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Was reading a bit of the other topic about what Shane said during his press conference and it got me thinking. What exactly is the reason we haven't seen a female be competitive in pro motocross/supercross? No way is it a physical limitation as there is a girl by the name of Courtney Dauwalter that won the Moab 240 Ultra marathon beating every guy in the race and finished more than 10 hours ahead of 2nd place. Without a shadow of a doubt, the people that do these crazy 240 mile runs are in far better shape than motocross athletes. If it's not a physical restriction, then what exactly is it? Are there any studies that have been done to show that a females brain is wired more towards self preservation and continuation of the species vs. a guy who is more likely to engage in riskier behavior?
I just don't see, being physically smaller than a guy, being that much of a disadvantage in an endurance sport. Something like MMA or Football? Absolutely they couldn't compete with men.
https://gearjunkie.com/courtney-dauwalter-moab-200-winner
I just don't see, being physically smaller than a guy, being that much of a disadvantage in an endurance sport. Something like MMA or Football? Absolutely they couldn't compete with men.
https://gearjunkie.com/courtney-dauwalter-moab-200-winner
Nah.....
The Shop
Women are more competitive with men in endurance sports ,sports where strength-to-weight ratio is very important, or sports where flexibility is very important.
Motocross is none of these things. Women can ride motorcycles, there are some fairly competitive women in flat track and roadracing. I think the main thing is the lower number of total female participants that start in motocross.
But that "all", is a pretty involved thing. Just as it is for the Male riders that succeed at the highest level. It will take a woman that steps out of the (their success in the) female class, and into the main class, which is, of course, pretty much populated by men. You only improve, by going up against the best, in any endeavour.
Lia Sainz is a heck of an example of what a Woman can achieve in Motorcycling. And, she's not far from being the tallest rider in the KTM Rally Team. Strength is not a problem for her. Hell, when she was on the Honda Team, 'The Gonk' came up to about chest level on Lia.....
I will say some of it can be participation. There aren't many families getting their little girls involved in riding at 5 years old and then taking them to the track every weekend until they're 16.
Edit: they either start early and quit, or start too late
Pit Row
The macho man beast in here saying it’s because of strength are way off base. Look at some very successful guy racers over the years and it’s pretty obvious this is not a sport that requires brute strength that the right woman would not be able to achieve with training. Lindsay Vonn or the Williams (tennis) sisters are great examples. Their physical strength would rival anyone on the line at a SX
So to answer your question, I have no idea other then to qoute a saying from the 70’s
“It takes knobby balls to ride MX“
Maybe there was more to that shirt than we realized
1) Taking screenshots of comments of social media and posting it on Vital to start a "conversation" about it.
2) Piggy-backing off topically related threads to start new ones
3) 2 strokes
4) People
Pretty simple.
And coming in at number 5- Spellcheck police
I’m just screwing with you Maverick. I agree with what you said
"There is no difference in meaning between offence and offense. They're exactly the same in all their definitions. The difference is that offense is the preferred spelling in American English, while offence is preferred in British, Indian, Canadian, and Australian English."
I'm Canadian.
Ken Roczen is not a weight lifter. The average male lifter is going to outlift most top level women weight lifters. A few hrs of people watching at the gym can prove this.
Comparing women to men athletically is not fair. Plenty of science and statistics to back that up.
https://gearjunkie.com/courtney-dauwalter-moab-200-winner
Just checked you can find her on instagram HERE
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