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Unfortunately, MX Sports put out a press release stating they have ended the WMX series, which has been declining. Through being at a majority of races and meeting the women riders, the talent and numbers of girls riding are higher than ever. The amount of respect and attention from the promoters turned many away. There were times we'd show up and people working registration didnt even know there was a WMX round that weekend or what it was. The riders would get facebook messages at 8am notifying them their practice time was moved forward an hour. No reception? Oh well.
Myself along with a few others are already working on a smaller, but competitive, womens series for next year. If anyone is interested in supporting these women riders for a single race or a series, just message me or reply. Even if you just want to discuss options, we're open to listening. Anyone in the industry who may be interested in donating goods, or any track owners interested in hosting a round, also just hit me up and we can discuss what we've got going on so far!
Myself along with a few others are already working on a smaller, but competitive, womens series for next year. If anyone is interested in supporting these women riders for a single race or a series, just message me or reply. Even if you just want to discuss options, we're open to listening. Anyone in the industry who may be interested in donating goods, or any track owners interested in hosting a round, also just hit me up and we can discuss what we've got going on so far!
Edit: never mind. The article I saw had a misleading headline. Looks like it was cancelled and is now just like any other amateur national title at Loretta’s.
The Shop
It may not send the right message to females that they should be segregated and not compete with men.
With marriage rates going off a cliff, many of these young people will be on their own regarding earning a living and paying the bills in the future. Learning competition and self-reliance at a young age would be a big help. Being shielded from competition via gender segregation may not help in the long run.
Its the as having open a and 125 classes. Yes you can race your 125 in open a. But its not really fair.
Not that i know anything about US womens motocross, just seems like that would be a better fit then trying to cram them in a one day format along side the men, where they would be the first on the chopping block if time starts getting away.
Mens racing is practically DEAD as well when you look at the percentages of have and have not vs the amount of guys racing (big picture you are probably more likely to win a small lotto than make net positive income in moto vs what's put in to get there)
The current amatuer classes for woman is KILLING youth development - the age break downs need to mimic that of the boys classes - which would mean either a longer lorettas week - or a seperate amateur national for woman specifically.
Local womans classes are too small - so it would not apply to local races for those break downs - which isnt helpful.
And somehow - pro woman need to get paid if we are going to call it a pro sport. Sadly this is proving hard enough for the men's side of the sport!
I agree though it should be done with all the national races like mini Os , mammoth,etc
Pit Row
Hopefully another wmx comes up of some kind.
Women's MX need's to stay strong ( which is weird , because out this way , it's been growing? ) so hopefully all the moto chick's can get together and make it work!
Good luck with the new series. Hopefully gives those moto family racers a new place to continue memories.
I've always had the utmost admiration for the young women who engage themselves in such a sport.
Kudos to all of them.
Racing local stuff around me theres usually 2-5 women on any given race day participating in a myriad of classes. Generally the faster women line up with the men and slower ones in the womens/girls classes.
Thanks to some fund raising the woman's class at last weekends Endurocross in Denver had a big purse, first got $1,600, second $1,300 I believe.
While off-road men racers don't get paid near as much as mx racers, it seems the other way around for woman.
In short, guys are way more likely to take risks and engage in activities that could potentially result in severe physical damage and/or death and with a sport as brutal as motocross you have that in the back of your head and ignore it every time you throw a leg over a bike. I don't think it's as much of a physical handicap that holds ladies back from competing with Eli, Kenny or any other top pro, I think women just have a higher sense and awareness of self preservation than guys do.
Maybe we should try to win back the males that have left motocross for various reasons?
An emphasis on 125 races could be the ticket, as they are affordable machines and possibly safer due to slower speeds. Other ideas could be reducing the number of classes at local events and increasing the laps to help the cost/benefit analysis.
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