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Could the top guys of our sport for the last 2 decades, MC RC JS7 CR RV RD KR etc, possibly pool together $$$ to buy rights and recreate a league to essentially recreate what is today?
The question:
Besides top riders, why can't the guys outside the top echelon make a decent living?
The rider's ineptitude off the bike? Of course not.
The internet/social media/livestreaming has made it easier than ever to capitalize on one's own image, yet the vast majority of professional racers aren't being compensated for the risks they take?
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There have been quite a few successful privateers.
It takes really good relationships, communication/marketing skills and a HELLUVA LOT OF WORK. But, riders like Marty Moates, Rick Ryan, Jeff Glass and countless others since those good ol' days have proven it can be done.
The vast majority of professional racers' earning potential is being throttled.
The podcast is worth a listen. Grondhal's perspective on restrictive marketing are on point.
In the world of Sports, both Supercross and Motocross are very small. If Monster and Red Bull had a desire to grow the sport, they have the money and the marketing ability. But both of those companies are focused on growing their own sales and profits, which is what they should be doing.
As a former team owner, I understand Mike's feelings. We had some major sponsors and still lost money every year no matter how the team did on the track. There have a been a ton of teams come and go over the years. It is a lot of fun, but it is not a smart place to invest.
Yamaha pays him a lot and does a lot for the show so of course he is not going to shit on them too bad even if the other guy is just busting balls. Same way with DC, Steve I'm sure was never told by DC to only talk glowing of RacerX and Racer Productions but he would be an idiot if he came out with a hard hitting exposé that damaged either brand.
Do you shit on your employer when you are speaking with your customers? Of course you wouldn't not only would it be career suicide it would be unethical on your part. In the most literal sense we are all "bought and paid for" acting like you're not is plain silly.
As far as the Grondahl discussion, a lot of you guys let your politics sway your opinion on too many things. It is possible to be a liberal and listen to what he has to say and learn something. The vast majority will never do what he has done in the moto industry so I'd be willing to listen to what he has to say regardless of politics.
Maybe, just maybe, there is some truth in what Grondohl said, maybe its all Alex Jones bs. Sure riled all you ding dongs up.
JG and Kdub were fun to watch head to head with the metal ramps.
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Matthes speaks what's on his mind and the truth about what's going on more than ANY other "journalist" in this sport. Then you wanna come in from Kanagroo County and act like you know some shit and Matthes is just some puppet for DC?
You can't give a single damn example to back up all the shit you've talked.
If the question is why isn't SX the sport blowing up as a spectator sport, I think the real answer is ultimately that we don't have a dominant athlete at the top. As I stated earlier, I can't think of any time a fringe sport like ours has enjoyed mainstream attention without a dominant athlete to talk about.
Let's take Pastrana for example. Yeah he had a successful 125 career but couldn't really beat down on Carmichael in the big class. But Pastrana wouldn't be who he is today without dominating at the XGames.
If you're talking micro, yeah letting racers sell merch would be great. If you're talking Macro, big money investment, I think I'm correct.
Remember the time Nick Wey had to grab a Yellow Flag and jump in the middle of the track to save someone from getting ran over? Matthes talked shit on the flaggers and how terrible they are and how they need to be trained better for weeks after that.
This seems to fly right in the face of your theory. But again, I'd love to hear any example of what your claiming....
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This sport is just as dirty as all the rest, some of you are just too dumb or ignorant to acknowledge it.
Personally, I love it. I’ve been following pro racing for as long as I can remember. We’re deeply invested fans and most of us would pay per view these races if we had to.
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