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Read it before you say, "B.S."...the answer's towards the bottom...
Perception, people, it's about "Perception"...as in Perceive...get it?
1 a : to attain awareness or understanding of
b : to regard as being such
How do the Fans (That IS how and why he gets the Benjis!)...How do THEY perceive James' attitude towards THEM and THE SPORT when he's on the Tube with Bitches and Benzos flyin' in the the -G- and trippin' like a Rock Star; yet,...and get this...this really IS precious...
He can't AFFORD to GO RACIN'...?
That doesn't translate too well. I see things as practical as possible and I'm an Ol'School Bubba fan; BUT! He -COULD- put a deal together for the Nat's IF HE REALLY WANTED TO!
L & M don't want to (Btw, they are profitable...thank you!).
Yamaha don't wanna right the check (Don't think McCarty can at the moment).
A Trans-Team deal doesn't look likely 'cause of Sponsor Conflicts and James' love of the Benjis (Think of Trey's Factory Conn & Team Honda swap).
James' and Co. don't see thngs the way MANY of you do...the Hero Status to be acheived by Putting THEIR OWN DEAL TOGETHER...
Yes, beyond L&M/San Man...he COULD get the Technical Support and Hardware: The rest is Sponsor Money and his need for the good stuff...like Private Air-Travel...you know...all that..."I'm jus' a regular guy" stuff.
Then there's this: What has he produced for his fans, this year, besides (Yawn) his T.V. gig?
There's the questions regarding...is HE still The Man?
There's the Sponsors that have shelled out the Benjis...
Red Bull
San Man
Nike
Yamaha
Answer
Dunlop
Bell
Oakley
ProTaper
One Industries
Alpinestars (Yes, they're still on-board!)
Those of you "in the Biz"...don't YOU wonder WTF they're thinkin'?
"Gee, we shelled out all this cash for the JS7 show and we got -1- race? Jeeeezus!"
Don't even bother with the ol' "Well, that's racin'!"
Not to the guy with the check-book!
A lil' Good Faith towards the Fans, the Sport, HIMSELF!, his Sponsors...His Intellectual Property (JS7 Ent.)...would go a Looooooooong way right now.
For his crew: Putting a deal together to go race the Nat's would take -3- weeks: Tops!
-3- WEEKS.
Hire a Mgr or a Co-ordinator.
A rig.
Grab Josh as a Team-mate.
Add a coupl'a "Lites" riders and throw Mookie in there after Lorretta's!
Get the Mechanics and Crew of choice.
Lease a Building (Or, hell, run it OUT OF THE HOUSE(The back-shop) in Florida!)
Hire a Mgr or a Co-ordinator.
Tell D.C. you're comin' and to get you some potential sponsors to talk to (Davey knows EVERYONE!)
Call Red Bull.
Call Nike.
Tell Yamaha.
Call Answer.
Call Oakley.
Call Bell.
Get KYB on the phone.
Tell Dunlop.
All the way down the list of the current Sponsor Pkg...
(Btw, I don't see San Man as a likely sponsor...I'd like to BE WRONG)
Then...
Call potential "New Sponsors".
Arrange the finances, travel...plan it.
Start testing.
Win title.
This is where someone TRIES to convince me that IT CAN'T BE DONE, CAN'T BE PROFITABLE and/or I'm an Idiot.
Btw, once they do this: Why do they need L&M?
No worries. Bounce this off of Bill Keefe and tell me what he says...
Or ask Big James and he'll say,"Baby steps, man. Baby steps."
Don't forget: James has some serious "Pull".
I'm jus' knowin'...
Perception, people, it's about "Perception"...as in Perceive...get it?
1 a : to attain awareness or understanding of
b : to regard as being such
How do the Fans (That IS how and why he gets the Benjis!)...How do THEY perceive James' attitude towards THEM and THE SPORT when he's on the Tube with Bitches and Benzos flyin' in the the -G- and trippin' like a Rock Star; yet,...and get this...this really IS precious...
He can't AFFORD to GO RACIN'...?
That doesn't translate too well. I see things as practical as possible and I'm an Ol'School Bubba fan; BUT! He -COULD- put a deal together for the Nat's IF HE REALLY WANTED TO!
L & M don't want to (Btw, they are profitable...thank you!).
Yamaha don't wanna right the check (Don't think McCarty can at the moment).
A Trans-Team deal doesn't look likely 'cause of Sponsor Conflicts and James' love of the Benjis (Think of Trey's Factory Conn & Team Honda swap).
James' and Co. don't see thngs the way MANY of you do...the Hero Status to be acheived by Putting THEIR OWN DEAL TOGETHER...
Yes, beyond L&M/San Man...he COULD get the Technical Support and Hardware: The rest is Sponsor Money and his need for the good stuff...like Private Air-Travel...you know...all that..."I'm jus' a regular guy" stuff.
Then there's this: What has he produced for his fans, this year, besides (Yawn) his T.V. gig?
There's the questions regarding...is HE still The Man?
There's the Sponsors that have shelled out the Benjis...
Red Bull
San Man
Nike
Yamaha
Answer
Dunlop
Bell
Oakley
ProTaper
One Industries
Alpinestars (Yes, they're still on-board!)
Those of you "in the Biz"...don't YOU wonder WTF they're thinkin'?
"Gee, we shelled out all this cash for the JS7 show and we got -1- race? Jeeeezus!"
Don't even bother with the ol' "Well, that's racin'!"
Not to the guy with the check-book!
A lil' Good Faith towards the Fans, the Sport, HIMSELF!, his Sponsors...His Intellectual Property (JS7 Ent.)...would go a Looooooooong way right now.
For his crew: Putting a deal together to go race the Nat's would take -3- weeks: Tops!
-3- WEEKS.
