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Like: More racing, more better
Dislike: Sloppy execution
Like:
SMX futures/ combines and what ever you call it that get the kids out and do some real racing and display how stupid the whole Loretta’s thing is.
WSX, the girls deserve the spotlight, and the next thing is to give them some decent length motos.
Otherwise I feel that the sport has pretty much stood still for the past 10-15 years now.
Hunter Lawrence flaming away against the lame SMX.
Dislike:
WAIT A MINUTE! Weege… for a series that host the best national series in the world with some of the fastest riders in the world, it’s horrible how bad the announcers is. Weege is acting surprised about everything that happens in front of his eyes and JS are just there making up imaginary words and long winded explanations that he often needs to backpadle from.
The stadiums. People are talking about laptimes but with the modern four strokes and current talent pool, it is what it is with the current venues. Going to other stadiums like LA colosseum where you can go outside to gain some track length would help to compensate for the faster bikes that has outgrown the regular stadiums.
SMX I’m so sick of hearing about the imaginary world championship the whole winter and summer from Weege and JT that when it’s actually time for it, I’m already over it as much as Hunter Lawrence.
National tracks nothing against the tracks it self (apart from pala) but it would be nice to see some new tracks on the calendar.
SMX points system…
How dare you take shots at Weigant! He is genuinely excited to be there, that is no act, true love core moto.
Positives:
-More access to the inner workings of the sport through social media, digital access, youtube, etc
-multiple podcasts now instead of just pulpmx (still listen, dont freak Matthes!)
-Better R&D of the aftermarket companies to be able to respond and put out products quicker for newer bikes.
-Peacock is a gamechanger for watching live, and watching past races. Hate the price increases, wish there was a SX only option for peacock. I genuinely DGAS about the rest of their content and features.
-Rider and fan interaction and accessibility is better than its ever been. My little kids love being able to say hi to the riders at races and the racers are way friendlier than 90's/00's.
-SX events are more polished, organized, streamlined. This is good, and bad. The good part is the predictability and consistency. More on the bad later.
Negatives:
-FIM/AMA has done so much damage to the sport, its reputation, and the legitimacy of the sport. The suspensions of Bubba and Broc Tickle were just wrong. It hurt the sport, and it still does. The insane arbitrary rules and enforcement is a joke. Our sport looks like a clown show. Its as bad as the NBA/NFL officiating now. Riders cant focus on riding because they're so worried about losing points, positions, financial penalties.
-Neutering of the sport. WAY too many red flags. A red flag used to have real meaning behind it. I get that rider safety should be a top priority but the scaled increase of them and the effect it has on races is crazy. it benefits some riders, and hurts others. The other part of neutering is not letting the guys RACE. Banging bars, taking each other out, showing a wheel, and block passing IS A PART OF THE SPORT! Quit arm chair quarterbacking the racing by keeping the constant threat of penalties over the guys heads and keeping the fans from seeing REAL RACING. Does anyone up top actually realize our sport is the only form of racing where full contact is expected and encouraged? Its a MAN's sport! Let the boys race!
-The structure of the supercross events is more polished & streamlined. The bad is it is way over manufactured and so overly structured that its become less about being unique and more ''TV Friendly". Meaning its becoming less about the actual racing and more about creating openings in the broadcast for non racing crap to be broadcast and talked about.
-Elimination of tits and ass. Yup. I DGAF. We need miss supercross back. We need beautiful monster girls back. 2010-2015 was freaking EPIC. Great racing, and EVERYONE knew the monster girls names! Miss supercross talked on TV! it was fun! When DD retired and Julianna Daniels took over it went downhill. That was cool, fun, and an added element EVERYONE enjoyed! 10 years later people still want it. I miss the lucas oil girls too (Nicole D'Cesa and Carrie Bolling) Bring it back, stop being so corporate.
-Every rider on the podium sounds like a robot. We know you have to plug the sponsers. There's an epic race, huge battle, and the interview is "id like to thank taco bell/KFC/Pepsi/Depends/Tylenol/metamucil/Camel lights. thank you see you soon!" Guys come on, go watch the 90's and 80's interviews. They actually talked about the race. Quit saying "we got up on the podium" Who is we? We who?? Your social media manager wasnt out there shifting up in the whoops MF'er!
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Would you like a useless doctor to perform surgery on you just because he is excited to be at work?.
I don’t care how excited clueless Weege is or how many titles JS has, or how good he was on a bike. Just like RC, just because you got plenty of wins, it doesn’t automatically translate to doing a good job in the booth.
Both Bailey and Emig were way better at that work than the current riders they put there.
It's commentary, I'd much rather listen to someone excited than someone boring that reads statistics while there's a race going on.
Negative:
Positive:
Positive:
Peacock, being able to watch practice, and live racing.
SMX Next, it's fun to see up and coming talent
WSX, This helps the industry as a whole, and the racing has been fairly good.
Seeing factory support growing to the smaller teams
Negative:
Leigh Diffey and RC for SX announcing
Screech AKA Will Christien. Thank God for mute buttons
Please take Pala off the calendar and bring back Glen Helen
Start grates
More tracks need to be hard pack to make the riders slip and slide around more, make the riders use throttle control and a clutch
Stopping ripping the tracks so deep, ruts are cool sometimes, but not at every track. We need more hard pack dirt
We need more whoops. Separate the riders with more whoops, and get rid of the 9 whoops, AKA the Webb whoops so he can't jump them 3x3x3
SMX. Drop SX races before MX, and make the SMX a true hybrid track or don't do them at all. Hunter hit the nail on the head!
Riders are getting dock points for course cutting etc. Why are riders not getting docked for ignoring the blue flags while getting lapped? Make the lappers more accountable for getting in the way of the leaders.
Good: Triple crowns mixed in
Bad: start devices/starting grates
Good: finally penalizing riders for going off track
For each user of the forum individually… wtf
NEGATIVE:
A lot of similar tracks
POSITIVE:
Triple crowns mixed in the SX season
Pit Row
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