British wsx stadium empty

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British wsx stadium looking empty 

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Thisusernameisavailable 7/1/2023 10:33am
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People are too busy this time of year. We are all riding our own championships, our own events, and if we’re not racing, there’s lots going on away from Moto. 
 

Aside from this, Portsmouth club cancelled their race meeting this weekend due to lack of entries. Times are hard financially in the UK at the minute.

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Sure looks full on live tv

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That's weak 😑

Should have gone but I had an R34 Skyline getting dropped off at work late afternoon and now watching the Motocross with dinner 😂

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That ends of the stadiums not in use , admittedly looks low numbers still though on a brighter note this broadcast is good and looks like they’ve took a lot on board from last year , track looks good 👍

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Old Mate wrote:

Sure looks full on live tv

I’m watching it on YouTube but now I’m wondering if I am watching the right event. Looks pretty small attendance to me, especially when you factor in the closed off areas. That should have packed everyone together pretty tight. 
 

IMG 4466

 

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Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
People are too busy this time of year. We are all riding our own championships, our own events, and if we’re not racing, there’s lots going...

People are too busy this time of year. We are all riding our own championships, our own events, and if we’re not racing, there’s lots going on away from Moto. 
 

Aside from this, Portsmouth club cancelled their race meeting this weekend due to lack of entries. Times are hard financially in the UK at the minute.

Not sure why this got down-votes, it’s largely correct.  

A series with a weakened field in a stadium that’s out of town where ticket prices were high wasnt going to go well for a big crowd. It’s compounded by the fact it’s mid-season for everyone into mx bikes here and budgets are squeezed pretty tight for most people. MX is largely on its knees this side of the pond sadly. 

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caviar&cigarettes338 7/1/2023 1:22pm
7/1/2023 1:22pm Edited Date/Time 7/1/2023 1:23pm

IMG 7066.jpeg?VersionId=jMzFIxZrFqtyo5orQmJkSa2PUdB68PReed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s support mx nationals and not sx global the market is so big here in the usa . The state of California alone sales more mx bikes in a year then the rest of the world .

 

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caviar&cigarettes338 wrote:
Reed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s...

IMG 7066.jpeg?VersionId=jMzFIxZrFqtyo5orQmJkSa2PUdB68PReed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s support mx nationals and not sx global the market is so big here in the usa . The state of California alone sales more mx bikes in a year then the rest of the world .

 

He didn't say no one wants to watch the nationals. 

He said every rider wants to race WSX. 

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caviar&cigarettes338 wrote:
Reed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s...

IMG 7066.jpeg?VersionId=jMzFIxZrFqtyo5orQmJkSa2PUdB68PReed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s support mx nationals and not sx global the market is so big here in the usa . The state of California alone sales more mx bikes in a year then the rest of the world .

 

I’m sure Reed said riders not fans  , redbud on that weekend will always have fans 

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caviar&cigarettes338 wrote:
Reed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s...

IMG 7066.jpeg?VersionId=jMzFIxZrFqtyo5orQmJkSa2PUdB68PReed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s support mx nationals and not sx global the market is so big here in the usa . The state of California alone sales more mx bikes in a year then the rest of the world .

 

-MAVERICK- wrote:

He didn't say no one wants to watch the nationals. 

He said every rider wants to race WSX. 

Both are just as false anyway.

Laughing

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Magoofan wrote:

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Honestly why are you trying to diss somethings that will only grow our sport ?

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caviar&cigarettes338 7/1/2023 1:42pm
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Magoofan wrote:

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cbunt44 wrote:

Honestly why are you trying to diss somethings that will only grow our sport ?

Wsx is trying destroy mx nationals, Reed even said it they’re not competing with sx but will be going after mx for the riders and teams. They want the factory teams to race USA sx in the winter then switch over and race global sx in the summer . 

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Honestly why are you trying to diss somethings that will only grow our sport ?

It won't.

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RACING wrote:
Both are just as false anyway.

Both are just as false anyway.

Laughing

Yes in the sense that not every racer wants to race WSX, but a lot of guys are interested and want to race it but can't. 

In other news, Roczen won't have a perfect season. Friese won race 2. Laughing

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cbunt44 wrote:

Honestly why are you trying to diss somethings that will only grow our sport ?

RACING wrote:

It won't.

It will .

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Magoofan wrote:

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cbunt44 wrote:

Honestly why are you trying to diss somethings that will only grow our sport ?

caviar&cigarettes338 wrote:
Wsx is trying destroy mx nationals, Reed even said it they’re not competing with sx but will be going after mx for the riders and teams...

Wsx is trying destroy mx nationals, Reed even said it they’re not competing with sx but will be going after mx for the riders and teams. They want the factory teams to race USA sx in the winter then switch over and race global sx in the summer . 

Wsx will grow , outdoors has become less appealing its clearly apparent in the 450 class 

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64smoker wrote:
That ends of the stadiums not in use , admittedly looks low numbers still though on a brighter note this broadcast is good and looks like...

