Every year I start this thread and I've never gotten more than 5 replies. So I'll try again.
The 2017 Supercross season starts this year. There are 17 rounds, and the first round starts tonight in Anaheim, round 1. Today is like christmas for moto fans.
The first round is always a barn burner because these guys are so mental and always trying to out dog each other and see who the true #1 is. Right now it's the german phenom Ken Roczen, but there are fast rookies.
If you watch Moto GP, F1, Nascar, I really implore you to at least give A1 a shot. Sometimes the racing sucks, but sometimes it's fucking AMAZING. Tonight has potential.
The sport is struggling and sponsors are pulling out and its likely the outdoor series (way better than SX) will get scrapped for a full year world SX series. These guys are not on normal bikes, they are on $140,000 + one off factory unobtanium machines. The sounds, the high tech shit, it's like machine porn.
If anyone has any questions feel free to ask, I'll be bumping this most of the night without trying to spam it.
Starts at 6:30 PST/9:30 EST, you can watch is on FS1 or buy it for 19.99 on their livestream website.
Convinced me. I'll try to catch it tonight if I can tonight.
Logan Jackson
Huh, I'd think Sup Forums would really enjoy dudesplat. I kinda like it, but the announcers are usually full-time-hype DUUUUUDE tier (which is annoying) and now it's on a channel I don't get.
Jackson Cox
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Joseph Hernandez
the whole sport wants to go back to 2 strokes, but factories make more money off four strokes (more parts) and >muh epa
my man
Theres a lot of commercials and a really good race is not rare, but not likely every time.
Ralph sheheen is a meme, we call him ralph shitheen
He's awful, but it's what we tolerate to watch moto.
He always says the corniest shit, he's like Mike Goldberg but 10x dumber and not likable
Emig is alright
Carson Harris
Don't follow the sport but you put more effort into your post than the rest of the board combined.
Have a bump.
Tyler Perry
Also >expecting anyone but paint huffin cousin fuckers to watch motor sports the night of a NFC wildcard and HNIC.
Jordan Russell
i'll turn it on. my viewing gets monitored by nielsen.
whenever i have watched this type of racing (dirtbikes or motorcycles or snowmobiles something like that - standing start, race lasts a few laps) i always wonder: how much does the race actually matter after the start? the actual racing on tv seems like a foregone conclusion because they'd just show the guy in the lead and no one would ever pass him.
and this is more of a general comment about racing series where the machines are highly differentiated across teams: i wish they would split up the driver/racers and the constructors. i'd like to see them randomly assign the racers to the car or bike for each race. at the end of the season, you know who was the best driver and who was the best constructor.
it doesn't have the constraints of indycar, but it doesn't have institutional inequality - best/most experienced drivers on the best resouced teams - of F1 or nascar.
James Bell
Slightly off topic, but what happened to motorsport generals?
Brayden James
The only name I know in motocross is Travis Pastrana. Anyone I should follow?
Robert Smith
ded sport competing with EPL and NFL
Charles Harris
its not a meme, but yeah the start is pretty much 90% of the race, that is why outdoors is better (longer motos, you can comeback)
that is why JS7's (the most skilled rider ever) could do shit like this
when you have an open track, you can go so much faster then someone in front of you
They died out. Not enough posters
Have you seen his documentary 199 lives? Travis is unlike normal humans. He doesn't know what fear is. He is very special. He came out on a 500 two stroke for straight rhytm last year. That is beyond badass..
Travis could have easily been the best racer ever, but he was too big for the sport, he wanted to do bigger shit and he did
Adrian Gutierrez
But honestly there aren't any riders like Travis.. and never will be desu. All the top guys are really fun to watch. Eli Tomac's style is sick, so is Kens. Dungey is kind of like a diesel locamotive, he takes a while to get going but once he does he doesn't slow down. Cooper Webb is a rookie and he has a clean style. They all do the same thing a little differently, but some riders are definitely levels above others
Connor Peterson
halp, is outdoors = supercross, indoors = arenacross?
Angel Carter
Insufficient posting rate to keep threads alive during handegg Sup Forumsam season.
Connor Jenkins
I'll check out the documentary, thanks!
