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JA is a great personality and he's fortunate to be married to a hot chick but that IMO is about all he has going for him. Perfect scenario of what Matthes said about Blose in regards to SX. He's not going to win, so even though it's his passion (racing), maybe he should hang it up as a racer. Even dropping to the 250's doesn't help this guy. I know this sounds like I'm shitting all over him but he is a great guy and valuable as a personality. Maybe he should stick to spending Merge's money as being a team owner or getting into tv like his wife.
more money and support needs to be put into 10-40 guys...so this sport can secure a future, cause by the looks of it, the privateer is going to be going down and soon after that the small teams without a drink sponsor will be next.
RMATVMC race gas program for local races probably generates more money tenfold over what they would pull sendin a semi and hiring an entire team.
First it's Deano, now Albertson.
lots of Monday morning QB donkey's in here that think they know how everything should be done. Lots of moving parts behind the scenes and you guys not only put up a good effort last year, but you're handling the current aftermath professionally as well.
It's the most expensive online store in Poland. They charge like 30-50% more than any other store which is ridiculous.
Pit Row
The deal was struck mid November 2015 with MCSS. It was a three year deal from the beginning with both parties. Each party knew it was a longer term investment in this industry, and that the first year would be a building process toward year two and three. So with less than two months prior to Anaheim to hire riders, mechanics, get bikes shipped from Suzuki, testing, putting together race and practice bikes, signing other sponsors, aftermarket parts, a rig and driver, graphics, housing for the team on the west coast, arranging all the logistics....the list goes on. Keep in mind also that Suzuki’s had not been raced by any major teams for years, so they would be starting from scratch with the bikes, whereas with other brands there were many shops building competitive motors and chassis for years at the top level of the sport. These teams can run 18:1 compression (just the tip of the iceberg) since they tear down their motors most every race. Their FedEx bill is more than most people make at their jobs in a year. Making the bike competitive ( with reliability) with these major teams with gigantic budgets is not an easy task, and it took a good portion of the year to get completely dialed in.
People are talking about results: You start a team in November knowing that between Pro Circuit, Geico, Star, TLD and Rockstar Husky that 20 top riders have been signed and practicing for months already. The MCSS Suzuki team was putting riders in the main every week, and doing a fantastic job with their pit presence. There were races when Baggett and Stewart were both out and their semi did not even attend the races. A strong pit presence is important for a manufacture if you have ever been to a Supercross. The team achieved that goal above and beyond anybody's expectation for a first year team. Anybody remember the "Blue Angels" bike schemes at San Diego. Of course you do. I might be biased, but I think the team had the best looking bike in the pits.
Jimmy is grateful for the year with MCSS, but in the end they failed on their commitment. The hardest work had been done and the goal being offered the "factory support" Suzuki team had been achieved. To go into the relationship with Suzuki as the factory supported effort without a title sponsor this late in the game would be a huge risk. It is an 18 hour a day job...7 days a week running a team...let alone training and riding. Jimmy has high standards and knows what it takes to run a team properly, and he proved it. Ask Cunningham or Osby, and anybody who has worked for Jimmy. I can say this....there is nobody that could have put together an effort of this caliber on the budget Jimmy had to work with. I would guess he will do it again someday in the future.....when he can do it right.
Jimmy will continue to work with all the other team sponsors (click on "sponsors") for 2017 , as he truly treasures those relationships, many of which are long term. American Suzuki has been "over the top" with their support, and he is truly excited to continue that relationship, as he feels he has found a “home” to finish out his racing career(no time soon). He loves the Suzuki RMZ450, and yes, you will see him at Anaheim back in the premier class.
Sincerely,
A big “Top Jimmy” fan
I have no idea what the Sponsor did or did not do but people vowing to boycott them surely would not help entice future sponsors.
I personally do not see how any of the non-factory Teams make it, it's just an endless money pit with no real way to make an income.
Rome was built in a year and neither was Pro Circuit, TLD or BTO(now Rocky Mountain) teams. These are all profitable teams, but the initial investment over time had to be made.
I loved the old school Yellow and Blue zooks like above.
Clean setup. Shame.
Anybody who makes a go of it should be applauded and any sponsors that thought they could offer more but in the end just couldn't afford to save for going bankrupt, shouldn't be crucified also. Would you consider putting up a lot of your own money to help start a team knowing the bad reaction that may come your way if things don't pan out? Stay supportive of the companies that have. In the end, it's all just bidness
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