Motocross Performance Magazine Canadian Motocross news leader
Unlike other sports like NASCAR and Formula 1 that use radios, in motocross/supercross, the only means of communication that crews have with their riders is through the use of pit boards. Writing pit board messages to riders has been around almost since the inception of this sport, the most famous being the short but clear message to Bob Hannah to “Let Brock Bye- 1 lap” in 1977. These days, riders are very particular about what they want written on their pit boards, and in most cases, the mechanics know what is expected before the gate drops. Some riders want inspirational messages, especially in the second half of each moto when they feel tired. Some riders only want simple messages like lap times and the interval between either the rider in front of them or behind them. Finally, in some cases, the rider and mechanic are so close off the track that they have certain inside jokes or phrases that get passed along during a long moto. If you even get a chance to go down near the mechanic’s area and read several of the pit board signs, it’s definitely entertaining! Anyway, for this week’s Fox Racing Behind The Lens, we thought looking at some of the pit board signs from this past summer would be interesting. As always, with these photos from the Triple Crown Series, photo credit goes to the awesome James Lissimore.
