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I like the 250 stock vs mod idea. Either that or 150cc and 250cc. Whatever it is, max 250cc indoors, period!
Outdoors, 250cc and OPEN.
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Chaos vs formula
I imagine it's a balancing act. The riders need each other to race, the promoter needs riders, the stadiums need seats filled.
Having said that I think they should throw obstacles in that slow riders down, disrupt the flow, and quit making the timing on everything so predictable and even paced.
#2 has some trouble with whoops and Dragon Back style jumps.
Coincidence?
This year has easily been the worst for the cookie cutter designs. The last Arlington race was as close as we have gotten to an acceptable stadium track and really it was mediocre at best. Thankfully we have 3 speedway events lined up next.
Whoops should not be jumpable in the sense of being comparable or better speed than blitzing, period. Remember the story about Alessi (famously bad at whoops) trying to tell Windham to jump through whoops? I remember. Everyone had a laugh about it... Because it was an absolute joke to suggest that jumping would be faster.
Real whoops. Peaky jumps (more dirt). More unique obstacles, including bringing back the dragons back.
Edit: That throwback Anaheim happened at Anaheim 2 in 2008... Even further back than I thought. I'm old.
Like the idea of a real dragons back, something that will separate skill levels 🙏
Change my mind
Flame suit on.
Pit Row
Start device
Shift light
Starts are basically all down to reaction time, engine and commitment now
Single to table (on-off style without the "off") Inside line jumps on, then off but with no backside to land on, so just send it to flat, outside jumps the whole thing and catches a clean backside to be able to get on the throttle earlier.
Triples that a 450 barely makes from the inside after a 90 sweeper, or a roller on the inside of that 90.
Drop the gate into a 6 ft long sand section (while speeds are still very slow).
And while we’re at it, ban lit pros, get rid of start devices and the metal grate, as well as ignition start maps and traction control technology.
Then we’ll see who actually is the most skilled.
The same track that Tomac says offers no passing, Barcia passed half the class or more. Proof that passing isn't the problem, the problem is that the best riders are that close to each other in speed and talent and fitness. That is not a problem for anyone other than the guys who are not in 1st place.
Also, please stop saying "separate the riders" why would anyone want to ride or watch a race with riders who are separated? Whatever happened to banging bars?
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