Comments on: Formula Xtreme – Now Motorcycles Are the Stars http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/08/13/formula-xtreme-now-motorcycles-are-the-stars/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:34:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: hoyt http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/08/13/formula-xtreme-now-motorcycles-are-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-40024 hoyt Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:31:25 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=1151#comment-40024 It will be interesting to see if the added diversity of engines & models also helps some riders finish higher..... Some riders may race a helluva lot better with a triple or a big twin instead of an in-lne 4 (or vice versa). We now have a platform that will open up that possibility more than in the past. This sport is sorely being under represented by television in various ways....one of which is to have more pre & post race coverage.* Another, is to follow more battles in the middle of the pack during a race. The latter would help build fan interest, particularly during the growing pains of some new race teams fielding the "new" brands (assuming they don't run up front right away). *How many hrs of programming does Speed dedicate to NASCAR, yet they don't even have a contract to cover the actual race?....all the while MotoGP gets minimal pre- and post- race coverage (except for 5 minutes of interviews of the top 3 finishers). Paul, I'm sure you know about the Moto Guzzi MGS-01, but I don't know if that is still being built or if it would qualify for this class. But, I sure would love to see & hear a Guzzi at race throttle against a British triple, Japanese 4, & Ducati BMW, & American twins. It will be interesting to see if the added diversity of engines & models also helps some riders finish higher…..

Some riders may race a helluva lot better with a triple or a big twin instead of an in-lne 4 (or vice versa). We now have a platform that will open up that possibility more than in the past.

This sport is sorely being under represented by television in various ways….one of which is to have more pre & post race coverage.* Another, is to follow more battles in the middle of the pack during a race. The latter would help build fan interest, particularly during the growing pains of some new race teams fielding the “new” brands (assuming they don’t run up front right away).

*How many hrs of programming does Speed dedicate to NASCAR, yet they don’t even have a contract to cover the actual race?….all the while MotoGP gets minimal pre- and post- race coverage (except for 5 minutes of interviews of the top 3 finishers).

Paul, I’m sure you know about the Moto Guzzi MGS-01, but I don’t know if that is still being built or if it would qualify for this class. But, I sure would love to see & hear a Guzzi at race throttle against a British triple, Japanese 4, & Ducati BMW, & American twins.

]]> By: C.J. Luke http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/08/13/formula-xtreme-now-motorcycles-are-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-39977 C.J. Luke Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:30:37 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=1151#comment-39977 I agree with you completely. I can remember when NASCAR was made up of most of the Manufactures. The rules said it had to be a body + engine combo that you could buy from the dealer. I was a Chevy fan...and I was a Smokey Unick fan...and I had several drivers that I rooted for...as long as they drove Chevys...and I was pasionate about it all. I think Formula Extreme has a chance to reach that level of involvement of the fans. If you think about motorcycle racing today...there isn't much identification of the winner with the bike...it's all about the rider. I love MotoGP and in MotoGP I don't give any consideration to what bike wins...it's all about the rider. In Formula Extreme I will be able to start rooting for the Manufacture (Triumph) and the mechanic/crew that gets the bike ready, and the rider that brings it all together. If that's not good for racing, fans, teams, and promoters....then I don't know what is. I agree with you completely. I can remember when NASCAR was made up of most of the Manufactures. The rules said it had to be a body + engine combo that you could buy from the dealer. I was a Chevy fan…and I was a Smokey Unick fan…and I had several drivers that I rooted for…as long as they drove Chevys…and I was pasionate about it all.

I think Formula Extreme has a chance to reach that level of involvement of the fans.

If you think about motorcycle racing today…there isn’t much identification of the winner with the bike…it’s all about the rider. I love MotoGP and in MotoGP I don’t give any consideration to what bike wins…it’s all about the rider.

In Formula Extreme I will be able to start rooting for the Manufacture (Triumph) and the mechanic/crew that gets the bike ready, and the rider that brings it all together.

If that’s not good for racing, fans, teams, and promoters….then I don’t know what is.

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