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Because if you want a shot at getting noticed you would want to be racing in the fastest amateur classes, and beating the fastest amateurs. The fastest amateurs as I laid out would be grouped into mx1 by qualifying speed, and specific races to determine ranks. This would happen yearly and have a points system and specific big races to move up or down the ranks. Each local race would effect your rank; as you will be racing others who are also ranked etc.
I just used mx1 mx2 as an example of how to label it instead of a b and c etc
So many great tracks in Holland, France, Germany.
Safe ones as well without crazy jumps, Parents drink beer and laugh together while their kids ride, they don’t scream at them to “clear the triple”.
Also, EU parents don’t sue the track when their kid crashes . The MX culture is so good there…
idk. far as I can tell there are 1-2? organized AX leagues already and there seems to be some talent there. The LL thing is extremely limiting about who makes the big time with some arbitrary criteria. College athletic programs are used as feeders for recognizing up & coming talent- so why not MX? MLB has 3 levels of minor leagues to develop the promising guys, and there's FA route. LAST thing I'd ever suggest is consolidating everything under Feld! They'd be better suited to buying Nitro Circus from Pastrana and adding another ring to their exploitative "BIG SHOW!!" mentality entertainment empires.
I can't speak on what it's like in the US, but people tell stories here in Aus about doing the same when they were kids, and you absolutely cannot do that now.
Police would be called, fines would be given and bikes would be impounded (if they could catch them)
Can't even ride on public land here that no one uses that already has a track on it. People still take the risk but be prepared to be face the full extent of the law if you're not riding a road legal bike (which no motocross bikes are)
Only way to ride enough to get good in Australia is either have access to a private track or live in south east Queensland where there are tracks open during the week
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I wouldn’t be so sure about that.
You have crazy mini dads all over the world…lol.
Biggest problem is rising cost of life.
Moto in europe ( at least in the Benelux) runs on volunteers and those are harder and harder to find… Add the fact that almost all of the tracks in Belgium are closed… Doesn’t look very promising for future riders who want to make a career out of it.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the ama and mx sports could set up local series all across the country. Maybe the winner from each series gets SX futures deal or similar. Actually help people open tracks and keep them open and profitable.
Instead we get LL every year, and $600 golf cart passes. Not to mention Mx sports makes more money off the race than the actual track owner.
Feld acquired Arenacross as part of the original 2008 motorsports acquisition from Live Nation. After 17 years of attempting to grow it alongside Supercross, they simply divested it. It was non core to the Feld portfolio, too small to matter strategically within Feld. There was simply more value to selling it than operating it.
Given this history, I doubt Feld has the interest in developing another standalone moto series with separate tracks/venue/ schedule.
SMX Next has room to grow into the semi pro series missing in the U.S, at least on the supercross side. The inaugural 2026 supercross smx next series felt like a test to see if it worked. The criteria for rider invitation to race is not transparent, but that is probably by design. Perhaps that evolves with time.
Fair point, I should have clarified that I was talking about Jett’s EMX career. Jett learned his fundamentals from Greg Moss and they were applied in Europe, where, yes, riding at places like Lommel and training with Everts helped tremendously. But Jett is a generational talent and that shouldn’t be forgotten in this discussion.
This idea that there will be a European wave of dominance due to our amateur system compared to Europe’s is nonsense since fast riders are always going be fast. Jett is a good example. Deegan is a good example as well, and that’s my point. Fast is fast and talent is talent.
Having said that, the amateur system is the states needs a boost and some necessary changes.
Jett also lived with Roczen's parents and trained there. It's not completely black and white, he's certainly got influences from both. I believe Van Halen summed it up perfectly. Best of Both Worlds.
I agree, well put.
The fact that the US moto scene dropped the most important class in moto history in developing riders (125) because Honda would get a bloody pussy is complete clown show.
The euros didn't seem to give a shit what Honda wants and even added new manufacturer that also produce two strokes (fantic).
It's very clear we need a "minor league" for pro moto ages 14-17 125 class that runs the same schedule as the big boys. It's logical, therefore it'll never happen.
thanks for painting the bigger picture on AX and Feld connection. I'll read between the lines and assume they divested because they couldn't' make buttloads of profit with it. My original inquiry was not so much related to if AX was a great business model or anything, but in the conversation of where the next generation of riders comes from and wondering if teams were paying much attention to any current AX racers who've had some success and might be worthy of a ride or support at some point to race the SX and AMA programs..
Np. I was making a connection to a few different points being raised in the thread. The question about AX as a feeder series, and the lack of an official semi-pro series in the us that would be similar to emx series in Europe.
Occasionally you hear about a rider coming from ax to sx. Hunter Yoder, Michael Hicks, etc. It seems more like exception than the norm.
Didn't Hunter train with Kennys dad while Jett was mainly training under Harry Everts during that time? Just making sure lol
I think both we're true, so I googled it.
While Hunter Lawrence lived with Heiko for approximately 2.5 years (starting around age 17) to navigate the GP series, Jett, who was younger (around 12–14 years old at the time), also resided at Heiko’s home in Mattstedt, Germany. The entire Lawrence family had moved from Australia to Europe in 2016, initially staying in Holland and Belgium before settling in Germany. During this period, Heiko provided housing (including a caravan initially), training facilities, and mentorship to both brothers.
I know Belgium has lots of problems with the tracks closing. Sorry.
The entire business park is closing in on Lommel, parking is impossible outside of Lot B.
They were trying to close that track completely as well before it got protection from the government.
Ive been to a few local events there, sure there are a few dads hammered on Juplier screaming, but its not nearly as bad as it is with Mini dads in the US...
Both grew up near me and practised a rough as guts illegal track near Beewah.(Roys rd) They also rode at QMP midweek (Hunter) and our old local sand track at Coolum.
Rough as and great training ground then went to europe.
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