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Dont get me wrong a supercross event gets packed but its no where near the size of a d1 college football or pro football game. Those sports survive due to numbers, mx doesnt have the numbers unfortunetly..
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Look at Broc Hepler. Working class parents. Tons of talent as a rider. Made sure he didn't DROP OUT of school, he obtained his GED early. Quit racing the pro scene, went to college. Now races for fun when he can. IE At Western Reserve MC last weekend in a GP event they put on.
These riders need to get off the MX-Cocaine. Step away from using every day to only using once in a while to keep their fix after they come home from a job that they can in their own eyes make a sustainable income. (for some people its 50,000 a year, others its Millions)
Bottom line is: You have to know when to step away from something that is destroying you. The suits will deal, the riders will use. At the end of the day whose the junkie? The Dealer or the User?
GET A JOB. BE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN YOUR JOB ISN'T PAYING YOU ENOUGH, AND FIND ANOTHER.
The riders are thrown into this position with no say until there like 15.
I'm going to say it all starts with PARENT EDUCATION!! not the riders, they have been riding since they were like 4 yrs old.. and when your that small you love motocross so of course your going to tell your parents you want to continue racing.
shit even when your in your mid teens you still want to continue what you love.
It's in all honesty its the parents gamble on their kids life, and to me in my eyes that is sad.
I'm totally confident, that one needs competition as in power, and that despite being the little guy as a union might be, it will always have some leverage, and maybe some dumbass present pro will figure that one day, he might be that guy in need of help.
I agree that the system is imperfect, and it's newer in balance, but it's the only solution.
Look what that's done to the USA..
If you truly love the sport you would look for ways to solve the problem rather than condone greed and business as usual ethics.
It's a solvable problem and pretending otherwise is only hurting our sport
Just because that's the way it is doesn't mean that's the way it should be.
Oh, and I can't recall the LAST TIME Walmart Employees packed a stadium! This Industry exists because of the riders and that is where I see fault!
BECAUSE of ALL of the riders not just the top 5
Realistically, ticket prces are at or near max the market will bare. A union is not going to be able to deal with distribution or redistribution of payments for promotional efforts/advertising that the successful riders receive. (Be realistic, the highly paid riders are compensated because of the ability to win races or podium for that matter. I doubt we would see many manufacturers or advertising groups willing the kick in additional funds to be divided amongst other racers. Where's the upside for doing so?) Given the recent round of collapse of racing teams, it is pretty clear that the teams themselves are not rolling in cash.
A good example of some of the difficulties in the economics of the situation include the example of ticket prices in many professional sports. Frankly, they have reached a level where the idea of a family of four attending an NFL games is unrealtistic in many cases. How many here would go to a SX event if the tickets were $150 a seat so that there was a money pool to be divided amongst all the racers? Unlike most professional sports, SX/MX doesn't have the proverbial cash cow of television licensing rights generating a pool that can be used to guarantee minimum compensation, etc. (Try a google search on the subject). So again, I pose the question, where is the money pot that is going to be distributed? And how is a union the answer to dividing something that just isn't there?
Pit Row
I'm sure a few on this board would see that as justified! Unreal...
The problem with saying the promoters, be they Feld, MX sports, youthstream or whoever, are making money and they should swallow the pill and give back to the entertainers is, what incentive is there for them to do that? Take away the profit from these companies and they take their ball and go home. They need to make money or they're not interested, simple as that. Racers are showing up and entering their events right now, they have full grids and are still turning riders away and holding qualifying races. How much better would the racing for the lead be if 38th place in the nats got a couple of grand? Probably exactly the same imo.
I agree that the racers don't get enough money for the risk they put out. However that doesnt magically make more money available. The key is to grow the pie, sure the big fish are gonna get more money as this happens, thats only natural, people wanna follow the best. But it will have a trickle down effect in terms of more sponsorship money, more teams, more paid rides, etc. etc.
Maybe people need to realise that running around in 30th outdoors, no matter how impressive that is to me, isnt ever gonna cut it if you want to make a living and retire off riding dirt bikes. The sooner people realise this and re-assess their choices the less heartbreaking stories we're going to hear.
Damn, I feel for Grant not only does she apparently steal his money, but, also gave him an incredibly tough hill to climb by allowing him to quit school at the 9th grade. I was at a complete loss for words when I heard his story. At least it seems he now has a good wife by his side.
Boy this sport's sure changed a lot from back in the day....man.
There's also the tension we saw a lot over the summer about bitching about TV and wanting live internet for the core fans regardless of whether it. Guys aren't going to make more money at all levels unless we get more outside money in to support the talent and not end up with untalented buy in riders.
Mike Grant
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