It's time to force the AMA to improve track design.
Influential people in this sport, manufacturers and
journalists, should address this safety issue to improve
motocross. Riders and parents, voice your concerns to
the AMA, track owners, and district sports committee
reps. Aftermarket companies can pressure magazines
(smaller ad budget) to address the MX safety issue.
Manufacturers should be pushing for safer track
design. Track promoters could be the best at
promoting the sport by designing safer tracks.
Most Track promoters, magazines, and tee-shirt
vendors are making a lot of money because motocross
has turned into an extreme sport. With all the injuries,
how can they expect to keep making a profit in the
future? Most dealers and aftermarket companies rely
on riders for customers. Every time a rider is injured
they lose money.
Rich Daly
DynoPort
1896 Town Line Rd.
Union Springs, NY 13160
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I wrote this hoping that people would realize that
motocross injuries have become excessive and serious.
Just in the last couple of weeks two riders were killed
in Ohio because of double and triple jumps and a rider
at the California National was paralyzed because of a
double. Pro Rider injuries are also a problem:
Kawasaki had an empty eighteen wheeler at the end
of the SuperCross season. At Charlotte, Windham
came up short on a double and was kicked over the
bars and about two laps later Larocco did the same
thing. A week later, Windham missed again on a jump
and separated his shoulder.
At this point I am very angry over the number of
deaths and serious injuries that could be prevented.
When I wrote this initially, I did not realize the number
of riders who were killed or paralyzed. Initial feedback
from pro to novice riders has agreed that we need to
address the safety issue. Promoters are calling me
claiming that there isn't a problem when there
obviously is. I will no longer talk to promoters on the
phone until they fix their tracks. It's about money vs.
safety. Track owners need to improve track design on
their own because the AMA is not addressing safety.
You don't have to agree with my title, but it got you to
read this. Now help the sport out: make copies, talk to
riders, parents, promoters, to help start some positive
changes.
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