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National Riders Group for Motocross
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Did you know...
In 2008, the AMA started fining riders $500 for taking a piss behind the starting gate at national events.
Then they started providing porta potties closer to the starting line. Are you kidding!!$500 for a piss!! WTF?
A guy would need to be top 4 to make enough money to cover the fine and his entry fee. They ought to make
the fine relative to the lousy purse and only fine them 50 cents!
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In the eyes of Live Nation and the AMA, that the riders are not considered VIPs?
If the riders aren't "Very Important People" then who is? What would a Supercross be without the riders?
Riders are not allowed to park in VIP parking and Live Nation is moving toward making riders pay $30 to
park their cars. (This after they we've already been charged $200 to race!) At San Francisco they said they
provided free parking a good 20 minute walk from the stadium, but once we got there, the parking
attendants didn't know anything about it. At Houston it was pay the $30 bucks or don't park. Meanwhile,
VIPs were allowed to park for free right across the street!
If you complain loud enough, they might give you a VIP sticker.
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Supercross is Big Money for Promoter Live Nation
On July 30th 2007 the Sports Business Journal published a very detailed article on the business of
Supercross( Revved up and on a roll). The article states that Live Nation brings in over $44 million dollars a
year on the Supercross series! (It's a shame they only pay the riders about $1.3 million for the year.) Over
$20.8 million dollars comes from ticket sales, $14.2 million from sponsorships, $8.3 million from
merchandise and another $1.1 million from television.
At the Supercross Banquet last year, President of Live Nation Sports, Charlie Mancuso, said it costs about
$1 million dollars to put on each SX event.
For 2008 the AMA Supercross purse increased $4,485 to $89,350 per event. If Live Nation were to
quadruple the purse to $5.4 million dollars per year it would still leave over $20 million dollars profit to Live
Nation and instead of $89,350 per event, the riders would get $339,460. For you Lites riders, instead of
making $250 for being in the show, you would get a minimum of $1000. Maybe then riders could afford to
get to the next race!
In 2008, the AMA started fining riders $500 for taking a piss behind the starting gate at national events.
Then they started providing porta potties closer to the starting line. Are you kidding!!$500 for a piss!! WTF?
A guy would need to be top 4 to make enough money to cover the fine and his entry fee. They ought to make
the fine relative to the lousy purse and only fine them 50 cents!
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In the eyes of Live Nation and the AMA, that the riders are not considered VIPs?
If the riders aren't "Very Important People" then who is? What would a Supercross be without the riders?
Riders are not allowed to park in VIP parking and Live Nation is moving toward making riders pay $30 to
park their cars. (This after they we've already been charged $200 to race!) At San Francisco they said they
provided free parking a good 20 minute walk from the stadium, but once we got there, the parking
attendants didn't know anything about it. At Houston it was pay the $30 bucks or don't park. Meanwhile,
VIPs were allowed to park for free right across the street!
If you complain loud enough, they might give you a VIP sticker.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supercross is Big Money for Promoter Live Nation
On July 30th 2007 the Sports Business Journal published a very detailed article on the business of
Supercross( Revved up and on a roll). The article states that Live Nation brings in over $44 million dollars a
year on the Supercross series! (It's a shame they only pay the riders about $1.3 million for the year.) Over
$20.8 million dollars comes from ticket sales, $14.2 million from sponsorships, $8.3 million from
merchandise and another $1.1 million from television.
At the Supercross Banquet last year, President of Live Nation Sports, Charlie Mancuso, said it costs about
$1 million dollars to put on each SX event.
For 2008 the AMA Supercross purse increased $4,485 to $89,350 per event. If Live Nation were to
quadruple the purse to $5.4 million dollars per year it would still leave over $20 million dollars profit to Live
Nation and instead of $89,350 per event, the riders would get $339,460. For you Lites riders, instead of
making $250 for being in the show, you would get a minimum of $1000. Maybe then riders could afford to
get to the next race!