Why wouldn’t Feld or NBC Sports film and air the supercross races from around the world? Like Australia, New Zealand, Paris, etc. Is there too much competition with NFL? Odd timing?
Mike Larson // Racer X Online
As much as we moto fans would like to see those races on TV, the audience and market share don’t justify the costs that would be involved—though it does seem like perfect content for the NBC Sports Gold SX/MX package! DC

Wouldn’t it be a wise industry move to buy some of these Stacyc electric bikes and open a dedicated park/track to expose the young? It could even be done inside since they don’t necessarily need a lot of space. Easy way to start them young!
Stan Bruzgulis // Racer X Online
Excellent point, Stan, and I believe Fox Racing did just that for their Southern California headquarters and the pump track they have out back. DC

Loved the article “The Last Works Bikes” in the November issue. I think it’s great that Honda always has those former works (as well as production-rule) team bikes on display every now and then—which always brings me to ponder the same question: why are the Honda bikes of Stanton, JMB, and Kiedrowski never displayed? Are they hidden away somewhere in a warehouse? Did Honda destroy the bikes of this era so the competition couldn’t copy that technology? And if that is the case, then why were team bikes of Bailey, Hannah, Lechien, O’Mara, McGrath, Lamson, Carmichael, Hansen, etc. spared and preserved? Keep up the good work with the old-school stories!
Mike Kolar // Racer X Online
Turns out this is a great question, Mike, because I called Jeff Stanton himself and that’s what he said: “Good question!” Jeff recently talked to his old team manager Dave Arnold about those missing bikes from the early 1990s, and Dave thinks they’re around somewhere, but he doesn’t exactly know where either. Next time we go visit American Honda in Torrance, California, we’ll politely ask if we can maybe have a look around in the basement! DC

I’m a never-was, never-will-be motocross racer. I have zero motorcycle industry connections. But I am a bitter, sarcastic a-hole. As Ping’s Ask Ping fades away into oblivion, here’s an idea: How about an open casting call (but please, no couches) to replace Ask Ping? I remember back in the day when you ran the O’Neal women-in-a-bikini-posing-over-a-bike-suggestively contests for the model search. I bet you can dredge up a few morons like me who’d freely (or at least cheaply) write sarcastic responses to readers’ questions. So?
Paul Nash // Racer X Online
Good idea, Paul, but it’s going to take a special kind of bitter, sarcastic a-hole to replace our buddy Ping—and he still is our buddy, just posting under a different roof now. DC