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I can’t get me head around why the most talented riders in the world choose to ride sx. Is the risk rewards really worth it ?
The tracks can catch anyone out at anytime, when you consider the low track time to injury it’s clear how crazy the danger risks are.
The if you get a poor start your taking so many more risks trying to make passes, must be so frustrating.
If you took the crowd away, all the lights, music & fireworks, just left if as a peaky slippery tight dangerous track that it is, would the riders still want to race it ?
Then on the other hand you have true modern motocross tracks built within some of the most stunning natural terrains, unlimited passing lines, creatively, longer motos, less risks. I can fully understand why the majority of MXGP elite choose to avoid supercross nowadays.
The tracks can catch anyone out at anytime, when you consider the low track time to injury it’s clear how crazy the danger risks are.
The if you get a poor start your taking so many more risks trying to make passes, must be so frustrating.
If you took the crowd away, all the lights, music & fireworks, just left if as a peaky slippery tight dangerous track that it is, would the riders still want to race it ?
Then on the other hand you have true modern motocross tracks built within some of the most stunning natural terrains, unlimited passing lines, creatively, longer motos, less risks. I can fully understand why the majority of MXGP elite choose to avoid supercross nowadays.
With that said. The top GP guys are making a lot of money these days and the urge to try the American SX dream is getting more rare every year. There will be less and less GP riders that make the move, especially European riders (i can see Aussies wanting to go to USA more than the Euros).
Can’t enjoy money when your incapacitated.
See it like that: the risk is higher, but so is the prestige and the reward.
I think a lot of Euros would choose to ride SX if it was in Europe and as big as it is in the States.
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Just look at the Super Bowl we just had. Probably half the people who watched it tuned in for either the advertisements or the halftime Hip-Hop show. They had/have no real understanding of the game being played, and that's seen as being just fine by all involved, including the players on the field. As long as the seats are filled and the checks clear the bank, it's all good. That's a very, um, "American" viewpoint, and it applies to supercross as well. If you've never even ridden a bicycle, no worries, just buy a ticket, find your seat, and watch the show.
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it’s not those guys from Mc Donald’s is it?
Also, have you been to one? They are awesome. It is pretty hard to be a little kid, go to a supercross, watch opening ceremonies, and not dream about that being you one day.
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From a casual fan point of view I get it, as a promoter I also get it. But as an elite rider I don’t so much.
If you take away all the show element, once the gate drops & your get a poor start what your left with as an rider is a nightmare of a track to race.
The MXGP may earn a bit less, but least they are not having to go through their career on these SX tracks.
Also I don’t buy a SX championship in more prestigious then an MXGP championship. No way.
Simple answer, it’s easier on the body and they make good money.
Yes I agree too MxGP guys do very well, Herlings in a Dutch interview talked about earning around 4 million in one year.
A US MXGP champion would probably make more as would expand the market further.
Supercross is a 7 minute qualifier and a 22 minute main at night in cooler weather, and unless you crash, it’s not terribly taxing on the body.
Compare that to racing two 35 minute moto in 95 degrees with 85% humidity.
Herlings bonus pay is as good as the highest American KTM rider.
Take Hunters Lawrence’s crash, or Shomodas. Or just the nervousness in the bowl turns as riders fear take outs.
Just looks like the riders with that level of talent deserve better racing conditions.
Also, like others have said, money talks, and the best option for riders from the elite in America is Supercross.
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