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It could be a benefit for moto once you get used to it. The it's a distraction part of it goes away quick.
As for regular riding advices? Here I am really not sure. It is not for everyone and I am sure it takes time to get used to it to stay focused while communicating.
"cut left now"
"take outside line in the next corner"
etc
Spare me the point that stuff ike this hasnt been happening since the "let broc bye" incident.
Situations like marvin moving out of dungey's way or savatgy letting tomac by for the win at monster cup would become much more frequent with team orders mid race.
now, if you want to let race officials do crash reports with a section number over a common frequency, then that might be a help with safety.
it would require riders and safety spotters to study track drawings and memorize turn numbers and jump names so they would know immediately where a problem is.
Flame on....
I have not heard the radio .....
If Wilson didn't "hear" Roczen's screams, would he listen to the radio?
In Spain there is a saying that says: there is no worse deaf than the one who does not want to hear
If Eli is doing it, every dad will be looking into it
If AC9 is doing it, every kid will be looking into it
Forget what the rulebooks say, they're not standing at the local track or local outlaw/non-AMA track, or during training days like you saw with Deegan.
Now stay with me on this one: Imagine, if you could avoid the situation altogether by letting the rider know in advance there was a dangerous situation ahead. Maybe even before the flaggers got there. "Rider down in first rhythm section, right side!. Cross flag out". I'm not suggesting that there be a freaking therapy session during the race, just some baseline information. Let the teams and riders decide what that information is. Allow the rider deem what is necessary beyond basic safety.
Right now, it seems like people are valuing tradition over progression and rider safety. And don't give me that sh*t about how dangerous it is to have someone talking while riding. Almost every form of motorsport has coms. If an F1 driver can communicate doing 160 around a corner, then a motocrosser should be able to listen to simple, basic, information during a race.
Pit Row
Karting is a better thing to compare to, and we have zero need for radio comms.
Secondly, in F1 the warning systems are still primarily flag based. What F1 does better is that run on dedicated tracks where the marshalling system is better organised. The prpblem at Houston 2 was that the marshalls were not organised properly. There should have been a medical flag in the previous marshall position as well.
In addition the problem with the medical flag was that in car/kart racing that'd be an immediate red flag.. By trying to emulate F1 what you are asking for is not radio messages, but a wholesale change to supercross. In fact I would argue that with the levels of injuries and risk involved, if that was replicated in the 4-wheel arena you wouldn't even get a permit to race. You are unknowingly asking for the end of supercross. The jump was the problem if we want to go fundemental. Remove jumps totally? Or do you value tradition over rider safety?
race director reporting traffic/flag conditions
the only time you would hear the radio is when
) there is an accident on the track
) yellow/red/black flags are out
) leaders passing
etc
there wouldnt be any crews communicating with the riders.
but i would want the ability to radio communicate
hey get the 8mm ready. i want to come in for fuel. whats my lead on the person behind me?
Then what is?
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