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I think that applies to every mechanic.
It’s a rough part of the support but at least some of them do get a good deal. We really need more guys like mike, outside sponsors who care about the health of our sport and making it professional.
It seems like salaries are public in every other professional sport. I think it's a bigger secret in this sport because the numbers are so disappointing. People should know that before pursuing the infamous industry job.
Do you know all public workers have public salaries? I see you're from Ohio:
Ohio State University salaries
Urban Meyer, head football coach, $4.61 million
Thad Matta, head men's basketball coach, $3.39 million
Raul Weiss, clinical professor/ cardiologist, $1.98 million
Eugene Smith, athletics director, $1.98 million
Kevin McGuff, head women's basketball coach, $1.19 million
Christopher Cullen, general counsel, $1.27 million
Michael Drake, president, $1.04 million
Are they doing better than our top 7 pro riders?
$100 per day....he lasted about 3 years
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I see in Adam Cianciarulo vlog he is just showing up to tracks and his bike is there prepped and ready, then he just leaves and it’s all taken care of. (That’s everyone’s dream right? Haha).
As said a lot above I don’t think the pay would be enough unless your taking the win/title bonuses. Being that the sport is so small and there are not too many jobs available, there is probably not a lot of pressure to over pay for these roles. Someone would always be willing to step in and do the job.
The role of mechanics these days is much different than it used to be. Matthes bring it up a lot. It used to be that the riders main mechanic was responsible for ALL aspects of the bike. Now a days, the major teams have a dedicated motor guy, a dedicated suspension guy, etc. Not saying that all the Brian Kranz and Carlos Rivera's of the world are JUST doing remedial stuff like grips & graphics.. I know everyone on the team is still busting their asses, but factory mechanics definitely aren't taking care of all aspects of the motorcycle themselves then driving the team box truck across the country the way guys like Dave Arnold and Brian Lunniss did
Thats insane, university sports coaches get paid that much! tradesmen get fuck all! I would be surprised if any school or university sports coach in Australia got paid much over $100,000.
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