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Those of you blame 4 strokes have forgotten Last year
I still remember when jimmy button got paralyzed, in practice. That was the first big injury of the 4 stroke sx era. That was 18 years ago this month.
Injuries and "supercross only" contracts take a toll on the series that represents the sport we, and almost everyone else, actually ride-the outdoors. The recent talk of expanding the supercross schedule to even more races shows total disregard to the level of attrition and burnout suffered by the riders, as well as indifference to the damage that would absolutely be inflicted on the Nationals.
But hey, let the $$$ flow and lets "grow the sport."
The Shop
Compare 1995 to 2017.
The jumps are much smaller, the speed much slower. A modern bike would make that track look like a pee-wee track. I'm not suggesting we go back to that but the speeds are too high because the bikes are too good. Higher speeds equal less forgiving crashes.
1995
2017
Of course, I would never do either - try to ride a pro-level SX track or get on the back of a bull. Both sets of athletes are a bit crazy and both sports have a very high level of inherent danger, regardless of what gear you are wearing.
M
When you see the track walk video on facebook you can really see the steep transitions, harsh whoops.
I guess the riders are ok with the tracks difficulty as they would be protesting otherwise, have riders ever protested ?
Im guessing many top MXGP riders are going to be less inspired to race in america in future as SX will be seen as too risky.
If you go back to the 80's , 90's and even into the mid 2000's , guys were wrecking for sure , but they weren't impaling themselves into the ground so hard that it ruined their whole season , in just one wreck , near as frequently as what we see today. And yeah , injuries have always happened in this sport.....but now days the riders don't seem to be able to take the impacts that well. Because of the speeds they are carrying on 70hp 450's.
The sport is much more competitive now as opposed to in the 90s. More pressure. Mistakes more easily made and paid for. They all train hard, push the limits, and a bunch more riders think, and know, they can win.
Pit Row
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