The Daytona Amateur SX is a perfect example of Dirt Wurx building a fun safe track. Or even look at the all mighty track in Hurricane Mills TN. They don't build these tracks with 110 foot leaps that if you come up short your in big trouble. They have to build them to handle hundreds of riders of all skill level, and not professionals.
No one has ever said Daytona sucked, or it was too easy. No one has ever said LL was too easy. But yet there are not the type jumps that will get amateurs in big trouble all the time. All are usually a little for giving. Can you get hurt, hell yes. You can get hurt riding in your back yard. But some how they build tracks that produce great racing, and no one ever seems to complain.
But yet we can all name at least one of two local tracks that has built that one leap that you see B or C riders try that you know they should NEVER have tried that jump. But as someone else mentioned here, with todays bikes, they have the power in their right hand, but not the ability to do it.
SX in the 80s and early 90s was great. No one ever said the racing sucked. But go back and watch the races. The speeds we no where near what they are today. The tracks have drastically changed. And think about your favorite National outdoor tracks.....most dont have SX type jumps on them. They have big leaps, but most of those have a middle step that you either go half way, or make the leap.
No one here wants to quit racing or riding. I know what Mike is saying about bitching, some dont like fresh till (Blair), some dont like Mulch (Hershey), some dont like mud (me)......but we all jokingly bitch about it lining up to go have fun and race.
To me, when some of the most serious injuries happen to some of our most talented professionals, it makes you think. How far does the limit have to be pushed to be a great professional sport? As someone else mentioned, the NFL, NHL, NASCAR, have all taken steps to try to limit the serious injury. Not sure the AMA or FIM have done as much.