"this was written pre Corona virus"
I want to start a movement to regenerate the sport of motocross with a mission to help grow the sport at the grassroots level.
My vision is to re introduce the sport of motocross to the American public
I studied the sport for years and I put together a strategic plan to put an organized focus on growing the sport, and I hope to get the industry on the same page.
I believe we can grow the sport and I have ideas that will help create new tracks in or near metropolitan areas. I believe we can help get more people to the current tracks as well with this plan.
I Plan to create a Social Enterprise business and to start a nationwide movement hopefully with the involvement of the motorcycle manufacturers and the industry, we will host events that will let the public both adults and children try riding small dirt bikes for their first time for free nationwide on a small safe tracks.
In the past people used to try riding dirt bikes for their first time at cousin Johnny's house or in the field down the street on the neighbors bike or in some cases their dad would just bring a dirt bike home, but these things aren't happening in the same ways anymore.
And that is only part of the reason, why it's almost all second and third generation riders at the local motocross tracks. and at the local races its very few new people that aren't already involved in some way, family etc.
If we want people to try riding dirt bikes these days we need to artificially create ways for that to happen! But this is very Possible!
We will plan events, and raise money to pay for this by partnering with the manufactures dealers and companies that will benefit if the sport grows.
(This is one example there are other things I plan to do as well to promote and grow the sport some that I'm shocked aren't already being done!)
By working with companies that would want their name to be associated with growing the sport motocross. Manufacturers, Gear companies, goggle, boot and aftermarket performance companies. And hopefully other companies will want to be involved companies that genuinely want to help the sport grow, like Red Bull, Monster energy and Arma.
We could include and promote other things in collaborated events as well such as RC Cars, Staycycs, Mountain bikes, E-Bikes, BMX, Freestyle. Side x sides. Pit bike freestyle And possibly other things as well.
Also at the events we will promote upcoming pro AMA races
Feld Sx races and The pro nationals.
At events and with additional advertising & marketing we will promote our brand website... on the website we will have information about Growing the sport.
information about things like.
How to make tracks
where to make tracks
Including Story's from people and groups that have made tracks in the past, both public and private. Sharing their stories about how they did it what challenges they faced and more.
Including how to go about creating tracks on public property including interviews with people that have done it, and how they did it what was the process, who do you talk to what permits are needed? There are towns with tracks on public land and in some cases at fair grounds for example, how did they get there?
Could it happen in your Town or somewhere in your county?
We will also have categories to meet others in your area that share your interests.
And links to companies we work with and more.
In the future a podcast and YouTube page.
The website is a big key... it will help to connect people at the grassroots level that would want to meet others in their area, to bring people together and create groups and tracks, maybe they start in a parking lot just going around cones, or start in a field on a grass track, but at least this starts the process in areas that may not currently have a track at all.
Right now a most people think the only way they could possibly get a track in their area is to buy land and pay someone to make one or to rent expensive equipment and that works but maybe there are other ways.
Tracks for the small bikes can be made on a small piece of land, it doesn't have to be 50+ acres.
Also there are some people that have an interest in Motocross but are intimidated by the big tracks that have big jumps especially if they have never ridden before, and if they don't have close friends or family members into it it's not an easy sport to get into.
Also some tracks are only open on race, so what do you do if you want to learn and there is no where to go but the actual motocross track? They dont always cater to beginners trying to learn.
Some people are fine with and may even prefer. natural terrain tracks. And in a lot of areas they are losing their local tracks.
I believe We can help create new small tracks all throughout America and create a resurgence I'm the sport.
If we could make motocross like it was in the 1970’s I believe that thousands more people would ride....
So what do I mean by like the in 1970s?
In the 1970’S They were racing air cooled bikes like XR75’s
(Low performance air cooled bikes)
And were riding on mostly natural terrain tracks.
The racing was at lower speeds the jumps were smaller and it was something everyone felt like they could do. Also in the 1970’s people could ride almost anywhere, we can't do that now but by using modern technology in the ways I have planned I am confident that we can overcome that and create a resurgence...
This is how we change with the times!
This is a missing link in our sport!
Doing this will bring money back into the sport by getting new people into it and help the sport grow at the mom and pop grassroots level! The sport has evolved into weird little bubbles of people that evolved with it. And from the outside looking in it's starting to look like something that many people don't think they can do anymore.
The bikes evolved and are now to high performance for beginners in my opinion.
Motocross is similar to Nascar when it comes to evolution.
Do people think of Nascar as something they could do?
Or just something that you watch?
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