Dont confuse supercross with motocross. Out doors will be completely different. I hate supercross for the record. It is getting too far away from what racing motorcycles on dirt is supposed to be.
Dont confuse supercross with motocross. Out doors will be completely different. I hate supercross for the record. It is getting too far away from what racing motorcycles on dirt is supposed to be.
You scare me.....This is a thread about sx...why are we talking mx???
You scare me.....This is a thread about sx...why are we talking mx???
I agree with D-squared . SX is a whole different animal now than it was in the 80s and 90s ( And I liked it even more in my era , the 70s ). It really isn't much like racing motorcycles on dirt if they are in the air most of the time . The tracks are too fast and too critical . Yes it is a dangerous sport but just think of the injury rate of the last few seasons . It is getting to be more like a giant Arenacross with shorter lap times and takeout moves getting more common . Yep , still watch it , but much prefer outdoor MX .They are even screwing that up with some of the more manmade venues that are cropping up . Give me a natural terrain track any day . I loved the European GP tracks of the 70s . Hell , they had hills on some of those tracks that many of the world's top pros didn't make it up sometimes . Off-cambers , creek crossings , hills , mud holes , ledges , natural jumps : that's where bikes should be raced ( IMO ) . Scrubbing is what you do to you a$$ when it gets dirty .
The same damn thing can be said about Scenic Highlands finish line triple, Briarcliff's finish line jump, Dirt Country's Double-double, DMCs double besides the finish, and so on. They all have big do or die jumps that seem to be the norm for most people until someone gets hurt. SX just does it in a stadium.
OK, I don't any of those jumps.
RV, RD, JS and 90% of the 22 bikes in the Main event would do those jumps 1st or second lap and never even think about it.
They could hit them 1000 times without any issue.
Supercross is short approaches and big gaps with a narrow track.
The chances they are taking is like doing two table tops at a time @BC leading up to thefinish line
The dung will be wherever Decoster is.
As far as "SX" in the 70's... The speeds where much higher then. Smaller jumps of course, but guys still got hurt.
Speeds were much higher then ? The bikes of the 70s were shorter travel , twin shock ( mostly ) , skinny fork tube , drum brake , 2-stroke , without power valve , machines . Tracks were choppier , had little " flow " , went up/down & in/out of the stadiums , and had water holes , sand pits , etc. . Faster than todays tracks with the modern 4-strokes ? Were we watching the same races ?
If it has 2 wheels and an engine , guys will get hurt on it for sure . Personally , I like to watch the best race EACH OTHER on the same track , no matter what it is . I'm not saying take away all the challenge but I do not need to see them maimed , crippled , or killed to be entertained . Maybe todays sensationalism-hungry generation needs a "Thunder Dome " or " Running Man " type of event to get them to look up from their cell phones . Kind of sad .
Not too many riders I don't like these days ( Is J-Law still racing ? ) but Dungey is a top favorite of mine . He has the drive , capabilities , and smarts to march a lot higher in the record books than I think a lot of people give him credit for .
Guys....I'm slow. Could you explain that again please????