What about pit stops at next MEC?

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RC on the Dale Jr podcast mentioned our sport not having pit stops is one of the differences between SX/MX and NASCAR. Got me thinking about something I read during my lurking days someone posted a MX legend suggested pit stops but I can't remember who suggested it.

Before dismissing it just think about the joker lane and the excitement it provided the year both RV and RD5 forgot to take the joker lane. Surprised their memory loss didn't kick start mechanic to rider communication but that's a topic for another day

Pit stops at next MEC?

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kb228 5/4/2022 4:32am
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Nascar races are hours long. Ours are 35-40 mins. In hare scrambles you stop for gas etc.. but mx doesnt need a pit stop and the riders are able to just pull into the mechanics area in an emergency
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JeffGuckenberg 5/4/2022 4:43am
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How about just scheduling a MEC again. That’d be cool….
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Joey_Bridges 5/4/2022 4:45am
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Damn, who knew that RC dabbled in hallucinogens ??

He's talking about adding a gimmick to the racing, thinking that's going to make it more exiciting for the fans ??
What fans, the new ones they're trying to attrack, that don't seem to be flocking to our sport in droves ???

Nascar died a slow death beginning in 2000 when they began the obsession of "new fans", at the detriment of the real fans who'd been loyal to the sport for decades.

Same with moto.
Their broadcast style is aiming towards n00bs.
It ain't happening.
Look around, there were more empty seats last weekend, than full.
And at a race where a local hero was going to be crowned champion.

Pit stops ??
Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaa
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Jonny Crash 5/4/2022 4:50am
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Lets not be anything like NASCAR. They absolutely ruined that sport trying to make it more entertaining to fans
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resetjet 5/4/2022 5:19am
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Simple pits stops are not needed. Penalty box on the other hand!!!
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Jonny Crash wrote:
Lets not be anything like NASCAR. They absolutely ruined that sport trying to make it more entertaining to fans
I was over so many 500 mile races where the only real racing is at the end after hours of circling the track. Just a personal preference but I like the stages much better.
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What exactly would they be pit stopping for?
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Chris_Buehler 5/4/2022 5:43am
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tobz wrote:
What exactly would they be pit stopping for?
Bingo
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Nascar pits because the tires wear out, cars need fuel etc not just to do it. There would be nothing to do for the bikes/riders during a pit stop. And if there is a problem, riders can pull into mechanics row, as-is (even though they likely will finish poorly.)
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tobz wrote:
What exactly would they be pit stopping for?
Chris_Buehler wrote:
Bingo
Precisely.
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tobz wrote:
What exactly would they be pit stopping for?
They didn't have to have the Joker Lane but they added it to change things up. Easiest thing would be to start the race without sufficient fuel to finish the so everyone has to make a splash and go.

I don't have a horse in the race so dont give a you know what one way or the other what they do with the MEC. After almost fifty years of being a fan guess I am looking for something different than the way they've always done it to change things up. And this is why I have always been a big fan of the MEC.

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tobz wrote:
What exactly would they be pit stopping for?
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They didn't have to have the Joker Lane but they added it to change things up. Easiest thing would be to start the race without sufficient...
They didn't have to have the Joker Lane but they added it to change things up. Easiest thing would be to start the race without sufficient fuel to finish the so everyone has to make a splash and go.

I don't have a horse in the race so dont give a you know what one way or the other what they do with the MEC. After almost fifty years of being a fan guess I am looking for something different than the way they've always done it to change things up. And this is why I have always been a big fan of the MEC.

