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F1 doesn't have a race representing each country like MXDN. Their pay structure and overall compensation is so overwhelming to compare to even AMA supercross, never mind MXGP is ridiculous. MXGP can't even fill it's own gates, I don't think I would use that as an example. This is an MXGP race, I am sure some pressure is put on the riders by the FIM to participate in their own series, FIM cannot do this to the US riders and teams.. On the Other hand AMA supercross is the big dog. Motocross popularity has declined in America and now with...

Exactly Deegan isn't the cause of why Team USA hasn't been able to send their best team since 2014....he is the result of the failure of the AMA to raise enough to send the best team....and the greed of a promoter on probably the most profitable race of the year...Something has to give and I'm 100% behind the fuckit don't go to create change approach...

i've said it in other threads: the MXDN is doomed in its current model. As soon as our top riders like Deegs say "No thanks" AND their teams back them up....the other dominoes will fall and other riders will opt out as well. As cool of a concept as it is, the logistics are ridiculous when its overseas and our riders race sooooo much, I don't blame many for bailing. The shitty part, however, is those same riders will be jockeying to race it when it's here in the States. Regardless, something has to change.

Hi, Brian!

So let me get the timeline straight. Deegan, the American flag waving rider that leans into his nationalism… Last year free had to get surgery so he didn’t go. But he really wanted too! This year he can go but now he wants compensation?

The American industry is 15-20 years too late with the demands of show-up money. Sorry but nobody is purchasing tickets because Justin Cooper, Garrett Marchbanks or Levi Kitchen is racing the event. Id go as far as the same can be said about Tomac and Sexton as well, they don't make a significant difference in how many people attend the event. The only one that could move the needle slightly is Deegan, because he hasn't yet raced the event and people would want to see where he stacks up on a GP track. But that is it. The days of...

The current arrangement the Luongo's have with the MXDN gives them little incentive to change anything. Like any business, the goal is to maximize revenue while keeping costs as low as possible. If you have people willing to show up and offer their services "for free", why would you change anything that will affect your costs? If riders want to be paid to attend, they need to recognize their collective bargaining power and stop showing up to ride for “free.” No riders at the MXDN means no ticket sales and, ultimately, no event. Unfortunately, sometimes you have to hit them...

In the past I've suggested random days of forum anarchy where the thumbs down becomes public for a while. I think it would be very entertaining.

The Deegan hatred on here is really something… I guess he brought it on himself with his antics, but the grown men on here that can’t refrain themselves from posting stupid shit in every thread, really does get old. It’s unfortunate that there is so much division between the people that enjoy the sport. I was always a MC fan, but I never hated Emig or felt the need to bash him to make myself feel better.

One way or the other, Jet(t) is terrifying Haiden.

Damn, that must have been terrifying. Glad they avoided anything major!

Glad they're ok.

Even though I think scido was just trolling with his comment…..your number should be American riders won 12 of 17 SX events. Kenny is a U.S. citizen!! People can scoff at this….and Germans cring….but I would rather have Kenny, who has said how he loves America, on the U.S. MXDN team then deegan, who has never put his money where his mouth is on representing this country. btw….I love Europe and the many years I lived there.

They need to stop holding mxdn every year. Move it to every 3 years or something that way its like the actual olympics and its more of something ppl want to go to. Having it every year has cheapened it and makes it too regular. It should be a special race that you dont get many chances to go to in your career so the top guys want to go. With usa not wanting to go very much, australia sitting out this year, deegan always refusing to go and now wont go unless he gets paid the whole thing is...

Agree. If the race is for national pride, then it could be done on a non-profit basis, at all levels. Direct cost reimbursement, after donations are made. And that would include ticket pricing. Since it’s impossible to predict actual costs in advance, overcharges (generally called profit) could be carried over from year to year as a buffer to ensure it doesn’t go broke if there’s a bad year. Instead, we have a standard, for profit, business model for everyone except the performers. I have no problem at all with making a profit, unless you’re telling the workers to work for...

So only InFront, Louongo(?), or whoever’s promoting this race should make money from it? Those guys are making a boat load of cash from this race and it’s time to start paying out some money to the stars whos image/likeness they use to sell the tickets. Hopefully more top guys ask to get paid by those greedy ppl.

You didn't recognize that what scido wrote was sarcasm? He's from Australia. With that being said, I hope America always competes but I have a real problem with the fleecing of the riders, fans, and teams. Who would ever think that a promoter could put on a race (a very highly attended race) with pay-per-view royalties, control all merch sales, VIP sales, etc. and not have to pay the riders or the teams. With the money that is brought in from the race it should cost the manufacturers nothing to send riders. The riders should never have to come out...

You're getting down voted, but to be honest, you're not wrong. American-born riders only won 7 of 17 Supercross races and that's without Jett being there. We haven't won a single moto outdoors in the premier class. Even in the 250 class, foreign-born riders won about half the Supercross races and they're dominating the top 10 outdoors, as well. I think there are many reasons for this. All of our Supercross tracks are basically just different combinations of the same obstacles. But to Feld, it looks good on TV and that's all that matters because we're nothing but a product...

For weeks, the podcasters have been saying there’s a rumor that, if asked to represent the USA, Haiden Deegan will demand a bonus payment. A “rumor.” Wtf is that? Just ask him, how hard can that be? Not a conspiracy, no tinfoil involved, but it does require the practice of a little journalism.