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Let's face it. The time is now.
We need to figure out a way to get 3+ guys on every 450 team.
Also, bring back Marlboro, Bud Light and anything else to get the dollars flowing.
We need to figure out a way to get 3+ guys on every 450 team.
Also, bring back Marlboro, Bud Light and anything else to get the dollars flowing.
In addition, what's the loophole that Twisted Tea found to be able to sponsor? We/they definitely need to find some big companies to get involved with the sport. I realize that I'm preaching to the choir.
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They definitely need to let the money come in from booze and cigarettes. I'm okay with not using the products, telling my kids it's stupid, and setting an example.
Mel Harris, former head honcho at Suzuki is now the VP at SSR. If SSR was capable of producing a bike that could win races, you better believe they would be throwing huge dollars at a top rider so he could prove the capability of SSR in Supercross. Hiring a guy who rides around in 10th would be worth nothing to them. That is why the top dogs demand such a huge piece of the pie.
Also ,all major sports teams that deal with a salary cap ,have the same number of players on the team that their competitors do, while in Moto that's obviously not the case. You'll never be able to force a race team to have 3 450 guys and 3 250 guys or whatever number you 're thinking about. It's tough enough for these teams to find enough outside sponsor money to survive year to year ,let alone forcing a minimum number of contracted riders on them. I won't even bother listing all the teams that have folded in the past 10 years because of funding issues.
I feel like this would level the playing field.
Also, top pros have advocated for this. Chad reed said "As an athlete it hurts me to say this but I do believe there needs to be some form of a salary cap in the lites class. I think that’s more important than capping them on how many years (points), because everyone develops differently". Chad is eluding to the fact that there are tons of riders looking for rides and other riders taking up a majority of the $$.
Looking to the future and the health of the sport. I think there needs to be more incentive for the younger generation to want to race and turn pro. We see this all the time with riders retiring early and ETC. Right now the reward is not worth the risk. If they did something to guarantee everyone a livable wage then we would see more people racing longer..
Three trade industry groups, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), the Beer Institute (BI), and the Wine Institute, chose to self-regulate with some advertising guidelines that lead members to drop out of advertising in the "action sports" segment, that they view as "youth-targeted".
Pit Row
Suzuki has more big bike championship in the past like 20 years then Honda and Yamaha combined.
Q2 2019 KHI Japans net income was 4.51B.
KHI US 2019 Q2 netted 41.78M.
Honda motors US netted 4.22B in 2019.
Honda motors japan netted 455B in 2019.
These companies can afford it if they wanted to raise the budget for racing.
Who exactly is “We”?
Last time I checked, this is a website for fans, hobbyists and grumpy old white men.
When did it turn into a policy making think tank?
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Let's take a look at Yamaha's annual report (because they have pictures):
That little tiny slice above Japan is total units of all North American Yamaha motorcycles: dirt, street, scooter. You could DOUBLE your unit sales across all categories, and it still would be equal to a 1-2% unit change in their Asian small-bore market. What do you suspect management promotional dollar focus is on?
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