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After all the well paid factory guys there are a whole bunch of really good riders with good support...all are gunning for the next level and the teams cover most of the costs..
Then there is the next level of guys mostly funded by what ever means, outta their own pockets, help from the local dealer..a sort of mixed bag...its tough...
Its cruel that in people are struggling everywhere you look just to survive with the basic needs. Moto is actually a luxury and a hell of a expensive sport but I say this..we need the Ben Lamays and all the rest of the non factory guys out there. How they get to the races and what they have to do to be on the startline is huge stress and sacrifice. Most of these guys will have to eventually get a job...and it will be tougher for them to start fresh after motolife but we need them on the line every weekend.
So good luck to all these guys...a few will make it...the rest will be like the rest of us benchracers...although I like to call myself a couchmuncher...
DV is normally right, on the whole if you are not good enough to make every main you should get a job he was wrong. DV would never have made the money he did if it was not for the privateers lining up and filling the gates, because with out them there is no sport.
That is not to hard to understand it is.
I guess to you if you can't afford 3 dirt bikes and have enough left over to buy BL's spare parts you can't like motocross?
WTF dude... you've always been kind of an elitist on here but this shit is too much.
Congrats on being better than the rest of us.
I had the pleasure of talking to Gus at the Supercross this weekend and he has 2 rigs now, lots of room and a excellent setup for privateer's. So basically, throw your bike in, parts and tools then fly to the races. Or some of the riders help drive and set up everything. It certainly isn't factory and more like charity work but it helps riders live their dream and have a shot at one day moving on to better support. The majority of these riders don't make it to factory supported teams but some have in the past.
Gus is looking for ideas to get a live feed in his pits so the families that can't go to the races can watch what's going on in the pits. Also, I was thinking that if the riders that are alone at the races wanted someone to film them during practice then upload a raw feed to the website, that would be cool. If anyone has ideas or skills to make a website and would like to help, please let me know.
We are just bouncing around ideas of something new and different that would get these riders a more exposure.
One day Ben will be old and his career will come to a end. But knowing he gave 100% and didn't give up will forever put his mind at ease. The other side of this is, he quits, gets to old and watched his prime years pass by. I know that's what I did and hate to see that happen to riders!!
If you don't like the GoFundMe then ignore it. But seriously what's the point in bashing a rider that is giving his all in the hardest sport in the world. I think he's doing a great job and will always be a fan. If I had endless money I'd be helping as many riders as I could that really deep down inside, want it and are giving 100%. Rant over! LOL
The Shop
If you don't want to help, that is fine, but keep your trap shut and just move along.
Ben, contact Gus Decker, he will put your bike in the rig and if you don't have a mechanic that should be easy to find. Will Chip Munn give you a bike and parts?
There are photos in the thread "First ride of the season and last for a while." (Or similar wording). And another under "injury update with photos (graphic)" (again, the titles aren't exact but you should find them) and some photos of the injury, fixator and damage done.
Shane
Just do what the old doc says and ya'll heal up.
Chris O Neal, you really have a good mate in Gus Decker. The sport needs more fine gents like him who place passion before monetary reward.
It's really disappointing that some people are so insensitive here. Afterall, moto dudes are supposed to help and support each other..
Hopefully some members here could coordinate some accommodation / resources and practice tracks for some of the far away rounds in the members home areas.
Positive vibes everybody, sorry for being a negative cunt earlier.
I have wasted more money on worse, hope to see Ben at all of the national rounds this year.
If you don't have a job, or going through hard times, the responsible thing to do is not donate, but you don't have to be negative about it.
And the guy who had back surgery that is losing everything, I'm sure if you put togrther a gofundme account, a lot of people here would donate, your cause is something I would get behind.
Props to him.
Pit Row
Gotta be careful to avoid painting with a broad brush....
BTW, I note that you DO always help out---very cool!
Ben is now local in the area and is a very nice kid. Unfortuneately some of the local people he has associated with are the wrong people to associate with.
When push comes to shove and he needs help these people are useless.
On the other hand there are multiple people in the area helping other less successful pros, of which havent even made 250 mains, and giving them with ten times the support ben has now.
The sad reality is this sport needs a major change. Until a rider like ben who makes mains is paid a reasonable income via purse money that compensates him adequately for both his expenses, And the danger element, our sport will continue to dribble along.
The smartest riders have learned that they arent "racing" out there. The have to sell something and firstly sell themselves to a person who will fund them. Only a select few can win. After that you must fulfill the aspect of "selling" something. The local guys ive mentioned who have support have figured this out... And ben still hasnt.
Texas has no shortage of people with money. Where ben is located has no shortage of people with money. His best bet is to begin networking and find the "right" fit with someone who can afford it as if its beer money. Ben is in the same spot partridge, chisholm, peick, and hanson found themselves..he needs to find a way to establish a program like they did, and it starts by selling himself.
Personally, id skip outdoors, do a select few and be extremely fresh and prepared physically for those few, and be working both a job, and behind the scenes to establish a solid 2016 sx program.
Best of luck to him, hes without a doubt one of the fastest young kids in our sport who certainly is capable of great results.
If he was able to get a 250 ride next year... Looking at his qualifying lap times... Hed be darn good in that class
For those that can't or don't think it's appropriate , Just leave it be, nothing good can come from going on about it.
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