Josiah Rodriguez
outdoors = motocross, which is held outside supercross = indoors, which is held in stadiums areanacross = mini-sx, which is for amatures and smaller venues
Carter Turner
outdoor does look a lot more entertaining than supercross
Brandon Morgan
Yeah outdoors is where the real racing is, but Supercross isn't too bad and can produce some good racing sometimes, it just gets stale when its round 15 and the champ is 300+ points ahead. That sucks.
Also outdoor races are much longer and require much more endurance and overall are totally different suspension setups. Supercross races are basically controlled sprints and suspension setup can make or break how fast your bike goes at the top level
Nolan Murphy
This seems more tier
John Phillips
yeah in the future im gonna post it there, gonna keep this one here for tonight
Dylan Richardson
I'm watching tonight. Race a KTM 300XC and supporting my dudes Dean Wilson and Marvin Musquin
Jaxson Green
my nigga. that 300 must be a beast
I gotta respect wilson for going out there without a ride, that is what it takes.
marvin is always a contender for a win if he gets a start, especially this year with no injuries plus a good offseason
Yea Marvin has been riding well for sure. However I think this is Roczens year. He trashed everybody during the outdoors and I don't see Dungy having the speed
Jason Moore
fuckin close
Liam Thompson
The time of the Frenchman has begun
Julian Diaz
250 heats about to start
Charles Jones
holy fuck a SX live thread!
>yfw roczen rekts everyone
Easton Thomas
so what do you guys think about the new timed format?
Austin James
My niggaaaaa
Roczen on that Honda is gonna rape
Nathan Baker
Davalos heat race GOAT
Brandon Robinson
Much better than the lap format. It's more like the outdoors and I'm all for that.
Gabriel Rodriguez
At first I was against it but after realizing it will help make short tracks longer races, I'm all for it
Andrew Torres
My friend, stay away from there. If it's not >wrasslin they will eat your thread alive. Your best bet is /o/ or here.
Caleb Taylor
Used to be into this when I was a kid. Went to several arena cross races with my old man too. How competitive is it now?
Also don't even bother with /asp/
Aiden Jones
jerermy martin gonna rape everyone this year on that geico honda
Christopher Carter
All the old guard (except for chad reed) are all out, james stewart, ricky, andrew short, etc. Ryan dungey Ken Roczen and Eli tomac are the guys to watch. Marvin Musquin and Jason Anderson too.
Competition in the 450's is really really good this year
250's is meh but has some promising rookies (forkner)
Cooper Miller
If it's still on after the playoff game I'm going to check it out. Got sick of McGrath and then Carmichael dominating back in the day . Really wish they raced 2 strokes still though. Brings back good memories.
Ian Edwards
>Those trees hhnnngg
Kevin Martinez
Chad Reed is like a surgeon with a motorcycle
Isaiah Perez
Who /beerandsupercross/ here?
Ethan Hughes
Roczen looking great but he always has the chance of just exploding immediately
Camden Carter
redneck bike isn't a sport
Nathaniel Stewart
Haha dungey losing
Nathan Howard
He'll probably retire next year
He can't keep with the new kids and they take bigger risks than he does
Jackson Sanders
they're the most fit athletes on the planet
Noah Davis
I tried telling my health teacher this and just got laughed at
people are ignorant
Jordan Clark
450 semi's, then LCQ, then main events start (ie the real racing)
Jason Evans
250 main starting
Owen Parker
RIP Forkner
Dominic Phillips
Cri
I hope he doesn't turn out as disappointing as Cianciarulo
Alexander Sanders
I think Mitch pushes kids too hard, puts too much pressure on them
Levi Green
Definitely, Mitch is a goon.
Funny story, I met Mitch at a Buffalo Wild Wings after the Washougal Nationals. Interesting fella but he seems in a perpetually bad mood even when eating delicious wings.
Josiah Parker
That is hilarious.
I would probably be in a bad mood 24/7 if I was paralyzed too though
John Baker
True that. I like the attitude Doug Henry has though. Seeing him on his modified bike brings a smile to my face.
Nathan Thompson
I don't think we get it here
Blake Jackson
because it's dumb
Aaron Peterson
God Washougal is such a shithole. Went to high school there.