Hire a Mgr or a Co-ordinator.
A rig.
Grab Josh as a Team-mate.
Add a coupl'a "Lites" riders and throw Mookie in there after Lorretta's!
Get the Mechanics and Crew of choice.
Lease a Building (Or, hell, run it OUT OF THE HOUSE(The back-shop) in Florida!)
Hire a Mgr or a Co-ordinator.
Tell D.C. you're comin' and to get you some potential sponsors to talk to (Davey knows EVERYONE!)
Call Red Bull.
Call Nike.
Tell Yamaha.
Call Answer.
Call Oakley.
Call Bell.
Get KYB on the phone.
Tell Dunlop.
All the way down the list of the current Sponsor Pkg...
(Btw, I don't see San Man as a likely sponsor...I'd like to BE WRONG)
Then...
Call potential "New Sponsors".
Arrange the finances, travel...plan it.
Start testing.
Win title.
This is where someone TRIES to convince me that IT CAN'T BE DONE, CAN'T BE PROFITABLE and/or I'm an Idiot.
Btw, once they do this: Why do they need L&M?
No worries. Bounce this off of Bill Keefe and tell me what he says...
Or ask Big James and he'll say,"Baby steps, man. Baby steps."
Don't forget: James has some serious "Pull".
I'm jus' knowin'...
I did add a week, tho.
You don't think he/they could do their own thing?
The people that handle Stewart's business affairs are just a little smarter than the average moto fan.
But...
When you're talkin' about JS7...?
It's a matter of gettin' OFF YOUR ASS, pickin' up the phone, gettin' to it and...
Countin' the money.
I'm jus' believin'...
The Shop
He wouldn't be just going racing for the summer, he would be investing in his future value.
Or maybe it was factored, I didn't digest all that...
Btw, once they do this: Why do they need L&M?
Once the "Title" $ flow thru JS7 Ent....
It's OVER.
Big James and James ain't no fools.
But I think in James head he is done. 'He got his", and now is over it. Will do SX to get paid, but that is it.
After what Reed did last year, I will always have respect for him. James, not so much!
Honestly,
Do you think that his handlers haven't already done that?
The demographics on the outdoor nationals are not very impressive at all.
I'm jus' wonderin'...
It depends on things like "Lease" v. "Buy".
Jus' James or a "Team"?
Add a few "Lites" guys and make some of the Sponsors happy with "Full-Program" exposure...?
If it was something that I'd like to see under the best of circumstances?
The Red Bull Racing JS7 Team.
James + another FAST 450.
-2- Lites RIders.
Really, I'm being pretty realisitic and proll'y too positive. It could be done.
Yes, it would be a lot of work.
I WOULD be worth it, tho.
Speedy Reedy was pretty successful last year, right?
Pit Row
Less than $1M for JSE Ent.
Bikes: Yamaha
All the rest of the Hardware: Sponsors...
Then there's Red Bull, Nike, Answer, Oakley, Bell....etc.
They'd have to plan and cover their own "Operating Costs".
Do you think he could get WELL over $1M together to go racing?
If it is Jus' James...why not run it out of their existing operation in FLA?
So...on top of his current Entourage we'd have to add...
Mgr.
2 Mechanics (Race-program: He already has his guy at home...)
Driver
-2- Hospitallity People
-1- Office Admin.
Already has someone drivin' the motorhome.
Has Baker.
Has all the rest.
Btw, this could be a March - late Sept. program...so that's a short sched (Pay-Roll-wise).
This would be a PLUSH Program by MX Racing stds.
So...IF we set Costs at $1M...ANYTHING Beyond THAT is all for JS7 Ent.
Also, with everyone dissing the coverage of the Nationals as if its a worth less school boy race - does anyone know the TV ratings of the Nationals show vs the SX? I don't live in America, so don't know much about the profile of the channels. But I'd love to know the figures. Can anyone set the record straight? The Nationals TV show was awesome last year, didn't it play out live at times too?
Answer...
Nike...
Oakley...
Go read the list at the top of the page: He can find additional sponsors...
Btw, Reedy DID get some Rockstar money...
Some Thor money...
Some Suzuki money...
Some Makita money...
Etc.
This I know.
Also,
James WOULD spend more.
James WOULD make more.
Let's call it all of March thru the end of Sept. ...7 months. Plenty of start-up time and time to set-up for MXdN.
I can tell ya that you can lease a rig , all day, for $10K/month-short term. A nice rig.
You can get a helluva a driver for $8K/month-short-term (This is a GOOD driver's gig!)
Mechanics ain't paid NEARLY enough and I'm not gonna insult my friends.
Mgr.? 7 months? Let's say $50-60K.
The rest add's up, too. Travel, Fuel...yada, yada, yada.
Some expenses are already incurred and covered; however, they could be charged off "better" against these new expenses.
I don't think this is the ONLY answer; but, it's Waaaaay the hell 'possible'.
Maybe I jus' believe in James/Big James/The Stewarts too much. I'm cool with that. I'm proud of them.
Think about it...
They've accomplished a HELLUVA LOT!
Like I said, all of his Sponsors have paid him this year according to contract terms. He can't go get additional sponsors that would not conflict with current sponsors. You are really living in Fantasy Land. It is a lot harder than you think to do.
Reed did it last year, but with FACTORY SUZUKI, not his own team. Look how successful MC was, but his team went under doing SX that pays 20 times better than the Nationals does. Put down the peace pipe son!!
But, I see a reason for James and Co. to be more involved and happier with their program...thus...be more enthusiastic about it.
Racer111...his current contract is for SX, X-Games & USSX.
Anything beyond that has it's own "scope"...it's own "Sponsorship" potential...and he can get "More" if it brings in the demographics and the Sponsors like the proposal...
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