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Missed the last banquet because I was in Stuttgart
Here is a question I wondered about the south florida series. why compete again the fl winter ams? I would wait until they are finished then have a series between then and gold cup.
North doesn't go south and south rarely goes north
Been that way for decades.
The demarcation line is roughly Lake Okeechobee
Racers living in North/Central Florida rarely go to tracks in the South (Okeechobee and Seminole)
Racers in the South have always been forced to drive hours and spend multiples more than those in the north to race Winter-Am and Gold Cup, because races in those series are rarely if ever awarded to tracks in the South, and when they have been, the turn out for the riders North of the Lake is weak....so it's still a South race.
People don't realize how big Florida is. To drive from Miami/Fort Lauderdale to say Gainesvile/Reddick/Ocala is 4-5 hours or more depending on what you're driving or towing.
Point is, even if there is overlap between series', it really doesn't make too much difference because north and south don't typically intermingle anyway. There's also usually a large difference in speed between north and south, so only the fastest from the south race the northern series' and that won't change, racers go where they're the most competitive
(I won't even discuss the politics)
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We would not change anything. Now that my son is 18 and going on to college after he graduates, we tend to stay closer to home now. In today's economy, most folks simply can't afford to travel that far and either stay in a hotel, or purchase a motorhome to be there on race day. So you stay closer so you can drive and not worry about spending money on gas and where you are going to sleep on Saturday night.
I think it is great that we have a lot of choices.
Its proven that exercise does reduce stress
So
Go ride your bike and shut up.
Now...STFU and go ride your bike...If you have one!!
As far as MX goes, I'd love to do the Gold Cup and Winter Ams, but can't stand racing 6 straight weeks, plus all of the races are 3-6 hours from us. We do hit some of the local stuff at the Lusk's track in Bainbridge, Ga. which is only an hour away. We have thought about doing the FL/GA series, but those races are quite a drive too. We have lots of racing options close by, and when do race MX it tends to be locally.
It's more of a matter of the clientele.
South Florida riders typicallly aren't as hardcore as other areas and won't purchase an AMA licence. I worked at the old Pepsi/Air Dania for years, and it was initially an AMA track, and rarely would anyone buy a license, no one cared. Eventually the track dropped it's sanction as it wasn't worth the fees.
Any politics in Florida racing is between promoters. "that's all I got to say about that" - Forrest Gump
Does that have something to do with Waldo loosing the Gold Cup & Winter AM?
You know an awful lot about FL MX dude. I'm not buying the whole "out of state guy" thing.
Are you still upset?
Sorry but true!
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