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To me it was the most anticipated race all year! I´ve saved up and paid for hotel and plane tickets and a rental car. Now one of the fastest teams won´t show up with arguably the best rider(s) because of BS.
Whoever says motocross should grow: stick it in you @ss! This is what happens when a sport grows. Money goes way before pride, fans and racing. We have been screwed and robbed of possibly the race of the decade!
Whoever works in the Italian federation, and the bitching sponsors of AC and DP - I´m e-raping you all, and I´m definitely not buying anything from their sponsors either!
There´s no point in going anymore - at least not this year
Whoever says motocross should grow: stick it in you @ss! This is what happens when a sport grows. Money goes way before pride, fans and racing. We have been screwed and robbed of possibly the race of the decade!
Whoever works in the Italian federation, and the bitching sponsors of AC and DP - I´m e-raping you all, and I´m definitely not buying anything from their sponsors either!
There´s no point in going anymore - at least not this year
It will just scare more sponsors away....
Both the KTM Red Bull & Yamaha Monster Team's fork out far to much money in the sport to get treated like that.
Very bad move on the FMI's part...
And a slap in the face to many fans world wide.
The Shop
FastEddy beat me to it !!
Sure the event it is about Countries from a fans point of view and also for the riders in a sense...
But from the business side of things....it really isn't,it's all about $$$$$$.
It is still pro racing ,which is a business, the FMI should have gave in to their wishes, for the sake of the event,sponsors and the sport in general.
If they weren't there, there'd be no team and AC or DP would never have made the team in the first place.
They pay and keep the teams afloat
I applaud both AC and DP for standing up for those who pay them and pay for the team to allow them to race.
Loyalty is something you don't see a lot of anymore
Blaming those who pay the bills is pure stupidity
They pay the bill but that gives them no right to screw us over. They are already the reason why podium interviews are a waste of time and space, they already cover the banners and bikes too. It´s about time they have a sit down with the Italian federation and cooperate. Maybe both parties need to give an take a bit to satisfy the fans.
Sponsors don´t rule the sport, we just allow them to. And Red bull/ Monster don´t seem to give two shits about the racing, which means we shouldn´t give two shits about their products. AC and DP could EASILY get better sponsors who actually cared about the sport and how they portray themselves to the fans of the sport. Which by the way are their customers too.
and you know why it's funny?
Because you have no clue how stupid it is
Yeah, racing is supposed to just exist....funded on water and oxygen
No need for sponsors or sponsors are just supposed to pay for racing solely out of the goodness of their hearts, not for any return on that investment....just fork over the money, and walk away.
Never mind getting a ROI.
Never mind getting exposure.
Just give up the money and STFU
Yeah, that'll work
Pit Row
Without sponsors the sport will just go backwards and would be nothing....
Red Bull,Monster,Rock Star,Yamaha,Honda,Suzuki,KTM,Kawasaki,PC,etc all rule the sport
and even the event's & riders.
The FMI doesnt!
Get a clue man.....
No Supercross,No AMA Nationals,No GP's and many other events they sponsor.
Then you would have no sport.
Think about it.....
It is a business.
In-fact even this message board you are posting is supported by sponsors.....look at the adds.
Unless you're a hypocrite
You're not a hypocrite, are you?
Sounds like good business sense to me.
Come now.
I think I can sort of understand all three sides of this mess, but it's a bloody shame they weren't able to resolve it.
Without brands/sponsors like Yamaha ,Suzuki, Honda,Kawasaki etc.... you have no dirt bikes, so you wouldn't even have a sport in general to participate in,let alone be a fan of.
It is theirs and if they want to bring in mainstream sponsors like Energy Drink sponsors, then so be it.
the sport on the pro level doesnt exist without the fans . every pro sport in the world knows that .... except motocross apparently .
petty political/ego battles between sponsors , promoters , sanctioning bodies and race teams , that do nothing but alieanate fans ... are what prevent the sport from gaining mainstream success .
Pirates !!
Doryphores !!
Jellyfish !!
Crab-apples !!
Toffee Noses !!
Goosecaps !!
That'll fix `em
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