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If it was just Hunter or Jett, still alive. Jett maybe some effects from his injury prevents him from completing the series. A DNF for one of them. But the chances of something happening to Jett, Hunter and Deegan? AMA has some life in it with 3 still "in it". But MXGP is dead unless Coenen gets a small injury...

Pressed submit to soon. I agree that making the long series shorter, and short ones longer maybe also adds so that at least something new is coming every 3 month or so if you blown out early. MXGP is ruthless if you miss races early.

I think the biggest negative impact would of course be that the championship can be awarded earlier. But I'll take that over season excitement being over after 1/4 of the races being done. I don't think anyone would skip races, because until the last race you don't know if you would need that mulligan. Local races I agree, they take...

You obviously missed that Herlings DNF yesterday. Before that it was basically a wash due to mutual DNFs. C'mon.

Beating industry records for sure is a motivator outside Championship. Some that has few or no win during season can also be it. Jcoop, AP will fight to some extent for a win. But it will not be Championship effort. Basically as in Nascar "I will put my foot down until I see God or pass the finish line", requires...

This discussion started when Herlings and Coenen derailed chains, later Vialle crashing out on the start. And if you look closely, it was posted after Herlings DNF. Could have posted it already Saturday if it was that important after Prado not qualifying. I know you don't follow MXGP, but at least make an effort.

I don't have to believe. You would have needed to not been watching the passed years of racing to just not know this is fact. Take most of the third races in triple crown, it is well known they mail it in if they don't need to make passes to still win or secure a podium. Tomac when Herlings was...

Showed it before the gate dropped, starting with Friese on the inside and a rut with that hook going right you knew he was fucked. Maybe if they fixed the complete start straight as in MXGP it could have worked. Prado has never been a good passer.

Since when does A1 beat MxoN?

I'm holding my line. You on the other hand. "It changes his mentality". But, it doesn't mean he back of and think big picture instead of pushing it? 🤷🤦 Agree to disagree here. If we had two or even three throw-away races and it meant that 50% more races during the year actually meant something, I'm all for it. Sacrifice...

That racers don't race if there is nothing in it for them, or a lot on the line to lose. It goes directly to your point where you think those racers aren't the real deal for backing out. Which btw, is every real racer with any kind of brain. If Herlings, Gajser, Febvre beats Lucas going fwd it will be...

There is 1 million + sponsor bonuses on the line for every race left of the season for Lucas. It's his to lose. Every race is the last race for him from here on out. He said it himself, going to US, he will not risk anything just to prove a point. He has the Championship to think about.

Manufactured drama, is when you don't get to race about it all rounds. Having chains jump off, malfunctions, start crashes where you as a rider has no part in controlling what happens isn't really racing is it.

So Tomac backing off when Herlings was here because he had a Championship to race for that now means Tomac is a pussy is what you say 🤦 Or take any triple crown race recently when it's enough with a third in final race. Or, why not Roczen not putting up a fight with Sexton? There isn't a single racer...

So you rather have 4 months of dead series with pretty much predetermined outcome? I'm pretty sure the viewer numbers fall of dramatically ones a series dies like MXGP is doing. I agree the double and triple points are gimmick. But if you can drop a moto result out of 6 in MXON, in a series stretching over several months...

Can you please show where I have posted this every other day? From what I know, I have made one post about it in another thread and that was weeks ago, after Herlings and Coenen both DNF.

Agree, just don't have the time but should be fairly easy to dump it into Claude. Can just see now how it affects Herlings, and of course Prado and possibly Jcoop. Just makes the rest of the season completely boring. Basically need to hope for DNF from Coenen otherwise the rest of the 15 races plays no part with 60...

That's the issue right now. Every race is not about the just that race because of the impact it has. A failed early moto or race impacts the rest of the season. Worst season sever was Gajser checking out after 4 or 5 races with like 50+ points lead. Didn't even try to win races, because he didn't have to...