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10/2/2017 6:15am
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As a fan of motocross, I love to see the best race. This cant happen regularly as there are 2 major series which run a separate agenda. So the only time fans will get the chance is one wk end a year at the nations. This is one of the best factors of the wk end for me.
I think it is an honor to represent your country, you are crediting the sport of motocross & the industry that supports it.
Riders like ET that have no medical reason not to go, just basically cant be arsed should face some sort of consequences.
An idea might be to say ok you don't want to do it, so next time it's in your country your not eligible. So you cant just cherry pick the easy logistic one's in your career.
At the end of the day I wanna see the best guys step up in future.
I think it is an honor to represent your country, you are crediting the sport of motocross & the industry that supports it.
Riders like ET that have no medical reason not to go, just basically cant be arsed should face some sort of consequences.
An idea might be to say ok you don't want to do it, so next time it's in your country your not eligible. So you cant just cherry pick the easy logistic one's in your career.
At the end of the day I wanna see the best guys step up in future.
i realize they are training hard, but its thier job and they are paid well for it
at my job i get one week off a year
The Shop
And Zach O...
Forced to sit out?? I doubt it, but at least a mild drubbing the fans is appropriate.
B. What damage happens if you send another team of not your best and USA doesn't win at home? Fuckin pack it up.
C. This is really about the sponsors. Why the fuck does Monster want Eli at the USGPs? Does anyone give a fuck he won or lost it?
Pit Row
For instance.. I get paid XX dollars a year to race XX brand at all SX and MX races (with language included for the bonus structure) for XX seasons.
In addition to the above, I will agree to race the MXDN (also include any other off season race here) if I am selected and as compensation be provided my full race bike, I will receive XX dollars as compensation, and have all travel related costs covered. If the brand/sponsors you ride for don't agree to this and you do get selected you can then push it back to your Sponsor by saying I offered to include this race into my contract and was told no. I don't expect these guys to race for free. They aren't military. They don't have any obligation to defend USA. They are athletes paid to do a job. If they aren't paid, they shouldn't go. Simple. I don't work for free. I doubt any on here would as well.
Another thing I will never understand is why the top tier guys don't stipulate that all air travel will be first class whenever possible. It floors me when I hear that Matthes watches Tomac pass by him on his way to coach seats. Guys like him (and many others) spend hours training their ass off daily, 100s of thousands of dollars on practice tracks, trainers, heavy equipment, etc... But somehow won't spend a few hundred more dollars for a first class ticket. I fly weekly for work and the difference from coach to first class on Delta is rarely more than $200-$300. Even I pay for the upgrade.
And while I am on my rant I will never understand why these guys take the very first flight out the next morning after a race or even worse, the red eye. Why aren't their trainers intervening and saying you have to rest and recover? There is only about a billion studies out there saying that rest is one of the most important components of recovery.
Some people have a lot more to lose than to gain by racing additional races.
Cole and Dean weren't expected to dominate at MXDN.... And if they somehow did all that would do is raise their stock..
If Eli did anything but win it would lower his stock.
BIG DIFFERENCE!!!
As I formally said, they have no obligation to go. They aren't military. As far as I know Olympic athletes aren't forced to go either. They decide to try out for olympics.
Of course, if they have Sponsors that make attending the Olympics a required thing to get paid they go to Olympics.
Clearly, the MXDN is not an important event for the rider's Sponsors. If it was, it would be required and included as part of their contract. Matthes has reported (and it was confirmed by several riders) that even the best riders out there end up coming out of pocket several thousand dollars to go race this event. That is ridiculous.
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