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All the tracks have their own prestige in them, they should keep it how it is.
In before 5.....headed for 15, I'm guessing.
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oh btw i got surgery on my wrist this morning but who cares
Glen Helen is a "home" National to all 4 Japanese OEM's and 75% of the mx industry, for MXSports to get in a pissing match with Glen Helen because they would not "toe the line" the way they wanted is short sighted and is a "black eye" for AMA Pro motocross.
DC comes off as a stand up guy.....that is why it is perplexing and he comes off looking bad in this.
AMA goobers have sure screwed things up the last few years.
the norcal boys did/do a helluva job at hangtown with upgrades and semi parking and such, GH has been the same for 10 years no? the damn willcall is on a fucking slanted dirthill for christ sakes...discombobulates my fucking leg every time...lol
http://bobbymx.com/OLD/Langston_cutting_track.wm
Probably not the riders....
But what's more important??
Of course that would only apply to fans who follow the sport, not the "one we need to attract on NBC"
Motocross, in general, is hurting. The writing has been on the wall for a while now...and no one seems to do anything sensible about it.
I hated nascar with a passion until about a year ago...
Now, I love it. They do everything better, and not just by a little bit either. It's no wonder they bring in billions a year in revenue and marketing dollars etc.
I mean that from the top down, from TV coverage, camera quality, on car camera's...pit crew and radio conversations...better pit reporting...etc..
And it's not just on one end. Teams realize the importance of good tv...so they answer the questions mid race with energy, and enthusiasm. Nascar promotes rivalries...and allows drivers to speak their minds without repercussion...
And they actually have purse money....
I think it's a perfect time for a new national series to emerge done "right" at the "right" tracks with different promotion. It's not a far stretch to happen...
But...we all know it (and it's a damn shame) that SX is taking over. So if your a 50 dad hoping your kid goes big time, screw the local mx tracks...just start on sx from the get go and never look back.
it really is time the south east got a national, how can it be the "national series" if it doesnt touch every part of the nation?
I do like what they have done to the Nationals. Years ago we would have to leave in the middle of the second moto at High Point and Steel City to try and get out of the track. We would still usually be in line for an hour or so to get out. Now with the low attendence, we can watch everything, hop in the car and drive right out.
Although it seems disappointing at first to be losing GH, I'm sure it will open the doors for another track to prove its worth.
I must admit I was disappointed when they dropped Kenworthy's as it always produced good TV viewing for me. But we seem to have moved on from there and havn't looked back.
I don't know any facts about wht has happened between the 2 parties involved but I will say I have the utmost faith in DC and his lifelong dedication to this sport...
As for GH being dangerous...are you F-ing kidding me??? This is MX!!!!! How about SX? Do you not think SX is dangerous?
As I said, not having GH on the sched is like not having Anaheim on the SX sched.
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It's not really any secret that GH has had their way of doing things and being non-conformist to the rest of the series, you can see it going race to race, and this has been ongoing, it's not some new thing.
If you're going to build something and try to grow it, uniformity is a big part of that. Look at all other motorsports, tracks may be different, but the amenities and peripherals surrounding it are uniform.
Pay attention to what Matthes is saying, he speaks truth.
Before you throw anyone under the bus, like DC, wait for at least more information to come out. Seems to me, MX Sports had every belief and intention of GH being a part of the series as they are on the schedule and in all the advertising, so it's not like they got frozen out and ignored.
They just obviously couldn't come to terms, that happens in business and is a part of doing business.
This isn't 1973, where we put stakes in the ground across some cow pasture, string ribbon between them and hold a national, it's a business today, with TV packages, big money sponsors and big money teams.
they have everything to have a national on short notice as it was only a couple years ago they used to hold them. just get them to mix sand in the dirt instead of wood chips and maybe the riders won't hate it so much...
plus i wouldn't mind being able to see two nationals in one season again!
Glen Helen will not host an AMA Motocross this year, reports MXA... 28 minutes ago via TweetDeck
Maybe GH and a few other prime tracks around the country can put some kind of series together. I can see that happening.
but, some of GH's obstacles are jumps you can DIE on.
I understand why the Pros don't like it, very rough and conditioning is key. But this is MX, not Road Racing.
But some of us are old enough to remember when there was never any earth moving equipment, near a race track. You simply put up markers, flags, and raced until the race was run.
God damn right it's rough, it's fucking, Motocross. If it's to rough for you, go race cars !
That's like comparing F1 of the 1970's to the F1 of today
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