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Someone can still be a cool guy & work his ass off but not treat the talent and the sport as it should be treated.
Im still calling you out DAVE PRATER.
its mentioning all the sponsors for each rider, correctly and whenever possible without ruining the commentary....
One thing they could do is between the heats and LCQ's have a pit reporter walk live through the pits for interviews instead of the guys in the booth talking. Then you could get some TV time to the rolling billboard semi/tent setups for most teams along with the riders getting specific TV time where they could mention sponsors.
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My philosophy would be, why compete for championships, if I could build my own (championship series) AND compete for them? Sure, in the formative years is may not be as respectable, but I feel like there could be strategies used and steps taken to cultivate a series to compete with the current SX. Competition is always good, and right now FELD has no competition with their "show".
Furthermore:
Plenty of NON-Factory Bikes doing well as of late.
WHO is leading the Series and WHAT Factory Parts is he running...?
How many "Factory Bikes" in the Top 20? (1/2 of them = 10)
It's the Genova's, Payton's (One of the Privateer O.G.'s along with guys like Dave Antolak of Tuf!), Lee's and Hewitt's that're gonna be the Future of this Sport.
Just start at 1993-1994 to see why this is not a good idea. If they couldn't make it happen, at a time when they were trying to rival NASCAR, we certainly cannot. It took both sides over a decade to finally admit it was a huge mistake.
Now it's just a fun hobby
Even JGR, who got into the sport just because they saw the way it was headed, can't seem to attract any outside money right now. That should tell you something.
However, it's important to remember that the promoters have essentially allowed the manufacturers to write their own rulebook. The manufacturers are the ones who chose to bring about the four stroke era, and they determined the respective displacement limits. They are also the ones who choose to pay the riders what they do, and who choose to roll semi trucks (sometimes two per team) with one motorcycle all around the country. All of these items account for the vast increase in participation costs over the past 15 years.
While its easy to cry poor, teams and manufacturers have raised the cost of doing business all on their own.
There simply isn't enough total money in this sport to take it to the next level. MX/SX is now, and will continue to be, a relatively minor league sport, and we need to recognize that. We shouldn't be surprised when teams fold - there simply isn't enough total money to support everyone.
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Feld has had segments of the motorsports up for sale for years, as long as the right price and right situation came along.
EVERYTHING is ALWAYS for sale, as long as the terms and price desired can be negotiated and met.
If you have enough money and want to play along, I'm sure you could buy Supercross.
Thankfully, I know that you don't know everything.
Genovas just looking for a little mention of his companies product during the tv broadcast. I'm guessing he is pretty tired of the Monster TV airtime monopoly.
During the one hour broadcasts it might be tough to get all the teams sponsers in, but the live broadcasts have PLENTY of time between races to talk to some teams and give mention to their sponsers. If Feld had enough time to kick it down to the floor to have Diana Dahlgren and that bearded guy read tweets, they have enough time to showcase a team or two with some 1 minute spots.
Get rid of the Scott Spezio interview, the Pit Party film segment and reading tweets and showcase the teams and their sponsers.
The IHRA sale isn't news or a surprise
Look at how quickly the rider safety/union thing died......seemed like as soon as it became apparent some money was going to have to be invested in this the racers who appeared interested suddenly lost interest. Like I said the current top racers have no interest in changing the sport especially if it is going to cost them any money.
Glad you survived your privateer experience in one piece and made the right decision to get into the real world. The risk/reward ratio given the insane nature of SX and MX tracks these days just doesn't make sense for anyone that is thinking about their future after racing.
I'm with RC on changing the tracks......this is LONG over due but the "racing is dangerous...injuries are a part of the sport" crowd seem to be the loudest voice in the argument so nothing ever really changes.
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