I have just returned from a wonderful evening of motor cross and FMX at the O2, which was full of thrills, spills and no major injuries. The perfect evening and I swear I smell of two stroke.
However it has got me thinking, is motor sport the new gladiators in the Colosseum? Are the drifters and motor cross riders the new chariot races. Not that I think that is a bad thing, because as a rule it is a little less blood thirsty than the original version. But how far have we humans truly progressed. We still have the thrill seekers who live on the edge, craving that adrenaline rush, and we still have the pacifists happy to sit back and watch.
It is an odd thing that we as a race develop and increase the technology in our lives, but our need for that adrenaline high never leaves us. We no longer have to run from dinosaurs, or even forced to watch a massacre to please an emperor. But we do like to have the rush as we watch people race and flip and sometimes crash, living on the edge for those minutes.
There is many a sociological study into this, but for me, I just love it. I love watching bikes flipping in the air, or cars going sideways in a synchronised manoeuvre. Last night did not disappoint. Sure there were a few hairy moments where bikes and riders parted company, and as the winners were interviewed, even the youngest at 7 years old said it is scary. But that is the whole point, it would be boring if it wasn't. To be truthful, I doubt there was a member of the audience who wasn't a bit envious, I know I would love to try it if just once.
For just that reason this was the first of the year but not the last, until next time :)
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