And your 2022 WSX Champion is..

NorCalRedRyder 10/23/2022 3:13am
10/23/2022 3:13am
caviar&cigarettes338 wrote:
Ken Roczen finally has his world supercross championship he will always he called a world supercross champion now like RC Emig Tomac Webb Dungey and all...
Ken Roczen finally has his world supercross championship he will always he called a world supercross champion now like RC Emig Tomac Webb Dungey and all the other greats . Which I roll my eyes at because this was a two race series with barley and real competition


Don't forget Heath Voss!
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ButteryWaffles 10/23/2022 3:22am
10/23/2022 3:22am Edited Date/Time 10/23/2022 3:26am
I missed the part in the articles where they said it was Kenny’s idea to make this only two races and call it a world championship. Can someone link that here?



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KONG 2 10/23/2022 4:13am
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#434 wrote:
That’s how you do a thread title! Thanks for not spoiling!
Like there's anything to spoil.
Laughing
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mx313 wrote:
I love how all the Americans are complaining its not a true world championship. Yet they call everything a world series etc. Even the new smx...
I love how all the Americans are complaining its not a true world championship.
Yet they call everything a world series etc.
Even the new smx. Yet all the races are in the us.
Not "All" the Americans are complaining. There's a number on here staunchly defending Feld on what they see as an attack on the US sport of SX.

If you're a nail . . . everything is a hammer.

There's some Americans who like racing more than they like the guys or companies who run racing. Some might like to see racers other than the usual suspects having a go and getting a result. There are however, some who are freaked out by a ramp and a track built over a lower parking level rather that being impressed by the work-around.

Which is sad because the Americans invented MacGyver. And shared his stories. They also created Chuck Norris. He would not be concerned about a ramp. Good thing he didn't race this year. He would have swept the podium in every event on a bike MacGyver fixed with a paper clip.

MXGP does not dilute US MX. WSX will not dilute US SX. WSX/FIM will grow the sport in the MOSTLY UNTAPPED markets in terms of spectator and competitor participation. This will give more riders more opportunities to earn some better money doing this exciting sport.

This was a startup year. A Pilot Series. Good ol' Chad said that at the end of the night. I think they should have settled down a bit with the World Championship term being repeated, but hey, Kenny seemed to like the trophy. And you can only race whoever bothers to turn up.

The time zone complaints are valid and you can blame the earth for being a sphere. I know, I got up really early to watch EVERY US RACE in 2022.

And I watched all the AUS-X and WSX events. 100% viewing record.



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theraptur712 10/23/2022 5:58am
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The broadcast was utter....trash. Terrible team in the booth. The fender cams are straight out of 1990 vhs quality. Slo mo replays while missing the racing. Replays on top of that, I bet 30% at least of the racing was missed.

Let's hope it gets better.
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RaceFace58 10/23/2022 6:13am
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Why don’t you take a 2nd look at the metal ramp and realize it can’t be rolled. I was on them from the beginning asking why...
Why don’t you take a 2nd look at the metal ramp and realize it can’t be rolled. I was on them from the beginning asking why a metal ramp. It may have injured Derek Kelly when he hit it with a flat. My guess is they wanted to skimp on the amount of dirt it would take to build a big finish line jump. I never expected the landing mound to be all scaffolding with dirt on top either! Wtf?
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1. the metal ramps can be rolled. 2. It was Derek Drake. 3. He came off the dragons back endoing. Went sideways of the jump face...
1. the metal ramps can be rolled.
2. It was Derek Drake.
3. He came off the dragons back endoing. Went sideways of the jump face. Metal or dirt it was no different.
Sorry I just watched the video of guys “rolling it”. Their wheels left the ground snd they landed on a flat. Not doing a double isn’t “”rolling it”. As usual people will just say anything to defend whatever it is they want to defend.
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theraptur712 10/23/2022 6:18am
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The broadcast was utter....trash. Terrible team in the booth. The fender cams are straight out of 1990 vhs quality. Slo mo replays while missing the racing. Replays on top of that, I bet 30% at least of the racing was missed.

Let's hope it gets better.
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theraptur712 10/23/2022 6:21am
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ButteryWaffles wrote:
I missed the part in the articles where they said it was Kenny’s idea to make this only two races and call it a world championship...
I missed the part in the articles where they said it was Kenny’s idea to make this only two races and call it a world championship. Can someone link that here?



Technically it was 6 races, 3 at a time.

And there really WAS a quad.
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MotoMan12345 wrote:
It’s never going to take over nationals. The US teams won’t allow it. Motocross is extremely important in the states. And I think the teams know...
It’s never going to take over nationals. The US teams won’t allow it. Motocross is extremely important in the states. And I think the teams know that. Hence why we don’t see all the top dogs here racing
Magoofan wrote:
Agreed.

Which is why it's going to fail. It's not a real World championship without the best riders in the world.
145mx wrote:
On that theory is World Superbike not a proper series because it doesn't have the best riders in the world (motogp riders). Worldsx should be embraced...
On that theory is World Superbike not a proper series because it doesn't have the best riders in the world (motogp riders).

Worldsx should be embraced and looked at the same way WorldSBK and MotoGP are. This will give avenues for international riders to put Infront of the American media and teams. I can see guys showing something in worldsx and getting rides in ama supercross out of it. Same way guys come up through worldsbk and then cross over to motogp and on the other side when guys don't get rides in motogp the have another avenue to race at the highest level (Remi Gardner in 2023 going to worldsbk after not getting a motogp ride.) This is a good thing not a bad thing.
That’s a great comparison. But World Superbike will always be a step below motogp. Manufacturers are not interested in Superbike like they were years ago. They would rather spend money in motorgp which has a larger fan base and tv package. Same thing is going to happen with supercross. Manufacturers don’t have the budget to spend in both series.
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Johnny Foxx 10/23/2022 6:44am
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theraptur712 wrote:
The broadcast was utter....trash. Terrible team in the booth. The fender cams are straight out of 1990 vhs quality. Slo mo replays while missing the racing...
The broadcast was utter....trash. Terrible team in the booth. The fender cams are straight out of 1990 vhs quality. Slo mo replays while missing the racing. Replays on top of that, I bet 30% at least of the racing was missed.

