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Many Privateers are given stuff from sponsors that they can sell, say Bell gives you 10 helmets, you keep 2 and sell 8 to your buddies.
There are a number of ways Pros can make money outside of the Purse Money that most people don’t realize.
I do think there are some simple things Field can do to help them get outside sponsors tho. Have a little pop up that shows sponsors when a rider is on the screen (1example)
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I like your idea of Feld finding ways to market the privateers. At least from what Matthes has said, seems like conflict of sponsorship is a never ending battle with Feld.
For the record, the guy from NBC Gold was on Pulp MX and it was said their TV package deal was right in the neighborhood of 10 million...did nobody catch that?
Also, in the AMA rule book, we believe it states something along the lines that says the riders are not allowed to start a union. Why would they put such a rule in their rule book? Should it not just say "we are allowed to fuck you and you are not allowed to do anything about it"
If that is not within the current rule book, feel free to correct / clear that up.
Do you know Felds numbers? I do, but I ain't telling.
At least we ALL agree that the payout is dismal, pathetic as OP pointed out.
About those seat prices to watch the races? I haven't had one less than about 75 bucks for the past decade or more. Better to just get a group of friends and family together and rent a suite. With tips to the person manning your suite, about $120.00 per person which includes food, drinks, snacks, alcohol, private restroom and a lounge area.
But that's just a hypothetical.
So 1st every race makes almost 200k which is a lot on top of everything else. A solid season of podiums is still 150k still good and getting last at every single race is 32k... still good. That was my point I dont get why people r such cock suckers on this forum thats y so many people just screw around here cuz its not worth even trying to make any type of valid argument whatsoever so why do it if u just get snarky dick clap backs whenever u do anyways...
The only real statement I made was about clowns making rich people richer and wishing them luck. Can't say I see any logical flaw in that.
Maybe it sounds so scary to you because it's true.
Feld can afford monster cup - and that purse would be acceptable IMHO year long....
Matthes has said when feld BOUGHT sx - years and years ago - the numbers of profit were staggering. It's likely far more profitable now.
The WPS/FLY deal this year for a 10 year locked in deal - wasn't cheap. If monster is a larger title sponsor then WPS - i'd be it's 4 million a year or more for monster alone (10 million a year wouldn't surprised me - at 1 million in stadium fans a year - that's 10 bucks an in person fan - plus the pit pass aspect with a monster can is practically 500k back in their pocket immediately)
This is not easily possible or solved in a way that makes it "fair" but the OEMS should pay into the purse kitty rather than up front to the riders - and let some of it be divided out that way on performance.
Almost like a salary cap concept plus a buy in for the teams to go racing.
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And provide a link/screen shot/page number in the rule book that says the riders cannot organize.
As I said the overall cost of racing could be much lower, by optimizing logistics as a "tour", and many members talked about rules optimization (tires and suspensions). It is a collective and constructive thinking that could actually really improve quite everything and I am sure that if a solution could be well presented to save a few days or a week of stadium rent more money could go to the privateers as well as health insurances (since I heard here that cost in case of injuries is crazy high in the us).
It is small things, but it can have a real impact even at the local level. Nowadays, it is not only about the internet generation, even bad ass parents are frightened by injuries, and the cost, and for those who are fast the cost to make it pro have become way too high vs. the reward, which is why, for instance, most up and coming pros in europe are from wealthy family, sponsor backing or from the industry. All the little things that make the base eroding or increasing.
...lots of good results is closer to the high end, lots of bad results fall towards the bottom of that pay scale."
Wow, what an amazing feat of 3rd grade math and reasoning!
Oh my!
ummm...you seem to have that phrase on your mind quite a bit, so perhaps you should ask a therapist about it to see if you might have some deep rooted, repressed, latent, non heterosexual tendencies. Coming out of the closet (if you can find the key) seems to be the cool, and trendy thing thing to do these days, so don't be afraid, Kaitlin Jenner will support your decision!
If a team fires a rider, the rider could file a grievance and the team would be forced to keep him and give him back pay.
Heck..if they get really pissed the riders could just hide engine parts so their bikes can’t be built....so then no one on the starting line...
Next thing you know the riders will be hiding in the top of the trailer taking a nap when their supposed to be racing..
Since rider contracts prevent them no-showing, only a top rider including the demand incorporated as part of his factory contract (with an agent negotiating terms) could pull it off (perhaps for the benefit of all?).
James, the Ryan's, Chad, Ricky, Jeremy etc. (multi time champs) are the ONLY ones with enough stroke to pull it off, and only in their prime when the factory contract comes up.
I'd guess Dungey coming out of retirement could command $250-500k per win in purse from Feld.
Then they’ll demand feld create 2 new supercross positions per year for the duration of the contract.
And with guaranteed income....they’ll show
Up. Roll the gate. Head back to the truck.....got my $80,000 a year. Holla.
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