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Anyone know of any big money races coming up soon??
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/2018-Big-Money-Motocross…
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/ANY-PRO-MONEY-RACES,1342…
The Shop
2. Do you always use two question marks?
3. If you were a local expert, would you divulge where all the big money (fair) races are on the interwebs?
I can only answer #3 for you. No. Though if a promoter were to see this post, i'm sure they would be amped to get the info out there. I'm sure there will be a couple around Indiana in a few weeks.
Before someone lists Unadilla, Budds Creek, or Ironman(or Loretta's), the OP asked for "BIG" money races. Races where you win big money, not spend big money.
Who shit in your cheerios?
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That attitude comes from when I was chasing big money races. As someone showing up to win money, you want as few competitors there as possible. Even if you are fast, anything can happen. Crash in the first turn, mechanical, etc. You still want to leave with some of the guaranteed pay out to get you to the next race.
much ty?
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/ANY-PRO-MONEY-RACES,1342…
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/2018-Big-Money-Motocross…
I don't usually act like a daddy on an internet forum and check the background first in order to investigate if an answer to a question will really help the asking person or not. One never stops learning I guess.
Defiantly
http://results.americanmotorcyclist.com/riders/98862-brendan-sipple/res…
Pit Row
Everyone is a pro practice rider now.
Had a $7000 purse last week at Lake County Fair.
12 guys first night, 8 the second.
Guys that live 20 miles away didn’t show up.
The fans don’t know the difference between Johnny C Class and Travis Sewell who won everything.
No purse and we would have had the same fans.
Why do all that work when nobody shows?!
I thought that was a no no
holeshot awards
give-aways are riders meeting
awards for top 3 finishers (prizes/gift cards, not cash)
Somebody threw out a $4000 purse figure above. We had that at local races back in the 70's. And that money was worth a lot more. FYI, a $4,000 purse in 1976 would have to be $18,000 today to account for inflation.
We could buy a new bike with a weekend's purse money back then. Hell, you can't do that if you win a National today.
Race purses today are like wages today. Stuck in neutral or going backwards.
That being said I don't see how anyone would veer find out, nor would most people care.
But yeah other than the occasional race here or there, there is not near the money races and decent payouts there used to be, the money just isn't there like it used to be.
And yeah inflation is a joke, everything costs 2-4 times as much but wages have barely increased.
Scotty had a bar nearby and had motorized barstools. We raced those late into the night with beers in hand.
Man those were the days.
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