TTT Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, Hawk127 said: Not controversial, but I think the logistics are slightly different with Doyle being in the GPs and if you can believe all that is written about the SPG, riders need to fund the riding themselves because the pay out is pretty meagre. When you consider the cost of travel, accommodation, mechanics etc. which the riders have to cover they are not in it for the money. Both riders need sponsors but Doyle’s income needs are likely to be greater than Tom and therefore needs to get some good sponsors onboard asap to be able to ensure the income is in place to meet the outgoings and still leave some take home pay but is conscious of the fact that to get the sponsors to promote on meetings covered by TV he needs to be sure of where the money is coming from. Selling himself and the sport to sponsors cannot be easy and at a lower level, the same applies to Tom. In summary I don’t blame him for getting his house in order as soon as possible and if that means being assured a team place elsewhere, so be it. Good post, You make a lot of good points to be fair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, Hawk127 said: Not controversial, but I think the logistics are slightly different with Doyle being in the GPs and if you can believe all that is written about the SPG, riders need to fund the riding themselves because the pay out is pretty meagre. When you consider the cost of travel, accommodation, mechanics etc. which the riders have to cover they are not in it for the money. Both riders need sponsors but Doyle’s income needs are likely to be greater than Tom and therefore needs to get some good sponsors onboard asap to be able to ensure the income is in place to meet the outgoings and still leave some take home pay but is conscious of the fact that to get the sponsors to promote on meetings covered by TV he needs to be sure of where the money is coming from. Selling himself and the sport to sponsors cannot be easy and at a lower level, the same applies to Tom. In summary I don’t blame him for getting his house in order as soon as possible and if that means being assured a team place elsewhere, so be it. plus JD's probably got 3-4 years left at the near top so his need to maximise his remaining income opportunities is more pressing than Tom who has got a couple of decades of racing left in him yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted 50 minutes ago Report Share Posted 50 minutes ago 1. Tom Brennan 2. Simon Lambert 3. Danny King 4. Nicolai Klindt 5. Tobias Musielak 6. Jordan Jenkins 7. Jason Edwards TM. Sam Ermolenko 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted 48 minutes ago Author Report Share Posted 48 minutes ago 51 minutes ago, YeOldPitGate said: plus JD's probably got 3-4 years left at the near top so his need to maximise his remaining income opportunities is more pressing than Tom who has got a couple of decades of racing left in him yet. Very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted 31 minutes ago Report Share Posted 31 minutes ago 18 minutes ago, IainB said: 1. Tom Brennan 2. Simon Lambert 3. Danny King 4. Nicolai Klindt 5. Tobias Musielak 6. Jordan Jenkins 7. Jason Edwards TM. Sam Ermolenko 😉 That's a great side. Especially because Simon Lambert won't need to retire ! Or Danny King! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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