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I’d like to hear your debate on why it’s a good thing or a bad thing.
I see both sides of the fence.
1. This is a professional sport, NHL, NFL, MLB players don’t have to pay admission when they walk in the gate of another stadium. Why do our athletes have to? It’s ludicrous to charge the talent on a “pay to play” system, which scares away a lot of the local and regional racers.
The organizing body make enough money to not have to offset the cost of purse with charging entries. Isn’t that what ticket sales are for?
2. This is the biggest little sport in the world. Much like majority of Motorsports, there is a race fee to offset the costs of the facility. When it’s a pro national race, the riders pay goes into the purse payout. If you’re quality enough rider you will make your money back and some. No different than sitting down at the casino tables and the mandatory buy in. Also- the $250 fee deters any racers that don’t really belong. If all you had to have was a pro license, perhaps it would attract too many guys slipping through the cracks of the system that would be more of a burden than adding talent and could take away potential spots on the entry list for people that should/more deserving to be there.
Add your two cents. I want further opinion.
I see both sides of the fence.
1. This is a professional sport, NHL, NFL, MLB players don’t have to pay admission when they walk in the gate of another stadium. Why do our athletes have to? It’s ludicrous to charge the talent on a “pay to play” system, which scares away a lot of the local and regional racers.
The organizing body make enough money to not have to offset the cost of purse with charging entries. Isn’t that what ticket sales are for?
2. This is the biggest little sport in the world. Much like majority of Motorsports, there is a race fee to offset the costs of the facility. When it’s a pro national race, the riders pay goes into the purse payout. If you’re quality enough rider you will make your money back and some. No different than sitting down at the casino tables and the mandatory buy in. Also- the $250 fee deters any racers that don’t really belong. If all you had to have was a pro license, perhaps it would attract too many guys slipping through the cracks of the system that would be more of a burden than adding talent and could take away potential spots on the entry list for people that should/more deserving to be there.
Add your two cents. I want further opinion.
NASCAR has entry fees.
IndyCar has entry fees.
Golfer's pay to play and have to pay their caddy.
It's not something unique or exclusive to MX.
DC
Racer X
The Shop
If a rider makes 12 fast 40’s and collects a figurative $1000 per weekend- his entry fee is one quarter of his earnings. With no union representation.
HOWEVER. An individual must understand the difference between one series selling 20-30k tickets 12 times vs 30 teams selling an average of 10-15k tickets 162 times.
If you remember my demeanor the few times we’ve spoke, DC, you’d know I’m not here to be a nuisance or argumentative over the system. These are things I am considering as my pro license is pending approval again. I’m just interested in opinion.
Moto entry fees:
1) aids in removing liability from the promoters! “You paid to do this”
2) a guy has to finish what top 30 to see his money back from the entry fee?
3) if I was a promoter I would make money however I could make money also!
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I guess you could call undrafted rookies privateers. But if signed they do a get a 3 year deal. That $465k would be a huge year in SX/MX yet in the NFL is the minimum wage. No way to even compare.
DC
Racer X
Pit Row
I don't even know how much the fee is.
Which nationals are selling between 20-30k in tickets?
How many of the nationals do you do per season?
NHRA Pro Mod: $500
NHRA Alcohol Dragster or Funny Car: $250
NHRA Top Fuel Harley: $210
NASCAR Sprint Cup: $3,630 (per event, not including a franchise)
Indy 500: $12,000 (2013 info)
F1 team: $3.3 million (season ... 2013 info)
IndyCar team: $456,000 (season ... 2013 info)
Personally, I've never done anything worth doing that didn't have an entry fee.
This year, Tenn., Southwick, Millville. Last national I raced was 09 so I am having to go through the discretionary approval. Finally got a position and seniority at FedEx to get the time off to do three races.
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