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mx 219
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...Starting to look like it.

Top riders getting injured every week.

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501Ross
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2/8/2025 6:18pm

Bikes are too fast. They try and build techincal stuff and it works to a point when it does but when something goes wrong it’s magnified. 

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Pop Shmoke
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2/8/2025 6:31pm

The first 4 tracks were great, this one was a disaster. 

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brocster
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2/8/2025 6:33pm

The entire broadcast tonight is about injuries.  Wonder how many times it was said and obviously seen.  Pretty somber night to be hyped on racing. 

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sandman768
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2/8/2025 6:35pm

All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is capable of enduring…bikes are too powerful, leading to tracks that are to gnarly…IMO…

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2/8/2025 6:36pm
sandman768 wrote:
All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is...

All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is capable of enduring…bikes are too powerful, leading to tracks that are to gnarly…IMO…

Tracks are fine. Bikes are just too fast. Slow the bikes down and they can’t don’t the quad. 

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Kawboy14!
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2/8/2025 6:41pm

So far everyone hurt was not hurt on some part of the track that was to technical

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2/8/2025 6:47pm
brocster wrote:

The entire broadcast tonight is about injuries.  Wonder how many times it was said and obviously seen.  Pretty somber night to be hyped on racing. 

I was going to start a thread that said exactly this.  Feels like 80% of the broadcast has been about injuries and not because they wanted it to be…it sucks 

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mx 219
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2/8/2025 6:57pm Edited Date/Time 2/8/2025 7:22pm

yep (as Roczen tangles with 2 lappers)

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wr74
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2/8/2025 7:11pm

Yeah I love this sport, but it’s hard to watch sometimes.  Hope Brown is ok.

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Chris_Buehler
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2/8/2025 7:12pm

It's those damn dragons back.........

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Harv379
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2/8/2025 7:22pm
sandman768 wrote:
All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is...

All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is capable of enduring…bikes are too powerful, leading to tracks that are to gnarly…IMO…

joshd wrote:

Tracks are fine. Bikes are just too fast. Slow the bikes down and they can’t don’t the quad. 

This track was shit tonight. 

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2/8/2025 7:29pm
sandman768 wrote:
All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is...

All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is capable of enduring…bikes are too powerful, leading to tracks that are to gnarly…IMO…

joshd wrote:

Tracks are fine. Bikes are just too fast. Slow the bikes down and they can’t don’t the quad. 

Harv379 wrote:

This track was shit tonight. 

When I saw all the top guys clipping everything, I had a bad feeling 

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Meister
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2/8/2025 7:31pm

This track definitely sucked.

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Shaned9326
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2/8/2025 7:36pm

Sx ruins the real series which starts at Hangtown every year!! Now we have Prado,Jett!,and possibly Eli and Hunter out or not 100 percent for some time!!  Suxxxx

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Chris_Buehler
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2/8/2025 7:39pm
Shaned9326 wrote:
Sx ruins the real series which starts at Hangtown every year!! Now we have Prado,Jett!,and possibly Eli and Hunter out or not 100 percent for some...

Sx ruins the real series which starts at Hangtown every year!! Now we have Prado,Jett!,and possibly Eli and Hunter out or not 100 percent for some time!!  Suxxxx

I like sx less every year. Notice I said like. I certainly don't love it anymore. I was dreaming of Chase vs Eli vs Jett this summer. 

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SonofThor32
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2/8/2025 7:39pm

Those saying the track sucked, we saw folks get shitty starts and work their way through the entire pack, that makes it a great track.  Difficult maybe, but they are professionals, they are supposed to be able to handle a difficult track.

Not trying to be a contrarian, but I thought the track was awesome...  Challenging, and 100 places to pass.

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Hammer 663s
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2/8/2025 7:40pm

My kid told me after last weeks race that he was glad he wasn’t fast enough to ride supercross. I am too. I like it when he can walk. 

