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not a MX'r in sight Shocked
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The Narrator 6/11/2015 7:22am
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our sport, in the global grand scheme of things, isn't much bigger than those guys who race jet boats in the little creeks, around in circles. it is what it is.
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I would assume it's not even close, either.
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FWYT 6/11/2015 7:40am
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It's just based on highest paid; not the coolest and most bad ass. So fuck it.

The normies will never understand.
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Yeah, Forbes and their writers are on the cutting edge of modern athletics.

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I would think that our top guys would have been near the bottom range.......no??
2strokerider 6/11/2015 7:53am
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its because all motocross riders do is sit there and twist the throttle
Sir Roostsalot 6/11/2015 7:55am
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FWYT wrote:
It's just based on highest paid; not the coolest and most bad ass. So fuck it.

The normies will never understand.
Bang on Dude! I've been of the same belief for years. Keep it real.
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Why do we care what Forbes thinks of our sport and it's riders anyways?

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James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ???

Mahendra Singh Dhoni $31 M $4 M $27 M Cricket
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MotoMalyDad wrote:
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ??? Mahendra...
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ???

Mahendra Singh Dhoni $31 M $4 M $27 M Cricket
Cricket is probably the most normal sport there except for football (that´s soccer for fans of Hand-egg).
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MotoMalyDad wrote:
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ??? Mahendra...
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ???

Mahendra Singh Dhoni $31 M $4 M $27 M Cricket
No one in moto is anywhere near 18 million. Not even close
breakingbumps 6/11/2015 9:24am
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The top guy in our sport might bring in 5 million a year in this day and age. 10 years ago it was probably 10 million. Still no where near the stick and ball sports.
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Lets count Kimi Raikkonen as MX.
mgifracing 6/11/2015 9:38am
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Lets count Kimi Raikkonen as MX.
i'm good with that, At least we know he spends alot of his money on MX.
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Sunhouse wrote:
Cricket is probably the most normal sport there except for football (that´s soccer for fans of Hand-egg).
Hand-egg... Love it...

I'm as American as they come and I've always thought it was stupid for us to have named a sport that is 95% played with the hands... Football...
Pound4Pound 6/11/2015 11:07am
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Boxers have to be extreamly fit. I would say fitter than anyother
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MotoMalyDad wrote:
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ??? Mahendra...
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ???

Mahendra Singh Dhoni $31 M $4 M $27 M Cricket
Sunhouse wrote:
Cricket is probably the most normal sport there except for football (that´s soccer for fans of Hand-egg).
Opps USA normal. Not the world stage ... Carry on

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GeorgiePorgie 6/11/2015 11:42am
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Forbes is all about the money.

Feld makes the top 100 businessmen / millionaire list every year.

Top 100 athletes must be paid an obscene amount to be considered. No dirtbike rider is paid an obscene amount.
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MotoMalyDad 6/11/2015 11:52am
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10 Highest Earners from the 2014 Supercross Season

I don't believe sponsor money is included


1. Ryan Villopoto
Purse Earnings: $103,790
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $640,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $743,790

2. James Stewart
Purse Earnings: $96,305
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $605,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $701,305

3. Ken Roczen
Purse Earnings: $70,250
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $315,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $385,250

4. Ryan Dungey
Purse Earnings: $66,025
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $260,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $326,025
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MotoMalyDad wrote:
10 Highest Earners from the 2014 Supercross Season I don't believe sponsor money is included 1. Ryan Villopoto Purse Earnings: $103,790 Estimated Bonus Earnings: $640,000 Estimated...
10 Highest Earners from the 2014 Supercross Season

I don't believe sponsor money is included


1. Ryan Villopoto
Purse Earnings: $103,790
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $640,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $743,790

2. James Stewart
Purse Earnings: $96,305
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $605,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $701,305

3. Ken Roczen
Purse Earnings: $70,250
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $315,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $385,250

4. Ryan Dungey
Purse Earnings: $66,025
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $260,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $326,025
I wonder what their salaries are? Maybe top few guys a couple million? That's just purely a guess and could be way off.
ButteryWaffles 6/11/2015 12:36pm
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More money more problems. Mx is slowly creeping into the big leagues, I just hope it doesn't turn into a dramatized sport (boxing).
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Sandberm 6/11/2015 12:52pm
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Can Ryan Dungey pitch or bat left handed?
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MotoMalyDad wrote:
10 Highest Earners from the 2014 Supercross Season I don't believe sponsor money is included 1. Ryan Villopoto Purse Earnings: $103,790 Estimated Bonus Earnings: $640,000 Estimated...
10 Highest Earners from the 2014 Supercross Season

I don't believe sponsor money is included


1. Ryan Villopoto
Purse Earnings: $103,790
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $640,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $743,790

2. James Stewart
Purse Earnings: $96,305
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $605,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $701,305

3. Ken Roczen
Purse Earnings: $70,250
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $315,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $385,250

4. Ryan Dungey
Purse Earnings: $66,025
Estimated Bonus Earnings: $260,000
Estimated Total Earnings: $326,025
Interesting figures! Sponsor money definitely not included, it's like listing stick and ball athlete contracts without considering that Michael Jordan was probably making triple his salary or more in sponsorship deals in his prime.

I'm willing to bet riders' sponsorship deals are incentivized too. Win a race? Maybe Target cuts Dungey a check for X amount?

This is from MXA on Sunday:

"Ryan Dungey reached the “Million Dollar” mark with his win in Tennessee. It was his second 450 National win of 2015 and when added to his eight Supercross wins his per race victory bonuses now add up to $1,000,000 — not counting his hefty salary (which he just renewed for two more years), outside sponsorship dough, $200,000 in Supercross purse/bonus money and his $1,000,000 Supercross Championship bonus. No need to add it all up, he’s not done yet."

So Dungey is probably $2.5m this year already? Obviously he'll be head and shoulders above the rest, because nobody else collected a million dollar bonus for the SX championship. As we can see though, even at his highest earnings potential (another mil for winning MX plus victory bonuses along the way plus his undisclosed salary which I would guess might be 1 mil a year) he might be in the neighborhood of $5 mil? Pales in comparison to stick and ball where the superstars could be in the 8-10-12 mil per year range, just for salary, and there's multiple contracts just like that on the same team even. Long way to go boys.

Not that I care. Just love watching and participating in the sport, and love that there's enough exposure to get every supercross on tv live and (most) every moto live.
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BB67 6/11/2015 1:08pm
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its cuz they are only counting humans,Kailub russell is not human.
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ButteryWaffles wrote:
More money more problems. Mx is slowly creeping into the big leagues, I just hope it doesn't turn into a dramatized sport (boxing).
Will riders just start hugging the guy trying to pass?
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MotoMalyDad wrote:
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ??? Mahendra...
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ???

Mahendra Singh Dhoni $31 M $4 M $27 M Cricket
Jt$ wrote:
No one in moto is anywhere near 18 million. Not even close
Not even when they show up to race.
motokiwi 6/11/2015 5:16pm
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MotoMalyDad wrote:
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ??? Mahendra...
James Harden was the lowest paid of the top 100 at 18.8 million.. The only non "normal" sport in the top 100 was "Cricket" ???

Mahendra Singh Dhoni $31 M $4 M $27 M Cricket
Jt$ wrote:
No one in moto is anywhere near 18 million. Not even close
newmann wrote:
Not even when they show up to race.
Think you will find on a worldwide scale cricket is a "normal" sport. Its big in India, England and Australia for starters.
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Xracerdone 6/11/2015 6:56pm
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Just read "pound for pound" horse jockeys are the fittest athletes. Interesting.

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