04-10-2011, 09:20 PM
I've had a lot of experience in different pieces of sport bike freestyle, over the past 7yrs I've been playin this game.. I see Kyle and Randy's perspective and agree with some things there... I see what Thomas and Randy are doing business wise to keep this going tough these tough times in the economy over the past 3yrs that has effected our sport drastically.. Coming off the '07 season the sport was really on the rise, but has been going down slowly in different areas of the sport and the motorcycle industry in general. Was there some poor business decisions in venues and logistics during this time, maybe.. I haven't been out to the last handful of comps to see in person how it's going down to give a good opinion but with attendance down from the past years, there is definitely something that has to change..
At the end of the day, for the riders, and the higher ups trying to keep things going, imo it's all about the money.. Whether it's through sponsor support, investment, or grinding out individually.. We need it to make it bigger and better on all levels, and or something like X-Games throwing us a rope, but maybe that won't even be enough to get bigger corporate investment in riders and the competition side to make it a real sport. Time will tell.
At the end of the day, for the riders, and the higher ups trying to keep things going, imo it's all about the money.. Whether it's through sponsor support, investment, or grinding out individually.. We need it to make it bigger and better on all levels, and or something like X-Games throwing us a rope, but maybe that won't even be enough to get bigger corporate investment in riders and the competition side to make it a real sport. Time will tell.