Motocross Action aussi, ça les a passionné…
“The Monster Cup is the “least important” important race in the sport. It is a meaningless event that is made meaningful by paying the winner $1 million dollars— if he can win all three motos—and $100, 000 if he can’t. In professional sports, except for the Luongo-run World Motocross Championships, how much money you can make from competing is the ultimate measure of success. Marvin Musquin’s $1,000,000 payday (in a lump sum—minus taxes—or in a year-to-year annuity) is as big as it gets. That single payday is 5 times more than any rider could make in purse money by winning all 17 2018 AMA Supercross events. And $1,000,000 more than any rider makes at the FIM 450World Championships.
This year’s Monster Cup was good to Marvin Musquin, Jason Anderson and Dean Wilson—who all raked in good paydays (with Dean Wlson appreciating it more than the other two).
But, this is a race that seriously needs an overhaul. Americans like to complain about the timing of the MXDN, but how is the Monster Engery Cup any better. It’s held in the middle of October—before any serious Supercross testing has taken place, while lots of riders are still adapting to their new rides and teams are waiting for their riders to heal up from post-season surgeries. It isn’t a Supercross warm-up race nor is it a post National wrap-up race. It’s a standalone race that attract half of the talent of a regular seaosn Supercross. It’s only claim to fame is the purse money.
And what’s with the amateur races? No one watching the Monster Cup on TV cares about Supermini or Amateur 250 riders that they’ve never heard of. Plus, is it really good marketing for a Supercross promoter to risk killing a 13-year-old on National TV. No offense to the amateur classes at the Monster Cup but they are basically used as time-outs for bathroom breaks or getting a six-pack out the cellar frig. These riders shouldn’t be on a Supercross track with true professionals—because the legal liability is nothing compared to the black eye the sport would get by doing to a minicycle rider what happened to Tim Gajser at the Monster Cup.
The Monster Cup promoters may think that they are being innovative, but we don’t get the draw of a race program made up of fast riders (pros), semi-fast riders (250 Amateurs) and slow riders (SuperMini riders). We can get that at any local race.
Three motos may seem creative, but back in 1974 is was considered old hat and changed. Have we come so far that we are recycling failed ideas from the past? This year’s Monster Cup three motos were, with the exception of the numerous crashes, incredibly boring. So, boring that many people fell asleep waiting for moto three on TV.”
, le il y a 6 années et 3 mois.
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