I don't know. Guys like Alex Ray seem to be living the dream. They apparently make just enough money that they don't have to get real jobs. While I have to have a real job, race for fun a few times a year and never get paid to even offset expenses.

Michael Akaydin had his bike stolen from a SX race 6 years ago, and tracked it down himself: https://www.motoxaddicts.com/2016/01/26/michael-akaydin-his-stolen-bike-saga/ https://racerxonline.com/2016/01/25/privateer-recovers-bike-that-was-stolen-at-anaheim ... more »

What is 100LL fuel? Aviation fuel?

Typically CNBC mostly broadcasts pre-recorded shows on the weekends, so bumping some of that for sports is not a big deal for NBC. The Olympics will often spill over to CNBC. And more recently, NHL, NASCAR, PGA and Premier League sometimes spill over ... more »

My database only goes back to 1990, but there have only been 14 total 450 supercross wins by riders over age 30. AGE CLS DATE NAME BIRTH 34.0110 450 2018-03-10 Justin Brayton 1984-03-14 33.1233 250T 2004-03-20 Mike LaRocco 1971-02-12 32.9616 450 2015-02-21 ... more »

Yeah, after thinking a little deeper, you are right. 5-10% to catch Carmichael sounds about right. He needs 12 wins to pass Carmichael. He had 3 wins in 2021, 7 in 2020 and 6 in 2019. Obviously, the 2022 season will give us a lot more information about ... more »

RV - 90% chance Chad - 60% chance RC - 25% chance

Were you racing motocross or speedway at Ventura fairgrounds? If motocross, was it a real track or very limited obstacles? 8-10 years ago they were running a few MX races, but the track was very limited. It was like 5 turns and one jump in the middle ... more »

Mike Metzger showed up at a desert race in my class last year. He destroyed me.

Come again?

Absolutely. I wonder if it is: a) technically difficult to implement b) Peacock doesn't want to offer that option for some money reason c) They don't know people want it

How much would that pristine 1974 Elsinore 250 cost to buy today?

The retro-style logo patch on the shoulder is great. The rest...not so much.

Vernon Reid's trend never caught on:

I think Maverick is having a bad week.

Sometimes it even makes it harder to identify the number.

Does DeCal Works pay royalties?

What do we think about the way Star does the sideplate backgrounds?

I assume there was some technical reason that the kickstarter was on the left, with the drive chain on the right. Anybody know the logic?