"So, Bestwick was on Ellis’ show yesterday. Vert’s gone from the X-Games unless something major happens to change it. It’s replaced by super park. No one knows what super park is, it could be vert with some park elements, it could just be some really big park setup, apparently the riders are meeting with ESPN soon to find out what’s exactly going on.
If you look at the history of the X-Games you’ve gotta wonder WTF is going on. Vert was their premier sport. Don’t believe me? Think of all the “names” that came from the X-Games, the people who got pushed hard. Mirra, Hawk, White, vert, vert, vert. Did any skateboarder besides Sheckler and maybe Eric Koston get “big name status” from X-Games street? (P-Rod maybe?)
It’s a weird thing that’s going on. The X-Games, love ‘em or hate ‘em, used to be like the world championship of alternative sports, now they’re doing their best to be a footnote in sports that already have their own thing. Do you really think that Chad Reed or Bubba Stewart would rather have an X-Games gold medal than an AMA #1 plate? Honestly, does winning an X-Games gold in rally even matter if you’re chasing WRC points? Hell, the only notable thing about X-Games rally is that it was one of the last races for Colin McRae before his untimely death. I love rally, I love supercross and I love supermoto, but seriously. To quote Ellismate, “Why not have F1 in the X-Games.”
