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1/26/2021 8:07am
Can anyone who attended H1 give some feedback on the fan experience?
PIT Party: I saw one post that had a picture of the pits. There was some feedback on one of the podcasts that talked out it being super light. I am wondering what is happening in the pits. What I have heard so far is $10 admission (not Monster cans) and no autograph lines. I am not one for autographs but does that mean the trucks are "closed" so you can't see inside when walking around? I noticed a BMX jump set up at H1 which I have seen at some other rounds previously.
In Stadium: What about the experience in the stands? It looked like what I would expect for people watching practice. Reports were 10K fans. Energy level must have felt low but once the gate drops, I don't care too much about the people sitting next to me.
PIT Party: I saw one post that had a picture of the pits. There was some feedback on one of the podcasts that talked out it being super light. I am wondering what is happening in the pits. What I have heard so far is $10 admission (not Monster cans) and no autograph lines. I am not one for autographs but does that mean the trucks are "closed" so you can't see inside when walking around? I noticed a BMX jump set up at H1 which I have seen at some other rounds previously.
In Stadium: What about the experience in the stands? It looked like what I would expect for people watching practice. Reports were 10K fans. Energy level must have felt low but once the gate drops, I don't care too much about the people sitting next to me.
It wasn’t like any other supercross experience I’ve had, but I still had fun and plan to attend other races. A vital member let me meet up with him and his family for the pod. I would say that’s the only down side. It’s all pods and I typically go to races alone.
Do the bikes still go braaap? Does it still smell like race fuel?
Ok then. Let’s race! See you tomorrow if you’re going.
The Shop
We didn't get more than 2 steps inside, and you could smell the race fuel... Which was so damn good!
Good times... it can be better... but there can also be no races to go to, just as easily.
Were you able to buy beer at least?
Were there people "scalping" tickets outside? Is that a viable option to fly solo?
Trey Canard was like two feet away for a sec. I was like “hey that’s fu#king Trey Canard son”. And my son said “who’s that?” And I said, “former Honda motocross pro. I watched him win here a few years back.” And he said: “Cool.” Which he rarely says to things I find interesting. Which is pretty damn sweet! Kid even asked if I’d buy him a YZ250F after the races.
I’m not getting why anyone would be down on the FanFest deal. We spent a lot of time wandering around watching factory teams prepping their works of art and then ended up watching world class BMX. I couldn’t believe Ryan Nyquist was competing. I was not expecting that. You could just walk up to the barriers and BS with the guy before he ripped double backflips, etc. Unbelievable. We spent a few minutes talking to Jett Lawrence. That kid was impressive, as he was very outgoing and friendly. My boys rode bikes with Christian Craig’s son, Jagger for a bit. The third round had pit bike racing instead of BMX. Pretty good show watching Axel Hodges win that.
The actual supercross was great. You could sit anywhere that had open seats.
Corona V sucks, but it made for a unique supercross experience. One of the best I’ve had, and that’s saying something, as I’ve seen quite a few Nationals and Supercross rounds.
I'd half expect them to be a fair bit higher than 'normal times, what with the attendance limitations in place.
I'd not have a problem with them being higher - it still, I assume, costs Feld a shedload to run the event, but them Not having a hope in hell of having a Shedload of bums on seats.
I'd love to go to a ''socially distanced"SX - I long ago stopped going to US SXs when I was over there, instead, going to friends to watch them on dirty great big TV screens, with good food, libations and company, instead of the Zoo that big events inevitably are. I'm not good with crowds nowadays...... I'm Old and getting ever crankyer.
But, with OS travel pretty much verboten, my getting out of OZ has been curtailed. Hopefully, vaccines will get things opened up sometime soon, so I can fulfill some contracts, make some foreign shekels , and get back to travelling.
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