TMX Says: Maxxis could be better
By TMX Archives on 21st Sep 16
So, the much-hyped British Championship showdown at Foxhill didnt quite deliver what we wanted it to. Tommy Searle played it smart all day to take the MX1 crown while Mr Plow (thats Steven Clarke by the way) had his MX2 title aspirations and any hopes us fans had of witnessing a daylong bar-to-bar scrap between himself and Adam Sterry end with an electrical fault at the start of the first moto.
So what might have been a highly entertaining, downright scary and ultimately controversial end to the championship chase was actually quite pedestrian although the champions crowned were definitely worthy.
Regardless, the revamped series was certainly a good ‘un and definitely benefitted from returning to a two moto format. Hopefully, the strong foundations Stuart Drummond and the ACU Events team have laid down can be built on next year and the championship will continue to grow and grow and grow.
Is there room for improvement? I'd say so but without a P+L sheet in front of you it's impossible to really comment without getting into the realms of fantasy. But then again how often do I let stuff like that stop me? So, erm, let's go...
To start with I'm sick of seeing only 30 riders on the line. I want full gates and I want them now, well, next year at least! We're gonna combat this by bringing back qualifying and we're gonna throw it wide open to everyone.
So if you've got an ACU licence – or an international licence with start permission from your federation – and the correct entry fee then we've got a qualifying session for you.
The fastest 40 combined times from how ever many groups we need to run go to the line and everyone else can go on the reserves list! To facilitate this we may need Chris Sprawson to come out of retirement and run the waiting zone once more.
We're gonna use this influx of rider entry fees to increase the prize pot massively. This will not only allow professional riders to make a living from their profession but also attract more overseas GP riders to race the UK series which in turn will most likely increase spectator numbers.
We're then gonna use this influx of spectator gate fees to further increase the prize pot massively. This will not only allow professional riders to make a better living from their profession but also attract more overseas GP riders to race in the UK series which in turn will most likely increase spectator numbers.
We can then use this further influx of spectator gate fees to further increase the prize pot massively. This will not only allow professional riders to make an even better living from their profession but also attract more overseas GP riders to race the UK series which in turn will most likely increase spectator numbers. Ooh, déjà vu!
In fantasy mode it all makes perfect sense although in reality it's difficult to predict if a larger turnout of riders in year one would ultimately end with the better-than-GP entry lists and enormous crowds later down the line. It wouldn't hurt to try though, right?
Finally, it was pretty touching to hear about the rapturous applause retiree Bryan MacKenzie received prior to his last ever British Championship round on Sunday. It just goes to prove that British motocross fans really are the best people in the whole wide world...
