I miss the Triple Crown already...

Bad Billy
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1/28/2018 11:46am
Three main events > one main event. That is all.
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chump6784
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1/28/2018 12:04pm
3x15 minutes plus 1 lap for the 450's and 3x12 min plus 1 lap for the 250's and i think we have a winner.
Rockinar
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1/28/2018 12:14pm
So you miss 45 minutes of straight commercials?

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mxbrian15
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1/28/2018 12:20pm
I think it’s much better for racing
Radman66
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1/28/2018 12:21pm
Helllllllll no
brimx153
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1/28/2018 12:24pm
Rockinar wrote:
So you miss 45 minutes of straight commercials?
if i can see 6 races every night ,i d look throught ,1 hr of commercials
Fat Fingers
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1/28/2018 12:28pm
I only watched the main yesterday so didn’t have to watch the practice races and saved myself 2 hours.
Honda11
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1/28/2018 12:31pm
Rockinar wrote:
So you miss 45 minutes of straight commercials?
brimx153 wrote:
if i can see 6 races every night ,i d look throught ,1 hr of commercials
So the normal format would be better with 8 races then?
cameron96
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1/28/2018 1:05pm
250b main and 450b main slotted in between the breaks. Dash for podium cash
Bad Billy
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1/28/2018 1:29pm
In the normal 450SX format, the main event is 20-minutes + 2 laps. So fans are essentially getting to see the riders vying for championship points for a total of 25 minutes.

In the triple crown format, the 450 races are 8 minutes, 12 minutes, and 15 minutes, all plus one lap. So you're seeing them battle for championship points for nearly 40 minutes. Thus fans are getting a lot more minutes of actual racing, and from what I saw at the first triple crown, the racing seemed a lot more exciting.

At least in outdoor MX, you get to see the riders for at least an hour + 4 laps per event.

Let's compare other sports.

Length of games:
Baseball - 4 hours
Football - 1 hour
Basketball - 48 minutes
Hockey - 1 hour
SX - Roughly 25 minutes
Triple Crown - >35 minutes

1/28/2018 3:35pm
Bad Billy wrote:
In the normal 450SX format, the main event is 20-minutes + 2 laps. So fans are essentially getting to see the riders vying for championship points...
In the normal 450SX format, the main event is 20-minutes + 2 laps. So fans are essentially getting to see the riders vying for championship points for a total of 25 minutes.

In the triple crown format, the 450 races are 8 minutes, 12 minutes, and 15 minutes, all plus one lap. So you're seeing them battle for championship points for nearly 40 minutes. Thus fans are getting a lot more minutes of actual racing, and from what I saw at the first triple crown, the racing seemed a lot more exciting.

At least in outdoor MX, you get to see the riders for at least an hour + 4 laps per event.

Let's compare other sports.

Length of games:
Baseball - 4 hours
Football - 1 hour
Basketball - 48 minutes
Hockey - 1 hour
SX - Roughly 25 minutes
Triple Crown - >35 minutes

Count the heats and lcq's to your numbers, and your skewed numbers aren't the same. Unless you're a fanboi that only cares about a few factory racers. Personally I like to see the Ronnie Stewarts and Kyle Chisolm's of the world race too, and they didn't show them at all at the Triple Crown, screw that format.
calcoast
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1/28/2018 4:03pm
Baseball is around three hours. Not four.
Crush
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1/28/2018 4:14pm
Rockinar wrote:
So you miss 45 minutes of straight commercials?
You can't confuse the schedule with the format though...

Yeah it was brutal hanging around but the 3 race format was more interesting if you JUST watched the races in replay. They just need to fix the timings and I think also make it 3x15 and 3x12 mins plus one lap.
DPR250R
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1/28/2018 4:16pm
calcoast wrote:
Baseball is around three hours. Not four.
Unless its Yankees vs. Red Sox... those games last forever!!

Yeah... I def liked triple crown better. Last night cemented it for me. I will watch no matter what though.


Mit12
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1/28/2018 4:34pm
The racing was better last night.
lumpy790
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1/28/2018 4:38pm Edited Date/Time 1/28/2018 4:39pm
Crash in 1st or 2nd and you get crappy overall and no one can figure out who the winner is
Premixed112
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1/28/2018 5:20pm
lumpy790 wrote:
Crash in 1st or 2nd and you get crappy overall and no one can figure out who the winner is
That’s some odd logic you’ve got there.. Crash in the ONE main event we have now and your finish position is screwed. At least with the 3 main format you get a chance of redemption.
1/28/2018 5:28pm Edited Date/Time 1/28/2018 5:29pm
calcoast wrote:
Baseball is around three hours. Not four.
Baseball don’t have a clock. 27 perfect pitches x 2, one run and it’s over.....
Premix
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1/28/2018 5:30pm Edited Date/Time 1/28/2018 5:31pm
Agreed. I’ll watch 4 hours of commercials to see the best guys battle 3 times, rather than watch some triple digit barely making it through the whoops.
loftyair
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1/28/2018 5:44pm
20 min. already too short for a 'pro'. Now, if they did 3 finals, at 25min. each, cool. Any 'main' less than 20 min. is for the weekend warrior, not a money-making pro.
yzf842
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1/28/2018 5:47pm
No way
bvm111
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1/28/2018 6:42pm
Short attention span society at its best!

20 minutes is tooooooo long for a race, however, 30-45 minutes of commercials and fluff pieces are SOOOOOO much better?

I’m confused Blink
KurtJ99
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1/28/2018 6:57pm
I like it. But need longer races. I also like the mix between formats. I wouldn't want a change to triple crown format completely, the races are just too short. Like the podium 450 guys said at Glendale post race, A2 track was one lined and whoops were so neutered everyone went the same speed. Way too much bias to fast starter when track is one lined, easy, and race is short. Vince Friese FTW!!
MattyVicious
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1/28/2018 7:03pm
I hate the tripple crown format. It's chill for the monster cup. But that's it.
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1/28/2018 7:39pm
Triple Crown will be the end of privateer racing

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