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just not alot of confidence as you see here from the paying public............but say maybe 3rd party somehow???
be tough to do in Sx withy all the ticket outlets and things but if there was a will there could be a way as it is said..........be awesome incentive for everyone not on a salary situation
Every time a guy posts on Vitalmx they are charged a dollar.
That money would be sent to a central disbursement fund, which would be divided
Between the guys from, let's say , 11th place to 40th place qualifiers on race day.
Wanda ya say, I'm sure if you really care you'd jump right on this bus.
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Why on Earth would anyone want a piece of the pie?
That is small potatoes I know, but they aren't paying to be on tv anymore (for sx at least, no idea about outdoors).
The slower guys should just enjoy some time doing the pro thing, then get a real job and continue to ride for fun.
However, charging the guys what they do to race is embarrassing.
can you imagine 15 or 20 riders being on the gate?be like mxgp.
not enough...............it is not Nascar.........not enough people...............most likely why Mototees has to have it all to even make sense out of it.
no, I believe so the guys traveling the circus from 10-15 place to 40 need something more to at least make a living................Ryan Clarks latest interview on RacerX was eye opening
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Not sure if more money n the sport is that great of a thing. The cream always rise to the top and if someone who runs 30th each week has no goal to make a bigger payday then there goes the incentive. Some very weak racing for positions is the result of top guys making huge bucks wether they finish 15th or 5th
And yes...I am just kidding. It makes no sense with the talent it takes to ride like the guys n 40th place but with most sports the money is n the TV package and until a full revamp of the sport happens the TV packages will always be a pay to play deal.
How can a random TV viewer understand that there is a tie in a National Championship round? Dungey/Roczen both go 2-1 and score 47 points each so no ground is made up in the points chase. This sport has done faults that need to be resolved yet everyone wants to keep it "core". Well keeping it core is also going to guarantee only a dozen make a decent living
Back in 1999 I made a plan. I believe the core of MX fans and SX fans are middle class and I wanted to make their experience at a SX special, all the while sponsoring a rider (myself) they could root for or have a connection with. Some own construction businesses, AIr and heating businesses, you know just middle class fans, not the outside industry sponsors or commercial America.
The plan was simple. Sell a limited number of packages that included sponsorship logos on bike, a pit pass, a hospitality area and I would take the time to walk them around or do whatever I could to introduce them to "the big names" or friends of mine who wouldn't mind. If the day was crazy, then have someone do it for me. Maybe include a jersey. Back then there was Friday practice and it was less hectic. Maybe even let them come to that, to see where the truck was (sometimes a ford ranger), the "hospitality" are was chairs under an easy up most likely. these weekend warriors appreciated the struggle and got to be a part of a not so big name trying to make it. I got the idea because a few times I did it and it was so cool. Once in New Orleans, I crashed bent bars, etc etc... Needed to change gearing and this guy, who I met at the dealership buying race gas the day before who just asked if had a pit pass, was full hands on! "What can I do". Lots was to be done and he actually took my wheel over to get a new tire mounted. In the heat of the moment j realized he took my wheel but didn't take my cash. He paid for a new tire, came back and refused to take money. Hands greasy, he was a little buzzed up.... But he was a part of it and loved it.
My hang up was only being able to purchase two guest pit passes and a mechanics pass. I just wanted to be assured I could PURCHSE an additional 5-7 passes a weekend. No dice. Plus "riders seating" isn't always the best and fills up beyond capacity. I didn't like that. They needed good seats.
Not sure how it is now but With the Internet, message boards and ways to connect to people you don't know... If the promotors would just let the riders get creative, propose a legitimate plan. There is a way to cover expenses and make an everyday fan even more of a fan.
In my case, I wasn't asking for FREE tickets, just the ability to get legitimate pit passes that worked all night and didn't end at 4pm or whatever.
I will say, the ladies at the ama were always super nice and even Denny at feld was super helpful to me as well. But I don't know what the hang up was about this plan. I figured I could charge $250 bucks a ticket, sell 5 a race and have $1250 at the end of the night. Even if I bought the tickets, food, drinks... I would still take home more than I would in purse money.
I still wouldn't trade those years for anything. Half the fun was getting to the next race.
I know JT$ does the fly track walk thin and I think it's $750. It wouldn't have to be that as I know Jason works hard and spends a lot of time at the race doing that. But it could be scaled down and cool.
I did get some people to do this, even when it was in their own dime. But I put the logo on the bike and spent time at the race (as much as possible) and gave people a place to rest, grab a drink, etc.... Guess what? The next year those same people would contact me and offer some cash, just because.
I would think there could be a way to make a track walk available for more fans, for a decent price of course. That could generate thousands a race to help out the purse and would not hurt anyone. My god n San Diego one year I was able to do a track walk and as I'm walking thru the whoops a full on fucking street person asked me for some change! I shit you not. I guess he was living in the bowels of the stadium and snuck out and tried to blend in. And this guy stunk like shit and had a nasty attitude. If he gets to walk the track why can't more fans do it? And no it wasn't Jlaw....it really was a bum
Maybe ticket sales would take a hit and set that back a little, but I'm guessing everything else would grow because being a professional racer would be a more viable career path for a lot more people.
As bikes get more expensive, I think it looks bad for the sport when we see rider turnout getting lower and lower. Your idea would fix that problem in short order. Initially it might mean a lot of guys who might not really need to be out there, but over time I think it would mean more guys who actually do.
That is the first viable idea for growing the sport that I have actually heard in a long time. And all for the bargain price of $10...
And while I can empathize on some level, I'm not sure where the idea that "you should get paid just because you like doing something" came from.
At the end of the day, MX is a hobby for most of its participants. I'm not sure where the idea that you can make a career out of it came from.
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