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Seeing the upcoming Atlanta rounds and the fact that we are getting awfully short lap times at multiple venues this year I have to ask the question is it time to consider a few different venues like Atlanta Motor Speedway and similar venues?
Don't get me wrong, I think they should certainly have some rounds in stadiums, but SX was the Superbowl of Motocross, it started with motocross in mind. Why not try to have more tracks with a different layout, longer tracks that hopefully won't get beat up as badly with longer lap times? Tracks like Daytona, I think, would make for better racing and different track designs.
The good from last night was the lap times were more than 50 seconds, but the track was pretty one lined and tight. I think having half of the rounds in stadiums and half the rounds in outdoor venues where they can try different track designs would be a welcome change. I would actually prefer to see all of the rounds outside of stadiums, but I don't think that will happen.
Don't get me wrong, I think they should certainly have some rounds in stadiums, but SX was the Superbowl of Motocross, it started with motocross in mind. Why not try to have more tracks with a different layout, longer tracks that hopefully won't get beat up as badly with longer lap times? Tracks like Daytona, I think, would make for better racing and different track designs.
The good from last night was the lap times were more than 50 seconds, but the track was pretty one lined and tight. I think having half of the rounds in stadiums and half the rounds in outdoor venues where they can try different track designs would be a welcome change. I would actually prefer to see all of the rounds outside of stadiums, but I don't think that will happen.
The Shop
I just feel like the racing has been very mediocre and has become "startercross" similar to what was mentioned above.
Seems to me there isn't much separating the top riders.
Atlanta Motor Speedway is 71,000 - 125,000 depending on configuration according to them. Once again, a ton of people, even if cut in half.
I am proposing viable options, not Chicken Licks Raceway.
The bikes and rider talents have come to where they can go from one end of a stadium to the other in three touches, and everyone can do it. Nothing special about it. They can all jump everything. When it comes to the elites, it's down to fractions like F1, and like F1, if you get the holeshot just wave bye-bye.
IMO, we need to look at more hybrids like Daytona and Atlanta. Not saying every race or city, but some.
I think it's time
There was also a time auto racing facilities had MX tracks, and a hybrid will do the trick
Pit Row
If it becomes an annual deal, then feld should consider running there.
Re configure the dirt using part of the infield, run a race (or 3) and let the facility move out dirt as they would have had to anyway. The track could be built all the way up against the track wall next to the seats.
Place seats what? 150,000?
Has so many awesome features like the jumbo screen in the infield.
Only open the side that the track is built on, parking everywhere, experienced staff that understand the logistics of big motorsports events.
Facility is at the intersection of 2 four lane highways. So in and out is a breeze.
Hillbilly will probably even show up.
2 Strokes took more skill to ride at the razor edge.
I miss truly challenging tracks. Tracks are too fast and the riders are getting slaughtered more than they ever did back in the day.
Motocross is so much better than SX.
SX just puts athletes at risk for someone else to make money.
Scrap it, and race outside where it belongs.
I appreciate that guys get paid more for SX, and understand the why, but it's become a circus show that hurts a lot of kids.
It wouldn't hurt my feelings to can SX altogether.
The power and capability increases of the bikes, and of course rider skill appears to have outgrown traditional stadium floor space. I was going to start a topic on it, but didn't, but concept of "Super, Supercross.
No need for monster tracks or jumps or anything, but you could afford to go slightly bigger in standard rhythm gaps, triples, finish double, lengths of lanes etc. Instead of a "double, triple, triple" being the standard length of a lane, it could be say 5 or 6 "gaps" long. Maybe even don't change the standard height/length of jumps at all, just allow for longer lanes so guys can set up out of a corner, get along side someone and work to make a pass before having to shuffle back in to the 1 fast line in a corner. Maybe something like a 1:05 to 1:10 is a standard lap time?
Just thoughts.
What does it matter how long the lap time is?
A bike race is a bike race. One athlete testing his equipment and skills as hard as he can against 19 other athletes. Whether the lap time is 25 seconds or 25 minutes- what does the lap time matter??
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