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How do you know how much AC92 is making ? Are you his accountant ?
Do you think that the purse $$$ at an Amateur National is higher compared to a bonus for winning a GP ?
How much do you think Roczen and Herlings are on ? Do you think that there are any 15/16 year old motocross racers in America earning more than what they are ?
If AC92 can come over here and win an MX2 championship ( which i think he could easily do ), what would that do to his price tag compared to a couple LL's championships ?
If a young American Amateur rider can come over here and ride our tracks then he can ride anything in America. " If you can ride sand fast then you can ride anything fast "...i believe Ryan Dungey said that.
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It's probably for the best.
There is no purse at the amateur nationals, just like the GP's, but contingencies are higher here and riders like AC have additional bonuses built into their contracts
I have an idea of what Roczen and Herlings earn, and yes, there are 15/16 yr olds making more.
If AC "could easily" win the GP, how would that raise his value, if he can do it so easily? Wouldn't that be like cherry picking? For the record, I don't think it would be all that easy for him.
You can think or believe anything you want, doesn't mean your right.
It's like the other thread where GuyB was talking about banging his head on his keyboard.
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It would raise his value a ton !...What looks better on a CV...World Champion or Amateur LL Champion ?
I'm just a believer in AC92. I really do think he is the best 85cc rider in the world and if he keeps making progress then i think he is more than capable of winning a World Championship. Don't you think so ?
I'm not trying to argue anything by the way. I'm asking these questions because i'm curious on what you think.
Whats' gonna happen in the long run?
Any predictions?
I have no idea how much AC makes but I do know how much Mike Alessi and some others made-make on 85s, they do fine as amatuers.
Question is, who will he be riding for?
As for Luongo and youthstream and the no purse money no wonder all of europe's finest want to come over here TO MAKE MORE MONEY.....Luongo you reading this????? You're losing ALL of your talent due to the lack of appeal for your euopean racers wanting to race the GP's pretty soon you'll have something equivalent to the canadian nats (no offense to the canadian series) but you see where I am going with this......if the trend continues anyone that can go fast and win in Europe will come to America to race as soon as they can win enough to garner a good contract.
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I would imagine a rider like Coppins gets paid more for doing the GP's than (top 10 rider) gets paid for doing the Nats.
If the GP series continues to improve the way it is, you will find riders with Supercross only contracts who then jump on a GP team for the remainder of the season. It's going to happen.
Someone like Josh Hill on a SX only contract would be getting offers to do the GP's next year.
AC gets the short end.....YEP. but it saves alot of grief for alot of kids and families.
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For the rest coming to the AMA is a chance for them to make a LOT more money even if they place within the top 10. Do you really think they are coming here just to race SX? NOPE....there is more MONEY racing in America period and for some surviving the SX season to make an impact outdoors gives them the opportunity to make a lot more money that is why they want to come here....maybe I wasn't clear in my original post but 90% of Europe's top talent are coming herer ofr one reason MORE MONEY!
If Luongo and youthstream want to keep their top talented riders as a draw they better make it more financially appealing for the racers to stay in europe or the trend will continue and at the reate they are losing top riders it had better happen soon while they still have a few top names left .....once Caroli comes over here there won't much of anything to draw in crowds....
It's not if the series is imrpoving and that cannot be measured or quanified..... since they keep losing their top talent to the US it may be improving venue and money for youthstream wise but the riders dont seem to like what's going on or they would be staying correct?
There would be no RV with this rule, his amateur career wouldn't have got him to the GP's and he'd just be two years behind because someone assumes his parents won't do what's best for him.
Are there really 100 kids quitting everything and trying to go pro? If so they have bigger problems than an age rule. You don't have to be a genius to have a reasonable expectation of your chances in this sport and there are only a few guys that may be close enough to justify the long shot.
it sure looks like the damaging behavior is occurring much earlier than when these kids should be finishing high school or going to college, they're quitting school at about 10, changing the rule from 16 to 18 means nothing to a home schooled 6th grader or his parents.
This rule is a hardship for someone like AC, while it arguably may keep a home schooled 16 year old in school it does nothing to help the kids that are dropping out of elementary school.
How likely is it that a 16 year old that's been home schooled for 6-7 years is now going to decide to get an education in the two years he has to wait?
If you really want to stop parents from going overboard then maybe we should do something to hinder rider development at an early age so it's much less attractive to live on the road or keep putting them on bigger bikes or faster classes.
This is as asinine as the age rule but just for the sake of argument maybe a 10 year old won't quit school and ride all day if he has to ride a 65 even though he's too big, if a 10 year old that's too big for a 65 can't race 85's wouldn't do much good to quit school and race. Wait until he's 16 to reign them in is useless. Not fair to some but neither is waiting for 18 and there is a hell of a lot more to be gained by slowing them down and keeping them in school at that age than 16.
18 is a good rule for the majority and there are many more reasons why it's good then bad.
most has been covered in here.
but nothing like getting real experience prior to jumping in with the big boys.
argue the 18 age limit all ya like but the fact is US guberment pretty much across the board says you are an adult at that age...........
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