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You guys need to be on national tv. Use to be. Why did it go away

No. Keep it niche

Ive said it a million times. The Red Bull Strait rhythm should be a series that travels all over the US. Do it on Wednesday or Thursday that supercross is. A big issue is the races aren't in every state. and most people don't want to drive 5 hrs one way to see a race. Even better put Straight Rhythm is cities where supercross isn't. And Supercross and Motorcross need to have an open class which is ride what you brought

IMO they are being pimped by the promoters, and they need to demand their cut. When a promoter doesn't pay the flaggers and yet charges $200.00 for someone to sleep in a tent you got problems. Motocrossers that make the National and only get $400.00...rise up riders, get a union and demand your share, they are playing you.

NASCAR has major corporate sponsors, not just energy drinks and gear manufacturers. If Home Depot sponsored a Plessinger’s KTM team, and other brands had DuPont, Walmart, Chevron, etc sponsoring… then salaries would change. We’d also lose out on seeing privateers compete.

Well, one problem is maybe some people don’t want to subscribe to Peacock to watch it. Secondarily, it’s not like there are basketballs, footballs, and dirtbikes to choose from in the elementary school gym. The typical urban or suburban kid has no exposure. I was lucky enough to grow up on a farm where I could keep a dirtbike and ride it every day. I had no parental support, so I was in my mid 20s before I had a chance to race for real.

If motocross gets on the radar it will be bigger than any car racing formula one racing boat racing plane racing...... Any one can do that.... Not any one can ride a motocross bike... Trust me

God please dont even joke about making SX/MX like f1! Dont ever wish that on anybody. And honestly it can never be like ball sports either.The fan base- and thus the money available - isnt there and never will be. As far as most people are concerned,we are idiots doing pointlessly dangerous stuff and we don't even have the smarts to get out of the dirt😄 Personally i'm super happy dirt bike racing still exists at the level it does.We're doing pretty damn good all things considered

I just realized the guy talking to AP is the same guy that did the Loretta Lynn’s heart of motocross back in like 2010 for redbull. Still one of my favorite videos

Put the coverage back like it was, no more pay subscription for starters. Next, tell monster energy and the networks to invest more money into mainstream media advertising, riders on beer cans, energy drink cans, on Dorito bags and so on. "YOUR NAME HERE,, proud sponsors of AMA supercross and motocross" advertising is key.

I don't know! Aaron's view is interesting, but I don't think there's any eureka moment that puts MX on the radar (although there are a few things that'd help*). There's simply very little underlying demand for MX bikes/off road bikes. People need to connect with a sport to consume it/watch it. For F1 or NASCAR, cars are part of everyone's upbringing and a portion of us develop a passion for them which fuels competition. So the population size is enormous. (More recently, Netflix helped new viewers 'connect' with the drivers.) For soccer, basketball or football we all grew up with some connection to field sport - it's a core part of most communities and schools. So again, the underlying demand is big. These were also big sports before salaries went bananas. Even take MotoGP, while not huge relative to other sports, the amount of folks with road bikes is several multiples of those with off-road bikes. The salary argument might help boost interest (for the reason Aaron shared), but it isn't the underlying driver. Look at Ireland where we fill Europe's 3rd largest stadium (Croke Park) several times per year to watch *unpaid* GAA players represent their counties in Hurling and Gaelic Football. These players don't get paid, but about one-third of the country tunes in because there is a strong underlying connection to the sport. During the week these superstar players work in the local banks, schools, car dealerships and so on, even though they are every bit as athletic as a pro footballer. Similar with Rugby. Until more recently, Rugby players were paid far less than top MX riders, but the fanbase is huge in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, etc. If we want MX to grow, we need more people riding MX bikes. I think that's the key thing! But it's not easy because those outside the sport think of it as dangerous and riders as thugs! *One thing that would help though would be free-to-air streaming. The governing bodies (FIM and AMA) put restrictions on viewing rights, but this limits the audience size to those already in the audience. It's very hard to grow when there are restrictions on viewing. Maybe limit viewing of the final rounds of the championships, but not every race. Of course, this would require a few years to subsidise the video production in the hopes viewership would grow to a point it can be self-funded through ad revenue. That's a big 'IF'.

Netflix needs to do a series on motocross and super cross

I’ve raced motocross for nearly 40 years and there is only 1 thing holding it back and it’s been the same thing for those and more years. The television coverage does not get the casual viewer invested in the riders enough. The coverage needs to get the casual viewer more invested into the riders lives and do more personality based stories like they are now doing on Race Day Live. You have to get the whole family hooked into the experience not just the racer in the family. You gotta get more in depth discussions on the bikes and performance aspects to get the gear heads involved.

