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9/29/2016 1:53pm
9/29/2016 1:53pm
Considering the fact that they started a gear line as a business venture and without any knowledge of whether or not it ended badly. Would it be far-fetched for Troy Lee to help Stewart do his own thing? We all know he can get Redbull money .
Just a thought. Not sure if it's been prodded. Not here to speculate anyone's opinion on what he should or shouldn't do...
Just trying to open a discussion
Just a thought. Not sure if it's been prodded. Not here to speculate anyone's opinion on what he should or shouldn't do...
Just trying to open a discussion
The Shop
Point is, I think he needs someone doing everything for him allowing him to focus on the one thing he fu%#@ng kicks ass at. Considering he had all that at Suzuki and we see how that all turned out his opportunities in this sport aren't going to be what they once were. Flame on, I'll be rooting for Malcolm while James sorts things out. 450's coming up!
Once worth money...always worth money. Once a factory rider...always should be on factory equipment.
All that said...I doubt seriously that TLD would put James on a KTM. I imagine he has enough money tied up in his 250 effort now that he doesn't need the extra expense that JS7 would require.
Where is the REAL Stew!
Ktm and Yamaha are equally the last brands i could ever see James riding.
Who knows if he even has the fire to continue at this point.
I'm not being disrespectful to Stew, but MXGuy is right.
Why do sponsors pay money? Only because having their name associated with a popular rider brings them sales and profit, PERIOD. It doesn't matter how fast the guy is, whether he'll ever win again, what color his bike is, what color his skin is, whether he puts his pants on left leg first or right leg first; what matters is that people who spend dollars see value in your products because of the association with that rider.
If everybody loves James Stewart, he'll sell product. It doesn't matter if he even lines up for the races ever again, as long as people love him and continue to think he is worthy of their respect and admiration.
Winners tend to garner more fans, which is why you guys are equating wins to worth. In reality, it is fan draw that equals worth.
Pit Row
Even if it was all about autograph lines, how many races did Stewart attend last year (SX and MX combined) to interact with the fans? He was out injured most of the season, and he's not the type to hang around the races supporting and promoting the team if he's not racing. It's more a case of disappearing back to the compound.
Stewart has burnt a lot of bridges and is WAY past his prime, tough to see where he'll go from here.
its simple actually
Is there anyone who could name out of there head 5 of the team sponsors from JS7
Is there anyone who could name out of there head 5 of the team sponsors from Kenny
there will be a lot more people be able to name up 5 from Kenny instead of JS7
But another year like last year, and it will be a very short lineup I'm afraid.
He can only coast on his reputation for so long and last year he lost a LOT of popularity momentum unfortunately...
Sadly JS7 day has passed,he may line up and even win a race or two, but titles are in the rear view mirror.
That said... If you can't have the fastest guy, or you just want to cover second base, you pay a guy on his popularity... Hence the reason guys like emig and mc are still getting paid to ride bike xyz..
The problem is... Stew is no longer the top tier winning guy... He now falls into the ranks of emig/mc, a guy getting a check for his fan base...
Btw... The checks aren't Nearly as large for fan base riders.... k roc can demand millions a year because he can win... Stew, not so much, or perhaps even performance based only, even though he is much more of a fan favorite...
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