WC:
One
last question, and I’ll try and put you on the spot.
Is there anything about watercross racing specifically from a
riders standpoint that you would like to see changed to improve the
sport of PWC Racing?
BM:
One
change would be to expand the race site locations to all corners of
the region. I have noticed this problem in the three regions I have
raced in. The races are generally in one particular area of the
region, so many surrounding states don’t have any PWC racing at
all. Either we add more regions to accommodate this problem or we
start putting races on in those other states in order to expose our
sport across the board.
In
the ‘90’s PWC racing had plenty of outside sponsorship support
and had a large scale National Tour which was regularly seen on
ESPN. PWC racing is currently experiencing some growing pains.
It’s just a matter of time until our Sport gets in the spotlight
again. Once the current sanctioning decisions have been made, we
must re-approach outside sponsors again. PWC Manufactures should
also get serious about the racing aspect of our sport again. In my
opinion, they have not paid enough attention to racing. Marketed
correctly, they could help get a lot of people in the sport.
If
the general public is more exposed to PWC racing, the sport will
gain the popularity and attention it deserves. ~ |