Wealthiest Moto Insiders

PabloEscobar
Like all sports, the guys writing the checks are the ones with legitimate wealth, not the athletes themselves and moto is certainly no different. I've been following the sport for a long time but due to the veil of secrecy that seems to surround all facets of this sport, have never heard much about the guys writing the checks. I recently saw an article on RacerX about Alias that mentioned Mike Grondahl was a co-founder of Planet Fitness (current mkt cap of ~$1.7 billion) and it got me wondering who else we have in the sport that is in that league of wealth. Curious to hear if any of you know.
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Rockinar 3/24/2017 1:42pm
3/24/2017 1:42pm Edited Date/Time 3/24/2017 1:43pm
bsmyth634 wrote:
James Stewart
He said "not the athletes". And James Stewart has $0 income now.


I always wondered what kind of bucks Mitch Payton has.
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Graybeard 3/24/2017 1:47pm
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No, JS7 and Mitch are racing about the same amount these days........


Sorry, couldn't resist.............
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51xc 3/24/2017 1:49pm
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bsmyth634 wrote:
James Stewart
Rockinar wrote:
He said "not the athletes". And James Stewart has $0 income now.


I always wondered what kind of bucks Mitch Payton has.
yeah, that seven gear probably make $0. Blink

anyways, isn't pink writing the checks for rch? Grinning
otherwise I don't care much about super rich people really.

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DF313 3/24/2017 1:49pm
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Not on topic... really, and not sure how accurate it is, but celebrity net worth has

TP @ $30 Million
RC @ $25 Million
Chad Reed @ $20 Mil
JS7 @ $18 Mil
RV @ 5 Mil
RD @ 8 Mil

Bonus Jason Lawrence at -$3.50 for the tacos somebody bought him. JK, he's not on there, I checked though.

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Mark Kavamme MDK that guy spent a ton of money in the Sport over a short span.

Real nice guy the few times I met him, seemed like when the $ started drying up then He wasn't so cool to some people.

The Sport doesn't attract and hold very many big money people.
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dean122 3/24/2017 1:58pm
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bsmyth634 wrote:
James Stewart
Rockinar wrote:
He said "not the athletes". And James Stewart has $0 income now.


I always wondered what kind of bucks Mitch Payton has.
Facepalm..
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What, rich people exist? And you mean to tell me some of them are even involved in moto??? Frankly I don't believe it.
PabloEscobar 3/24/2017 2:01pm
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DF313 wrote:
Not on topic... really, and not sure how accurate it is, but celebrity net worth has TP @ $30 Million RC @ $25 Million Chad Reed...
Not on topic... really, and not sure how accurate it is, but celebrity net worth has

TP @ $30 Million
RC @ $25 Million
Chad Reed @ $20 Mil
JS7 @ $18 Mil
RV @ 5 Mil
RD @ 8 Mil

Bonus Jason Lawrence at -$3.50 for the tacos somebody bought him. JK, he's not on there, I checked though.

I'm sure Lawrence had a million plus at some point thanks to his championship and racing in the heyday of the sport. You can only buy so many taco's though before it's gone. Would be interesting to know what ultimately paid more, RC and his championships or Pastrana and the career he took on with rally racing, nitro circus, x-games fame, etc.
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bsmyth634 3/24/2017 2:01pm
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bsmyth634 wrote:
James Stewart
Rockinar wrote:
He said "not the athletes". And James Stewart has $0 income now.


I always wondered what kind of bucks Mitch Payton has.
Lol sorry I was just trolling.
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bsmyth634 3/24/2017 2:02pm
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DF313 wrote:
Not on topic... really, and not sure how accurate it is, but celebrity net worth has TP @ $30 Million RC @ $25 Million Chad Reed...
Not on topic... really, and not sure how accurate it is, but celebrity net worth has

TP @ $30 Million
RC @ $25 Million
Chad Reed @ $20 Mil
JS7 @ $18 Mil
RV @ 5 Mil
RD @ 8 Mil

Bonus Jason Lawrence at -$3.50 for the tacos somebody bought him. JK, he's not on there, I checked though.

hahah
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HenryJ77 3/24/2017 2:05pm
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DF313 wrote:
Not on topic... really, and not sure how accurate it is, but celebrity net worth has TP @ $30 Million RC @ $25 Million Chad Reed...
Not on topic... really, and not sure how accurate it is, but celebrity net worth has

TP @ $30 Million
RC @ $25 Million
Chad Reed @ $20 Mil
JS7 @ $18 Mil
RV @ 5 Mil
RD @ 8 Mil

Bonus Jason Lawrence at -$3.50 for the tacos somebody bought him. JK, he's not on there, I checked though.

RD more than RV....... that can't be correct??
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Mike Genova has been funding a team long enough to indicate that he either started with or still has some fairly deep pockets.
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Skidaddle 3/24/2017 2:08pm
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Mark Kvamme was one. Edit, 500 Hundy guy already mentioned.
jorgechavez 3/24/2017 2:14pm
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HenryJ77 wrote:
RD more than RV....... that can't be correct??
I thought that too but I guess it makes sense, RD's a little more marketable and clean cut. I guess the better rider doesn't always get paid more.

