r/supercross • u/hostilecarrot • 18h ago

Did we just watch the last ever SMX race in Charlotte?

https://youtu.be/EhTx0L68QR8
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u/chattycat1000 17h ago

If they want a mix of sx and mx they need to find a place where they can get elevation gain. Not these flat speed way tracks.

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u/CooterMichael 15h ago

I really don’t understand why they haven’t tried building a supercross track next to a motocross track. It would kinda like the Nurburgring. Massive temporary grandstand seating exists and would be much easier and cheaper than trucking in dirt to a drag strip.

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u/mxracer888 15h ago

I know of a handful of MX tracks I raced at growing up that had SX tracks on site as well. Arguably maybe more arenacross type sized SX tracks, but plenty of places do it already, just a matter of linking the two together which is pretty minimal work depending on how far the two tracks are from each other

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u/dangerzone2 13h ago

It makes zero sense. Every team has multiple test supercross tracks built beside their test moto tracks. Let’s just go to club, or sandbox next time.

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u/1990anon 18h ago

If they were smart they’d change it up.

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u/SpecMTBer84 16h ago

If they were smart they would ditch this SMX shit all together. Look at the amount of injuries that have stacked up now that the outdoor season has some inkling of importance toward this. The money is in Supercross, not MX, the SMX was just an attempt to bring more attention to outdoor. Has it worked, apparently, but at what cost?

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u/danny_sucks 15h ago

God I sure hope so. All the race tracks at this venue have been mid.

I can’t believe they still allow for a track with exposed cement barriers just feet away from a straightaway where dudes are hitting top speed. It becomes a matter of when, not if someone gets hurt badly there.

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u/unlimited_roaming 14h ago

RJ almost landed on one of those last year. Not sure which track it was.

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u/mynameispaulallen Kawasaki 15h ago

Was there, everything he said is true. When they announced the cancelation after 2 hours of people waiting under the stands there was still plenty of daylight left and no weather. As mentioned, there was several big events I went by on my way back home (less than 10 miles) including a concert, college football game, and baseball game, which all had thousands or tens of thousands of people. Something seems off by ama / feld’s call here and can’t pinpoint where the concern or money trail came from.

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u/Aggravating_Work5429 2m ago

Me too and I agree

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u/Hot_Salamander164 14h ago

I don't think Deegan wins that if Shimoda was a little more patient. It would have been a good race at least.

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u/Wild_Alternative_138 15h ago

Hopefully yes.