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With that kind of mentality your absolutely right!!! It's no wonder the sport is in it's current state. It will never happen when you guys continue the philosophy of the greedy.
We can put people in space, we can transplant faces and hearts, yet we can't solve this problem. Keep up the good!
You can't expect individual riders to do anything, a system and collaboration must take place!! For everyone involved.
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Sad yes, there are always sad story's to Racing, that is the drama of racing. We can feel for them, and I do. But I don't understand how everyone is so surprised?
Tell me how many MX Stars you know from the 80's making a bank roll of money for their personality?
I agree with many of the points here and on the show. But at the end of the day you have to remember this is Racing - not 'Doctoring,' or 'Lawyering' or 'Accounting.' No one pays to watch those people work, they pay them so they work.
I am looking forward to more of this story.
Let's ask this; let's say 5 dollars was added to the price of every Supercross tickets and that money went straight to the riders for some sort of fund ,who here would have a problem with that?
I'd have no problem with that, but, how are you going to divide the fund? Why not just start a charitable fund for the riders and let the public contribute. If it was an appropriate charitable fund, even Feld may contribute.
This is racing, the reward is in the risk. We all know this before a leg is thrown over the bike. You cant make the decision of your life without not thinking of this.
Maybe you can, but I hate to say it even if they aren't on a bike they may not go very far if they can not look a year, five years ahead in a career. Its a huge gamble; one we love but still a gamble.
Again - why is anyone surprised?
And that's an easy solution without knowing the real numbers. I assure you, there's more that can be done. BUT IT WILL NEVEVR happen by making excuses or looking the other way or saying it's dirt bike riding, they deserve no more than what the suits are willing to give. NONSENSE!
The Walmart family comparison was about, the Walton family could change the quality of their employee's life's, but they don't. Not because the money's not there, but they don't have too. It had nothing to do with Walmart employee's..... Savy.
IMO... Your attitude of entitlement is part of the problem. I have a tip for you. If the riders don't like the money they make, then they can get off their asses and go do something about it. Learn how to brand yourself, market yourself, stop acting like punks.
Oh and if that doesn't work for you, there's always...... " Stop being a pussy and hold it WFO and win some races ". Everyone has the same opportunity to go wide open. Just win baby.
Most of the rednecks would think "should we pay for the tickets and donate money for the riders? HELL NO"
people does not always understand the working-circle of things...
One example that comes to mind is when mx-life.tv airs the GP-races for a really low price and still a lot of people is searching for pirate streams or torrents of it. With the mindset "ah why should i pay when someone else is doing it" ... I wounder what those people think when the service isn't there no more because of everybody download the races instead of actually paying for them so the company that provides us with that excellent service can keep going for us.
One thing is for damn sure, it will not get worse for the riders if we actually do our part as fans and support the companys that actually supports our sports/is involved in our sport.
Really good episode, i want the next one now!
If you see the situation as being so screwed up, why don't you start your own series and run it anyway you want? No criticism of you, I just get frustrated with the idea that we are going to tell others what and how they have to do things.
You'd be damn straight, if I made 14 million last year off of the riders!
Thinking that it will solve itself, will only make the solution take that mush longer, if ever!
Sheesh, with supporters like the detractors here, you're absoulutely right! It will never change!
Cowardly!
FELD's money? REALLY? Absolutely unbelievable! You fella's are a horrible example of SUPPORTERS!!
"The Walmart family comparison was about, the Walton family could change the quality of their employee's life's, but they don't. Not because the money's not there, but they don't have too. It had nothing to do with Walmart employee's..... Savy. "
Not savvy for me, sorry.. WALMART is not packing stadiums because of their employees. As far as willingness to make their employees life better; well no kidding; that's why a union or SOMETHING needs to happen. The suits aren't going to do it on their own.
The inability to understand that, is amazing to me!
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I've made my point; making excuses is what you're good at and clearly something you will continue to do.
The riders, THANK YOU for your undying support! GMAFB!
I do blame the lame riders, not creating one, but if they had an option to sign up for a union, whatever lame verison we would get, maybe the culture would chance slowly, especially if one of the big dogs singed up, and in the end it would become a factor, a few years later, same union would be lame again maybe, but as long as it's there, there's always room for growth.
I picture there's a strong resistance towards this, the industry, organizers to my knowledge fight the idea, I have heard that "they" actually have literally threatened riders to create something like this. At least I heard Grant Langston got that vibe when he talked about it, was told he would be left out in the cold or something. Just that rumor suggest there's a void, reason to go further. What the organizers feel short term as a threat will in the long run favor them. A fight discussion will always benefit both parties, if there's an issue that is destroying the riders, the racing will suffer in the end with less riders, bad growth and right now, something really, really sick is going on since we already know a majority of the big players will be injured at the end of the season. I would prefer a safer series with the best, rather than something dangerous that kill the field. A union in discussion with the organizers is the only solution, the injured rider that got an voice, is more prone to support the common goal than the, take it or leave it guy.
But, I will not win this. Your argument seems to be winning on both sides.
I don't need FELD's financials, you're diluted if you think they don't have the money! I mean, really? What, you can't imagine taking $2.50 out of Felds pocket per person? Your desire to call me stupid, only shows your true mentality. Grow up!
Check out this from brotocross, regarding the episode.
My desire to call you stupid...hey STUPID I said you were either stubborn or stupid but I guess your answer proves you are STUPID. With that I am out. These arguments never turn out well.
The argument that they don't have to race is valid. They don't...go get a 9-5 job like the rest that aren't good enough to pull in the big dough as a racer.
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