RocketRobin
PR Founding Father
You need a former D12 track promoter to give the real truth about what was AMA's insurance fee, etc to run a race. Then know how many riders / spectators you need just to cover that fee before you begin to prep the track, water the track, pay the land taxes....... all of that. Plus all of your time, I think that the fees of running a race got so high and the turnouts were not big enough to cover the fees. You can only lose money for so long before you need to quit and move on. I think some of those tracks decided to move on with OMG and use other cheaper insurance for races outside of the AMA....... but that failed as well for some other reason. Then OHMX came in and tried to get another group together and everyone was super skeptical about joining another group (after losing on OMG membership) to give that a fair shake and riders went from racing to riding only.
Next thing you know, we're back to CRA running the same show they always have getting the riders that they usually get to stay alive. I used to race D12 a lot when it was up and running and had a great time, but I grew out of the CRA style tracks and racing years ago and just won't follow that scene due to my preference for larger and more technical tracks than the basic CRA racing facility (no offense to anyone like Jason who is turning his facility around). I now choose to race only a few times per year at tracks that I know and like and will have a decent turn out for events that make me feel like it's worth my hard earned money. I ride much more than I race and use MX as my motivation to stay in shape by hitting Loretta Lynn's type stuff or other big events.
I miss D12 and the tracks, racers, and promoters who made it so much fun back in it's glory days.
Next thing you know, we're back to CRA running the same show they always have getting the riders that they usually get to stay alive. I used to race D12 a lot when it was up and running and had a great time, but I grew out of the CRA style tracks and racing years ago and just won't follow that scene due to my preference for larger and more technical tracks than the basic CRA racing facility (no offense to anyone like Jason who is turning his facility around). I now choose to race only a few times per year at tracks that I know and like and will have a decent turn out for events that make me feel like it's worth my hard earned money. I ride much more than I race and use MX as my motivation to stay in shape by hitting Loretta Lynn's type stuff or other big events.
I miss D12 and the tracks, racers, and promoters who made it so much fun back in it's glory days.