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It's a dumb idea, people need to let it go.
The Kyle Partridge's, Ronnie Stewart's and Adam Enticknap's of the world would get way more exposure battling it out for the "B-Main" victory than they ever will riding around in 17th place in the current main events.
It would also then allow the very top echelon of SX contenders to have their own unadulterated battle in the "A-Main".
The Shop
1st. Eliminate 250 east west and create one 250 title. Heck the points count towards your number now anyways even thought they are regional races.
2nd bring in a 125 east west series. yes they wont have the power to clear everything that 250s and 450s can but thats the point. they never had enough and never will. Unless your name is James stewart.
3rd. .** Main events should be a 2 moto format. but overall is determined by olympic format.
**You score points based on overall not per moto like MX. so a 1-1 would only get 25 pts.
** motos would be 15 min +2 laps.
***250s run everything the same as 450s. Shorten heats and semis by a lap or two to accommodate the longer mains.
option 2. everyone races in the heats. but qualifying is elimination. top 15 move from heats to semis back 5 go home. then top 12 from semis then top 10 from LCQ. basically you have to keep winning to make it to the main. ***this format needs a tryout though.
In real SX, all of the heavy hitters would be there.
You're telling me that you don't think a race with only the following riders would be more likely to produce good racing?
Dungey
Roczen
Tomac
Stewart
Barcia
Reed
Canard
Seely
Anderson
Pourcel
This could be easily implemented and its not so gimmicky as a gate inversion.
Or Bowers breaking his collar bone and limping in to the Arenacross chase.
Stewart missing the first few nationals in 03 and Langston winning. (I know this is for SX)
Reed stacking it up in 08 against Windham and using provisional's and a points lead to win.
Would this apply only to 450? If so then why?
Would attendance go up at the chase rounds but decline at say, round 7, 8, 9 before it starts?
When do the briefcases get introduced?
I have never been a fan of artificial entertainment. What's next? Stagger start after 10 laps? A chase within a chase! Debris red flags (Tuff Block on the track! Line em up!). Let the men race dammit.
after the first lap if he doesn't fall...
It's just a bunch of copying from a series that has a different fan base and element of racing. We need Drag Reduction Systems, restrictor plates, Energy Recovery Systems, ovals, rich oil tycoons, communists, southern pride, moonshine, tifosi, green-white-checkers, chase format, right side tires ONLY, splash and goes, no refueling, option & prime tires and knockout qualifying. That will fix motocross worldwide and give every rider and sponsor a huge pay day.
Starts are too much luck in sx
Pit Row
Take that away and you might as well make the sport all Red Bull Rhythm Straight races.
Happy Days?
But seriously, the MEC is on to something with multiple shorter races that mean something. The 20 lap holeshot winner take all format needs to change. All the "it doesn't work for live TV" bullshit is discounted by the fact that it DOES work for the MEC. And the pro-am and mini races are awesome too.
I would much rather watch 16 MEC style races than 16 Feld/AMA.
I have not missed watching a race (live or TV) at every opportunity since 1980. But there is now hundreds of events competing for the same air time on TV so something needs to make it more interesting. In a society of instant internet gratification the attention span is all almost non-existent. And get off my lawn.
Mickey Thompson already did it, on truck tracks though.
Gate pick should be random by lottery. That alone will change some of the runaways.
The support class needs to have a clear visible distinction. Mini Bikes.
Everybody else needs to man up and enter the Supercross class. About 80 riders make the night show.
Elimination qualifiers. 7 total motos. 80 riders x 4. 40 riders x 2. 20 in the main.
Real fast minis run once before the main.
Run what ya brung.
The problem is that it lessens the Championship and everyone knows it. Keeping it together for a month is a lot less impressive than keeping it together all season.
NASCAR yes men can crow about how wonderful it is, in truth that series has been in decline since they introduced it - in TV ratings, at-track attendance, and sponsorship dollars invested in the sport.
Moto is doing a lot of things right and sometimes has an inferiority complex. NASCAR salivates over this sports demographic.
will be out front in the second main too... Then the only excitement is if one of the top guys crashes and changes
things up... just the same old song and dance...
If "your" driver doesn't make the chase or gets knocked out after week 3 how interested are you? If they missed it by one spot how stupid do you think it is?
It's just a giant gimmick and they realize it. That's why they change the rules every 3-4 years, to keep interest in what is obviously a flawed system. If attendance and viewership was up they wouldn't be changing every 3-4 years like clockwork, there would be no reason to.
2nd no it would be like any other saturday. just because there are less riders does not mean better racing. everyone will still settle into their respective positions.
how do i know? ive raced in a class with 40 guys at once. the fastest guy was out front and i was in the top ten
then same year i was in the same class but with half the guys. Shocker, the fast guy was still out front and i was still top ten
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE is if someone crashes he doesnt finish last in 20th. he finishes LAST in 10th.
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