Who is the richest MXer of all time?

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 3:34pm
Would it be RC or Stewart? What do you guys think these guys have in their piggy bank?
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Motoxdoc 12/14/2011 12:56pm
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Don't know the answer to that but its a lot less than it should be.....that I do know!
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dv12.com 12/14/2011 12:57pm
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RC hands down
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mxgeoff 12/14/2011 12:59pm
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dv12.com wrote:
RC hands down
DV, how much does he have, hahaha. You must have a bunch of millions in your account.
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Jt$ 12/14/2011 1:00pm
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It's not even close
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Sherwood 12/14/2011 1:02pm
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RC right now but JS ain't hurting.
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Jt$ 12/14/2011 1:05pm
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I think JS makes a high number but he spends a high number as well. RC was a notorious spendthrift.
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mxgeoff 12/14/2011 1:05pm
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Don't know the answer to that but its a lot less than it should be.....that I do know!
Have to respect somebody who can make this type of money in Motocross, because lets be honest, it is a small sport in a big World. Doing what they love and being rich is the way everyone who puts the effort in should be rewarded.
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Asher 12/14/2011 1:11pm
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really? i would've picked stewart
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APLMAN99 12/14/2011 1:15pm
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My guess would be some Microsoft or Google original who decided not to make a career or motocross and just made a hobby of it instead.........
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mccread 12/14/2011 1:22pm
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I would say RC, he was winning at the best economic time and he was constantly winning all the time, maximising his income.
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bobby397 12/14/2011 1:24pm
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didnt dungey turn down the ride js7 got?
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therealjonon 12/14/2011 1:26pm
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bobby397 wrote:
didnt dungey turn down the ride js7 got?
for different reasons..and who even knows if its true he 'almost' signed with them....
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jasonv43 12/14/2011 1:42pm
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dv12.com wrote:
RC hands down
Yeah but you gotta be a close second right?Tongue
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Depends what you mean by "richest"...

If you mean who's made the most from direct income from MX/SX then I'd agree that RC or Stewart would be the obvious choices.

If you mean who is actually the wealthiest, I'd have to say that Chad might take that crown.

That BRW list said he made $8.5M this year; if you assume he made no net income from MX/SX with starting his team, then all hat money has come from investments. Let's be aggressive and say that he got 20% return on his assets, that puts his assets at around $40-45M; which wouldn't include his house and other personal assets.

If you assume 10% return his asset base might be more like $80-90M...
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mxgeoff 12/14/2011 1:50pm
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ando wrote:
Depends what you mean by "richest"... If you mean who's made the most from direct income from MX/SX then I'd agree that RC or Stewart would...
Depends what you mean by "richest"...

If you mean who's made the most from direct income from MX/SX then I'd agree that RC or Stewart would be the obvious choices.

If you mean who is actually the wealthiest, I'd have to say that Chad might take that crown.

That BRW list said he made $8.5M this year; if you assume he made no net income from MX/SX with starting his team, then all hat money has come from investments. Let's be aggressive and say that he got 20% return on his assets, that puts his assets at around $40-45M; which wouldn't include his house and other personal assets.

If you assume 10% return his asset base might be more like $80-90M...
Wouldn't RC and Stewart also have investments?
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davis224 12/14/2011 1:57pm
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Rc was collecting quite a few win/championship bonuses for 10 years straight at the height of the payout level. Im sure those perfect seasons padded him nicely. Pastrana said in an interview a few years ago ricky's bank account would crush his.
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zippy895 12/14/2011 2:02pm
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theonlinelegend wrote:
Travis Pastrana
thats my guess
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ocscottie 12/14/2011 2:07pm
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It is RC for sure, and as JT$ said, by a long way.
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Jt$ 12/14/2011 2:11pm
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ando wrote:
Depends what you mean by "richest"... If you mean who's made the most from direct income from MX/SX then I'd agree that RC or Stewart would...
Depends what you mean by "richest"...

If you mean who's made the most from direct income from MX/SX then I'd agree that RC or Stewart would be the obvious choices.

If you mean who is actually the wealthiest, I'd have to say that Chad might take that crown.

That BRW list said he made $8.5M this year; if you assume he made no net income from MX/SX with starting his team, then all hat money has come from investments. Let's be aggressive and say that he got 20% return on his assets, that puts his assets at around $40-45M; which wouldn't include his house and other personal assets.

If you assume 10% return his asset base might be more like $80-90M...
No.
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burb 12/14/2011 2:11pm
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Gotta be Jason Lawrence for sure
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rbigair40 12/14/2011 2:28pm
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i always heard larry ward ,he saved and invested all his money ????????
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Regis 12/14/2011 2:28pm
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ando wrote:
Depends what you mean by "richest"... If you mean who's made the most from direct income from MX/SX then I'd agree that RC or Stewart would...
Depends what you mean by "richest"...

If you mean who's made the most from direct income from MX/SX then I'd agree that RC or Stewart would be the obvious choices.

If you mean who is actually the wealthiest, I'd have to say that Chad might take that crown.

That BRW list said he made $8.5M this year; if you assume he made no net income from MX/SX with starting his team, then all hat money has come from investments. Let's be aggressive and say that he got 20% return on his assets, that puts his assets at around $40-45M; which wouldn't include his house and other personal assets.

If you assume 10% return his asset base might be more like $80-90M...
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motokiwi 12/14/2011 2:34pm
12/14/2011 2:34pm Edited Date/Time 12/14/2011 2:36pm
I reckon TP would make more in some years than RC has made in his entire career...

RC: (Retired athlete)
-Former dirt cycle champ
-10 years of bonus payments
-Most likely reached the earning peak of his career
-Still has deals with Monster, Oakley, Fox.
-Still gets some exposure through racing ovals


TP: (Modern day gladiator / Renaissance Man)
-The undisputed most marketable action sports athlete on earth (Especially now hes married to Lyn Z Adams Hawkins.. Power-couple?)
-Former MX / SX Champ
-A few good years of factory salaries / bonuses
-Multi time x-games medal winner
-Long FMX career where he basically won everything ($$)
-Has his own TV show
-Is basically the star of the summer x games
-Has his own traveling show (Nitro Circus Live)
-Races Ovals (No doubt earning a shit-tonne more than RC is for this)
-Owns part of a Nascar team (Pastrana / Waltrip racing)
-Rally Career
-Career is still growing, wont reach his full potential for years to come
-Still has deals with: Redbull, Smith, Ethika, EVS, etc etc etc

To say TP has a 10x bigger profile than RC would be an understatement
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Flatliner 12/14/2011 2:57pm
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Out of TP's own mouth, "Ricky could crush me with his wallet."
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Crush 12/14/2011 3:03pm
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RC for sure...

15 titles...

Assume for those 5 SX titles he got a mil from the manufacturers...

Then probably close for each of the MX big bike titles...

And maybe 200k to 500k for the tiddler titles...

And then sponsors..

And interest...

And 150 race wins of AT LEAST 5 dollars purse payout from the AMA...

haha...
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Mr. Ted 12/14/2011 3:10pm
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How close is Travis? Unless we are talking purely racing income...
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dv12.com 12/14/2011 3:13pm
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ocscottie wrote:
It is RC for sure, and as JT$ said, by a long way.
I would say Mike Larocco is up there too.

You can make a lot of money and blow it. RC lived conservatively just like the Rocket.
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