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If the 250’s are to be the stepping stone class and the 450’s the premier class, how about making champions move up? If a rider wins a SX or MX championship, the next year they move to the 450 class. No staying around to defend a championship. Champions race in the 450’s.
The others riders can stay in the 250’s. No pointing out. The only must move is if you win a championship. Otherwise they can stay in the 250’s for their whole careers.
The idea is to get the best riders racing in the 450 class. This year’s 450 class has been great, but I am betting it would be even better if Dungey and Canard had been there. The rumor now is that Pourcel is staying at PC another year. Wouldn’t it be more exciting to see him in 450’s next year? We already know he can win a SX 250 championship.
If a rider is in the 450 class and doesn’t finish in the top ten for two consecutive seasons, he can drop back down into the 250’s until he wins another championship, and then he has to move up again.
Anybody that wants to move up can at anytime. No rules saying you have to work your way up to the 450’s. Grant, Hahn and Regal have shown you don’t have to have a 250 championship to run up front in the 450’s. Yes, a number of guys are injured, but a number of riders are injured every season.
Each season at least two new guys are going to win a 250 championship, and there would be at least two new champions moving to the 450 class at A-1. There will be space for them on teams as every team would like to have a champion. A team would make room for them.
This would make the 450’s "The Class of Champions". It would have the best racing as every champion in the sport would be in the class.
The others riders can stay in the 250’s. No pointing out. The only must move is if you win a championship. Otherwise they can stay in the 250’s for their whole careers.
The idea is to get the best riders racing in the 450 class. This year’s 450 class has been great, but I am betting it would be even better if Dungey and Canard had been there. The rumor now is that Pourcel is staying at PC another year. Wouldn’t it be more exciting to see him in 450’s next year? We already know he can win a SX 250 championship.
If a rider is in the 450 class and doesn’t finish in the top ten for two consecutive seasons, he can drop back down into the 250’s until he wins another championship, and then he has to move up again.
Anybody that wants to move up can at anytime. No rules saying you have to work your way up to the 450’s. Grant, Hahn and Regal have shown you don’t have to have a 250 championship to run up front in the 450’s. Yes, a number of guys are injured, but a number of riders are injured every season.
Each season at least two new guys are going to win a 250 championship, and there would be at least two new champions moving to the 450 class at A-1. There will be space for them on teams as every team would like to have a champion. A team would make room for them.
This would make the 450’s "The Class of Champions". It would have the best racing as every champion in the sport would be in the class.
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Ok. As you were.
Like how RC and Stewart both had a pretty tough first year in the big bikes...it certainly doesn't mean they "weren't ready." In fact, they couldn't have been more ready, they were nearly unbeatable in the 125 class.
Why can't it just be looked at as part of the process?
This would hold more water if the 250's did the entire sx season.
ride whatever class you want for how long you want too.
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The best race the best.
Pro MX. Pro SX
If you're not ready, wait until next year.
Make the 250 class in SX a National Series!!!
The racing might even be better if it was all 250f's.
It isn't the size of the bike that will make a premier class, it's the quality of the riders, and all the best talent should run against one another. That's going to provide the best entertainment, at the track and especially on TV.
Pit Row
Why the hell should they be forced to make an interesting tv series?
And free means negative $250,000 to even get to the stadium racing level.
"Forced?" They wouldn't be any more forced to do anything than they are now. There will continue to be less money for everyone without compelling TV to bring in more eyes to sell to sponsors.
Semi-pro (current 250 type class): all 125 pingers.
Pro Class: Open to all cc sizes and bikes. 250 mod, 250 two stroke, 350 four stroke and 450F. First one across the finish line wins.
Semi-pro class would be 16 year old entry. Open would be 18 year old entry age.
Motos for the semi pro would be 30 minutes plus 2
Open would be 45-50 minute plus two. I would want an hour, but im not sure the bikes would make it on the tanks they have currently.
Racing is set up for cherry picking... I hate seeing these talented 250f guys staying in the class for three years. Last year with RV in the 250 class was bullshit.
You force the better racers into the premier class (why should we have to force them, shouldn't they want to race the premier class?) and you stack the deck so to speak. It could be the best thing for the sport. It would make the 250f's truly a support class.
Does anyone want to see CP on 250's next year? What about Barcia, you guys want to see him race 250's for another 3 years?
My opinion, there should be a premier class and a support class with both being open to any engine size and type.
certain riders fit one bike better over the other. not everyone might be fit to ride a 450 or a 250f. everyone seems to be look at the 250f class as a lesser class then the 450s
Doesn't have anything to do with one engine size being "better" that the other as far as my opinion goes. I just want the 10-20 best riders not split between two classes.
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