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First 10 races count toward chase qualifying. 10 guys qualify for the chase. You win a main, you autimaticlly qualify for the chase. Remaining chase riders are populated by highest in points at the time of the start of the first chase main. So guys injured at start of chase season are not eligible and someone else fills in. This also encourages everyone to race for at least one win during the regular season. Chase points are awarded to each rider at the start of the chase season 10-1 as a bonus according to regular season points order.
Chase rounds proceed as normal for 7 races. 40 man night show, qualifying races, 22 rider main gate.
I have not been a fan of the chase format, but thenpast couple seasons have really been snoozers. SX is a show and can be treated as such imho.
You're referencing match races. A head to head race where the first guy to 4 wins moves on to the next round. First and second get a by week. First round is best of 5. AKA, Straight Rhythm. I'm all for it if the rounds after the points reset are Straight Rhythm races. That would be playoffs. Anything else is a gimmick to drum up interest from fair weather fans.
I think there is more to consider than just the entire season. How about individual race itself. There has been lots of grumbling about it (too long, boring, most of the night doesn't "count"). But to pay points to a guy in the semi is ludicrous if he couldn't get out of the heat, unless its drastically less than the lowest points earned in the heat. I think that eliminating the LCQ's, paying heats points (and bonuses for holeshots, as laps led isn't realistic in this sport) Making more of a long night of racing count, while adding the benefit of closer points battles would be desired. Maybe try those changes first, see how close you get then add the chase system in a few years if you still feel its needed. But you bring up an excellent point logistically, the "race to the chase" would have to mix west and east rounds I think to be "equal" if that's whats trying to be accomplished. Then your messing with the 250's schedule and costing everyone (450's and 250's) more money. So you better be really sure your bringing in a lot more money and compensating, and/or this will provide the desired result or better from a points standpoint. Neither of which Im convinced will happen.
The Shop
By dictionary definition you are right. But for what our sport entails, the chase is the closest thing we can have to a playoff that doesn't require just 2 riders on the track at a time.
If an SX only rolls into your neck of the woods once a year, your going for the race that day, regardless of what the points system is.
Honestly, bring it on. We don't know unless we try....
A lot of you guys are saying "o well if Im not in the top 10 it doesn't matter". Bullshit. How many of us have raced our hearts out a local saturday night race that means LITERALLY nothing? We are all racers, and 99% of us give it our all no matter what.
Full disclaimer. I like NASCAR, not a fan of the chase there (but its working for them it seems). I love MX/SX but don't want it to be NASCAR. And we cant be, our demo is too different, our following will never be the same, and Im fine with that. However I would like to see some logical changes to the point system. Shoot I would even be open to say Daytona (a unique supercross race) paying double points to shake things up, over a chase format.
Its like when everyone says they want to get in better shape but don't eat healthier or work out......do you expect to do what you have always done and get different results?
Pit Row
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Things like this is how the FIM got involved in Supercross.
I hope that the manufactures push back hard on this move. I can not imagine how any rider or manufacture would want this.
Whats next? A spec. Bike that different manufactures can put their plastic on?
How about focus the changes to the 3-4 night shows where 90% mean virtually nothing to the points, and absolutely nothing to all but the most die hard fans that actually ride/have raced. Granted I don't have all the details, but seems like we could start a little smaller and still gain in both the race to race interest as well as overall series interest by creating more excitement/awarding more points for various reasons night to night than change the very core of determining the overall Championship.
Equal displacement for 2 strokes and 4 strokes will never happen and not just because of Honda (clearly your favorite brand eh?).
You do realize that other manufacturers make 4 strokes as well dont you? Do you SERIOUSLY think they want to stop producing them (which they will as equal displacements would favor the 2 strokes at top racer level) given the amount of money they get in parts for 4 strokes? It doesn't matter that they make 2 strokes as well, they make more money out of 4 strokes than 2 strokes...its called economics, look it up some time.
Why don't they do a "Monster Million" or some other bonus program?
"Chase" is a "Waste".
I've lived through about 10-15 major format changes in MX/SX since 71; the sport's going to live or die on the quality of the action between gate drop and checkered flag, probably not on a format change like this
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