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Actually - like it or not - it's a product promotional business, and the current SX system its a title creation business that creates an additional title for OEM's to advertise and more opportunities to do so.
Job creation is a byproduct.
That is a good observation.
However the 250SX series is unique among elite motocross/SX series around the world in that it’s split into two regions. I understand the history that it was meant to be a development class for SX but it’s evolved beyond that.
I’d argue the extra title for promotional purposes is itself a byproduct of this quirk.
Spec tires (don’t destroy the tracks SX/MX), Futures east and west, 250cc, and 450cc. Boom! Done and dusted. Throw in a better AMA AX as a feeder to Futures.
How refreshing is it to see Marchbanks, Cooper. Hampshire , Mookie and other guys giving it there all to be top 10. So glad to see Garrett put the kx 450 up there in the results.
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Do you think he had a choice, then?
Nailed it. Riders have a choice, stay on a factory 250 and make great money and bonus or go to a privateer 450 ride with little pay. I would say that no 250 rider wants to stay on a 250 they are there until they get a good 450 offer.
An age limit would sort it out.
25.
Assuming you go Pro at 18, thats 28 shots at a championship. Well 14, and 14 Half Championships.
Would get rid of the aged 250 guys who should step up or ship out, and make teams think about if the guy they have bankrolled since 15 , and still havent had a title from , is worth putting on a big bike, or letting them go.
Your numbers are two big by a factor of two. Only two title shots per year.
Cut-off at 25 but also able to come back at age 35??
Maybe Dowd will come back again.
Anstie's milking the system for all that it's worth.
He's older than most of the 450 class...
How does an arbitrary age limit on 250s make for better racing?
Is the argument that older 250 riders are too good? And that the younger 250 riders cannot compete with the older riders?
It doesn’t. All it will do is lower the average level in the 250 class by forcing out really good 250 riders who are older than 25.
Arguably it might lift up the average level of the 450 class IF you assume that all the good 250 riders will become good 450 riders. It will also create the situation where there are more 450 riders than available seats so some guys forced to move up won’t have a ride, or decent 450 guys will be forced out.
Exactly what is happening at MXGP
2 regional SX, 1 MX , and SMX. Thats 4 a year.
SMX? Yeah ok…
And I’m assuming a 250 rider can’t compete in both regions at the same time, or at least no team would entertain that.
You are new here arent you ?
is that Craig or Anstie or both?
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