The general public doesn't see Motocross as something they could do anymore, which is why its almost all second and third generation riders now days at local grassroots motocross tracks all around the country.
The majority of people these days have never tried riding a dirt bike and most people know very little about motocross racing...
The sport of motocross is pretty much dying at the grassroots level in a lot of places.
Are we all just gonna sit by and watch and do nothing & let it die?
Lets re-introduce the sport of motocross to America.
Let's start fresh and bring in new ideas & relook at everything and together find new ways to grow the sport!
I truly believe that even to fully appreciate watching professional Supercross and Motocross that you need to have ridden a dirt bike at some point in your life, to get a feel for the bikes and understand how much is really going on at one time, you have the weight of the bike, the clutch, the shifting, the throttle control, brakes the balance, the traction, squeezing with your legs and more going on all at once and all that just doesn't translate while watching if you have never ridden!
Most people don't even know that adults could ride and race the smaller, less powerful dirt bikes like 110's & other air cooled bikes, I believe that with marketing focusing on smaller dirt bikes more people would start and once they have an interest in dirt bikes they will naturally want to move up to bigger faster bikes once they gain experience, there are areas of the sport with lots of potential being missed or overlooked in my opinion.
The general public doesn't all know that riding motocross teaches responsibility and good sportsmanship, it teaches kids how to set and achieve goals, and puts a focus on a healthy and active lifestyle and even good nutrition.
Most people don't know that the small air cooled four stroke dirt bikes are long lasting and less maintenance.
Most people don't know what a day at the track is like, that it's like tailgating or camping, its like a brotherhood or a big family reunion, it gets kids outside.
Motocross is a kick ass sport that is super fun to be a part of!
Riding a dirt bike itself is super fun, but only the most extreme parts of it are shown on TV which brings in the Aww factor but doesn't make it relatable.
Most people don't know that it creates friendships and sense of brotherhood & brings families together.
I believe that if we want the sport to grow we need to go back to its roots and show the sides of it that are relatable and show people that it is something they can do.
You can make a small track on very little space and 2 or more people can have a blast all day racing each other even on small bikes, even on a small turn track with no jumps that is very easy to make, and that is what we need to show to the public in the 1970’s and 1980’s it was common knowledge, but its not anymore. There are forms of motocross that people can do and not have to worry if they are gonna make it to work on Monday.
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