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Only $10 for all 2024 SX, MX, and SMX series (regularly $30).
And $90k a year seems light to me.
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Anyhoo, back to Axel...where is the "Slayground" and does Monster fund it? Its insane how much land costs in CA, it would be difficult to do that with your own money.
Phil Hodges (dad) - Awesome guy. Moto fan. Modest Living. Actually sponsored me when I would ship my bikes to races, get there, rent a uhaul and ship it to the next. Owns (owned?) a shipping / receiving company. He and his family lived in Encinitas, Ca. They got a new neighbor one day when his kids were young. It was Jeremy McGrath. Because of his personality and good nature, became friends with Jeremy.
Ash Hodges (Dirt Shark) - actually started as a bottom of the totem pole Alpinestars rider rep. Driving the van to races. if I would guess, making 35k a year. (My guess is based on I was a Sidi boot rep immediately after stoping racing) he got his foot in the door at Monster early. Worked his way from managing riders to doing the first dirt shark videos which consisted of mostly pit videos and monster athletes (and girls and girls and more girls) To what they do now.
Axel Hodges - was a kid that raced around so cal - was fast. Lived the so cal amateur life for a few years. They (the family) soon realized the amateur racing scene cost a shit ton of money, was crazy competitive and Axel probably want going to be in the upper 1% to make a living at it. He could of possibly, but before taking the risk and gamble they saw the social media side of things starting to be more of a payoff to sponsors. Along with his brothers they started filming and doing what we see now.
There is another brother, whom I have never met. Pretty sure he is behind the scenes with the video stuff and an integral part of producing them.
Personally I think it’s a pretty cool story. I know some people don’t like Dirt Shark for his “cool guy” attitude. Has always been cool with me. But to be a family who got a new neighbor one day, who was the king. They got into MX, then went out and blazed their own path....??? Pretty cool.
Talk about full circle, now MC is working with Monster and the Hodges family is working with him all the time. Also- “slayground” in the last video is at MC’s ranch in very east San Diego.
It’s not Axel’s fault that his brother is Dirtshark is it? He makes money off of people’s attention, and he’s smart for it. He knows how to play the game. Good for him.
Plus he is making a salary from Seven, BTO, Kawasaki, SPY, and I'm sure some underwear and sock companies...all that together he is doing pretty good. He's a talented guy on a bike and has 550k followers....breeds for some decent return.
My wife and I bring in, what I consider a lot, around the Top 4% of household income in the US. We own a modest $232K home in the DFW area. We save the max 401K per year and we save emergency savings too. There's no way in hell I could ever spend $700K for a house, even though I could.
Even with that knowledge, it's just crazy that people in LA are buying homes that will most likely lose them because they are propped up on a loan that is completely unrealistic. To be honest, the housing market is in for another crash real soon like 2008. Banks are shady fucks that prey on people that shouldn't be owning a home.
FYI, I'm a firm proponent of living within (or underneath) your means.
I’m not saying there won’t be another correction, if fact, there will be...but it will be minor compared to 2008....so if you are expecting a 2008 type of housing correction don’t hold your breath (baring a massive spike in unemployment...).
Sorry to change the subject...
If it does, I will be selling my home in DFW and moving back to Ventura County if I can get a house for 350-450K.
Pit Row
Here's a couple photos from my last visit there.
It’s the weather. There is a reason prices are high....like that old saying “you may get 4 seasons but 3 of them suck”. I can go riding on 72 degree days 12 months out of the year, there may be a few 90’s or 60’s along the way but the 72’s won’t be far behind. To me that is worth $$$
Hodges, at 90k a year makes plenty of money to own a house. There are different areas to purchase, it’s all not La Jolla, Newport Beach etc
Isn’t he up in the Temecula area? All you need to do is look 5-10 miles from the center of town and you will find very nice track homes that are more than affordable at 90k a year. I’m sure he will do just fine.
We are fools if we believe our gross pay is what we make. It isn't!
Taxes are being taken to support the welfare state, the New Deal, and the Great Society. Productive people are being pick-pocketed. I thought stealing was wrong per the 4th Commandment? Ha!
What you get to keep is what you make!
Rant over, for now...
That said, adult children who do live at home are a big economic problem in this country. Not experiencing independence as well as sacrificing fun things to pay the rent/mortgage is doing adult children a disservice and impairing their development into adulthood. It also subsidizes fluff industries (alcohol/pot/video games) and hurts important industries like home building which can potentially employ many trades and people and pay decent wages and benefits.
If adolescence starts at 10 and ends at 30, our society and economy is in trouble. Without men going out on their own and having at least the foundation to start families, birth rates will go down and the economy will not be self-sufficient. If too many people are riding in the wagon, and too few are pulling it, the wagon will slow down or stop. Not good.
Rant over, for now...
i'm just a jealous mid-30's bro picking my nose in my office chair dreaming of a day sprocket bolt injuries no longer plague the sport i love.
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