Here is my thing with racing anymore. I wouldn't be surprized if I'm not the only one. I can hardly afford to go anywhere and have fun! With the price of gas, price of equipment, price of entry, blah blah blah, it's hard to go places. I would give anything to be able to race every weekend. This may be a bad thing to say, but American greed is killing fun things to do as well. I love America, so please don't take this the worst way. Use gas as an example. 3.60 something a gallon! And want to charge more for diesel! From what I've been told diesel fuel is actually cheaper to make than unleaded gasoline. Am I wrong? If I am, I apologize for saying that. Maybe I am too young to understand what is going on, but gas was under a dollor for YEARS!!! When I turned 16 in `96 I paid like $1.50 something a gallon. So gas was under a dollor for decades, but since `96 it has more then doubled? American greed? Use lots of things that we have had since 40's, 50's etc... Look at what we charge now for that same thing.
Technology gets us as well. Look at our bikes. Granted the bikes we all race are awesome, but think what you paid for your 2000, and what you pay for your 2011. Granted the bikes are SOOOOO much better, but I doubt I ever get anything other then my `09 I have now. I can't afford to get anything. Look at AMA factory riders. Used to make a killing racing, now a lot of the teams give the riders a bike to ride, equipment, but the money they make is from what they win at the races. Once again I could be wrong, but going off what I've heard.
I know what I said talks about a lot of negative things. I love motocross, I have darn near destroyed myself in April, and look I still got to race on the 4th. I love the sport, but it so hard to afford doing what I love so much!