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It’s time that manufactures and companies start releasing contract and salary details of their riders.
If we want this sport to grow and prosper we need to start acting like a professional organization. Until then motocross and supercross will be competing with the likes of cornhole and bowling.
We have elite professionals shrouded in a mist of hearsay and gossip. If it wasn’t for pulp, swap, etc... the fans would have zero reason to follow the sport. I’m a diehard fan and the only reason I watch the races is because of the anticipation built by social media outlets.
If we want this sport to grow and prosper we need to start acting like a professional organization. Until then motocross and supercross will be competing with the likes of cornhole and bowling.
We have elite professionals shrouded in a mist of hearsay and gossip. If it wasn’t for pulp, swap, etc... the fans would have zero reason to follow the sport. I’m a diehard fan and the only reason I watch the races is because of the anticipation built by social media outlets.
I don’t see what any of that keeps them from being a professional organization. I’d imagine a professional cornhole player doesn’t get threads about him selling a car either.
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This isn't a major league ball sport. No rider contract, no matter how ground breaking in our sport $ wise, will be enough to make headlines. Eli cleared 10 mil this year, including a record breaking Alpinestars bonus? (hypothetical.) Cool man. Lebron's base salary paid him that in the first couple months, before endorsements.
I can't see what other angle you're coming at with this post, that would link knowing rider's incomes with growing the sport.
Much more interesting than the riders salaries. I don't care what they earn, they deserve it.
I think the only way to grow the sport is get outside sponsors in. we need a reason for outside sponsors to join.
the whole CBD stuff and 360 fly cam shit is a reason why we cant grow the sport.
We need more company's on a broader spectrum involved.
also... riders are not as intense as it once was.. now they are all friends, they all train together and its a big love fest.
needs to be rivalry and some one to love and some one to hate.
Honestly hope Jett Lawrence can bring this back, seems like it can go either way... but hasn't been afraid to throw some people off there game as well as back it up.
This is not a sport. At the professional level, it’s entertainment. Sponsors see us as Monster Truck lite, with a little more race vibes.
- The “journalist” can’t report anything - they’ll be blackballed
- The promoters restrict, then steal sponsors
- The promoters have little to no obligation to share revenue with the teams and/or athletes (think NFL or NBA revenue sharing)
- And to the OP’s point: rider salary, contracts, rumors, signing, etc is almost non-existent. That secrecy just feeds more into the truth that this is not a sport enterprise like the NFL, but an entertainment leg solely profiting the organizational bodies, some riders, and the media guys willing to do free PR for everyone above while making ad revenue on their sites and mags.
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So a pro cornholer does what exactly? Forgive me..I am Australian and I have no clue as to what the op is bunging on about
https://youtu.be/H7-ayoJKZ_Q
Yes, i understand that contracts were already in place.
I'm perfectly happy for our sport to fly under the radar.
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