2028 MXON Location Possibilities

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Cortez, Colorado doesn't have the infrastructure 

There may be multiple options in the USA but in Europe, its pretty limited because of how big the event is now. Matterley and Ernee can handle it comfortably, but even somewhere like Foxhill is too small for it now. I can see the MXoN being on a bit of a rotation as we've seen in recent years - USA, Ernee, Assen, and Matterley. 

I thought I heard Matterley was done as a venue, something to do with the local council. 

I'm fine with most options except Ironman, i'm sorry but the track is not that great and it lacks character. Plenty of better tracks in America.

I would love to see MXdN in Canada, Brazil, Argentina or Australia.

Have you ever been to Ironman? It’s a fookin corn field. Same with Spring Creek. 

This, for SMX. (Move final SX to Vegas). 

I’d prefer to see MXDN at historic MX tracks. Budds would be fine, Millville, if they can sort the infrastructure, would be preferred.

We need a track built like yesterdays brutally tough track.

I say go back to Lommel. 

Reset Unadilla’s layout to the mid 80’s, till it, plant the wheat, and stay off of it until the event date.  That would be awesome to attend.  Loved how that track developed back then.

I live an hour from Ironman and would waaay rather drive to Red Bud.  The MXoN at Ironman was terrible for viewing.

Yes, like Glen Helen!

To properly host a massive international event like the MXdN you don't want to go to Glen Helen or Pala or a cornfield in Indiana. Access and Parking are enough to throw those 2 California locations off the list.

An event at a ski resort in the shoulder season of October would bring energy and thousands of race fans to a place that would reap the benefits of an international broadcast.

Access roads, paved parking, nearby hotels, restaurnts, room for a camping festival atmosphere are all desireable.

Close by airbnbs with free shuttle service and MTN bike trails would be high on the list.

The places that hit that metric are ski resorts. 

4 Ski resorts n the US have hostrd  the winter Olympics. The former Squaw Valley in California in the 60s, Lake Placid twice and most recently the winter Olympics in Utah were at Park City Mountain and Deer Valley.

The State of Utah supports the current SMX World Championship so they must have someone who understands the game.

Salt Lake City is only 35 minutes from Park City and has an international airport, car rentals, Buses and lodging capabilities for event overflow 

Park City recently lost its long standing Sundance film festival to Boulder, CO and the income that came with it.

The economic impact from a 3 day day international Race in a high-end community like Park City would be north of $70M.

You could build an awesome MX track on the lower ski slopes and include the snowboard terrain. Cover it with geotech sheets, haul in dirt and then scrape to the original surface and the snowboard park is back in business.

Feld and MX Sports recently proved the Concept at the Bass Pro Shops facility in Missouri.

Spectating at a Ski resort would offer more options than the nature reserve and not require the purchase of a chair as at Thunder Ridge.

From a pure “Holy shit, they race here?” standpoint, Mammoth would be insane, but there’s no way it could handle an event that large and the locals already bitch about the one event each year.   Thunder Valley in 2010 was pretty amazing race and there is a very large home field advantage with the altitude.  AMA riders got the mapping down and understand the elevation issues.  Last time, Dungey smoked em all with Shorty and Canard doing very well.  I’m all for a West Coast effort for 2028.  Tops on my list is Glen Helen, then Pala, then Washougal.