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Why would any serious professional racer, want to race for another racer? I don’t think it’s a very good career move for any serious professional racer. The only example I have is Kyle Regal, racing for James Stewart and the reason it's a bad example is because Regal didn't choose to ride for Stewart. Regal was caught in the middle of a mid-season company take over and didn’t know that Stewart was going to be his boss. But in the end, Stewart was make decisions for Regal as the new team owner. Regal was not allowed to race the nationals this year, because Stewart didn’t want to race the Outdoor series. Is this good for Regal’s career? I’d say, NO, but Regal doesn’t have a choice. Now Regal is in a difficult situation finding a ride for 2012, because he’s been off the radar and out of sight for months. This situation did not turn out very well!
Now Reed is talking other racers about coming to the 22 Motorsports team. Do you really believe Reed will have his teammates best interest in mind when making decisions about the team? No, he’s going to make the call on what will benefit his racing career and the teammate will have to do what ever is decided for the direction of the team.
Having a racer making decisions for another racer is not right. The racer that’s making the decisions for the team and his teammate is going to make to call on what’s best for himself personally and not the other guy. In a normal sponsorship situation, the races do not have say in the direction making of the team, but in the normal team sponsoring a rider situation there isn’t the 3rd dimension of the boss being a racer and at the end of the day the boss / rider and the teammate are competitors.
Think about this, what if the teammate that was hired was able to beat the boss? Do you really believe that would go over well in a team environment? I’d say it would go over like a fart in church. Everyone on the team would be torn. Do they cheer for the teammate or do they take the side of the guy that pays their salary? If you look at this situation, it’s not good for any rider to race for another racer. They would always have to be 2nd to the boss / rider.
Now Reed is talking other racers about coming to the 22 Motorsports team. Do you really believe Reed will have his teammates best interest in mind when making decisions about the team? No, he’s going to make the call on what will benefit his racing career and the teammate will have to do what ever is decided for the direction of the team.
Having a racer making decisions for another racer is not right. The racer that’s making the decisions for the team and his teammate is going to make to call on what’s best for himself personally and not the other guy. In a normal sponsorship situation, the races do not have say in the direction making of the team, but in the normal team sponsoring a rider situation there isn’t the 3rd dimension of the boss being a racer and at the end of the day the boss / rider and the teammate are competitors.
Think about this, what if the teammate that was hired was able to beat the boss? Do you really believe that would go over well in a team environment? I’d say it would go over like a fart in church. Everyone on the team would be torn. Do they cheer for the teammate or do they take the side of the guy that pays their salary? If you look at this situation, it’s not good for any rider to race for another racer. They would always have to be 2nd to the boss / rider.
So your diatribe about Stewart ruining Regal's outdoor ride at San Manuel Yamaha doesn't hold water. He signed on for SX-only because that's all the team does.
NASCAR drivers are able to own teams that hire other drivers, and it seems to work out fine. Are you suggesting that motocross racers are any less capable of running a business than NASCAR drivers?
What wins on Saturday no longer sells on Monday. Honda has always sold more 450's and they can't buy a 450 title. No clue why sponsors pay huge for wins and next to nothing for 5th. The riders off track performance sells product more than results. Guys like Short are moving the sport forward. But they are not top 3 so they get jacked.
How many Yamahas has Stewart sold? After watching that thing cartwheel hundreds of time I think he has actually cost Yamaha sales. And they are paying HIM? James should be writting Yamaha checks on a weekly basis.
It has come down to survival for everyone except the top 5. The entire industry is pure fan boy. If you win you are a millionare. If you are 5th on back you ain't shit and destitute.
Since the sport can (barely) financially support 10-15 riders per class why not limit the gates to 15-20 riders? What the hell is with this volenteer labor shit? At least inform the people in attendance and watching on TV that the top 5 guys are millionares and the rest are pulling under 50K for their efforts. It would make the results more understandable when more than half the pack is lapped at every event.
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As far as Regal not racing outdoors this year, yes you are correct that the LM Racing team has always been Supercross only but Regal had 4 outdoor races in his contract. So they must have been planning to race at least 4 outdoors events this year or at least when Regal signed his contract. My buddy works for one of Regal's sponsors and they did their contract around the LM Racing contract and now that Regal is not racing those outdoor events, Regal's salary has been cut by this sponsor. When they asked Regal the reason that he wasn't racing, he said that he wasn't allowed to race. Yes, he did tell them more details, but it's not right for me to repeat what was said.
F1, Nascar, V8 Supercars down here, MotoGp, Superbike etc all have teams with big sponsors with machinery provided by a manufacturer...
It'd be GREAT if Dunge signed with Reed, hopefully it'd show the others that it is the way to go, create a brand, and the people will follow!
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