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1/5/2020 2:08pm
1/5/2020 2:08pm
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As a business guy, this sounds pretty interesting. Any Vital insiders with info? Are the OEMs finally realizing that they could hold quite a bit of power if they worked together against the the power hungry rule maker and promoter?
The Shop
That’s the equivalent of junior high gossiping......
I've heard from enough different sources that there are still long-term goals of expanding Supercross globally that I believe that to be true. That means keeping the FIM World Championship title designation still matters. The "bad" part that comes along with that is that it means that they (meaning the FIM) still want/need to keep the same Olympic/World Championship level of penalties that they've been using.
I've also recently heard that MX Sports changing their drug testing program so that they still are still WADA-compliant (and overseen by USADA), but with penalties more along the lines of a two-year maximum for a major offense. It sounds like the OEMs like that change and would prefer something like that on the SX side, too.
Viegas is on of the good guys. Never thought I would say this about a FIM President, but he means well and try to get things sorted.
PS: To all the people being angry towards WADA/USADA. You first need to donate glowing piss before you get in their slow bureaucratic system. Before they can screw up your career you needed to do something wrong. Maybe a little one like, not looking out enough towards your supplements you are taking or not caring enough about the paperwork to get your Therapeutic Use Exemptions sorted out. Or maybe a big one: taking them on purpose. But in the end they let Craig go so if you can defend you with solid arguments they aren't too bad to own up to their mistakes?!
The other one is Christian Craig, he got away without a lengthy ban so I'm pretty sure his explanation to WADA/FIM as clear as daylight for them, and then we've Broc Tickle who probably got screwed with wrong/cheap or contaminated supplements because that stuff that they found isn't in any medication anymore but gets used as cheap energy booster by some supplement factories. But going all in to prove it isn't easy if those supplements are (possible made) by a sponsor of you.
He did the crime and he does the time.
most of the racing budget outside KTM/Husq comes from teh US arms of the japenese brands, not from the factories,
Bike sales are not huge in the middle eastern countries, so no gain there, unless the cheque is big enough for the OEMs (let alone the riders) to take notice, then I cant see it happening,
DC
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Pit Row
From the FIM Press Release:
"The meeting was held at the Angel Stadium, Anaheim California on Friday, in the presence of representatives of Feld Entertainment and the American Motorcycling Association (AMA). It was an important opportunity for all to discuss the concerns of the teams regarding the FIM Anti-doping Program particularly in relation to aspects of the results management process. The teams stated their support for the Anti-Doping Program but highlighted the need to improve timeliness, transparency and communication during the results management process.
"The FIM President acknowledged their concerns and outlined the changes already made by the FIM to improve the results management process as well as agreeing to further actions as an outcome of the meeting."
DC
Racer X
On the other hand about the fly away races: If Feld can make it happen that there are cities wanting to pay big money to get the best supercross racers of the world to their country then I would say: Congrats!! This glow will also shine a tiny bit on motocross on both sides of the pond. About the privateers, riders such as Breece, Bowers, ... those are smart enough to find a solution if they wanna go. Now those riders are racing the German SX series for a German sponsor. It isn't unimaginable that we could see Breece ride on a bike supported by the Qatari federation (like KRT Kawasaki a few years back) or maybe a company from the local sultan/prince/...
Where does the race team budget come from? The US or Europe? It ain't as easy a move to make as people think.
Why is KTM doing so good? They don't look at racing in ways as: USA/Europe/Asia everything comes from Austria. Instead of the Japanese manufacturers they build bikes in Japan (sometimes keeping the feedback from USA/Europe/Japan in mind, sometimes not) but when the motorcycles are build the US teams are mostly on their own if they wanna fix problems, same with European teams and if they get help from Japan it is a slow process that makes that you are behind on KTM/Husqvarna who is always up-to-date and very close with their teams all over the world.
I sincerely hope some progress is made on the anti-doping front for motorsport. I'm a bicycle racer in my second life, but in no way should a MotoGP or SX rider be treated the same way a as a professional cyclist in terms of suspensions. And in terms of timeliness, that seems to be 100% on the FIM to improve the game. Other federations like the UCI (cycling), IAAF (athletics), FIFA (soccer), etc do not have stories like Broc Tickle and Christian Craig.
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