Answers to WHY? Supercross The Movie
Ok CRITIC,
let me explain some things to you. I am an amateur motocross racer with one championship to my credit. I am also a professional journalist for the sport and am qualified to set you str8 on a few things.
>>http://www.mxlarge.com/article.php?article_file=1103569012.php<<
First of all, motocross has been scientifically proven to be the most physically demanding sport on Earth (soccer is number one) and by virtue of the physical punishment endured by the athlete, motocross is much more brutal. There are no limits to the level of performance a rider, professional or amateur can attain. As soon as one level is reached, there is another staring you in the face. There is always someone faster, smoother, better on a given day. The champions of my sport are the riders who are better more often than not but even so, consistent performance is what separates champions from the rest of the pack. You can win an overall event and not be the fastest rider there that day by virtue of the sports 2 heats.
I am older now but as a young man in school, I was the type of guy most pros today loved to hate. I lettered in track, wrestling, and football. And only twice in nine tries was I not on the starting lineup for these sports. In bicycle motocross, I went from Novice to Pro in 1 1/2 years... amazing by any standards and yet in contrast, it took me ten years to win a motocross event. THAT is testimony to the difficulty in mastering this sport... on the amateur level let alone Pros you see on the tube.
If you have never been to an event and seen riders flying through space, and land ten feet away from you with such force that the ground you stand on shudders, you cannot fully grasp all that motocross has to offer. Everything looks easy on TV, whether it is a sporting event or a movie others wrote. If you live in NY, I am extending an offer to you to go to a real event, see what the hype is about BEFORE you go see the movie. The rider's motivations will make more sense that way.
As for the movie, ooster5, your anger sounds to me like you are a failed writer who then becomes CRITIC... write a better movie if you can, dont knock somone else's. I am as we speak working on a motocross movie of my own, While different in concept, the sport is the backdrop and to me, "Supercross The Movie" is paving the way for mine when the time comes.
You see, we motocross racers/fans are the type of people who PUT UP. My advice to you is to put up or SHUT UP!!
Michael James
#882 in District 34, NY
AMA # 734244, 20 yrs.
30+ B and 40+ B classes