What's the biggest race of the year?

It's A1

It's A1

It's A1

I know I'm in the minority but MEC IMO.

A1

Surprised no one has mentioned A1 yet but I think it is A1.

same here , i get super pumped for MEC & also thts a big event sponsors & shit like tht

I think it's A1 because it's A1. I like bowl corners and doubles and triples and whoops.

It was Atlanta when it was only once a season. Biggest TV numbers of all races and for SX had the biggest crowd.

A1 for us guys here. It's the start of the entire season. That break after Christmas and new years....i wear holes in my carpet from the pacing back and forth.

It's mxon..... A1 is the start to the stupid series that gets us guys in the US through the winter.

If I had one race to attend, I'd hit MXdN. Making the drive down next year.

Daytona and it's not even run by Feld

Bike week was phenomenal. Not sure how it is now, but in '01 went to Dirt Track Friday, SX Saturday, capped off with Dayona 200 on Sunday.

All 3 races were great.

To me, Daytona was always proof that somebody could do moto bigger and better than what we were getting from Clear Channel and Feld.

If the Daytona Group gets serious about moto, imagine 20 3 day events at the NASCAR facility's around the country, flat track, street, dirt, enduro, freestyle all in the same place. The tracks are definitely always looking for more events to create revenue. F1 track here in Austin would be an awesome place to host a race.

This upcoming MXGP has to be a partial test for them

Most hype is A1. It is like being a kid again at Christmas time

Hype wise? A1. Importance wise? MXoN.

Its A1 mxdn really doesnt mean shit.

A1 for exactly this reason. No other race builds anticipation and hype like Anaheim 1. Not even close.

Not my personal favorite but it's A1

I feel like A1 is so anticlimactic and thats why I believe monster cup Trump's it.

so not winning the MXDN changed a lot he .....
i remember totally different reactions in years the USA won time after time and all the hype around it on the internet

so A1 , a supercross only raced in USA with 95% riders from USA ... makes sense as a US fan i quess

Biggest? By what definition?

A1 might be industry hype night, but fan sentiment it's the MXdN by far.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=MXdN+france+crowd&safe=off&espv=2&bi…

MXdN is the biggest race world wide. A1 close second.

I'm not sure what some of you guys have been smoking but it's clearly round 1 of the Phoenix Tools South West series at Whiteway Barton.

Des Nations for me, next is start of outdoor. I looking forward to the start of the GPs also, that way I can stop watching poserspectatorcross.

AAAAAAAAAmen!!!!!!!

How can A1 be the biggest race when there is another one the same 3 weeks later.

Its like saying the first game of the year is bigger than the superbowl .

No points paying regular season event can come close to a winner takes all event.

There is no event like the MXoN .. because of what is on the line.. SX races is just points.. MXoN is a chance to write yourself in to MX history , to be that guy on that team that on that day delivered against the best in the world.

I sit up till 3am here to watch A1.. and every other SX , and the nationals, go to as many GP's as my race schedule allows , and watch all the ones i dont get to.. nothing even comes close to the tension that that is released at the first gate drop on sunday morning of the MXoN.

I would go as far to say that the artificial hype around A1 is what causes guys to spend 3 months getting ready for it.
Its not needed, guys are burnt out before the season even starts IMO..

Is it time to follow other sports and introduce a testing schedule like WSB, MotoGP etc that limits days guys can ride ??

i know that sounds nuts, but think about it.

From the last race of the year (MEC) .. you have a month break. no races , nothing. If teams want to test stuff, they use a test rider, and the designated rider can train , and run an hour a day at a designated facility just to stay in shape,

From then you allow so many days/hours testing prior to A1 agreed in advance, and stick to that.

It cuts costs, stops the big teams gaining an advantage just by having money, it works in MotoGP and WSB fine, and it COULD mean that guys get a break , that they apparently so desperately need , because they are too busy to do the MXoN, but not 3 months of testing.

Obviously we wouldnt do it over here , our guys dont grizzle about being paid to ride , and actually having to ride.

Yep, MXDN all the way.