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problems with the way D-17 is run!
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[QUOTE="wardy, post: 631658, member: 16710"] YOu have valid points to the facts about tracks. the competition between the tracks has lead to smoother better groomed surfaces. Track prep has for years been the deciding factor in many minds as to the quality of the event. Problem with comparing us to d-14 MI is that the tracks you are talking about are in one way or another some what hooked together, Dutch and Red Bud from an outsider's view pretty much run that area up there. Lets face it a National track like Red Bud has a draw that any normal amatuer track can't match. With that said they can utilize that by using that influence to promote their agenda. Classes. we have a ton of classes here, everyone (riders) wants to be in the top 5 all the time. Less classes means less time at the track and more track time. But classes are requested by tracks, and run to keep the riders happy. I think you will see class structures change in D-17 soon, even now the tracks are not real happy with them and should address it. mainly the time factor. Organization, I personally run the a night track which has a city council that loves to bust my butt if I run past 11:00 pm. So by our/my design and being a rider I don't waste your or my time. I maximize my time by not didley messing around between heats, the time that is lost between the finish and start of a moto is the time that tracks always seem to loose track of. Tracks to often think that riders want the smooth dust free track rather then be home an shower at a decent time. I don't have that luxury, but I also don't have the size track that many have either. Its a catch 22. When I was involved with the bigger tracks outdoors I found myself trying to decide how to keep the dust down, with out watering hardpack, and then doing that in a time frame that gets done quick, oh and don't forget 28 classes which riders all want 3 motos between classes//////. MI will have this advantage with riders as long as Red Bud is around. Simple, we have riders that ride byron or casey very very well, they have riders that ride Red Bud well, since that is a pro track on the circuit that draws the cream its easy to see what happens. Lets face what is the business here, tracks like byron, casey, and the rest do what they do to satisfy their riders. Riders from your area, espicially from your area that are closer to other states judge things different than lets say a rider that doesn't have the time or the money to drive the long drives. So they go to the local track week after week. They may never be pro's but they are the reason we have a sport. Believe it or not, I can always tell where a rider is from in this state by his observations of D-17, LOL I looked up your information after reading this post and thought wow it prooves it again. This is not a slight but an observance from years of being invovled in this stuff. I have been over the years critized for an "easy" track, but what I see on the amatuer level is riders will race, have a good time, and go home hopefully in thier own vehicle at the end of the night. Riders that want to excel will travel and do what it takes. Tommy Hofmaster rode Mendota for many years, until he went pro and all the time he was racing here and local, he was busting his butt at home every day with a training regiment that would rival RC's. That is why he made it, many times it is easy to critize the racing establishments locally for not "producing" a pro calibur rider. I think (my opinion) is that if a rider is going to make it, he or she will have to do it more than on a sunday. I guess I look at our District as the "work horse", we don't have the big name tracks, we don't have the National races, but week in and week out we have more riders racing more tracks, going to more dealers, buy a bunch of parts, bikes etc. The business part of it is key to the well being of racing, any racing. The "cream" or the upper level A rider in this district has always had my personal attention and help if I can. Pro Am is the most under developed part of AmA. Currently D-17 is one of the only districts that continues to push for more development in that area. We need a better transformation between Amatuer and pro, we need tracks like the byrons' and caseys to be able to have more "fall classic" type races to make it possible for our "local" riders to get more experience racing larger groups of faster riders. Bob I hope that helps a little in how some of this works, of if nothing else my opinion on how it works anyway. We have dedicated people out there doing what they feel is the way it should be, running the business's at hand. You can tell by turnouts what tracks the riders currently enjoy. Also one reason that D-15 has some trouble to the north is that it is very very hard to compete with Dutch, or Red Bud for riders. I am sure there is people in IN. that would love to see a good amatuer track in North western IN. but man what a hill to climb in terms of development. D-15 has for years gave point events to the the MI tracks and worked together that way, so D-15 kinda gets short changed when they are looked at with out those tracks being included. I don't type the best so thats enough, if you and I are at the same track some day I am sure we can have a good discussion. wardy PS I will stay up half the night to find out how Tommy or Kody did at the arenacross, but could care less if RC beats whoever at the next SX. It was totally cool that Kody Molitor was awarded "rookie" of the year in national arenacross series, he is a D-17 rider also. I think Tommy had those honors a few years back also! One last thing, how many times does the MI riders come here? When they do I would bet we do ok against them on our turf...................... michigan mafia................FBI (fast boys from IL) its been a long on going rival/battle which for a long time was FBI territory. It will be again someday. We have a great group of up and coming riders right now! [/QUOTE]
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