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Keep us informed man. There are people on here who ride, and love to "not hate" everything about this sport!
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What do you think is the issue? Personally I don't think its the economy.
anybody who is a fan of SX/MX has already been to at least one sx out of Anaheim 1, 2, 3/ SD/ San Fran/ and then Glen Helen..
seems like they still got a lot of people to show up anyways, and it was good racing!
why not do the moto stuff at night next year??
MX will always remain grass-roots, and will survive with or without the publicity.
1. The riders don't get interviewed so they get no opportunity to thank the sponsors on air.
2. The announcers made no mention of sponsors during the race call. I didn't hear any Windham was leading on the "Geico Powersports/Factory Connection Honda". Or Justin Brayton is coming through the pack on the "Muscle Milk/Jagermeister/MDK KTM". Mitch Paytons name got mentioned in referance to Hansen. I know Paul Page is not up on the MX details and RC and Henry are not really trained announcers who would mention it during race coverage.
3. You can not see any sponsor logos while the bikes are moving. The most sponsor exposure I saw was the Jagermiester logo on Braytons jersey when they gave him a few seconds of close up after he had his helmet off after the heat win. The same deal with the Monster logo on Hansens jersey after his heat win.
4. I know lot's of people see the race on TV but does it really translate into anything tangible?
So, MX, SX and all off roading is facing a tough time in tough economic times. People don't have money for hobbies and entertainment like they did a few years back.
But, riding overall has been through tough times before. It may shrink and we may lose a lot of ground. But, it's a core sport. It won't go away all together. There will always be people with passion for the sport regardless of the money factor. It will grow with good economics and shrink in bad times.
Sounds like you are having a good time with what you do. Enjoy it and good luck.
Are you saying you dont think getting it out infront of millions of people isnt good advertising for the sport...?
And great job Michael and good post. thanks for the info
I know, to us on this board that live breathe and eat MX/SX it is un-imaginalble that there are kids and adults still out there that are numb to our sport.
BMX/Skate that is mainstream America and in southern California a lot of those stars are way bigger and more famous then our beloved James Stewart or Chad Reed. I Know it is hard to believe but it is true. The reason people weren't in the stands? because they were out having the time of their lives in the "x-Zone" and watching Skate, or park or whatever it is (see I am numb to that sport as they are to ours)
Anyways, while walking through the X-zone where even my kid was smiling ear to ear while drinking muscle milk with his monster #1 finger and taco bell taco hat (more swag was given out than I could ever imagine) I overheard a family talking about going to see the "motorbike" race that was coming up. Your typical middle to higher class family with little Johnny and Jimmy that called it "motorbikes".
I guess what I am trying to say is, the "core" fans always go to SX,MX that is what I typicaly see at A1, A2 and every other race I go to. X games introduces A LOT of new mainstream American people to our sport and that makes sponsors happy.
Like it has been said in other posts, I guess you have to see it to believe it. TV doesn't show any of that.
Speaking of the athlete lounge, holy crap. Such a cool place to go and an awesome show of respect to the athletes in the games....
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I am tired of the bro / brah no shirt wearing tough guys and chicks that look like they came from cheetahs with the little kid flipping people off with the mohawk because his dad thinks its funny.
Believe it or not, I saw more the the "my dad is a dentist" type families (something you may not expect at the "X" games) at this event than the tough crowd we get at SX around here. Maybe it was the $40 parking.... LOL.
EXACTLY! I'm so sick of the knuckledragging-low lifes being cool.
Speaking of, did anybody hear about J-Law's "team manager"
and isnt J-Law his own team manager? haha
Bad deal, the system failed. damn. Back to the drawing board.
Anyway...
Your post was very good to me, minus the doomsday line...I'm glad you got treated the way you and every rider should be treated in SX. I don't think anyone "gets it" why the riders, the ones that are the show, don't get treated like that all the time. Well, we have our thoughts... but when we back you we always get the STFU from industry insiders that side with FELD.
However, I doubt many on here really put too much stake in the X games Super X title.
And if you want a perfect example of what I'm talking about, get a cliff notes version of the Larry Brooks message board experiences. That wasn't pretty...and I feel bad for Larry.
But if you insist on posting, you are going to have to learn to ignore pretty much everything that is posted about you and in responce to anything you post. If you start taking things personal, and "lashing back" and people on here...well, you'll find yourself on that slippery slope to an internet meltdown faster than that Matthes fella can eat a hot dog (If that slime ball remark was about you, it would be a perfect example of something you'd want to ignore...). And one internet meltdown leads to another...and before long you're the laughing stock of the message board.
Anyway, If you're going to stay-which I don't recommend-then welcome to the board...
But if they do, I'd say Matthes' technique is an effective medium for dealing with the "haters" on the message boards; as evidenced by the fact that he hasn't had a meltdown yet, and itsn't a popular message board target.
Of course, Matthes is a funny guy and doesn't seem to take anything (especially himself) to seriously (unlike Brooks...and thus far Sleeter), so that might have a lot to do with it as well (but for the record, I don't personally know Matthes, Brooks or Sleeter, so I have know way to know for certain whether or not they take things to seriously, I'm only speaking from interviews they've given/recieved, articles they've written, and their posts on the message boards).
About spelling and grammar: this is a text-based medium. That's all we get to express ourselves (well, there's the occasional funny pic), so how you present your self comes across big-time. I think the spell-check ribbing you got was pretty friggin' mild, so I was kind of surprised that it seemed to get to you. It's the reaction to your hazing that counts; that's blood-in-the-water to some people, and if you can take it, you'll be fine. If not, well, there are other places to play on the internet. Just remember, when you drop in at Motodrive, you'll most likely be surrounded by clowns (myself included), so never be surprised when one tries to throw a pie in your face!
Regarding Brooks. I don't remember the exactly but I thought he came across pretty poorly. But he set himself up for that and did nothing to fix it.
DC posts on here and everyone seems to give him some respect. Let's show that to the pro's that post here as well. Personally, I want those guys around and think it will add to the board.
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