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7/22/2022 12:49pm
7/22/2022 12:49pm
Edited Date/Time
7/24/2022 4:59pm
(I don't give a shit about people saying they cant stand to hear gypsy talk, if that's you exit stage left)
For the rest of us fans, I find this a wholly interesting and I think pro motocross has some moves they can make but its going to piss people off. I say Outdoors move to the fall/winter in front of SX.
Sincere condolences.
Maybe Infront Racing could find a way to save it and make it profitable again.
The Shop
while it is possible that world sx will help grow moto across the globe... it might go the other direction... if it steals 30 percent of the big name stars from the USA, and an even larger percentage from mxgp (simply because of the $$$$$$$$), two of the three series will be worse off because of it....
I am not looking at this like "this is gonna be awesome, even more high end racing to watch!!!!".... I see this like "hope these idiots don't completely kill off the sport!"....
And if world sx thrives.... then we will be looking at all our riders specializing .... going mx/mxgp only or sx/wsx only.... uggghhhhh... I personally would rather see our top talent racing mx and sx each year.... but I don't see it if world sx takes off.... riders will naturally specialize to maximize how much $$$$$$ they take home each year.... and worse still... I would expect the very top talent to mostly go sx... as there would be a lot more $$$$ to make sx/wsx than doing any form of mx racing.... sigh...
I've said from the very beginning that whoop sections are absolutely unnecessary in track designs.
The consequences are horrific.
Ask Kenny, Colt, DeanO, etc....
SX, you park in a lot in a city that you can usually fly into. You are shielded from the elements, actual rest rooms and you can see the entire race from your seat. Much easier for a casual fan or someone that wants to go out for a night.
I am a huge fan of MX. I watch SX for something to watch in the winter. Always figured that MX/SX fans are mostly riders or related to a rider. It is never going to be mainstream. Keep it core!
Another thing is the cost of bikes. When I was a kid, you could save up enough money from your paper route and buy a bike. Those days are long gone.
as for badboybobby, I honestly feel like theres so many other problems facing the untied states from the local level to the national level that, this is a reach. Hoever i do agree, that some parents need evaluation before pretty much any sport endeavor lol
Pit Row
Fast forward 2022 the yz85 is $8,000, almost 13 weeks of my lazy arse sons wage.
I don't think money is that much of the issue,
I think its more the access to riding areas, I used to jump on the bike ride about a 1 km to several open area's full of other riders.
Without to much bother from the police.
Broken down to a "40 hr work week"....that's roughly $15.38 per hour in 2022 and $1.75 per hour in 1978.
And so what if my profile pic is a young Boe Fiden. This is brandon's world and your just living in it
The riders aren't forced to ride, no extortion. They know and sign the dotted line for the risks.
One of the most clown statements I've read in awhile.
I will say that lots of things have changed since I started racing in 1980 (last race was in 2020). Tracks and bikes are faster but our bodies are the same. And I have recently had a lot of second thoughts since the age of the Internet, where you see so much. However, I don't see the point of constantly reminding people of the dark side of the sport on a motocross forum. We all know the risks of the sport (consider the fate of OCS Scottie). There is no other sport like motocross, and part of that is the gladiator aspect. For the most part, nobody is forced to do it.
However, seems big brother no longer wants us doing preventive care. They don't mind (maybe prefer) a lot of people die. It's more affordable. Yeah, actually we're reeling towards Thunder Dome. SX does need alligator pits.
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