You think there's no money in supercross then take a look at Moto America road racing and you will appreciate what you make.

Motocross is also a rich kid sport whether they like to believe it or not. Many people don't understand the skill involved with motorcycle racing. People can not get involved as easily. I think electrical bikes might actually take Motocross to the next level if they can figure that out then bikes....

Everybody Drives a car. Everybody can swing a bat, afford a mit and play catch. Everybody can throw a football in their backyard or have a Thanksgiving game. Motocross...well, it's like wake boarding, snow skiing and cage fighting. Less people can connect to it and relate. It's expensive really! You can't just go to the gym down the street or your back yard and dream of being a pro. Overcome those hurdles, add some really good/better marketing campaigns and then, you might find a bigger piece of the pie. Until then, I'm a big fan and rooting for you all. Although, I do have my favorites...AP for the win!!! 👊😉

How can the sport increase its viewership when it is not easily accessible to viewers without a subscription-based television service? Furthermore, the quality of the broadcast is poor even with a subscription.

Start owing stadiums and get more advertising

They still race MX. How would anyone know.

There’s not a culture built around the sport like football and baseball that brings together a whole city or state. Motocross/Supercross would need to have teams associated to cities/states to bring the feel of belonging.

Team Plessinger anyday than lame NFL teams.

to many races 5 different series with europe THE NATIONS was epic may be a in a GRAND SLAM STYLE HAND FULL IN DOOR AND OUT DOOR don't know

It's the ama not letting characters in the sport and motocross is full of them.every podium speech for the past decade or 2 has been the same speech rehearsed boring.

The problem is most people can try to hit a golf ball or play soccer or a tennis ball, etc etc, if you don’t ride ya don’t follow it, ya didn’t play MX/SX in school, only kids of parents with cash played MX/Sx as kids. So most spectators of sports don’t even have Dirtbikes on the radar, F1 etc is on free to air, so even if ya never driven a go cart you do own a car so people sort of get into it. Dirt bikes are something I love, but not many I know could careless, even brutal tracks don’t appeal to the average punter because they don’t know how brutal it is, they’re never done a ride in there life. My mother used to asked me why I was worn out after a dirt ride , what ever the ride. As far as she was concerned I had a motor, it wasn’t a push bike so why was I puffed out. She didn’t know didn’t care, just seen the sport as easy and pointless. She loved V8 supercars/Nascar/F1 & football/Rugby/Golf etc etc, as far as mum was concerned these sports were gold & the people playing very talented & deserved all the respectin the world.

It takes a minute to understand it. When you see the ruts after a SX race and then know the speeds and the distance they fly to land in a deep rut 10" wide on the gas. Then you can appreciate it being bigger than 4 grand slams in the same game by the same person. these jumps and ruts are all over the entire course and usually 20+ laps. Crazy amount of work over years starting from childhood gets a fraction of a fraction of these Pros at compete at this level

Gladiator sports are being phased out

The solution is more race teams willing to pay more. Triumph, beta, Ducati, entering the sport is going to make riders get paid more, IMO.

It’s all about accessibility. The average person can buy a baseball to throw, and owns a car, so can relate to those sports. Trailering a dirt bike 2hrs to find a track on the weekend is beyond the mainstream unfortunately.

I first met Aaron at an Amatuer motocross event in 2015. We talked about racing, went for a walk, held hands and watched the sunset. Aaron is an amazing guy and I will never forget that day.

Get Davey tf away from it

Love it

Aaron should have been allowed to wear his hat

Motocross has been going down the toilet for a decade or more, just look how poor the depth of talent is, even the start gates aren’t full, mxgp is a joke and getting worse, gone are the glory days Bring back an adult 125 class, and have 250cc class, get rid of the 450s and bring back qualifying on friday/Saturday, pay all qualifying riders start money and have purses that pay down to 40th

Supercross needs Netflix to do a drive to survive style docu series on the sport. the explosion of F1 in the USA in the recent years can be directly traced to that. I agree the pay would help but the sport also has to generate the income. NFL has such massive tv deals that money directly effects the salary caps for teams. F1 also has massive budgets but the viewer numbers has to be there too. that's why something like a behind the scenes docu series that follows racers outside of the track and creates other storylines would bring people in. why do you think Deegan is so popular. its because they have built that online audience by showing a closer look inside of their family and what "makes them tick" Motocross is one of the toughest sports in the world. The edge of total success and failure is so razor thin that would keep audiences attention and drive them to want more. Tell the stories, story telling always wins when done right.

