Hey, I like watching the X Games, and I'm glad that they show motorcycling in a decent light (although I don't think freestyle is the best "face" of motocross), and I give them a big thumbs up for incorporating Supermoto in their program. But I don't understand two things:
1) If they're okay with racing (boardercross, snowmobile cross, street luge, bmx) and they're as down with motocross as they say they are, then why the heck don't they include a real motocross race as part of the program? They go all the way out to Camp Woodward for BMX, they can either go to Glen Helen for motocross or run a supercross right in the L.A. Coliseum. Heck, that's where "supercross" started!
2) Why mess up Supermoto when it's already a good thing? Over on Racer X Online, there's a press release regarding format changes for Supermoto. And why is this needed? Ostensibly because Supermoto is not exciting enough as it stands. So what are the changes? They're going to run a longer event (good) and they're going to make one pit stop mandatory (corny). You know, they don't have pitstops in World Superbike or World Supermoto, so what makes them think they're necessary for the X Games? Why don't they just make the riders stop and do pushups, or something equally inane? Changing a tire that doesn't need changing, or taking on fuel that won't be used... how extreme is that?
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