Seehorse Insights Race Report

By Jim Muir

There was a lot of enthusiasm at the opening round of the VIMX/CMRC Championship Series in Campbell River last weekend. We generally think of enthusiasm as a good thing, right? Well, I’ve determined that enthusiasm is the sneaky culprit behind almost all the havoc in motocross, both behind the scenes and on the track. Everywhere there is trouble, you’ll find enthusiasm snickering away in the back ground. When volunteers, board members, and track directors are fighting it’s almost always enthusiasm for one idea or another that’s at the root of it, and when we mortgage our homes for the third time to replace a blown up bike enthusiasm always has a great little giggle, and when a rider jumps on top of another rider, it’s a sinister chuckle you hear enthusiasm emit. There’s no doubt in my mind, if we could eliminate enthusiasm from the sport it would solve almost all the problems! If we just ‘kind of liked’ it, or thought it was ‘okay’, we’d all get along easily and make better decisions. If our kids just liked to ride around to get a little exercise, and didn’t care about winning, it would be a much safer sport. We all have to try to love this sport a whole lot less if it’s going to improve.

This whole notion hit home for me when I approached a particularly nasty step up corner to snap some shots, and found a flagger woman just standing there with her mouth open. Apparently Campbell River got a volunteer group from outside motocross, I think they were Girl Scouts or a ballet troop or something, to work as flaggers. Anyways, as soon as I walked up to this woman she just turned and started emoting all over me with the pent up thoughts and emotions she had been struggling with all morning. She said, “My God! How can people voluntarily do this to themselves? These people are certified wack-jobs! Whatever possesses a person to do this?” I answered with a shrug, “Enthusiasm.” Then I started thinking about it and had my epiphany. No doubt about it, enthusiasm has to go.

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