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I know this a topic that NOBODY wants to talk about. I never thought these guys used that stuff until now...
That's a hard question to answer, I think racing has gotten better to watch from a fans perspective because there's so much depth in the classes but I also think we have more depth because 4 strokes have made it easier for a wide range of racers to be at that competitive level. Privateers these days can build good bikes with the support and money to have whatever they want on there bike, back in the day very few racers knew how to build a good bike and only factory racers had equipment that killed the competitions. Also two strokes were not easy to go fast on, it took skill to get them going fast and keeping momentum up around a track took talend and skill, 4 strokes don't take as much perfection on hitting everything perfect to keep going fast all you have to do is twist the throttle and have the strength to hold on. 4 strokes took the fun out of racing and made the sport an athletic sport where the strongest riders win. So yes our sport is more dangerous now because 4 strokes have given us more power then most people can handle, and yes it is much more expensive but we have a lot more technology to invested in the bike. Has it made racing any better? I think racing hasn't ever been this exciting ever for the fans to watch but at our risk its getting out of hand, nobody wants to see another sx season have the top 7 guys all get injured at some point. I think the biggest thing in our sport that needs to change is the performance enhancing drugs, at this point the only top riders not doing them is James Stewart and chad reed, the rest are being pumped full of crap that makes these guys monsters and its organized cheating and the sport knows its going on and does nothing about it to stop it.
That's a hard question to answer, I think racing has gotten better to watch from a fans perspective because there's so much depth in the classes but I also think we have more depth because 4 strokes have made it easier for a wide range of racers to be at that competitive level. Privateers these days can build good bikes with the support and money to have whatever they want on there bike, back in the day very few racers knew how to build a good bike and only factory racers had equipment that killed the competitions. Also two strokes were not easy to go fast on, it took skill to get them going fast and keeping momentum up around a track took talend and skill, 4 strokes don't take as much perfection on hitting everything perfect to keep going fast all you have to do is twist the throttle and have the strength to hold on. 4 strokes took the fun out of racing and made the sport an athletic sport where the strongest riders win. So yes our sport is more dangerous now because 4 strokes have given us more power then most people can handle, and yes it is much more expensive but we have a lot more technology to invested in the bike. Has it made racing any better? I think racing hasn't ever been this exciting ever for the fans to watch but at our risk its getting out of hand, nobody wants to see another sx season have the top 7 guys all get injured at some point. I think the biggest thing in our sport that needs to change is the performance enhancing drugs, at this point the only top riders not doing them is James Stewart and chad reed, the rest are being pumped full of crap that makes these guys monsters and its organized cheating and the sport knows its going on and does nothing about it to stop it.
PED's have been around for a long time. Any time you mix results and money it is going to happen, in any sport.
The Shop
Your choice????????????? I'm ridin dirty, wanna see me.............
I know I would not want my child taking part in a sport that resorts to pumping the stars full of drugs with who knows what kinds of side effects just in an attempt to win.
The people that allow this to go on should hang their heads in shame, but I guess you can't make a living with only JS7 and CR22 in the field now can you?
Pit Row
Shit goes down all over the place. GP riders aren't innocent, too.
Edit; fucking keyboard!
I think it is way better than the BAD drugs that I have heard about and seen riders over the years smoke and snort.....nothing new, been going on for years. Thats the shit they need to test for.
Average recovery time for ACL for the average joe? Walking and biking—12 weeks ,running—6 months.
Average recovery time for ACL for factory Joe? walking and biking— 2-3 weeks, running—2 months .
A factory rider recently had his knee done and was bycycling 1 week later, can you do that?
Two factory riders have missed the Supercross season because of severe knee injuries just to come back stronger and faster then pre injury and destryoed the comp, both used the same trainer.
I don't doubt that there are riders that push the envelope, but there are times when an accusation sounds a bit like an excuse for why one rider can't beat another rider.....
It's not like you can sit on the couch eating donuts and drinking DR. Pepper, take a shot once a week and be ready for 20 laps at A1.
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