That ends of the stadiums not in use , admittedly looks low numbers still though on a brighter note this broadcast is good and looks like they’ve took a lot on board from last year , track looks good 👍

I don't think you can claim the stadium is full if you create the optics by closing off large parts of the stadium.  Surely they would have sold tickets to those seats if they could.  

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64smoker wrote:
That ends of the stadiums not in use , admittedly looks low numbers still though on a brighter note this broadcast is good and looks like...

That ends of the stadiums not in use , admittedly looks low numbers still though on a brighter note this broadcast is good and looks like they’ve took a lot on board from last year , track looks good 👍

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I don't think you can claim the stadium is full if you create the optics by closing off large parts of the stadium.  Surely they would...

I don't think you can claim the stadium is full if you create the optics by closing off large parts of the stadium.  Surely they would have sold tickets to those seats if they could.  

I never said it was full ? I had a feeling this British round would be like this the sports on its arse in this country sadly 

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FreshTopEnd wrote:
I don't think you can claim the stadium is full if you create the optics by closing off large parts of the stadium.  Surely they would...

I don't think you can claim the stadium is full if you create the optics by closing off large parts of the stadium.  Surely they would have sold tickets to those seats if they could.  

Feld mentioned a lot of their rounds were sold out, but if you looked close enough a lot of them the top sections were completely empty. 

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Magoofan wrote:

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cbunt44 wrote:

Honestly why are you trying to diss somethings that will only grow our sport ?

this "grow the sport' BS they say in every sport has got to stop. When does it end 

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APLMAN99 7/1/2023 2:23pm
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Capacity for Villa Park is about 42,600. It looked like about 25% (maybe more) of the stadium was not open for seating, so approximately 30K open capacity?  When looking at the crowd straight on instead of from an angle it looked like about 60% of the available seats were filled, so my guess is about 18-20K attendance. That’s just a very rough guess and ‘official’ attendance should be higher because of tickets given away, etc. 

For reference, the claimed attendance at Cardiff last year was about 35K. 

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64smoker wrote:
That ends of the stadiums not in use , admittedly looks low numbers still though on a brighter note this broadcast is good and looks like...

That ends of the stadiums not in use , admittedly looks low numbers still though on a brighter note this broadcast is good and looks like they’ve took a lot on board from last year , track looks good 👍

FreshTopEnd wrote:
I don't think you can claim the stadium is full if you create the optics by closing off large parts of the stadium.  Surely they would...

I don't think you can claim the stadium is full if you create the optics by closing off large parts of the stadium.  Surely they would have sold tickets to those seats if they could.  

They did try to give tickets away with their Bogo sale leading up to the race….fill them seats anyway you can…it’s all about appearance. 

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caviar&cigarettes338 wrote:
Reed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s...

IMG 7066.jpeg?VersionId=jMzFIxZrFqtyo5orQmJkSa2PUdB68PReed saying no one wants watch nationals everyone wants watch and race global sx but crowd size says way different and this is why the factory’s support mx nationals and not sx global the market is so big here in the usa . The state of California alone sales more mx bikes in a year then the rest of the world .

 

Are you really sure regarding the numbers ? Because I thought the mx market was roughly 50/50 between the US and Europe or the rest of the world. 

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After watching Red Bud today…I’m getting a good laugh out of people making comments about “Motocross is dead” or “no one wants to race Motocross”.

Laughing

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Magoofan wrote:

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cbunt44 wrote:

Honestly why are you trying to diss somethings that will only grow our sport ?

flinttropicsMX wrote:

this "grow the sport' BS they say in every sport has got to stop. When does it end 

You American's think that the AMA is all yours, Theres other counties out there that ride dirt bikes that have a right to enjoy the races and super cross. Growing the sport means  these counties get to enjoy what you think is the normal by having 17 rounds of super cross and 11 rounds of motor cross.

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cbunt44 wrote:

Honestly why are you trying to diss somethings that will only grow our sport ?

flinttropicsMX wrote:

this "grow the sport' BS they say in every sport has got to stop. When does it end 

cbunt44 wrote:
You American's think that the AMA is all yours, Theres other counties out there that ride dirt bikes that have a right to enjoy the races...

You American's think that the AMA is all yours, Theres other counties out there that ride dirt bikes that have a right to enjoy the races and super cross. Growing the sport means  these counties get to enjoy what you think is the normal by having 17 rounds of super cross and 11 rounds of motor cross.

You are so wrong…enjoy your races I don’t give a shit…but AMA does stand for American Motorcycle Association….

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flinttropicsMX wrote:

this "grow the sport' BS they say in every sport has got to stop. When does it end 

cbunt44 wrote:
You American's think that the AMA is all yours, Theres other counties out there that ride dirt bikes that have a right to enjoy the races...

You American's think that the AMA is all yours, Theres other counties out there that ride dirt bikes that have a right to enjoy the races and super cross. Growing the sport means  these counties get to enjoy what you think is the normal by having 17 rounds of super cross and 11 rounds of motor cross.

DonM wrote:

You are so wrong…enjoy your races I don’t give a shit…but AMA does stand for American Motorcycle Association….

Have a look at the Top 5 riders of each class.. there International riders..... Don't you think there's more where they come from yet there's races just have never been there?

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