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My advice to you, never, as in Ever, work with large sums of money....
Go down the list of guys getting "paid" in SX. They mostly came from the amateur ranks already getting factory support. Then they go to the 250s, and even then, they arent guaranteed anything at the next level. You have guys with 250 titles to their names without contracts. Pro Circuit champs almost never even get a Factory Kawi offer. That is very telling. And indicative of just how thin the media exposure is spread. That TV time spent on the 250 class, on a kid that likely wont make it in 450's, is why a smaller 450 team doesnt have the sponsors to sign a former 250 champ.
And by forcing all the elite teams into 450, the privateers racing AX or whatever legitimate feeder series would have a much better time proving their talents because they wouldnt be going up against teams with sophisticated electronics (traction control) and all the other bells and whistles. If the end goal is for a privateer to one day get signed to a team, they should welcome a feeder system that allows them best to show their talents AND allow for the smaller teams in the 450 class to have the revenue to even sign them. The current system is pretty far from that.
For what it's worth, Jesse had an amateur career most riders dream about. He had ten top ten finishes at Loretta's and won Loretta's in the Open Pro Sport class. While he hasn't had a stellar pro career, he's been a solid main event rider with a few really good finishes.
Good luck in the future Jesse.
Joey
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2. MotoGP races last appx 45 minutes (but of course, the show lasts an entire weekend)
Total Day would look like this:
All morning (open pits & media obligations for riders/teams)
60 min (open practice for the riders)
15 min (qualifying)
15 min (intermission: gives riders a rest and fans the chance to concessions)
90 min (live TV broadcast)
I'd live stream practices and timed qualifying (for grid position) for the internet viewers at home. Subscription based (if there is even the demand for that).
For the mains I'd try to get the show down to a 90 minute long broadcast:
10 minutes of Pre-Race hype (allow time for interviews & track prep from practice/qualifying)
5 minutes TV timeout (riders take their sight lap)
15 minutes Main 1
5 minutes TV timeout (concessions)
5 minutes Pit Interviews (air them on the jumbotron live)
15 minutes Main 2
5 minutes TV timeout (concessions)
5 minutes Pit Interviews (air them on the jumbotron live)
15 minutes Main 3
5 minutes TV timeout
5 minutes Post-Race Closing
That's a action packed 90 minutes. 20 minutes of commercials. Run additional advertising (commercials) in picture-in-picture format like they do for MotoGP in Europe that way FX1 gets their money's worth and the action isnt interrupted.
That's a 3 hour day (without tailgating) for the average fan/family that goes to the event. They still get their money's worth. 2 hours worth of track action (for the diehards that want to watch the live stream). 90 minutes of Main Event broadcast to suit the modern attention span.
You'd rather they cut away from the live racing for a commercial?
And exactly who's exposure is cut in half? That 90 minutes of live production includes 45 minutes of real racing and 10 minutes of pit interviews where the sponsors get more exposure.
Are you referring to the industry sponsors that run the same four TV commercials 39 times during a SX broadcast?
The current format has a 250 main that matters for about 10 minutes and a 450 main that matters for another 10 minutes. And by then most of the stadium is cleared out or if you're at home you're already on Vital trying to get the bench racing on. The current format has 20 minutes of racing that matters. And a ton of filler that doesnt matter and most everyone dislikes.
90 minutes in which the audience is engaged is far more effective than 3 hours of mostly junk. MotoGP is a 1 hour program. The NBA wants games to be just over 2 hours. The NFL just barely gets away with it's 3 hour show (and they only have a 15 minute halftime of filler). You gotta consider attention spans and social media impact. SX broadcasts are getting longer when every other major sport is trying to be more efficient. What's that tell you?
Fans still get the pits.
Plus 75 min of practice & qualifying, if they want it
And a 90 min show with minmal down time. That’s perfect for families.
You can make the day as long as you want it. 4 hrs, 3 hrs, or 90 min.
And it works for both TV audience and live spectators.
What happens when you cut them loose from the show? Where are the next group of fast guys going to come from?
Some of you really need to sit back and think about what the " root " of this sport is.....and why it's called the "root ".
The fast guys have to come from some where....so where do you suppose they'll be coming from? Right out of LL's , into a 250 main event in SX? Nothing like throwing them right into the wolf den I guess.
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