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So what do you think the pro’s and con’s are?
They’re missing the start of the outdoors anyway, why not if you’re healed in time go race the world SX. It’ll be good training prep for US SX. Increase your fan base to new audiences. Earn some extra cash. And maybe even earn a title?
For me it’s a no brainier. The risk just being another injury during the series but you can just as easily get injured at the test track?
They’re missing the start of the outdoors anyway, why not if you’re healed in time go race the world SX. It’ll be good training prep for US SX. Increase your fan base to new audiences. Earn some extra cash. And maybe even earn a title?
For me it’s a no brainier. The risk just being another injury during the series but you can just as easily get injured at the test track?
A factory rider isn't going to be moving over to that series.
After they retire from AMA racing, maybe.
Marv, Brayton, private teams, will be the ones looking to do this.
You're not getting factory racers in the prime of their careers.
Not gonna happen.
And it's not about the injury.
But where you'll be stuck receiving treatment.
I'm sure Weston would have rather been home in the states when he destroyed his facial bones and eye.
And Roczen.....
If you don't want to compete outside of your hometown you better don't become a professional athlete. It's the same thing for any MotoGP rider, F1, Olympics, etc.
Maybe not this year but in years to come I think American riders will start off my doing world sx if injured for outdoors and slowly over time people will do world sx over outdoors if they feel they’re indoor specialists.
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But on the original topic, you can't just show up on any bike/team to this series. Your team has to have paid for a spot, and I believe they've said applications are closed for teams this year. Other than that, it does make sense for a guy like Adam to get some racing in.
How can you say that when the best professional SX racers live in the US and race here nationally. SX isn’t the Olympics, F1 or MotoGP. It’s much more niche.
“Better don’t become a pro athlete unless you want to race every series that pops up.”
Back to OP, would be cool to see Adam contending, in the case of an injury, I just see it as a prelude of what eventually would have happened if he raced the AMA SX, at this point with him is not an "if" he crashes, but a "when".
Kawi has been anti racing overseas for a while and ktm is not supporting the series either
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I have never heard someone say he doesn't want to race MXdN in Belgium or France because what if he gets hurt there. Equally I don't think someone should decline an opportunity that he would otherwise take just because he doesn't want to be treated in the UK or Canada.
“If you don't want to compete outside of your hometown you better don't become a professional athlete.”
I guess I was thinking you meant that they should be expected to travel the world for most of the year if they want to be a professional athlete in this sport.
Next year when it clashes not so much.
Either way I’m sure all you blokes that bash the World Series will be tuning into watch it like the rest of us come September.
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