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It's the opposite of that. The whole point of the review is to look at the effects of nicotine independent of smoking. Many of the studies are highly controlled animal studies done in a lab with pure nicotine. They aren't giving the mice cigarettes to smoke.
Did you get to the point in the review that you posted where it listed who the funding came from?
Regarding camera's, they actually do this now and the coverage is not too bad really. In the early rounds with the trees still not fully "leafed" they will use a drone to follow the lead riders. They will also show the time gaps for the leaders in XC1 / XC2 classes, as well as speak about the overall leader board.
I like your idea of a live feed from the riders POV, would make for some interesting coverage.
Agree with your point about the length of the events, it makes things difficult - but I think RacerTV does do a decent job covering these live. They bring in guests to the video feed and do an on-air interview while talking about the race.
Always hated this when I raced Gncc”s… 80% of the track is beatdown quad double ruts.. pick a rut👍
GNCC would be a million times more enjoyable to watch if we can see the passes of the top guys. I watch all the racertv recap videos plus the onthepipepodcast videos and they very rarely catch passes from the leaders. Cameras on the bikes or riders for the top guys would be awesome.
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I was at Steel City when they had the Quad national on Saturday and the Men's and women's Nationals on the same weekend. I don't remember when the women's class ran that weekend. But the Quads pushed all the soft dirt to the outsides of the corners and it was strange to see such flat hardpacked corners instead of ruts building up. It changed how the track was ,compared to the other times I went there. And there were a lot of complaints.
When a trail or track is wide enough for them to be able to slide, they will smooth the ruts and bumps out of corners.
In my personal riding area, I've found my SXS is less hard on the trails and jumps than an MX bike. It gets rutted and bumpy quickly with bikes. But the SXS slides and almost packs the surface down. Like it develops into hardpack when I drive the SXS a lot . And when there are bikes on it , they tear it up and its a deep loam. If trails/tracks are built to work with all types of vehicles they can work better than if You build for bikes and then drive the SXS's that re 10 times the weight.
I can understand the reasoning that was posted about sponsors not wanting to deal with the negative perception that some people have of people that ride dirtbikes. If You have the option of sponsoring something that has the same positives as MX/SX without the negative perceptions , That could be enough of a reason for some brands to skip sponsoring MX.
I was working with a local MX team, that went from sponsoring riders to helping bring sponsors into pro moto. They were helping Jimmy Albertson and some riders out and talking with other teams. I did mock ups for them for so many different companies. Apple , Dunkin Donuts, ,Gillette ,The NE patriots, the Marines, some gum brands, beer, etc. I did renderings of bikes for every proposal. And then when there was any interest shown they did a more extensive proposal with team clothing and truck designs as well. They got some support from the Marines at one point and worked out a deal with the NE pat's so the team ran NE patriots graphics for a little while too.
When they sent the proposals , they had a giant binder of stats ,charts and images. This was back around 2006-2011ish. I'm sure its different now. I had a bad injury that resulted in not working with them anymore. So I'm not sure what happened with them. They came really close with a few big companies . But never got the big single title sponsor they wanted. And went away as far as being a team themselves. They still had local offices for a longtime. From what I remember they were saying that the marketing guys for those big companies were looking for bigger returns , and spending bigger amounts of money than a Pro MX/SX team would provide them. So it was not that sponsoring a team would not provide them with a lot of bang for the buck. It was that a lot of them were spending bigger for much bigger bangs. And it was not worth the time to do something with MX. They felt like if they were able to find a company with people that had a passion for MX that they could have made it work. But at he time, MX/SX was too big and too small at the same time.
They might be nervous of the liability of having the interactions between the Leaders and the Lappers on video 🤣
We need to get Justin Hoeft on this coast and have him throw someone’s bike off a cliff. That would boost the viewership.
To be fair studies have allegedly been done that say a beer or two after exertion is beneficial with recovery
It's not the potential benefits I'm referring to, I just find it amusing that the US Gubmint decided to make it illegal for "vice" products to be advertised where certain demographics might be exposed to them but their replacements may also potentially pose significant health risks.
Might be time to lobby to get things changed so they can have the 2025 Coors SuperDuperStarterCross Series promotional material printed before A1. 🤔
Besides, the alcohol and tobacco girls were much hotter than the painted plastic ones they trot out nowadays. 🤘 And my studies have shown you stood a much better chance of wanting to smoke a Camel a few hours after splitting a 12-pack of Coors with one of them than wanting to vape some CBD after sharing some Monster with one. 😄
Bring on the coconut water girls launching free microdoses to the upper deck! 🍄
Off topic here but nothing wrong with the odd Monster/Mcdonalds etc in moderation.
80/20 rule with eating and plenty of rest and excersise.
It’s not rocket since. Half the guys that stave themselves of some treats etc wouldn’t even no the difference if they had a few can of monster a month.
What pro MX/SX look like without energy drink dough 🤔
I have a different perspective.
80/20 is a great ratio to go by with almost everything. I don’t do absolutes.
When it comes to foods likes this, I go by “the more consistent I prune, the better I will feel and function” rule. The sky is the limit.
Every time you exposure the internal environment to something not cool, it resets a clock to some extent.
The benefits of keeping a clean gut biome compound.
I don’t recommend living in fear in the event a Big Mac does find its way in, but tightening up the ratio over time is a wise move.
Ps. I don’t see it as staving from treats. I see it as fueling my race car. Most of the time. And I notice the consequences when I stray. Almost instantly.
Makes room for coconut water dough
Sure can at the local level…my usual track had a full weekend only for quads. Completely f…d the track up.
Our local race series allows a handful of quads to race on bike race days totally ruining the track. I wonder if they realize how many riders like me don’t race with them because of this.
I’ll help .
VitalMTB exists and covers DH racing, which I think has the same GNCC problem - not sure what the ROI on that coverage is though. The VItal Raw I like to watch looks pretty inexpensive to produce hah.
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Monster is pouring a lot of money into the US downhill series and is now the title sponsor
Cigarette and alcohol sponsership is healthier than these energy drinks. Great that they put so much into mthe sport, but for waht? No athlete novice to pro drinks this poison swill
Surprised no one's mentioned PRIME. Just ask any 7-13 yr old what's cool and that's what they'll tell you. Monster's demographic has changed.
Not sure where this stuff even came from, so not a fan but that's the reality I see having young kids.
PRIME is the Paul bros poison.
This man is a genius and we need to protect him at all costs. 🤣
Its sort of a good and bad with the quads, if conditions are good they make the track worse. If its a mudfest they do make some of these trails rideable by getting rid of that top layer of thick nasty shit.
It was a good run. It's not just the moto industry. Our company sales are down 32% (capital equipment). Companies are struggling.
I'm the same. I've always felt like the people bitching about quads are no different than the Karens yelling at me for jetting my bike in my driveway at an average time of day. Fuck off, it's like 15 min of noise.
Do they mess up some ruts? Yes. WGAF, everyone rides the same thing. I look at it as more money for the track, local shops, etc. Everyone wins except the Karens.
This is how i thought the discussion would go when i posted the topic, instead of how shit they are for you😂
PC and Factory Kawi are both Monster supported teams in 2025 FYI
Nothing to fear Sir 🫡
You're not even close with both statements.
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