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would you put the joker lane in the last round of the AMA Monster Energy Supercross series ( vegas )
yes or no & state why
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Outsider 10/22/2013 4:42pm
10/22/2013 4:42pm
No... let's just race shall we?
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Ramrod 10/22/2013 4:43pm
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Def NO to that. Have to let them race straight up when it comes down to the end.
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CaryPT 10/22/2013 4:47pm
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Yes.

It makes that race stand out... different. great marketing tactic. may help to increase interest from outside sponsors and those loosely interested in supercross racing.

hardliners and purest will say NO, in my humble opinion.

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stewie94 10/22/2013 4:51pm
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ok so far 2 no's & 1 in between i suppose? yea

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ATKpilot99 10/22/2013 5:01pm
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No simply because I wouldn't want a gimmick like that in a points paying event. It's not bad for a one off race like the MEC but to be honest I wish they'd drop it from that race too.
sbarrington314 10/22/2013 5:03pm
10/22/2013 5:03pm
Ramrod wrote:
Def NO to that. Have to let them race straight up when it comes down to the end.
How is it not straight up if they all have to take it?
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peelout wrote:
[img]http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01695/nipples_1695206a.gif[/img]
thumbs up for that!! Cool
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SEE ARE125 10/22/2013 5:07pm
10/22/2013 5:07pm Edited Date/Time 10/22/2013 5:12pm
No. I like the Joker Lane. I think it's great where it's at, for a one off event with a Million Dollar prize. The Joker Lane, along with the three moto format and having to sweep all three, works well for the MEC. It is a HUGE reward to win a million dollars for a one night event, and as such it shouldn't be easy. To win such a prize there should be a huge amount of consistency and strategy involved, and I think the 3 moto format and Joker Lane add those elements.

As far as SX, it is championship SERIES, and the hardest working, most talented, and most consistent guy over 17 rounds should be the champion. I think the current series format rewards those qualities over the course of the SERIES, so I see no need for a Joker Lane.
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stewie94 10/22/2013 5:13pm
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SEE ARE125 wrote:
No. I like the Joker Lane. I think it's great where it's at, for a one off event with a Million Dollar prize. The Joker Lane...
No. I like the Joker Lane. I think it's great where it's at, for a one off event with a Million Dollar prize. The Joker Lane, along with the three moto format and having to sweep all three, works well for the MEC. It is a HUGE reward to win a million dollars for a one night event, and as such it shouldn't be easy. To win such a prize there should be a huge amount of consistency and strategy involved, and I think the 3 moto format and Joker Lane add those elements.

As far as SX, it is championship SERIES, and the hardest working, most talented, and most consistent guy over 17 rounds should be the champion. I think the current series format rewards those qualities over the course of the SERIES, so I see no need for a Joker Lane.
best explanation yet!
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kiwifan 10/22/2013 5:13pm
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peelout wrote:
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what was the question again????
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avidchimp 10/22/2013 5:15pm
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Ramrod wrote:
Def NO to that. Have to let them race straight up when it comes down to the end.
sbarrington314 wrote:
How is it not straight up if they all have to take it?
This. ^^
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ocscottie 10/22/2013 5:16pm
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Did you see what happened to Marquez in MotoGP when they put in a mandatory pitstop at the AUS round? and just a few hours after the MEC.

Could possibly cost him the title. One of THE biggest blunders i have ever seen.

Lets let them race...we have the joker once a year at the MEC, that is good enough for me.

so that is a NO.
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RonSkj 10/22/2013 5:17pm
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Only if the announcers were limited to the number of time they could say Joker Lane !!
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JOHN CHOATE 10/22/2013 5:23pm
10/22/2013 5:23pm
ocscottie wrote:
Did you see what happened to Marquez in MotoGP when they put in a mandatory pitstop at the AUS round? and just a few hours after...
Did you see what happened to Marquez in MotoGP when they put in a mandatory pitstop at the AUS round? and just a few hours after the MEC.

Could possibly cost him the title. One of THE biggest blunders i have ever seen.

Lets let them race...we have the joker once a year at the MEC, that is good enough for me.

so that is a NO.
That was definitely an interesting twist to the MotoGP championship chase. The thing is, their pit stop was safety related due to the abnormal tire wear/problems that the new track surface created (for those who did not watch the race).
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ocscottie 10/22/2013 5:26pm
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Where you hollering at the TV screen like i was John? after the MEC...then seeing that, i was in utter disbelief.

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CaryPT 10/22/2013 5:27pm
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ocscottie wrote:
Did you see what happened to Marquez in MotoGP when they put in a mandatory pitstop at the AUS round? and just a few hours after...
Did you see what happened to Marquez in MotoGP when they put in a mandatory pitstop at the AUS round? and just a few hours after the MEC.

Could possibly cost him the title. One of THE biggest blunders i have ever seen.

Lets let them race...we have the joker once a year at the MEC, that is good enough for me.

so that is a NO.
And yet here you are talking about it.

wow.

If I were a sponsor, then i'd be very happy that someone still remembers the race and the blunder -as it adds drama and hopefully recognition/rememberance of my sponsorship $$.

YES to VEGAS MEC and now I am a maybe for VEGAS AMA.

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EZZA 95B 10/22/2013 5:27pm
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No... And what a stupid fucking name.
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EZZA 95B 10/22/2013 5:29pm
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ocscottie wrote:
Where you hollering at the TV screen like i was John? after the MEC...then seeing that, i was in utter disbelief.
The 2 Australian wild card riders missed it too...
Sloaner104 10/22/2013 5:38pm
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Hmmmm hmmmm nice peel out I was gonna comment on the thread but I lost my train of thought
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GuyB 10/22/2013 5:41pm
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No. For the Monster Energy Supercross series, let's stick to racing.
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SEE ARE125 10/22/2013 5:51pm
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GuyB wrote:
No. For the Monster Energy Supercross series, let's stick to racing.
You forgot to say "an FIM World Championship." Ralph just took his shirt off.


crashnburn11 10/22/2013 6:15pm
10/22/2013 6:15pm
I think it would be ok at a few rounds of the series, but not the final round. Can you imagine if RV had lost the championship in 2011 (the "greatest season ever") because he missed the joker lane in the last main.

I am also fine with leaving it out. It doesn't add that much to the series in my opinion.
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manering 10/22/2013 6:40pm
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Yes, because that race made the entire ama season seem like a yawn in comparison
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nytsmaC 10/22/2013 6:54pm
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Another joker lane thread, awesome. Why can't people title threads properly so we can avoid clicking on this shit?

Peely saved this thread single handedly.
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EZZA 95B 10/22/2013 6:54pm
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manering wrote:
Yes, because that race made the entire ama season seem like a yawn in comparison
Not really when you think about it... RV and Bubba were bar to bar for 9 laps. The racing was good up to the point where the riders had to take the joker lane.

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