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1/27/2012 8:44am
I wanted to say a big THANKS to Tony Miller for once again bringing a AMA National to Texas. Each year he does more & more to improve the property and this year was no exception. I wouldnt even want to begin to think how much cold cash you lay out and the stress/hassles you get for letting us come out to watch the best MX racing on the planet.
So thanks again Tony, your fellow Texans appreciate it !
So thanks again Tony, your fellow Texans appreciate it !
They should move the Texas round to Swan , that track is the shit
Good to him for bringing the racing back to texas but could of had a better track.
What do you the riders think of the track?
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People see Freestone and say, "Why not Swan or Cycle Ranch?" Well, Cycle Ranch doesn't have the in/out capability, parking or pit areas, and Swan didn't go out and spend millions of dollars to get the race. Tony did. People act like Texas (or Florida or Georgia) "deserve" a national, but the fact is, if you don't buy the sanction you won't get it. Tony bought it and paid big money for it, and it's great that I can take my son to see a National, like I used to watch Nationals at Rio Bravo and Lake Whitney.
There's a hell of a lot more to putting on a National than having a nifty track.
But, to me, a national is about the most awesome tracks. The mystic of it all. Something us mortals look at and just shake our heads.
Cycle Ranch sucks in terms of in/out. That is one long shitty road to the track and the neighborhood wouldn't like all the semi's coming through.
Swan has zero facilities.
Whitney is the best, most beautiful track in texas but in the middle of NO WHERE.
Now put one closer to the southeast like the old Gatorback..
Pit Row
I really should hold any and all track judgment though since I only saw it on the TV. I'm sure it was way cooler in person.
That sand section did look rad though.
MXcubsXM wrote: You have the Pink Panther as your avatar. Go piss up a rope asshole!
If you had any clue you'd know just how cool the Pink Panther is and how he always gets the better of lesser minds. Case in point....... LOL
Heres pics of some prime Texas dirt under the shade trees.
It is difficult to get a really good view of racing when you are there, but I am sure Tony will work on that. It was a great event this year.
And yes, most folks could circulate that track, but racing it would be very tough.
I watched the race on Tivo and did a slow-mo but our sign never made. Dammit.
That said, it's still a flat hunk of pasture. It's sad we can't see those guys at Whitney or Swan or ???, where Texas MX is truly ingrained, too. I floated the idea way back before it came about that the Texas promoters should band together to buy a national date and then share and share alike, rotating the race every year to another venue in the state and teaming together on its operation. It'd be great for the racers and for the spectators. But that would demand an unselfish spirit of cooperation that I've never seen around here.
Maybe Florida can do something like that to get a date back. I think it would be a cool wrinkle.
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