Let's hope it gets better.
The fender cams are really bad. I was a little surprised the broadcast team didn’t drop them for the Australia round. It’s a great idea, but the quality isn’t there. The rest of it I didn’t mind so much. You gotta start somewhere. It’ll get better.
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RandomUserName 10/23/2022 10:04am
10/23/2022 10:04am
I know they want this whole WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP moniker and I'm actually fine with it and hope it does well for some extra racing for the fans.

however, it's so cringey that they did this "crowning of KR" narrative on a 2 race series. They should have just said that this was the warm up 2-race exhibition to show you how kick-ass next year will be when they start the full series to crown the 1st EVER WORLD CHAMPION in a multi-race series.

Then, all of us would have taken this without the giggles and said "Meh, might be cool for next year!" but instead we all have just chuckled at it and made fun of it, rightfully so.

My .02 that nobody asked for !
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RandomUserName wrote:
I know they want this whole WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP moniker and I'm actually fine with it and hope it does well for some extra racing for the...
I know they want this whole WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP moniker and I'm actually fine with it and hope it does well for some extra racing for the fans.

however, it's so cringey that they did this "crowning of KR" narrative on a 2 race series. They should have just said that this was the warm up 2-race exhibition to show you how kick-ass next year will be when they start the full series to crown the 1st EVER WORLD CHAMPION in a multi-race series.

Then, all of us would have taken this without the giggles and said "Meh, might be cool for next year!" but instead we all have just chuckled at it and made fun of it, rightfully so.

My .02 that nobody asked for !
Fully agree!

Your idea on positioning it as a 2-race exhibition of things to come next year would have made it less 'cringe'.

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smoker 10/23/2022 10:33am
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I missed why tomac didn't show up, anyone wanna fill me in?
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scott_nz 10/23/2022 10:35am
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smoker wrote:
I missed why tomac didn't show up, anyone wanna fill me in?
He was only paid to attend the first round
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Magoofan 10/23/2022 10:43am
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smoker wrote:
I missed why tomac didn't show up, anyone wanna fill me in?
Had he showed up for spectacle 2, we'd be laughing about him as "World SX Champion".

This is not a slam on Eli at all. There was no competition....even against KR.

I'd be willing to wager Eli did not want that "Title", knowing it is completely empty.





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toddw12 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/10/23/574154/s1200_C5AD2670_6F1E_4A25_A86B_064B922C23C7.jpg[/img]

Holy shit that’s brutal. 😂
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DKmxFAN 10/23/2022 11:37am
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Go roczen!!! An absolute dog fight right till the end! U should be very proud!
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Thinking about starting my own World Championship series and only letting a few guys that dont really even ride anymore Join . The races themselves will be a wild card. Could be 10 races or it could be 2 ? In the end no matter what i will be the new World Champion . This is going to be Big.
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yota wrote:
so roczen is world champion of supercross...or is it champion of world supercross?
he is just a winner of an 2 round format nothing else....like an 2 round Monster Energy Cup
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Front242 10/23/2022 2:33pm
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smoker wrote:
I missed why tomac didn't show up, anyone wanna fill me in?
scott_nz wrote:
He was only paid to attend the first round
and Roczen was booked by the promoter for both rounds lol
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sandman768 10/23/2022 3:27pm
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Was thinking… Savatgy looked good… does he have a ride lined up for next year?
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champipple 10/23/2022 4:04pm
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Has WSX given out a schedule with a timeframe of when they start and end next year?
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champipple wrote:
Has WSX given out a schedule with a timeframe of when they start and end next year?
You mean like 5-6 races without any venues tied up….they’re saying 8-9 rounds starting in July…we’ll see…
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sandman768 wrote:
Was thinking… Savatgy looked good… does he have a ride lined up for next year?
As of now, no.
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bvm111 10/23/2022 4:17pm
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no really guys… it was a series … i’m the WSX champion!!


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mx313 wrote:
I love how all the Americans are complaining its not a true world championship. Yet they call everything a world series etc. Even the new smx...
I love how all the Americans are complaining its not a true world championship.
Yet they call everything a world series etc.
Even the new smx. Yet all the races are in the us.
Riders from all around the world compete in MX/SX.
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mx313 wrote:
I love how all the Americans are complaining its not a true world championship. Yet they call everything a world series etc. Even the new smx...
I love how all the Americans are complaining its not a true world championship.
Yet they call everything a world series etc.
Even the new smx. Yet all the races are in the us.
champipple wrote:
Riders from all around the world compete in MX/SX.
And real racing fans from all over the world, existing and potential, would love to see some racing in their corner of the world.

Unlimited growth potential.
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mx313 wrote:
I love how all the Americans are complaining its not a true world championship. Yet they call everything a world series etc. Even the new smx...
I love how all the Americans are complaining its not a true world championship.
Yet they call everything a world series etc.
Even the new smx. Yet all the races are in the us.
champipple wrote:
Riders from all around the world compete in MX/SX.
felpro wrote:
And real racing fans from all over the world, existing and potential, would love to see some racing in their corner of the world. Unlimited growth...
And real racing fans from all over the world, existing and potential, would love to see some racing in their corner of the world.

Unlimited growth potential.
Sorry man....not at the expense of the world class indoor/outdoor series we have here already.

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