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Rammette
Soubeyras
Ferandis
Musquin
Roczen
Reed
Locurcio
Rodriguez
Alves
Meurs
Macler
Marrone
etc. all thought enough of SX to give it a try this year
Yannis Irsuti too, french sx champ in 17 (and at least twice runner up) in mx2 on a zook.
And Valentin Teillet raced only 1 nationals, not sx, but he did 2 top 10, in a mudder and if I remember well on a 350 !
Merci!
The Shop
By the way, expecting Herlings in the AMA. I think that was the idea. But let´s say you are on your first year in 450. You fly to America, get a new team, get a new championship, new track, get a new bike which doesn´t even look like yours. In the race you start the last and you are able to finish first. Now that you are in your second year, way faster than last year, if financially you are OK where you are, it doesn´t look very tempting idea.
Nationals runs the same tracks year in year out, MXGP has tons too choose from, rounds change every year.
The picture of the Washougal whoops does back up the importance, well, no, the supremacy of SX in the States. That shit does not belong on an MX track. Leave the "dudder dudder dudder dudder dudder dudder dudder dudder and ever and anon, for the tiny little tracks in stadiums. They need that sort of thing to satisfy the blood lust of spectators sitting in the stands. One of the few good ideas of the FIM years ago, was banning the bloody things on MXGP tracks. Their take on doubles? - well, there's quads out there now that the MXGP and MX2 riders clear nowadays. The 'Jumpification' of MX is everywhere and , unending.
I think the tide has clearly changed on which is the most competitive outdoor series.
Really all that needs to happen is a couple of individuals express a personal wish to go conquer a proper world series 7 bring the title home.
SX maybe great at generating money, but its not motocross & does not come close to the experience of completing a full world series.
Hopefully someone at the highest level will get inspired enough to make it happen.
Can you imagine the US MXGP round mid season with Eli or whoever fighting for red plate against the worlds best, cant see how any real mx fan wouldn't want that.
For me, the most competitive place is still the SX & MX in the United states because i see it as a whole. Stop spliting the series ! The same riders compete on both series so you have to bring your A-Game in SX and MX.
So i would rather imagine Herlings coming in America, that would be much more exciting !
And by the way, Gajser is likely to come such as Prado so that's two world champ expressing their wishes to come to race in the US ! Even if they don't come, you can see here which series is more attractive, does any of the best AMA riders express their wishes to race the GP ? Plain and simple, no.
I am not saying Tomac to the GP is not exciting but i prefer the other way around (and i'm quite sur the "majority" thinks like me).
And I think you are wrong. I think world wide there's more interest in MXGP than in SX and there must surely be more interest world wide for the MXGP than for he US MX nationals. But that's just my thought :-)
It's entirely appropriate - 'blood' and 'SX'.
It's what so many of the fans, most of which who are not Motocross fans, or riders, go to SX for. Next time you are at one, just have a look around you. Heck, It looks like I might be at a couple of US rounds next year, and I'm sure I'll see plenty of spectators of that ilk.Just as I have seen over a few decades, now. It's the nature of Stadium sports. Casual (largely) 'fans', out to see the carnage, in comfort. Whereas I, and I would hope, you, are there to see talented racers, Race .
My posts are never re-hashes. I'd suggest you 'Up' your reading comprehension, if you can.
I bet if tomac or other american rider win a motocross world tittle some of you will shit the pants and then the motocross world tittle has the big deal!!!
The number of Euros requesting the presence of American riders in the GPs far outweighs the call from Americans for the GP stars to come here. If they want to great, glad to have them. Of course it's difficult to go from what you are used to, to a different series in a different land no matter which side of the Atlantic that is on. As proof of that there hasn't been a European rider that has come to the US and dominated the SX or MX series immediately. Same with Americans going to the GPs (although the sample size is much smaller). Accept that alot of riders like the lifestyle of racing in America, and also accept the fact that this is a pretty good country regardless of what the news would have you believe.
Pit Row
you ever heard of the song "to drunk to fck"? well.....if it were about you, it would be "to dumb to fck"...
You SX hating wankers are like the Metallica fans that got pissed when they cut their hair but still go to every show and know every word to every song.
Frankly, the current structure creates more opportunities for riders to make money, and that will mean it makes better sense for guys to go where they can make at the best living for themselves.
Nothing beat an SX&Nationals title the same year.
And for the record, about your previous answer, here too in France the same group of people follows and goes to the SX race and MX race because it is the SAME sport !
Anyway, Park Boys for president !
That's a wrap boys...great job.
(Perfectly said).
As far as spectating, I would rather attend an outdoor motocross event, either US nats or MXGP if I had to choose.
still though, in the off season if you get bored there is a lot to catch up on and worth while for a MX fan who likes racing regardless of series
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