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9/3/2011 7:45pm
9/3/2011 7:45pm
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3/4/2013 6:51pm
Don't get me wrong. I love this sport. It has come a long way very quickly. You watch videos of just 10-15 years ago and you can see how much the sport has progressed.
With that being said it's pretty lax on rules and regulations.
It wasn't until a couple years ago they finally got rid of the wooden steaks in the ground. That was just ridiculous.
Bikes need to be inspected more to make sure that there are not unfair advantages among teams and that the field is leveled as much as possible.
That fucking Rockstar can was one of the dumbest things I have ever seen that Bagget hit. That is just a total lack of respect for rider safety.
Some of the tracks are just shit. They should be inspected and made sure they are groomed, prepped and built properly for maximum safety and maximum racing and passing. There needs to be oversight into this and the tracks need to have guidelines on what is acceptable and what is not if they want to host a professional race. Over watered, under watered, blocks of dirt pushed out to the edge of the track makes it one lined and generally a pain in the ass to ride the track.
Minimum safety gear should be required for all professional athletes that want to race and safety gear should be constantly being improved and developed year after year to provide the maximum comfort, mobility, and safety for the riders.
Supercross needs to really work on safety in the first turn. There is no reason you should try and cram 20 riders into a corner that only holds 3-5 bikes. It's exciting for the fans but a completely unnecessary and avoidable danger.
What else? Leave the 4 strokes and 2 strokes debate out of this one please.
With that being said it's pretty lax on rules and regulations.
It wasn't until a couple years ago they finally got rid of the wooden steaks in the ground. That was just ridiculous.
Bikes need to be inspected more to make sure that there are not unfair advantages among teams and that the field is leveled as much as possible.
That fucking Rockstar can was one of the dumbest things I have ever seen that Bagget hit. That is just a total lack of respect for rider safety.
Some of the tracks are just shit. They should be inspected and made sure they are groomed, prepped and built properly for maximum safety and maximum racing and passing. There needs to be oversight into this and the tracks need to have guidelines on what is acceptable and what is not if they want to host a professional race. Over watered, under watered, blocks of dirt pushed out to the edge of the track makes it one lined and generally a pain in the ass to ride the track.
Minimum safety gear should be required for all professional athletes that want to race and safety gear should be constantly being improved and developed year after year to provide the maximum comfort, mobility, and safety for the riders.
Supercross needs to really work on safety in the first turn. There is no reason you should try and cram 20 riders into a corner that only holds 3-5 bikes. It's exciting for the fans but a completely unnecessary and avoidable danger.
What else? Leave the 4 strokes and 2 strokes debate out of this one please.
I am OK with that though.
S
They should never have those aluminum poles, giant cans and other things like that so close to the track. Just like supercross with boats and trucks in the infield. Remember when the boat just about took out RC or when Canard ran RV into the pole at St Louis? Those type of things could be serious.
The Shop
I also agree that the track looked like crap today. I'm not saying that it needs to be perfectly manicured, as this is motocross and the tracks should be rough and challenging. There is no need for them to be hard packed and practically blue grooved like much of the track appeared to be today. As we all know, you throw water on that stuff and it is like ice. That is just dangerous.
On the subject of safety equipment, it is continuously improving each and every year. Helmet technology continues to develop as far as materials, shell sizes, emergency release cheek pads, etc. I believe all riders are required to use a "hats off" type device that inflates an air bladder inside the helmet to make it easier to remove from an unresponsive rider. I know that is the case in road racing and believe it is the same for professional motocross as well. Neck braces were a huge advance in safety equipment, and now chest protectors, and even some helmets are changing to better accommodate them. Boot technology continues to develop with the further advancement of hinged boot systems providing ankle support, but allowing good flexibility and comfort as well.
That is all part of the challenge, no different than a mudder, difficult terrain that you have to learn to overcome with talent and throttle control.
You guys need to take up road racing and leave the offroad to guys who arent skeered of a little dust.
Nationals seem to be doing a lot better than the previous years.... SX still fills up stadiums... all in a recession/high unemployment. There's always room for improvement, especially in areas such as rider safety as others have pointed out in this thread, but I disagree that the sport is dying (or already dead lol).
Time to level the playing field from the bottom up. Every other motorsport has come up with ways to keep the entire field close from start to finish. This has turned into a joke.
To quote Jeff Stanton from the pulpmx show "the 450 class this year is weak".
The top 2 riders in our 250 "National" class are not from the US.
We have bigger problems than the quality of the dirt (the sport did great for 30 years with hard pack only tracks ) or the wooden stakes that held the banners in at todays race. The energy drink poison is the only thing keeping this sport alive.
You can dramatize and glorify it all you want. The disperity in resources, ability, and reward is too great to call it a race series.
I'm not saying this to be mean. Think about it.
Pit Row
what is this "It has come a long way very quickly" of which you speak?
or progressed from 10 to 15 years ago?
I've watched the sport since the the 70's. it was best in the 80's.
it is on TV more now, but that isn't saying much.
this is a small niche sport, and always will be, as it should be...
now, just go out and ride, if you do...
My question is why do they still have a 40 rider gate in the US Nat's?
Money for the promoter, track owner, teams, etc?
It's a total joke to the fans.
Local racing is another issue, but pro racing has never seen better days, better exposure, better everything. People complained when one guy kicked everyone's ass every moto, and we have had nothing but insane racing pretty much every week end. Perhaps you should spend a couple of weeks watching the past year, then come back and tell us what you think.
My guy lost today BTW, but both Ryan's were awesome and they handle themselves like complete professionals and they are too closely matched to make any predictions from week to week. Looks like we have a few more years of this rivalry and we are lucky to have it.
Some of you guys have to realize and be thankful we had a solid 3 way battle until just a few races ago. Look at the Rc era.......Jesus Christ , guys were showing up knowing they were not going to do better than 2nd place. Sure , you had your Tim ferry's , KW's , Stewarts.........but RC was extremely dominant for 10 friggin' years!
I don't wanna see that type of shit again ( even though it was cool watching that little red haired madman ride ) And it isn't. We just got done with one of the most epic seasons ever ( not over yet! )....and you guys are complaining?
Live online coverage , live timing , same day ( most of the time ) TV coverage , great battles .......what the hell do you guys want?
Just watch last weeks race.......it isn't even close to what happened today.
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