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In other words you are tainting them with low expectation and hoping they fail- indeed working at it with your critical and derisive commentary.
The series has to prove itself first, much less come right in and be the premier series! How about WSX brood their own talent instead of just trying to steal from the US teams that don't want to be involved?
Hilarious that you would even insinuate that this 2 round series is somehow an equal to the 50-year history of supercross racing in USA.
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Also, critically, it is up to the riders to decide who with and where they ply their trade.
WSX is not in direct domestic competition.
The AMA/Feld SX series is big enough and ugly enough to look after itself
Some of us are old enough to remember TransUSA series when they came here.
MANY of us would love to see this series grow and have an international flair.
All the while, we've acknowledged factual things...not "derisive commentary"...things like:
The "National/Regional Teams" ain't gonna foot the bill.
The OEM's ARE NOT interested in messing top their current operational model.
Too many of us are 'suspect' of the intentions to cut into, ruin or CAUSE the demise of OUTDOOR MOTOCROSS.
Too many of us SURE AS HELL DO NOT TRUST THE FIM.
Too many of us "have been here, before".
We've heard and seen a very "non-cooperative" attitude from the new promoters.
(towards the current promoters of our sport; hence, trying to kill Motocross based on their "proposed" schedule)
We're seeing VERY knowledgeable people like Eric Peronnard back away from this madness.
(He's VERY much about ALL THINGS Moto-Racing and one of our sports true Guardians)
We're witnessing the current promises being "un-met" at a rate that's not impressive.
Yet, still, we wait and anticipate with a bit of hope.
All the while, a couple of you seem to need to point your fingers and make accusations as the "older and wiser" among us say,"Huh? Oh, well...we'll see."
No worries.
You do your thing.
We'll do ours.
I'll say THE OBVIOUS and THE PREVIOUSLY STATED...AGAIN...
It would be AWESOME if Adam and his group re-assessed this whole program and pushed it into The Fall/Winter WHERE IT BELONGS...
After AMA MX Nationals.
After MXGP.
AFTER MXoN.
October
November
December
There's OVER 12 weeks/weekends for their Race Calendar in that time period.
(Starting AFTER MXON. Not including Christmas. Not including New Years.)
They could EASILY have 7, 8, 9...TEN events in that time period and STILL get PLENTY of racers interested in their pay outs and their title.
And, yes, they'll have to "Compete with the SuperMotocross Series"...but, that's how business goes.
That's not their business model AT ALL.
I am also concerned about outdoors but for different reasons- those to do with it's promotion, payment structure venues and particularly broadcasting. Most of the WSX pilot series recruits didn't run the outdoors. The two biggest names in MXSX in the States #3 and #94 did as their probable finales so absent anyway in 2023 and now signed WSX.
The people that matter and ultimately make the key decisions are the riders. I have yet to hear a rider bag the idea of an employment opportunity that rivals or is better than what exists.
Yes, the two series are going head to head in some ways; look at is as an exciting a battle between your 2 favourite riders.
I wish that MX and SX would take the Jan-Aug timeframe and rotate events. one weekend SX. Then MX the next. Riders would have their SX bike and their MX bike. If the intention is to crown a SuperMotoCross Champ....intertwining the disciplies would make so much sense, would make it seem seemless to the fans and would add so much variety to the series as you have SX fans and MX fans and it would drive viewership to see how your rider did after a bad SX weekend.
just a thought.
As for WSX...yawn.
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