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in today’s sports world , it gotta make sense with the dollars & if it’s not then it is wht it is 🤷🏾‍♂️ I don’t blame deegs & Yamaha standpoint plus if mxon is not in their contract , the athlete or team is not obligated to go if they don’t want to

Racing is a money losing endeavor. Why waste a bunch of money for a race that means nothing and gets poor exposure in the states? Its going to cost 30-50k per rider for bikes and personnel for one weekend. I back Star and Deegan on this one.

Man, I hope this isn't the beginning of the end of USA giving up going at all. You know damn well there is no way he's going next year. Every year we give up, it gets easier to do it again.

I'm not sure how to look it up. Tell us what the promoter makes? I'd like to know. I'm either too dumb or too lazy to find that info. Maybe both. Lol

I do not understand and do not support... Sorry, not sorry. It's a promotional and advertising expense. I was in management in a large fortune 500 company and we went to expensive trade shows often. For the visibility and recognition, not always the "sales".

I get not wanting to go from the team’s perspective year after year, and I would get it from Deegan’s too heading into a 450 SX rookie campaign if he had gone before. But it’s a head scratching decision from the Deegan's from a moto fan's perspective. Keeping existing fans is far easier and far cheaper than acquiring new ones. They should’ve just fronted the costs it would’ve been $50–100k well spent for some solid PR at minimum likely would have broken even at least if not made some more on top of it... No more USA chants, no more...

Smart financial decision. Look up how much the promoter makes from this race and then how much it costs teams to go to this race. It's a no brainer for American teams not wanting to front the costs anymore. Have the team and riders healthy and prepared for SMX where the riders can actually take home a great paycheck. Good move Yamaha.

Dont blame them. Sometimes when you want things to change you have to stand up... Maybe this country should take note of that as well for current state of affairs outside of moto.

Business 101. Shit is way too expensive to do all that is involved for a factory team at a loss. A big loss at that.

Every friggin year and here we are again....selling t-shirts and a golf tournament isn't going to make enough to send a team....we do this year after year....the easiest solution is staring everyone right in the face just add an MXDN surcharge of $.50 on each ticket sold in SX/MX/SMX it would raise approximately $500k....problem solved enough to pay the teams and riders to do this event....but no we just continue to repeat year after year.....some would call that insanity...RaiseItforUSA isn't working...I would easily pay a $.50 surcharge for every ticket I purchase without batting an eye....this is a complete failure...

25 pager.

Marchbanks is gunna rip on the Kawi. That should be some good PR for them.

Anybody think that if an A Team was available (with peak Tomac or Sexton) Deegan couldn't find a way to race the event? 🤔 Now I'm rooting for team USA to win (long shot) so he loses out on it. Boohoo

Deegan always chickens out.

Star hates America

WSX pays the $25,000 fee for Star bike lease, shipping and for staff flights.

Didn’t feel like writing it again but posted this in the other thread: It is pretty sad. Also is there a reason we don’t hear anything about raising funds or sending a team until August? Since MX and SX is a “team” now with the SMX series championship, kick off the talk with A1 at the beginning of the SX season. Start fundraising at the beginning of the year. Ask teams/riders at the opening press conference if they are in if selected. Come on Feld and MXSports make it happen. If a lowly podcast can raise $100k for privateers surely...

I agree with Pop completely, but your point about WSX isn't directly comparable because they are being paid to race WSX.

Bummer. Was looking forward to seeing dangerboy getting smoked by sacha on a 250.