I just saw
a movie about unionizing players in the NHL. The players had no
control or representation until they organized themselves into a
power block.
If the motocross/arena cross/supercross/freestyle riders would
organize themselves into a barganing organization everything
would change and we might have the best of all worlds. We have
already seen this to a degree with McGrath, LaRocco and Emig
organizing their own teams. These riders have done well for
themselves but have yet to organize all riders into a power
block. Should this happen, everything would change and possibly
for the better.
Supercross is doing very well and I always go to round one at
Edison Field. Motocross, the nationals, on the other hand, from
a marketing perspective, is a big disappointment in comparison
even though I go to Glen Helen each year. The dusty dirty and
poor facilities makes the outdoors a poor choice for family
involvement at least in San Bernadino and Sacramento. If
standing all day in 100 degree heat and only being able to see
only a portion of the race is your idea of a good time, then the
nationals is the place to be. I think the nationals could be
much more.
I have gone to supercross races with family groups of as many as
300 people who have driven 250 miles to make a weekend out of
it. When motocross comes around, I have only been able to get a
group together of six guys and we only come for the day. If
motocross could be presented like NASCAR in a similar facility,
I could get the 300 people to go.
I know there will be many people who would like motocross to
stay the way it is but I would like to see it progress to a more
family friendly format. It would also mean a much greater amount
of money for the sport and the riders.
I am a computer professional and musician. On vacation in 1994 I learned on my brothers XR 500 riding in the San Rafael Swell of Utah. After crashing dozens of times, bloodied and bruised, and finally snapping off the clutch perch I was hooked. My brother wasn't so impressed: "You owe me a new perch and some handlebars - Spodeboy!" A spode is a slow rider, or a rider who is unskilled, often times riding beyond their limits, and is often entertaining to watch.
Most of my haunts are in Colorado and Utah but always on the lookout for new and interesting places to go. I can often be found riding up Left Hand Canyon near Boulder, or Rampart Range near Sedalia, Colorado on my 98 RM 250
Articles by William "Spodeboy" Perry
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