If The X Games Came To Detroit, Would You Attend?
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
In 2013 there was a campaign to bring the X Games to Detroit.
One publication is saying that Detroit could be the next site for the X Games which previously were held in Austin, Texas. According to reports, it's too hot there and that is the main reason the games are being moved.
According to blackflag.jalopnik.com, they believe that Detroit will be in line to host the X Games in 2017.
All right, Detroit: our loss in Texas is your gain, so here's your chance a year early. The Austin American-Statesman reports that uncertainty surrounding Texas' funding for events convinced ESPN not to return to Austin's Circuit of the Americas in 2017 for the fourth and final year of its X Games contract.
Detroit had a solid campaign in the past to host the X Games and now Charlotte is also trying to win the bid.
ESPN confirmed on Tuesday they are in fact looking for a new site for the X Games in 2017.
With the agreement between current summer event partner, Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, concluding in 2016, ESPN is opening the host city bid process to any U.S. city or commercial entity that meet the event requirements of the X Games. Interested cities can learn more about the request for proposal (RFP) process at www.xgames.com/bid.
I'm really not into extreme sports but having said that I for some reason find myself always watching the X Games when it's on TV.
Would you go if Detroit were to in fact bid to get the X Games and win?