dabynx315 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I've been following the world scene for close to 10 years now and have NEVER heard or been able to find out what the purse money is in the world events......Do these guys get anything, or do they live off of their sponsorships. I've followed US Supercross for 20 years and was recently bowled over to find out these guys win about $1,500 for a win in the main!! I can see why they drop out so fast and nobody fresh comes in and stays for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the addict Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Pretty sure most of the money will come from the sponsors ie Honda pay Dougie a wage for the year etc, the prize money if any will probably be low for what the guys deserve. Most bike sports are like that, remember the British Road racing championships in the 90's , the win was about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpa3 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Yep, I remeber that one. We were racing in that meeting, when we pulled into the paddock we were so impressed that Mallory park had built a huge raised seating area overlooking Gerrards from the inside. It wasn't until we got closer that we realised it was not looking at the track but at the lake! The following week they had taken it down. All that for people to watch fishing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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