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Shaned9326
4/18/2018 6:55am
4/18/2018 6:55am
Seems to me that the mxgp boys are being talked about daily on vital and the deeper we get into supercross season the more people are enjoying and following those fast boys from across the pond!! I think it’s pretty ironic that Feld and all the big money thrown into supercross has more and more people talking about the races from The mxgp series on Monday mornings and how insane the tracks were and the speeds those guys were carrying thru knee deep ruts!! Maybe times are a changing and the Nationals can become the Mecca of racing in the USA again and supercross can take the backseat as between losing half the field to injuries and too many races jammed in before our outdoor season begins lots of fans are just over it and many are tuning in to the work championships and realizing how much we miss actual motocross!! Just an opinion and thought and all vitards have a awesome day!!
The core audience found here is slowly becoming the minority and it's not going back the other way as of now.
As for SX....seems like 5% sport, 30% spectacle, and 65% advertising. When the only way you can tolerate watching it is with the sound turned off, there's something wrong.
The Shop
Here is the problem with MX and even SX at the moment. The televised event is far too long and boring. 20 minute main events are horribly boring and end up putting massive gaps between the leaders and the rest of the field. They should be a 3 10 min moto format run back to back. Each moto is points paying, there is no overall for the night. Don't tell me they don't have enough time to work on bikes because they run 30 min + 2 in motocross without fixing the bike mid race...the bikes can last.
What will this do? Close up the gaps between racers. The intensity will push for more slip ups leading to different leaders/winners. What does that do? Increases the value of more racers. Now suddenly a 5th place rider can lead some laps if not win. If more riders are "capable" of winning or leading ...sponsors will be happier with the results.
Currently, we have 4 heats and 2 lcqs that mean absolutely nothing in the points. They are strictly qualifying. Scrap fastest lap qualifying (keep open practice) and use the heats/lcqs for qualifying. Let gate pick be a lottery system.
Our current system rewards the fastest rider in every way possible. They get the fastest lap time in qualifying...then the best gate pick for the heat....easier to win because of it...best gate pick for the main ....get out to a good start because of the superior gate pick...win by a mile (leading pack specifically)...then we complain about how boring the race was.
Also, less practice/qualifying helps to counter the one lined track we typically end up with by the time the main roles around. Don't let the riders figure out the fastest line. Did you read this entire post? Probably not if it had been 3 concise sentence I bet you would have
But it finally became more available to me cause the tv service provider i switched to has cbs sports.
I like the fact i can get to watch it finally more regularly and not just read about it.
But I don't hold it above sx or the u.s. nationals that's crazy talk. I'm a moto head plain and simple i even like the Canadian nationals.
MXGP actually being available to watch is a big reason people are talking about it, in prior years, lots of people couldn't even watch mxgp, and weren't about to put in the work to figure out how to see the races in some alternative way.
I always look forward to the MXGP season and enjoy it, because it's the best series in the world. The AMA Motocross series is good too, but it's too short and too compressed. Supercross is a low-end freak show for idiots that exists at the expense of the AMA Motocross season.
That's my pattern. Every year.
Knobby knailed it
Pit Row
The industry just doesnt want you speaking out about their cash cow of posercross fans that show up to stadiums with their monster shirt on.
Actual CORE motocross fans show up to an outdoor national, ride or race amateur day Friday or Sunday and watch the pros on Saturday.
If supercross was in the summer, it wouldn't exist.
I actually haven't watched a whole SX event in a few weeks. It's so incredibly boring. And the triple crown hasn't fixed anything in my mind.
Thank god for the GPs, MotoGP and US outdoors that will start soon.
Febvre at Glen Helen couple years ago was impressive also.
MX feeds the SX/MX pros.
Try asking the pro's if they made it by racing, amateur SX.
1) how many were chatting during the MXGP race this weekend?
2) how many were chatting during the sx?
Everyone knows Feld tv ratings mean nothing and are doctored to fit the cause (as just discussed on pulpmx).
Wait.....you talked to the racers and they prefer the series they race in. Shocking.
The op was referring to those on Vital. Last time I checked those on Vital are not in the minority of those on Vital. lol
I do fully agree with you as it pertains to the core audience shrinking outside of media like Vital. Those that do not ride/buy parts/etc are more apt to know about supercross than any form of motocross including the gp's and us nationals.
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