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- Miller Motorsports Park – Once and Done
- Glen Helen, off, on, etc.
- Pala …………
- They cut Southwick, realized their mistake, and it’s back.
- Timed practice, which makes tracks one-lined.
- Continuing with seriously outdated “Double- Displacement” advantages for 4-strokes
I don't think anyone will cut or delete you for having your own opinion, but you might want to check your "sport killing decisions and costly mistakes" accusations. Let me briefly explain...
- Miller Motorsports Park was actually three and done (after Mr. Miller passed away, the facility was sold).
- Glen Helen was off, now on... No etc. Bud Feldkamp canceled his race in 2010 because he didn't agree with the contract terms, so we had no choice but to go elsewhere. Thanks to the late (and wonderful) Tom White, we resolved our major issues and got back together. In the meantime...
- We wanted to stay in Southern California, so we tried Pala for two years, and then they changed promoters, and we decided to move to Lake Elsinore, which was just too damn hot at that time of the year. Then Glen Helen wanted to come back and we worked out our differences, and now we're back.
- The Legion at Southwick cut the longtime race promoters (Ralph & Dianne) and there was no one to run the facility. Mike Grondahl eventually took over the lease, got with Keith Johnson and literally saved the track. Now we're back.
- Agreed with you on timed practice, but we lack the time in the day to do it differently, and almost all of the riders and teams prefer timed qualifying, not heat races. And I feel that we've learned how to make the tracks better and they seem to have a lot of lines now.
- Agreed that double-displacement was a mistake, in hindsight, and I have said as much. But in order to change it, we would also need to have the FIM change their rules, as well as AMA Supercross. We tried awhile back, it didn't get far. Maybe it's time to move on?
Or maybe you're right, it's really time to seek a series management change. Then maybe I could get a full-time job working at Budds Creek instead of just late summers....
DC
Racer X
They have a lot still left before the track would be ready for a national, but i fully believe that in a year or two they will be more than capable.
The Shop
Refresh my memory, wasn't the ama out front of them on the 4 stroke displacement advantage?
Why cant the ama (mx sports) lead the way on equality?
U mad bro?
DC
Racer X
Not one track owner or MX Sports can sustain breaking even or losing money. It is done for the fans of the sport and each parties love of the sport but they have bills to pays and mouths to feed.
I understand better today than I did a few years ago and I can say I still love the sport but for me the business side would have me walk away cause of the pressure that both sides deal with. I respect all parties involved much more today for what they do.
Some times changes need to be made so all parties can remain intact. Believe me you would not want being on one side or the other if you take things in to deep because it will sour you quick.
Remember the Track owners and MX Sports still do it for the love but the business side is just that business.
When DMG won the rights to be the promoter for all AMA PRO racing, the two crown jewels where Road Racing and MX. MX Sports (DC) got the rights to the MX Nationals as basically a sub-contractor under DMG. The Road Racing side was kept by DMG and run by a guy named Roger Edmondson. Roger had his own Road Racing series in the past and had big ideals on how we was going to fix the series. He wasn't going to "kowtow" to any of the OEM corporate heads. He implemented numerous changes and ignored the OEM's input. DC, on the other hand realized that he had to strike a balance with all parties involved and the OEM's are essential to our sport. Radical changes would be a slow and negotiated process. So what happened...
The major OEM's pulled out of DMG/AMA PRO Racing and the series was dead within a few (3 I think) years while AMA PRO MX is still going strong.
It's easy to say "Screw the OEM's...we want 2-strokes" The reality is none of the OEM's still make a open class (450) MX bike to compete in that class. They all used to, but they were evil nasty things that were to much for any sane rider. The public quit buying them, and the OEM's aren't bringing them back. The 450 class will remain 4-stokes.
The 250 class is a little different with Yamaha, KTM and Husky still offering 250 2-strokes. So what would happen if we leveled the displacement rules for the 250 class? If they started dominating the 4-stokes, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki would have to make a choice. Build a new 250 2 stroke MX bike (3-5 years and $M's of development costs) or just say F#$% it...we can't compete with our current product and we're out. Say goodby to Pro Circuit, Geico Honda and the JGR 250 team. Roger Edmondson took that chance and things didn't turn out to well for the sport of Road Racing. Do you want to take the same chance with MX?
It's easy to sit back and tell DC he should fight the good fight for 2 strokes. I'd say pick your battles and keep fighting the smart fight.
Pit Row
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