XDL judging

[lee majors]

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Originally Posted by Teach personally i dont care what 'outsiders' think...and while i understand your point, and it is a valid one, please suggest to me an alternative. the sport isn't old enough for guys in the know to be retired to judges. there's no $ for judges, only the desire to progress and improve things. we, as riders and competitors are all 100% comfortable with nick. and there are rules in place to prevent favoritism...for the record i only made my comment about judging to try and squash the usual nonsensical judging comments. you can't compare our sport in that aspect to other sports, we are an enigma and unique for a variety of ways. one day when i retire, i'm sure i'll be a judge, until then i'm going to compete. robotjerk: speed and danger to technical tricks IS progressing the sport. you get speed and squid confused. there was a time when bar tricks and idle circles were considered cutting edge and almost destroyed what little of a sport we have, i've been working against that attitude since then and believe we've made a lot of progress in the right direction. speed and danger is the key...see luke duke's circle sets for tech/speed combined. there are 100 examples but here are two: 270 pop-a-stoppie vs 400 foot yack-a-stoppie into a 270. tight figure 8 50/50 vs coming in hot one way to pause and then the other way. it is not an either/or situation with speed/danger vs tech...it is a combination of the two. any of the top riders doing 'basic' stuff usually have the element of high speed or high risk...example again would be the lame skidding the rear tire while revving the bike vs. coming in at the top of 2nd and backing it in at over two times the speed. sure, it's a basic back-in, but at speed there is so much more risk of danger. i digress. anyone woh has anything constructive to say can either email me or other respected riders in the SPORT or can show up to an event, be a part of it and work to effect changes they so desire. and yes, i say sport bc there is no arguing that fact. while it may only be a lifestyle (or both) to many, it is undoubtedly a sport with winners, sponsors, and $.

Prof. McNeil