Sexton’s Fine & COOKSEY’s Response?

Love him or hate him, COOKSEY brought up a great response to Chase Sexton’s fine. 
Why should Sexton be required to stay after a bad night on the track when HE PAYS to race? 
Without having any type of union, broadcast deal , or revenue sharing, the riders shouldn’t be forced to go to any interviews unless they’re on the box. 
Don’t get me wrong, most riders want to be on TV but they shouldn’t be forced. 

He also brought up NASCAR getting 7.7 billion dollars with viewership down, Cooksey estimated that the SMX series tv deal to be worth $200 million dollars starting in 2026. That should be more than enough to get teams their fair share, but I personally think it should be more. I also think that the money they get needs to be based on a combination of how many riders you have and the points your team accumulates by the end of the year.  The better product you have, the more money you can get. 
It will pay more when you run all 3 series.

I saw this report below recently on viewership.  I have to assume that  90% of that number has to do with contributions from the teams, riders, staff, media outlets, and the manufacturers spending their own money on advertising is the reason for the increase's in viewership, not the sanctioning body/Feld/ or MX Sports.


“Some highlights from the report include a Pro Motocross race in Washougal, Washington that topped 1 million viewers for the first time since 2021 across all three series, the five most-streamed races in history on Peacock in the Monster Energy Supercross season, and more than 1.9 billion total minutes of streamed coverage, an increase of 24 percent”