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That being said he's probably still getting close to $500 from his other sponsors: Redbull, Nike, Answer, Bell, and JSE especially if he gets the title.
he didnt break it down regarding kind of bonus'
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And to be honest, he deserved it. If I had it my way, baseball, football, and basketball players would make less money than our professional racers. With the exception of maybe football, no other sport is even close to the physicality, danger, and skill level as our pro mx'ers. Its a crying shame they don't get paid fairly. A-rod can get 252 million for hitting a baseball in good weather. Hell, he even gets to sit down for the majority of his work. But JS7 and the rest of our pro's go kill themselves for over an hour in blistering heat, rain, snow, etc....for chicken scratch essentially. It's shameful.
IE. Every kid plays baseball in their lifetime, so they buy the product and watch the pro's......
IE. Nobody rides MX and combined with the cost equals nobody buying the product or watches the pro's.......
With that said I do believe that James isn't making this year about money ( by his standards ), but a guy still gotta get paid.
And to be honest....Us fans have it great when it comes to the sport. How much is a ticket to a pro baseball, football, or basketball game? Compare that to the cost of going to a national. I'd venture to guess it's less than 1/5 of the price. I'm not saying i'm for a substantial price increase... But I think the average fan who attends nationals wouldn't have a problem if it were raised a bit.
This sport has a lot of fans and supporters. I don't see any reason why it couldn't be at least as big as the more well known sports. I think a lot of it comes down to TV packages. If more people get to see the sport on a MAINSTREAM television network... That increases exposure, which creates new fans, which means more people will want to attend and/or race. This in turn means more revenue for everyone involved. Even average Joe fans, who may not have any clue about the history of the sport...Will be much more likely to become dedicated fans if they don't have to chance upon the races on obscure channels at odd hours of the night.
This is just my opinion...It may be wrong.. But I seriously think these ideas would help.
I would Imagine GoPro is a pretty good sponsor for him to have since his Videos rack up the hits on YouTube.
I found a little article on him and his income. http://rollingout.com/entertainment/african-american-motorcross-superstar-james-bubba-stewart%E2%80%99s-10-million-dollar-sponsorships/
The article cites a $12,000 series championship purse. Ouch.
As far as pro baseball, you can get Angels or Dodgers tickets pretty cheap, like $20 bucks.
The only way to increase purses and rider pay across the board is to sell compensation-specific sponsorships. Which is easier said than done, obviously.
I honestly had no idea they charged that much for the dirtbike nationals. Is that the venue of Hangtown that sets those prices? Or is it the AMA/Feld/whoever promotes that event?
What I've always wondered is how much has he makes/made from his TV show Bubba's World? Being a famous/successful motocross racer is one thing, having your own TV show is in another zip code. Plus, he's got to be raking in royalties every time they rerun those shows, like, a dozen times every week.
In any event, I really doubt Stewy is strapped for cash these days....
They sold the "Superticket" for $300 (not including ticket fee):
Deluxe Assigned Tent Seating on Starting line
Special Pit Tour and All Day/Hot Pit Access
Continental food throughout the Amateur Program and Pro Morning, Full Lunch Buffet on Pro Day
Premiere parking
Guest gift package
They also sold VIP and Infield seats at $125 and $175, respectively. Only general admission was $40. But come on, we're talking about the fastest dirt bike racers on the planet.
Otherwise it seems like a rip off. Because I think you know as well as I do that the cut the actual riders get out of that is probably woeful at best. I think the higher ups and promoters seem to forget who it is they work for exactly. No riders = no paycheck. No one is gonna pay to watch some locals putt putt around the track. These guys deserve more respect imo....That includes the promoters, the track owners, as well as the mainstream media. It's time for our sport to ditch the bad boy/extreme athlete image and adopt one of professionalism, admiration, and responsibility.
Just imagine if we had the kind of atmosphere that the F1 racers enjoy in other countries. Anyone who thinks they don't deserve that type of atmosphere is kidding themselves, or has a personal vendetta against the sport.
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When we did them we had help from an MX shop, friends/family/me and the kid also had a job at a car shop when he was done training. It was the best time of our lifes even so and I don't think we ever felt the AMA/MXsports owed us anything more than what they did. If you want the money/support put in the results.
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