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Shaun Kalos's Grandpa was the first with a bus. Back in 1981. And showing up in a helicopter.

These kids don't even know the name.
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Jimmy John Liautaud - Jimmy John's Founder/Owner - 200$ Million Net Worth

Forrest Lucas - Lucas Oil/MavTV Owner - 500$ Million Net Worth

Rodney Sacks - Monster Energy CEO - 1.4$ Billion Net Worth

Hilton Schlosberg - Monster Energy President/COO - 1.53$ Billion Net Worth

Russell Weiner - Rockstar Energy Founder/Owner - 4$ Billion Net Worth

Dietrich Mateschitz - Red Bull Founder/Owner - 13.2$ Billion Net Worth

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AZ35 3/24/2017 3:54pm
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Skidaddle wrote:
Shaun Kalos's Grandpa was the first with a bus. Back in 1981. And showing up in a helicopter.

These kids don't even know the name.
And ironically that same bus is still in front of his Grandpa's house. Been parked there for 30 years, never sold it. I happened to drive by his house a couple months ago and was surprised it was still parked in the same place (his grandpa lives off of a major street, I wasn't stalking...).

When he pulled into Ponca in 84 with that bus, it was the talk of the pits. Back then even factory riders just had box trucks, that bus went to another level in coolness. And he was about 12-13 years old then. Crowd around his pits all week was huge.
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MX Guy 3/24/2017 4:17pm
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bsmyth634 wrote:
James Stewart
Rockinar wrote:
He said "not the athletes". And James Stewart has $0 income now.


I always wondered what kind of bucks Mitch Payton has.
bsmyth634 wrote:
Lol sorry I was just trolling.
If James got a nickel every time his name was said in the vitalmx forum he would be right there
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vikingBoy wrote:
I found $5 in the wash today...just sayin
That's enough for little Caesar's and a nap afterwards. Nice!
Dougie-D-768 3/24/2017 4:22pm
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I was at Ponca in '84, and years after! Kalos' set up was awesome, Greyhound-style bus with 6-8 race bikes parked next to it, all with the number 911 number plates pointed to the crowd! In '86 Kalos raced 125, 250, and 500 pro classes, and had at least 6-8 big bikes parked that year! '86 was a great Ponca national, and I remember Emig and Bradshaw battling on '80's, Stephenson, Craig, and others on big bike intermediate! Matasevich, Kiedrowski, Kalos on big bike pros, and Jeff Stanton raced just the 500 pro class. You had Lusk, and future road racing champion, Collin Edwards, Reynard on the smaller bikes! A lot more big names like Loracco and others too!
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fins227 3/24/2017 4:23pm
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George Holland, the podcast he did with Matthes made it seem like he was doin pretty well.

Wait what was the question?
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I brought home 5 aluminum cans, and a half eaten sandwich in my lunchbox today from work.
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
Jimmy John Liautaud - Jimmy John's Founder/Owner - 200$ Million Net Worth Forrest Lucas - Lucas Oil/MavTV Owner - 500$ Million Net Worth Rodney Sacks -...
Jimmy John Liautaud - Jimmy John's Founder/Owner - 200$ Million Net Worth

Forrest Lucas - Lucas Oil/MavTV Owner - 500$ Million Net Worth

Rodney Sacks - Monster Energy CEO - 1.4$ Billion Net Worth

Hilton Schlosberg - Monster Energy President/COO - 1.53$ Billion Net Worth

Russell Weiner - Rockstar Energy Founder/Owner - 4$ Billion Net Worth

Dietrich Mateschitz - Red Bull Founder/Owner - 13.2$ Billion Net Worth

Sacks, Weiner and MateSchitz, all top guys...
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Dougie-D-768 wrote:
I was at Ponca in '84, and years after! Kalos' set up was awesome, Greyhound-style bus with 6-8 race bikes parked next to it, all with...
I was at Ponca in '84, and years after! Kalos' set up was awesome, Greyhound-style bus with 6-8 race bikes parked next to it, all with the number 911 number plates pointed to the crowd! In '86 Kalos raced 125, 250, and 500 pro classes, and had at least 6-8 big bikes parked that year! '86 was a great Ponca national, and I remember Emig and Bradshaw battling on '80's, Stephenson, Craig, and others on big bike intermediate! Matasevich, Kiedrowski, Kalos on big bike pros, and Jeff Stanton raced just the 500 pro class. You had Lusk, and future road racing champion, Collin Edwards, Reynard on the smaller bikes! A lot more big names like Loracco and others too!
I raced Stephenson in Atlantic, Iowa in 85', Denny was the shit that year when he showed up for a "tuner" district 22 pts race.
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That Sack and Weiner should get together.

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