That sounds like a great idea for someone to miscalculate and run out of gas on a jump face. Maybe make them start out with flat tires, and they can only pull in to inflate them after lap 6 and only on even numbered laps! Or lock out their forks for the 1st half of the race!
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Falcon 5/4/2022 8:37am
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Nope.
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JOE_SPROCKETS#1 5/4/2022 8:49am
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davis224 wrote:
That sounds like a great idea for someone to miscalculate and run out of gas on a jump face. Maybe make them start out with flat...
That sounds like a great idea for someone to miscalculate and run out of gas on a jump face. Maybe make them start out with flat tires, and they can only pull in to inflate them after lap 6 and only on even numbered laps! Or lock out their forks for the 1st half of the race!
exactly, It would also give an advantage to the riders who are not fit and in shape..
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Langhammx 5/4/2022 8:50am
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You should go back to lurking
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Frank Tuesday 5/4/2022 8:53am
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What if we had a race where we drop the gate and the first one to finish wins. No pit stop, no joker lane, no mandatory backflips, no gimmicks at all.
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soggy 5/4/2022 9:29am
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Leave Us To wrote:
They didn't have to have the Joker Lane but they added it to change things up. Easiest thing would be to start the race without sufficient...
They didn't have to have the Joker Lane but they added it to change things up. Easiest thing would be to start the race without sufficient fuel to finish the so everyone has to make a splash and go.

I don't have a horse in the race so dont give a you know what one way or the other what they do with the MEC. After almost fifty years of being a fan guess I am looking for something different than the way they've always done it to change things up. And this is why I have always been a big fan of the MEC.

This is it, the dumbest idea I’ve read on vital.
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Leave Us To 5/4/2022 9:44am
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soggy wrote:
This is it, the dumbest idea I’ve read on vital.
Too bad there isn't a poll you could vote in. A friend called me after seeing this thread and said it was Danny LaPorte, 1982 250CC World Championship winner, who raised this idea years ago in an interview probably MXA.


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soggy 5/4/2022 9:47am
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Leave Us To wrote:
Too bad there isn't a poll you could vote in. A friend called me after seeing this thread and said it was Danny LaPorte, 1982 250CC...
Too bad there isn't a poll you could vote in. A friend called me after seeing this thread and said it was Danny LaPorte, 1982 250CC World Championship winner, who raised this idea years ago in an interview probably MXA.


Cool it was just as stupid of an idea then.
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rbspecial138 5/4/2022 9:59am
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What about a competition caution at halfway or 2/3rds way through to bring everyone back closer together. (For MEC)
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soggy 5/4/2022 10:06am
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What’s wrong with lining everyone up and seeing who finishes first?
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How about instead of the joker lane, everyone must complete 1 full lap in the opposite direction? Cross the finish, pull a u-ey around a barrel, and blaze out a lap into oncoming traffic before they can take the checkers? Give 76 bonus points if they do it blindfolded?
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tobz wrote:
What exactly would they be pit stopping for?
They have to pull into Monster Energy Pit Row, presented by Monster Energy, and chug a luke warm Monster Energy. If you’re a sipper, you’re gonna lose valuable positions. Chuggers on the other hand can actually make up time in pit row. uNleAsh THe bEASt!
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NITRODOG 5/4/2022 10:36am
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They could Pit to change riders....or maybe just build tracks that are good for side by side racing and passing, and enforce rules to make guys race instead of just block passing/taking guys out.
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philG 5/4/2022 10:51am
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They did this at the X Games Supermoto, and basically gifted the win to whoever spent the most money on making the wheel easiest to change.

Dumb idea.
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SmokinJoe439 5/4/2022 10:52am
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Screw pit stops mandatory trick once during the race. One jump will be a ramp jump instead of dirt to a dirt landing. 2 pt added for best trick during the main to your overall score.
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AJ565 5/4/2022 10:54am
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Wasn’t there one of those one off races they had to do a pit stop? Maybe it was X-games? I want to say they had to swap a rear wheel.
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KurtJ99 5/4/2022 11:16am
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RC was just pandering; he knows pit stops are unnecessary. FWIW I liked the joker lane idea, but its a gimmick that won't stick or be useful in SX. Ideally you'd use MEC for SX format changes to see if they work.
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Fox88 5/4/2022 11:25am
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Beer pit stop..


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