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AssangeMX
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2/8/2025 7:43pm
My kid told me after last weeks race that he was glad he wasn’t fast enough to ride supercross. I am too. I like it when...

My kid told me after last weeks race that he was glad he wasn’t fast enough to ride supercross. I am too. I like it when he can walk. 

My kid says the same thing, he's glad we never took it seriously and he can ride for fun

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2/8/2025 7:44pm
My kid told me after last weeks race that he was glad he wasn’t fast enough to ride supercross. I am too. I like it when...

My kid told me after last weeks race that he was glad he wasn’t fast enough to ride supercross. I am too. I like it when he can walk. 

Heavy but true sentiment from a fathers perspective I’ll bet.  The sport is truly insane 

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bubbles205
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2/8/2025 7:45pm

I liked tonight’s track in the part that it was technical and allowed time to be made up in certain parts instead of everyone running same lap times for 20 minutes. just had some unfortunate luck today i wouldn’t blame on the track it self. tomac, lawrence, roczen…not the tracks fault 

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Shaned9326
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2/8/2025 7:49pm

Funny how you rarely see these injuries outdoors with the speeds being much faster and conditions more challenging!! Was shaping up to be the epic national series this summer!! 

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joshd
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2/8/2025 7:50pm
sandman768 wrote:
All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is...

All they are talking about is, this guys injured, this guys is coming back from injuries…..we have reached the point of what the human body is capable of enduring…bikes are too powerful, leading to tracks that are to gnarly…IMO…

joshd wrote:

Tracks are fine. Bikes are just too fast. Slow the bikes down and they can’t don’t the quad. 

Harv379 wrote:

This track was shit tonight. 

Can’t disagree there

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fins227
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2/8/2025 7:51pm

 dirt bike racing 

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2/8/2025 7:54pm
AssangeMX wrote:

My kid says the same thing, he's glad we never took it seriously and he can ride for fun

Ya know I’m not sure you can ride motocross for fun. There’s no way to line up and say ah I’ll just take it easy and have fun. Not at 16, 17, 18 years old. I had to quit at 60 cause I couldn’t flip the competitive switch off. It’s all fun till the gate drops then it’s serious even in C class. 

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2/8/2025 8:06pm
Shaned9326 wrote:
Sx ruins the real series which starts at Hangtown every year!! Now we have Prado,Jett!,and possibly Eli and Hunter out or not 100 percent for some...

Sx ruins the real series which starts at Hangtown every year!! Now we have Prado,Jett!,and possibly Eli and Hunter out or not 100 percent for some time!!  Suxxxx

I agree totally lol I hypothetical made a all outdoor series on here about 5 years ago I understand the tracks and logistics aren’t perfect but shit it would be interesting 

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Village Idiot
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2/8/2025 8:08pm

But SX is the cash cow and how they grow the sport... right?

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pbody
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2/8/2025 8:13pm
Shaned9326 wrote:
Funny how you rarely see these injuries outdoors with the speeds being much faster and conditions more challenging!! Was shaping up to be the epic national...

Funny how you rarely see these injuries outdoors with the speeds being much faster and conditions more challenging!! Was shaping up to be the epic national series this summer!! 

Agreed, and same with last week's race at Glendale. Fast course and tricky rhythms with options. Great racing, fewer crashes/injuries.

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2/8/2025 8:19pm

But SX is the cash cow and how they grow the sport... right?

Let’s grow it! lol we are what we are 

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mx317
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2/9/2025 7:32am

It started out years ago as a motocross race in a stadium, but has evolved into something that doesn’t even resemble motocross. Modern day gladiators thrown to the lions to fill Feld’s pockets. 

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SoCalMX70
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2/9/2025 7:56am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2025 7:57am

Tomac and Lawrence each dabbed a foot last couple races. Very innocuous situations for each. If neither of those happen, I bet no one really says much...

Seemed like a lot of 250 guys were over riding to make a statement out of the gate for the East series. This track required patience.

 

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