Upgrade to enjoy this feature!
Vital MX fantasy is free to play, but paid users have great benefits. Paid member benefits:
- View and download rider stats
- Pick trends
- Create a private league
- And more!
Only $10 for all 2024 SX, MX, and SMX series (regularly $30).
The Shop
Que the The Rock in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..............
After they bought AMA Pro Racing, DMG chose to work with MX Sports directly rather than the NPG, not because of any bid or stab in the back but because they wanted one company to run the business of the nationals and turn the series around, which meant getting all of the sponsors, organizing a competitive television package, organizing the races and all of the other things that come with running a major motorsports series. The NPG was not set up to do any of that; MX Sports Pro Racing was. The work that we've done for the series since speaks to those important needs, in my opinion.
Mr. Feldkamp called me one day in the spring of 2010 with a list of demands -- five to be exact -- that he made to MX Sports before I opened my mouth. He said they were all "non-negotiable" and I guess they were, including using his own sponsor and merchandise coordinator rather the John Ayers, who is a vital asset to this entire series. Then he demanded a five-year-deal or he was done with the series. (Only three tracks had five-year deals -- Hangtown, RedBud, Unadilla -- because they had done all of the improvements requested in their previous contract.)
When Bud did not get the things he wanted, including the five-year deal, he canceled his race at the end of March 2010 (the extension would have gone through 2011) and left the series in a very tough spot, with a giant hole to fill in two months. We made it through that unfortunate crisis and have continued at other venues for three years now. No one has said anything even close to this and all of the tracks seem very happy with the work we've done to turn this thing around.
Now it appears Mr. Feldkamp wants to have a national again, and I believe that's a testament to what MX Sports has done with this series in the three years since Glen Helen gave up on us. He walked, we went to work.
Mr. Feldkamp and I discussed some of this in January, but what he told me he wanted was a combined GP and National that paid points for both. I told him that was an ambitious idea but I didn't think that was possible, given the conflict of sponsors, rulebooks, and what the OEMs and teams participating in the Lucas Oi AMA Pro Motocross Championships expect. Then he gave me some Ron Paul candy bars and walked me out.
DC
MX Sports
That's the holy grail of motocross!
Knowing DMG a bit more than the casual MX fan, I get the feeling they're not the kind of organization that would sell to another organization that owns a bunch of "venues"...They're THE "Racing Venue" Entity in the U.S. & they've had more than their fair share of deals w/ orginizations like NPG. Most all of which have NOT gone well.
Also, I get the feeling that the DMG/MX Sports deal was orchestrated with some specific "inputs" from the leadership at DMG. Very "Finite" inputs, too.
I'm not trying to sound "cryptic"...I'm just reflecting on DMGs core intentions and a little bit of the observations I made regarding some folks that were very involved in this...in the beginning.
I was only trying to diffuse the know it alls I am sure we will here from here DC.
I rolled my eyes while reading this thread knowing we will hear from the usual suspects on the conspiracy theory train. Those that are armed with a keyboard and an audience.
As a past rider (25th - 40th) , all I know is.... That I have never felt the sport was in better hands than it is now. I am sure we will here from some key board warriors but, whatever. Thank you for what you do, put up with and have made happen. Much respect.
Regis.
"The USGP wasn’t a success and Glen Helen moved on. I should note that if the race had been supported by the teams, riders and fans, we’d be holding the Motocross des Nations at Glen Helen this weekend."
Pit Row
Do I think it's likely to ever happen? Nope. Imagine the non-qualifiers on each side. I don't think anyone would be happy about it.
I do think Guiseppe would be all over it, though. I went to a race on Holland a few years ago, and the Youthstream gang proposed a race that (as I remember it) would have featured top U.S. riders and top GP riders, along with some amateurs on five different tracks over a number of days.
It was thinking big, but at the same time, my impression of it was, "There's no chance at all of this happening."
As far as Glen Helen goes you guys all need to sit down and if necessary both side should swallow some pride and work out a deal for Glen Helen to have a national. I know business is business but MX loses when Glen Helen is not hosting a national.
When the sale came up maybe DC was working with the NPG and they liked MX sports getting the deal, I dont know but it has worked out pretty good except for the GH national.
I would have liked to have seen the USPG work out, but thats the way it goes. There isn't enough interest in the GP series in this country to keep it alive. If there was a round that included both series, I would say you could have a real money maker, but as DC said, that probably will never happen until both series are run by the same rules.
I still get a good laugh from the chest pounding "bring back Glen Helen if you want real motocross" vitards. The rest of the country got over it, it might be time for you to.
I do have questions.
What was the structure of the NPG? LLC, Partnership or Corporation?
What Coombs family member(s), according to Feldcamp, acted as the representative at the DMG offering?
What Coombs family member represented MX Sports at the DMG offering? What is the structure of the MX Sports group?
Does Elsinore have a long term deal? Or only two years like Pala? When could Glen Helen get back on the schedule if everything was worked out? 2014?
Furthermore, can someone tell us how many of the Track Owners/Which Owners truly participated & made legitimate contributions to the "Group" & the series...?
About T-shirts: I've never been told we couldn't sell'em. INFACT: Anyone can as a Vendor.
Post a reply to: Bud Feldcamp breaks silence about the nationals