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Well, almost. There is a banner on the side of this page. A motocross track near Houston, 3 Palms, is holding an event on Sunday May 28. The winner in every amateur class a gets VISA gift card good for 25% of all the entry fees in their class.
Example = 20 riders in a class times $40 entry fee = $800. The winner of that class will get a VISA gift card in the amount of $200.
Also that same day, they will be hold a motocross drag race. $10 entry fee, or $5 entry fee if you participated in the motocross race.
The motocross race will be only a two lap sprint. However, they are going to let the riders vote on which track on the property they want to race on. One of the choices is what they call the "Super Track". It combines two of their tracks. I pretty sure this will be the track that gets voted in.
As for the Motocross Drag Race. It will be bracket style and the classes will be determined by cc's, not skill level.
For more info click on the banner or top of this page or go to www.ThreePalmsESP.com.
Example = 20 riders in a class times $40 entry fee = $800. The winner of that class will get a VISA gift card in the amount of $200.
Also that same day, they will be hold a motocross drag race. $10 entry fee, or $5 entry fee if you participated in the motocross race.
The motocross race will be only a two lap sprint. However, they are going to let the riders vote on which track on the property they want to race on. One of the choices is what they call the "Super Track". It combines two of their tracks. I pretty sure this will be the track that gets voted in.
As for the Motocross Drag Race. It will be bracket style and the classes will be determined by cc's, not skill level.
For more info click on the banner or top of this page or go to www.ThreePalmsESP.com.
Back in the early 2000's promoters around where I live would give away dealer dollars, and manufacturers would pay contingency (especially Suzuki). You could walk away with over a grand worth of shit if you won 250C, 450C, and Open C. I'm fairly sure that's why there was always 3 full gates for every C class (D1, D2, & D3) then only about 12 B riders and 5ish A riders.... pretty shitty.
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I also got gift cards as a volunteer firefighter for my time at contracted EMS events. That, I was totally okay with.
I really don't understand how a debit card with cash loaded on it is different than cash.
ˈamədər,ˈaməˌtər,ˈaməCHər/
noun
1.a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.
synonyms: nonprofessional, nonspecialist, layman, layperson;
adjective
1.engaging or engaged in without payment; nonprofessional.
"an amateur archaeologist"
synonyms: nonprofessional, nonspecialist, lay; dilettante
"an amateur sportsman"
Now if we were running a Mini, 100, 125, 175, 250, and Open class this would be awesome. The gates would be full. And everyone could get more than 3 laps for a second moto. And still be home by 5 PM. But that doesn't fit the homeschooled, Loretta chasing, gonna be a millionaire, narrative of today's participation trophy heroes who are overly concerned about "pointing out" of whatever class they're sandbagging so they can qualify.
Wait, did you say $40 for a 2 lap moto?
What I could never figure out is why the chose the C class for that event....mid 2000's were the epitome of sand bagging in the novice class, and the prizes they were giving out we're bound to draw some shady dealings.
If I remember correctly, grand prize was a brand new F-250, and then there were 4 brand new 250fs for finishing 2nd-5th (2nd place got their pick of any bike, 3rd/4th/5th picked what was left in the order of their finish)
Could have been a really cool event had they but more thought into it...can't imagine the turnout they would have began to have had they chosen a different class for the inaugural event and the series would have continued.
I wonder if they tried something like that again what the turn out would be...with social media being what it is, I figure it would get hyped up pretty damn well.
Looking back though, that event really shines a light on just how much money was being thrown around in the sport in the mid 2000's....a fuggin C class race had a grand prize of a 50k truck, and 30k in new bikes for the top 5....absolutely insane
50 open
65open
85open
125open
250 2 stroke open
250 4 stroke open
450 4 stroke open
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Interestingly, he had Tourettes. It would completely stop when he was racing.
http://m.vitalmx.com/forums/Non-Moto,21/Tourettes-on-a-plane,1306997
Don't know if you have ever ridden on that layout, but its an amazing layout!
Anyhoo I feel like they were going to have those big prizes for the beginner class at one of the rounds after the initial race and I vividly remember thinking "man I hope this doesn't get shut down after the first round" because I thought I could get a top 5 and score one of the bikes.
Sandbagging was alive and well in North Carolina during the mid 2000s. It was all about the C class dream of getting that Loretta's bib!
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