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There is not such things as supercross in Europe. The track of the indoor races held in winter time are slightly bigger than Arenacross tracks, hence the risk of getting injured is high and the riders in the World GP cannot afford to miss the beginning of the World Championship. In the US most factory riders can sit out of...

Geoff, the MXdN is an outdated event, 1) It is irrelevant both from a racing and business stand point. Motocross is an individual sport and it exists mostly to promote the sales of manufacturers' products (bikes, fuel and gear), hence the effort of a national team is irrelevant to the 2 key drivers of our sport. 2) The internationalization of...

With the '09 budgets being so tight, I am afraid they will be able to find solid replacements very easily...at any point of the season. Does anybody know what team, if any, Travis Preston is talking to? TP can run consistently within the top 10 both indoor and outdoor.

Well said.

I am European (Italian) and attended races over there until 2004, then I moved to the US. I like the Nationals better than the World Championship in terms of track preparation and because the atmosphere is closer to the roots of the sport. On the other hand, the rounds of the World Championship offer better infrastructures to the teams and...

Right on. The reason for which most American riders don't even consider racing in the World Championship is the same for their Country is losing its edge: they have become complacent and afraid (as opposed to interested/ curious) of what is outside the US. Remember when Windham refused to go the MXdN in 2001 because afraid of terrorism or when...