From a rider's perspective, having a state as large and active in motocross as Texas be one district would be pretty awkward. Man, you could have two guys battling for the points lead who never even race each other! Maybe not so much an issue with the skill (A, B, C) classes because they're relatively large, but the smaller age classes might suffer. And it seems like advancement would be hit-and-miss with potential "packets" of varying skill levels (OK, not like it isn't now).
It also seems like a crap shoot for the tracks. By joining the districts, wouldn't that just increase their competition by three-fold? For a track near what's now a district border with middle-of-the-road attendance as is, this could be a death sentence. Of course, those that survive should be much stronger, but the riders might be forced into much longer Sunday morning commutes and higher gate fees.
Obviously, I don't know all the issues here, and it would be nice to think that those who do are doing what's best for the ridership because it all comes around in the end. I guess the bottom line is states with wide participation in motocross (California, Ohio, Texas, etc.) have been broken up into different districts for a reason. It seems odd for Texas to be going the other way.
Keep us posted on how things go.
James
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