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So, Stankdog raises a perfect point in one of his interviews with GypsyTales.
" Do something different, you don't have to be the fastest or the most skilled. But if you can do something different, something along the lines of being different and stand out you can make a career in the dirtbike world"
What do we all think about this?
I guess what he is saying is people like Buttery, Medium etc are doing things differently which people like to see instead of the same 40 top pros doing the same thing and saying the same thing (except Jett and Hunter), they stand out and therefore gravitate to what they are doing.
What do you think the motocross industry lacks? and what could be done differently to stand out to make a career in the dirtbike world?
Free ride a 125 2 stroke? Drop some ideas
Cheers
I'm surprised more privateers haven't jumped on the 2 stroke pro race bandwagon. Stank got himself a niche with no competition.
The Shop
The unfortunate truth.
2. I have ideas, but it'll cost you!
Pit Row
I follow loads of random You Tube stuff that is entertaining , but it is zero to do with bikes.
Folks are burnt out..
Too many people believe that ONLY race wins and championships 'sell'.
How many times have we seen or spoken about a certain rider getting a one off or fill in ride on a certain team and people say "Whats the point? Hes done! He won't win" blah blah blah....
But in reality its a spectacle. It'll get eyes on the truck/bike/gear, huge autograph queues too!
Ive suggested it before, that if a manufacturer wanted to really create excitement, they could assign a big star and handpick his races, with the primary objective of creating a buzz and getting eyes on their product.
How excited were people when they heard AC222 was riding your nationals?? Was he realistically expected to win?? No... but it created a huge buzz!
What If Monster sent Eli to Europe for a one off GP? How many eyes across the globe will be watching closely??
What if Red Bull sent Herlings to do A1?? How many people will be interested to watch??
This 'break from the norm' stuff would be HUGE! There can only be one person to win a championship, but there can be numerous riders doing some really exciting stuff that would create more fan interest.
Yes yes, we all know it will barely be competitive, but who cares?? Get out there and showcase the product. Show what it CAN do with a great rider on it.
At the final round of this championship, could HRC enter Jett & Hunter in the 450 class riding their 250s?? Imagine how interesting that would be! Much more interesting than watching them sweep another 250 race.
part of the fun of Stankdog was imaging what the guys on their 250Fs or 450Fs must have been thinking when they were behind him. Manufacturers aren't going to like that all that much.
You need to look at the reality of what it actually is. Your jealousy of them is showing quickly with your different posts in here.
If the 250F customers don’t like being beaten by the 125, then they can go buy a 125…. If they truly believe the bike is the difference..
But I think everyone can work out that if you want the ultimate in competitive machinery the ‘F’ is the bike, but there will be a lot of fans who want to see what the other models can do.
To your point, it would create buzz for sure.
I do think for a guy like RV, when he went to Europe, it created a huge buzz, but he was soundly beat multiple times. And I do think it tarnished his brand for sure. He was no longer this amazing top tier force.
Probably didn’t matter since RV was at the end of his career. But I’m not sure you could argue it didn’t damage his brand even a little bit.
I think for a bit lesser tier riders it would be brand positive for sure.
What General Sipes has been doing has been cool and different and successful but that's probably over due to his severe injury and age.
It's a great idea to go be a fish out of water and create content but you have to have a guy that's willing to do it and has the skills to perform.
The manufactures have put a lot of money into the 4/ product line. I am not sure they are enthused about discrediting their whole 4/ line up with the smoker. There's a lot of politics at play. I agree that'd be epic to see someone like Jett on a smoker, but unfortunately these fast riders are just too fast for that to be allowed to happen.
The two strokes fit in a nice niché at the moment for the likes of KTM, Yamaha etc... They aren't pestering the top positions because top top riders will only ride what they think will make them win and they supply the demand for actual proper dirt bikes. So it's all good for them,
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