time etc probably not worth it unless for an injury.
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So a top rider could show up and test positive yet feel perfectly fine but than would get told cannot race. That would cause a huge blow up. Racers have raced all the time half under the weather , even at the start of this season Cooper Webb was half sick.
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Bidirella wrote:
What will they do with the track layout? Rebuild it to a totally new one after every race?
Yes they will
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endurox wrote:
Feld is cutting the payout 20%. Will the privateers show up?. I heard that the riders and crew are either at the hotel or at the...
Feld is cutting the payout 20%. Will the privateers show up?. I heard that the riders and crew are either at the hotel or at the track or on the buses. Not sure how accurate this is.
EngIceDave wrote:
My understanding, that's fairly accurate, but that's for everyone's protection. If you let everyone wander off the reservation you run the risk of someone becoming infected...
My understanding, that's fairly accurate, but that's for everyone's protection. If you let everyone wander off the reservation you run the risk of someone becoming infected and then passing it along to everyone else.

Logistically, has to be a nightmare, especially where food is concerned

How do you feed these people? Has to be a lot of issues with food...vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, and "I only eat chicken the night before a race" guys

This seems like it would be a nightmare. Maybe with the old circus knowledge from Ringling Brothers, they can figure this out.

Then....How do you feed everyone during raceday? I know most teams go to Costco or grocery and get large salad things and some pasta stuff, but if everyone is quarantined, you can't run to the local Piggly Wiggly, for concern of infection and spreading to others
Do they not have grocery stores in SLC? I dont understand what you're even trying to get at. The teams will be prepared. They will send someone out to buy food while wearing proper PPE. It's really not nearly as big of a deal as you're making it seem.
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the whole thing is a joke. All politics. Just use common sense, keep your distance, wash your hands and fricken race. Such a political joke having all these "rules". Their fricken adults, we get it. Just go on with life and be careful. That's really all anyone can do. Oh, and if you don't like it, stay home, problem solved.
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TriRacer27 wrote:
Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra...
Short 2 week break and right into it on July 4th I think. Not much different than other years, except a few teams have spent extra time testing, and the riders should be more rested.
ZB93 wrote:
That would be sweet but I don't see it happening... Do they have a tentative schedule out showing July 4th? I'm looking at TBD for everything
TriRacer27 wrote:
As with everything these days, nothing official until the gate drops, but that's what they're saying. July 4th at Red Bud. But yeah, this is definitely...
As with everything these days, nothing official until the gate drops, but that's what they're saying. July 4th at Red Bud.

But yeah, this is definitely a trickier one than supercross because the promoters may not want to run the race if they can't have fans, and what they're allowed to do will vary from state to state.
Ironman. July 4th.

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