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MC didn't start racing until he was like 38 or something. Not everyone starts at 2 years old.
Former pros know the sacrifices and suffering that the rest of us don't. Good for them when they're hesitant to push their kids out there.
Motocross ridership will continue to shrink unless the sport de-evolves and becomes safer.
But man is it cool having that pea shooter on a stand next to that 450, waiting for dad to wring it's neck off!
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That's the deal we made and I'm stickin' to it.
I have a girl now arriving in March. She will learn to ride trailbikes, and I hope that is all. Riding can still be a great family activity where she gets some life perspective, excitement, and exercise. So many injuries over the years has effected my perspective.
If she wants to race somethng, we'll get some carts. Car racing pays 1,000,000X what a female MXer makes anyways and their career is 5x longer.
So I can relate to what RC is saying, except, he is RC. He has all of the tools, $, knowledge, to make a young man have a career that so many dream of.
I like the way your thinkin'; but, you'll probably end up w/ a kid that want to race SX or do Filps...it's jus' how "Moto-Luck" works.
I just got my son a CRF-50 for his birthday. He wanted one sooo bad, and I really do want him to ride.
He has been riding laps around my yard almost every day since he got it 2 weeks ago. He loves it so far- I just don't want him to be obsessed with it the way I always was. He still is interested in the usual kids stuff (toy trucks,baseball,video games,etc)
I have thought of this topic many, many times. I love motocross because many of my fondest memories are of riding in the hills with my Dad. However, many of the darkest moments in my family's history are directly related to motorcycles. I think that if I were ever a father, I would do my best to support my kid in whatever he or she chose to do....even (heaven forbid) golf. I would have to suck it up and buy some plaid pants, goofy shoes, and put on a fake smile whilst wandering through various beautiful park-like atmospheres looking for a little white ball, if that was the sport/activity my son or daughter chose to pursue.
I think if that happened, I would walk away from mx really easily. Well, maybe not. LOL
So it's a great family sport - IF the family sport is just that, and not some kind of career or compensation for what Dad didn't do when he was younger.
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