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Yamaha made a “works bike”, Star made a bike work.

I read only the first page. Some people get it. Some good insights I have been saying all along for years. I just shut up Tracks made for pros at the local level Could user a spec class like adult CRF 100 class. (Make that STOCK ONLY) People have the money, they just think racing MX is a poor value for what you pay and put into it. Offload is booming because.........( put something in here. MANY reasons) If your not flashy with the newest stuff, your not going to be accepted Too long and sitting all day People are...

One simple solution, take some of the money going into the promoter's pockets and use it to create a purse structure that doesn't look like the winner's pot for the tractor pull at the county fair. $100k per round for the winner 450, $50k for 250. $1 million per 450 championship, with maybe some to the TEAM (thus providing a reasonable shot for ROI for a racing season).

I agree with the older crowd statement. It's the same situation with mountain biking and golf, where you seldom see high school or college age youth. If youth are riding or racing it's a good bet their father is as well. It sure would be nice if it was just one thing that's causing the decline, but I feel it's all of the above. There's been an argument around here that the track owners are blaming the low turnout for races on "Open Practice" days. I disagree with that and feel it's a different subset of riders. If they stop...

I think MX and in some way SX as well is somehow lost. They have to decide if they race on dirtbikes to promote sale of bikes/parts or if they race to promote energy drinks and make the promotors rich. F1 doesn't really sell cars, but it works anyway somehow. Great tv deals and lot's of mainstream interests. The visitors at the races can't be all ex F1 drivers! SX is probably aiming in this direction, and I think they should since it's not for the masses to pursuit because of the skills required and the dangers involved. MX is...

The tracks got unforgiving

The companies that completely saved the sport and are the only ones driving innovation??

I stand corrected, can’t believe you guys spotted those changes in that first pic but they are very apparent in those pit pics. Surprised to see a updated exc with the tradition of them being updated the year after the SX?

I believe that was Webb

Not a yes vote but it is not batshit crazy IMO. The 3 motos in sx triple crowns are a fun change.

You nailed it with two points: 1) The speeds are too slow to make as big a difference as you think, and are also offset by crosswind dangers; 2) The time would be better spent trying to redirect air to the radiators for cooling. I remember reading somewhere a long time ago, when they were still developing full bodywork for roadracing, that one team was losing a few MPH due to excessive heat. They ripped the lowers off their bike, essentially making it a giant airfoil, but the resulting increase in power thanks to the extra cooling enabled them to...

There’s nothing wrong with affectionately referring to it as the big blue pig, as Charlotte once said so famously “ that’s some pig! “. Also... “ That’ll do, pig, that’ll do “