Supercross will Never get as big because AMA keeps it in a Slot Market.. It needs to be back on Regular TV ESPE2, ABC, NBC, FOX.. besides that it's only going to stay FLATLINE.. 😢😮🤔

As a fan, I enjoy being inches away from the action as I lean over a shoddy fence at Washougal. Being in the pits and basically mingling with the pros. The last thing we need is a bunch of spoiled celebrities kneeling for the anthem and virtue signaling their stupid, corporate sponsored political opinions. As a fan... I like it under the radar. Lewis Hamilton is a dork.

The fact that in Canada as well as many other countries I have to pay over $200 a year to watch supercross when before it used to be on my regular TV that I was paying for anyway is a major problem. No one is going to watch it unless they are a mega fan or live in the US where its broadcast on TV.

think of the money left on the table with something like jersey sales alone

"It happened good"

Motocross is such a sophisticated sport that most people can't relate to it. Stick and ball sports are much more relatable to people because most everyone has tried them with very little obstacles to overcome. Regular sports are much more accessible to people and easier to get into that's why they are so much more popular. Motocross is much harder to get into and participate in even at the most basic levels. Everyone drives a car and can relate to cars racing that's why forms of car racing is popular, people again can relate to it. That's why motocross will never go mainstream and that's kinda a good thing IMO. More growth would be great and is achievable though, just not the mainstream levels.

Put it back on prime time network TV straight through start to finish. I used to watch the races on bunny ears on CBS sports then ABC sports

So yes motorcycles are expensive, that’s a thing. Putting that aside. What I see as a problem in the competitive side of things. Is the way the leagues are structured. You have children in the professional league… not in their own youth class, but with the adults… and you wonder why this sport isn’t working well? So the amateur leagues suck and get no attention from spectators because the competition isn’t there and there is no prizes available to anyone that does well except for first place in AA class. So nobody cares. If you are a gifted rider you can’t go pro/simi pro unless you drop out of school at 15. As much as people want to complain about the expense, this is a blue collar sport. You can’t participate in these races to get ranked and work a mostly full time job. It’s a blue collar sport, how about making it so blue collar people can participate in a series (amateur obviously) not just the one or two “local” races. One last thing- the expense of watching these pro races on pay-per-view is so high. What do you expect? I know technically you can watch on another site, but it’s live broadcast on a lame stream service that nobody wants/uses. Put the races on RUclips for free. I love watching the races, but I’m not going to pay that much every time. Some races are exciting enough to be worth it. But a lot of them aren’t. I’m not a comi, but the price is ridiculous. You can make it free on RUclips and monetize to make a lot of money. The reason it’s not more popular is the industries fault. Never wanting to give back, always taking that includes the pro athletes. Your league structure is retarded and inaccessible.

If you can show f1 and motogp bsb wsb then you can show supercross and motocross with out the fees

Easy, this sport takes so long to get good enough to compete, kids are basically homeschooled in a RV, equity out of the house they once had to afford it, then when they get to the level, 17 year old walks up for an interview, sounds like he has a 5th grade education, why? because he essentially does. They would need to hire voice coaches, etiquette coaches of how to act when around a class of people that you want to have invested in you, that would also destroy the sport, they would bring in new rules, safety and environmental. To pay for the increase in salaries, Bikes and Gear would cost 10x. which would take it away from it's roots. $$$ rules and it cost too much for the average person to get into, F1 drivers come from money, moto riders do not.

Cost of entry is a barrier for sure, but the bigger issue is access to ride/practice. A kid can go to a neighborhood park with his buddies and play all day. They cant load their bike up and drive an hr+ to get to a track, and many dont have access to property next to their home to ride.

They need to do more for privateers. If a guy can qualify for 80% of the mains then they should be getting a piece of the pie. Travel money, no gate fees, and a modest salary. Without the privateers its hard for people to realize how good the top guys are. Also, the top guy need to stop bitching about lappers. Lappers are part of racing and you're expected to deal with it.

someone’s making money, it costs me $250 a year just to be able to watch it here in Australia……and the quality level of the broadcast is just plain embarrassing compared to any other sport

Bring back Glen Helen 🤘

There are so many under valued sports out there. It’s about who can bring more people to the stadium!$$

Make it like F1 so nobody can afford to do it.😢