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BTW: Wasn't it Matt that clipped the jump at....I wanna say Budds Creek.... when he was scrubbing? This would have been YoT days. It was gnarly.
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Ryan Clark interview on racerxonline is pretty telling, he stated only 12 - 15 riders are making money! Sad when the rockstar and monster girls make more than the riders
Looks like someone has been reading the message board!
It does suck! $50 per person in get into a national, $20 parking, $12 beers $6 hot dogs, title sponsers, go pro money, $30 tee shirts, track side banner money, etc... And these guys don't make enough to get to the races. wtf
Good luck to a hard worker finding a ride in the future.
Good luck to Matt, hope he figures it out and makes it work for his future.
reality sucks , quit looking to blame someone.
They could pay the riders more. But don't think that increase would ever come out of the promoters or track owners pockets. They want to make a certain profit. Instead, the extra purse money would come direct from the riders in the form of even higher entry fees and the spectators in the form of higher parking and ticket prices.
As fans, it's not our place or responsibility to go to the plate for the riders to increase their purses. That's their job to stand up for what they feel they're worth. But keep in mind there's plenty of local "experts" from every area willing to race for little money simply for the chance to "make the show." Supply and demand. If the promoters have riders willing to ride, why should they pay more? It'll be difficult to get all the riders from all over on the same page. The riders with the most influence have already "made it" and aren't defendant upon purse money. They all have salaries and bonuses.
Let's be careful what we wish for, or we may price ourselves out of the event in the name of paying riders more.
Shane
All the privateer efforts (those that are funded by a rich dude as a hobby-even with factory support...including 22 Motorsports) will eventually fold because they aren't profitable, and rich people are rich because they don't flush their money down the toilet. The only exceptions to this rule seem to be RCH and JGR...but, as they say, the exception proves the rule.
I agree with the poster above...maybe these privateer efforts need to cut back on the pit presence some, maybe even eliminate things like flying to the races and they could stick around a bit longer.
Pro racers should be able to do what Pro Rodeo cowboys do...and make a living and fund their racing from the winnings. Sponsor dollars should be icing on the cake. Sure Rodeo cowboys don't have expensive bikes and parts and practice bikes...but they make hundreds of thousands of dollars IN WINNINGS every year, just by showing up to rodeo's.
It's a shame that the riders making mains, and qualifying for the nationals can't make it to all the races AND put food on the table just off of purse money.
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Purses.
Seriously. Sometimes the answers are simple. If they were racing for a pot of gold rather than a pot of copper, things would be better. The only money in this sport is in marketing. And the avenues to sponsorship dollars appear to be few.
Pit Row
It IS a travesty when EVERYBody else at the race is making money except the riders! (You know what I mean by everybody)
I hope Matt gives 450sx a go next year. He might make decent coin if he can come in healthy and on a well setup bike.
It's so damn exe, Euro has already seen some dramatically thinner fields at the top level, I wonder if a riders union will ever happen and help get a bit fairer spread to go around. Crazy how much someone like Matt who is only a few seconds slower a lap can't earn compared to the guys just up ahead.
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