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I remember first year he was at Walton racing and had zero accent so it’s funny to see it come and go.
£250k ($330k) prize purse for 7 rounds, including £25k just for last round win in Abu Dhabi in July.
Aussies don't ever seem to lose their accent or ending every sentence with 'mate'. Your illustration of how Canadians pronounce the word process was awesome.. LOL. Right up there with the Candian 'aboot'.
Yes, except for Chad 'um' Read. He got an American accent the first day he showed up in the States.
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The prize money for that was what Dean the business made, not Dean the person. Dean has plenty of expenses in order to make that money. An agent would take 10% of that off the top. How about tax implications? Does that money get taxed in Abu Dhabi or wherever his home is? His accountants cyphering that are not free either. Here 330K gross would be closer to 165K after taxes, and agents, lawyers, trainers, mechanics, get paid based on grosses not after taxes. Like I said maybe some years he made good money, but no way every year, after expenses.
Mirtl set that up…
I got to know Dean just a bit many years ago when he was just a little Grom ripping around Perris Raceway on his Team Green KX85. I haven’t seen him in over a decade. I ran into him at a local track last year when he was giving lessons and went over to say hi. I was shocked that he remembered my name and we had a fun little conversation about to good old days. He is a great ambassador for whatever products he is promoting and I wish him nothing but the best in his future.
This. I reminded everyone about how he left everyone out to dry at Jeff Ward Racing when everyone was gushing over him here a few years ago.
£250k ($330k) is total purse for the series, not how much DW can make. For British rounds it was £16k per night + £4k on team bonuses + £8k overall championship bonus fund. Then Arenacross covers all expenses for Abu Dhabi (freight, flights, accomodations) and prize money is increased: overall prize pot for the final night is £31k + extra £45k for overall championship bonuses + £15k for the teams.
Prize money is a big draw to get someone like Deano race in the UK.
OTOH he's also a contracted rider with Armor Vision Honda, so on top of his prize money he probably has base salary, bonuses, and travel expenses and mechanic paid by the team for the Brit rounds. Plus his personal sponsors.
I’m glad that it sounds like he had a good foundation for understanding that a riding career doesn’t pay large salaries into your 40s, 50s, and 60s!
I’m also glad that he has saved enough so that he can do things like giving mini bikes to kids! No matter his on track results, that made me root for him just a bit more than I did before.
I’ve lived in San Diego 30 years and still sound like I just arrived yesterday.
But.
Answer me this genuine question. Why do 99% of people here ask me if I’m from Australia when they here me speak?? It got so bad my chick had a t shirt made for me that says “ I’m not Australian “ on it .
Really? I thought you were Australian this whole time!
I dunno man I live in Canada but grew up in Aus, I get asked where in NZ, England and Aus I am from. For some reason most people think im Kiwi. My accent is no where near as strong as it once was, when I go back for a holiday my wife gives me shit because I come back with a much stronger accent!
The UK ax series is huge similar to here in the late 90,s. Good money all things considered. The biggest vet series pays 00.00 for expert classes. The expert vets where told payout is upto the track. Operation cost etc was the reason . I,m usually in the ne the last co not quite as much. But I lost majority of my ne accent. My mom is from Holland moved here at 5 yrs old . She didn’t know a word of English. She has no accent. This area is clear English tho Tom Brokhow had a Tx. Hillbilly accent they sent him to Wi. & Iowa to clean it up.
Aussie,here at hangtown today. First thing i bought was a straw hat,second thing was an ice coffee. The coffee girl said she liked my accent and asked where i was from...i said guess and she went with scotland.
Same. It's getting better and better
Holy shit it’s a little warmer than I imagined coming from Scottsdale. Tomorrows getting warmer, tracks going to be hard to keep dust down.
Did you get her number
Pit Row
I gave her a "gday mate" next,which then led to her recording me saying it again on her phone for her husband,so he could work on his aussie impressions
American: razer blades
Australian: rise up lights
Just spotted the investment firm Deano must be working with in Tokyo:
I find accents fascinating. I worked for a contractor from down South who moved to New England 40yrs ago and never lost a lick of his accent. Meanwhile a girl I know moved down South and within 6 months starting picking up the accent. What makes some never lose it yet others pick it up? So Deano is a fake Scottsman and AP is a fake cowboy? Tough crowd around here
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