Why aren’t there Americans left in Motogp

The ability to promote yourself to people with deep pockets is all important.
My kid was a decent rider, but I hate asking for money, so we left the sport.

 

Not so much the league as sponsors. It is a way you can demonstrate you bring eyes. Oh and when you bring a bunch of eyes and joe's sprockets sees your posts about his product it is easier to write checks. Success also helps but there is a lot of people not at the front with years of support IMO.

 

When Americans realize Europeans treat racing the way we treat stick and ball sports, is when they realize we’ve been left behind.

yes we always have 3-5 shining stars on our stage, until motorcycle is a lifestyle here then nothing will change.

put it this way, you see all the parents, friends, families, grandparents, at youth football games packed the fuck out or t-ball, or soccer, etc.

over there you have racing motorcycles and futbol. That’s their lifestyle.

 

Yeah, I don't see Roberts painting his hair in cheetah pattern, and "crip walkin' " on a podium Cornrows...maybe. But, only if someone in the fashion world convinces him it's back in style...for whitebois.

 

Just my opinion...Dorna sports is a European company that runs the show and it's about money and ratings not talent or countries representing the sport. There is no money growth in US with MotoGP or Moto2.

 

Roberts, right or wrong comes across a bit of a douche bag. The same facial expression in most of his instagram photos. Not to mention the here I am with my $5000 bicycle. Here I am with my $4000 Rickenbacker bass (not only am I racer but I'm also a rock star). Here I am with eating a ham sandwich but I somehow look like a douchebag.
I'm sure he's a good dude and well meaning but he just comes across like a rich kid playing at a lifestyle.

That's probably on me.

Nicky had the country boy, awe shucks act down and it worked.

 

Thing is, that always has been the case. Motorcycles have never been as popular in the states as there are/were in EU....

 

I still think fuck The world stage and grow the racing here.

 

im all for that but how do propose we do that.

 

Oh indeed, I understand that some of what I said is probably just my advance track to curmudgeon

 

spies has said it, hayes has said it, hell even sdk said it in his last podcast. Until the kids in america ride something equivalent to the gp chassis in europe they are always going to struggle going over there. look at the people who went there that rode 125, 250gp bikes that were similar, they were successful. colin edwards, nicky hayden, hopper, spies and look at kids that have never really rode anything but production bikes they have struggled. How do you bridge that gap in america its almost damn near impossible when every class of production racing we have is a minimum of 30k just for the bike to be semi competitive. much less the cost of trying to get gp based bikes here in america. will never happen.

 

Don`t think it was an act; Nicky seemed as genuine as they come.

 

It is. You are a grown-ass man. What are you doing on his Instagram?

 

Instragraming.

 

Nicky was also damn good looking.

 

Nascarize that bitch!

 

Unless we see someone partner up with American Racing, the only chance I see of an "American Abroad" is by performing well in Superbike and then having a perfect storm of seat availability/ someone lobbying for the rider and landing in WSBK and doing well. We forget GG was on the verge of the GP seat until.. well... Toprak. That seems the most logical path, what'd Kayla call it the Gerloff model?