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That would make a great investigative reporting project for the moto media. Why can’t USA perform like the French federation? Should be easy for Pulp to look into this since one of their good friends heads up the fund raising for US. Seems like the template is there, the US just needs to execute it…
The NFL...MLB...soccer...NBA players...skiing, pick a pro sport...all get paid to go and play wherever they go 100% of the time. But, MX racers are supposed to just happily donate their time without pay, foot the transport costs and risk career ending injury for what?? lol. I'd tell MXON to pound sand too.
And so Infront and the FIM can make a metric shit ton of cash off of them. Maybe they can be the altruistic ones and stream it for free and donate the event profits. Oh, that's not going to happen? Fuck 'em.
Let’s see they all have unions and the sport isn’t run by a couple of families…
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Do those sports have a similar event?
The best comparison IMO is golf with their every two year USA v Europe match, whatever it's called. Those guys don't get paid for it either, though there has been some complaints in the last few years about that so maybe that changes.
Apparently Kawasaki is saying no to Marchbanks now.....Fuck Team USA and their complete failure to raise enough money to cover the costs...We need more bake sales....friggin idiots...It's becoming clear that the MX industry in the US doesn't give two shits about MXDN...very clear...Every year they fail to raise enough money every single year...
You're thinking of the Ryder cup and in 2023 one of the US players refused to wear the Team USA hat because of a lack of compensation. Now they get paid by the PGA.
The US Ryder Cup players do get paid...$500K with $300k of that going to the players charity of choice and $200k stipend...
Right. But that only came about recently because the players were grumbling.
Yeah so, on the strongest horizontal drill rig 4.7 billion for 5 world record projects in 94. The co wanted us home & back to work fast as possible. They own a few or lease them. Nice wide seats but you can’t stand up if you’re tall. Aron Rogers bought his own 10 yrs ago . He didn’t like the red stripe & had the seats changed . Most nfl players lease the planes as a group.
Exactly...They have been paid the $200k since 1999...the $300k came in 2025
I have a funny feeling the Deegans are pushing for racers and teams to get paid for this BS race. You want the big names at the MXON?? Pay us or FO. Without the big names racing, you basically have a county fair race.
Olympic athletes get paid too. Hell even college athletes do.
The countries, teams, and riders should not need to come up with the money, there is plenty made off of the event to cover those costs. Instead of blaming countries and riders maybe should figure out where all the profit from the event is going? Guess where? MXGP and Luongo. That's where your anger should be directed.
So the best we can do is...
MX1 - Tomac
MX2 - Kitchen
MX3 - Cooper Webb (with 6 to 7 weeks to dial in his new Husky)
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Apparently what we think does not matter.
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I'm getting downvoted into oblivion on this but does Team Tedder even have their Huskys yet? Are the lights on at their shop this time of year? Not to mention Webb is under contract with Star until October 1. I have a feeling any time he gets to spend on the Husky will be getting ready for WSX not dialing in an outdoor setup for MXdN. Rick Ware might take issue with that. It's cool that he wants to go, but I don't see how it can happen.
Is the AMA involved in this? I mean, do they have anything to do with MXON???
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I agree but it's still a failure of the US fund raising team....I do feel Infront should pay the riders and hopefully changes are made but I can't see Infront sharing the profits of their cash cow. And now that Kawi isn't going to let Marchbanks go....the failure of Team USA is even greater..
Will probably see one of those “mutually part ways “ press releases between star and Coop right after nationals, so that he can start getting ready. This is of course assuming he’s put on the MXON team, which seems rather likely at this point.
You think he'll forego SMX to prepare for the MXdN?
Star is already getting flak for their decision to pull their riders from the MXDN. If they put the brakes on a guy who wants to go and is leaving their team anyway just after the MXDN, their PR will be in the gutter. Letting Coop go asap so he can get on the Husky (if it's ready) would be the least they can do right now considering the mess they've created.
Ask Jo Shimoda if he cares about his SMX title…
Dude you are such a blowhard to say I was proven wrong about whatever nonsense you're rattling on about now. No clue WTF your talking about.
Only reason for you to go off the deep end is that I must of hit a REALLY soft spot for you to have flagged my username in this thread?
It's easy to see that you're really stressing it here lately now that so many folks are calling out your boy-hero as being a puss and his shifty employer covering for him? So stressed, that now you're just blabbering in freakin circles about your boy-hero's weird flag waiving behavior.
Go find a worthwhile Hero who's worth all your time and effort your putting in here. Nevermind all the embarrasment your dealing with here.
He's just a Superfan.
Another angle since this apparently has nothing to do with Star Racing Yamaha and is all about Deegan. Do you really think with the fastest two riders on the planet OUT of this race, that Deegan doesn't actually want to race it? He has a fair chance at a victory which he hasn't had all summer.. If there was ever a good time to show up thinking you have a very good chance to win, this is it, and on a world stage.
I know it is hard to look past hate, but if he is not going, there just might be more to it other than what you read here from people who really are doing nothing but speculating and assuming.
Do the players get paid more for playing post season playoff games? I honestly don't know, I thought they mostly have fixed contracts.
Yes the leagues have playoff pay, they are also paid a bonus by the teams for making the playoffs and more for a championship
"So if a person waves the American flag and they, under their own choice, decides not to enlist in the military to serve and represent their country, are they hypocrites as well?"
LoL...lmazing how you don't see that this lame analogy of yours is total nonsense. If you can't see that, not gonna waste my time explaining it to you (again).
Maybe if you repeat this same idiotic line over and over it'll become even more true in YOUR head.
Find a different Hero to spend all your effort on...this one is just bringing embarrassment to you.
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