FINALLY!! ~ An honest conversation about money 💵 in Supercross!

How much money do Supercross racers really make and why don't we talk about it?!
With the 2024 AMA Supercross season only days away, are we in for the best season ever? Or will it come down to just a handful of winners like it always does? Supercross commentator Jason Weigandt weighs in...
Jason Weigandt is for me the voice of Motocross. For 2024 he finally gets his chance to step into the booth during Supercross, and it makes an epic season just that touch bit sweeter. I planned to get a lot into Weige's back story, tell some stories from his 20+ year career, but that is going to have to wait for the next one! We spent 4 hours solving all of the real and imaginary problems of Supercross and it was unreal.
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[@CraigFine]

Guys, money being transparent means everyone can make more. THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE MAKING ARE THE CORPORATIONS. PERIOD.

[@cvdavis]

Exactly.

[@peanutjellyman]

Just like in the normal workplace, don't disclose your salary with other workers

[@seneca998]

@@peanutjellyman why not?

[@RatchetGamingNation]

@@peanutjellyman That's the exact opposite actually.

[@tronmcrae]

A lot of riders probably don't want their salaries out there too. Then you'll have a bunch of people commenting them on socials all about it and they way they live their lives based on their income.

[@HeavyK_MXB]

So glad theyre letting Weegs announce supercross this year!! Him and james stewart together are always the best motocross broadcasts in my opinion. The man has been around a long time and knows his shit

[@microsoft790]

As much as he knows his shit he says so much dumb stuff I can’t stand him

[@ianjaworowski4386]

@@microsoft790 better than ricky, better than emig, better than ralph, way better than diffey, and CERTAINLY way better than hubbard. the booth should be a combination of stewart, weege, langston, and/or daniel blair. all of them are expert analysts and true insiders of the sport. they also know how to form a simple sentence on air lol

[@SkyHighMoto]

He gets annoying as hell after a while, all he can ever talk about during the broadcast is the Lawrence brothers. There’s 38+ riders to discuss. The guy barely even rode bikes before he started analyzing the sport

[@SkyHighMoto]

My opinion would be.. to be able to announce on the races you must have few years experience RACING in the pros. With that the broadcasters would do very well on breaking down certain situations and it would be a hell of a lot more exciting to listen to people like Dungey or Reed. While of course keeping Charmichael and Stewart. They need to bring back Daniel Blair!!!

[@HeavyK_MXB]

@@microsoft790 you gotta look at it like this, he doesn't always speak to what he knows. It's nice to have old pros like James up there for us guys that know a lot about the sport, but especially if we want the sport to grow, there has to be someone who conveys things in a way that outsiders can relate to. Weegs is as good of a public speaker as anyone, he's there in the role of "announce what is happening in a way that anyone can understand", and the vets are there to provide little details that mainly people who ride appreciate

[@noobwithawheel4323]

Secrecy helps the one paying. Knowing helps the worker.

[@cvdavis]

Exactly

[@Alex-oy6wb]

Tell that to every Trump supporter

[@micahhoufek618]

That golf analogy was great. I’m all for the cream of the crop getting paid, but this further highlights the question: isn’t there a little wriggle room to make sure privateers are taken care of?

[@microsoft790]

Don’t even no-name golf pros make like 100k a year?

[@almargarcia1226]

Only if they make the cut to play on the weekends. So that would be like making the main event in super cross

[@nathancrittenden8525]

​@@microsoft790yeah golf is 100x bigger sport. The money it brings in is on another planet of course they make more money

[@spooge33]

​@microsoft790 The 200th player on the PGA Tour money list made 297K in purse alone.

[@microsoft790]

@@nathancrittenden8525 realistically the worldwide golf industry is only about 4x larger than the worldwide motocross industry. Seems hard to believe but there’s so much more money involved per person in MX. I’m not huge on golf but I personally don’t see people buying $10,,000 sets of clubs every year like they do motorcycles

[@stevesmith775]

Weege had a great point at the end of this clip! Your podcast is so important to help further the conversations that most guys are whispering. I’ll keep saying it, I love the Jase and Weege duo!

[@over-the-hill_dirtbiker]

Love this perspective! Spot on! I seem to remember how big a deal it was when Bob Hannah negotiated $1M salary.

[@tommysmithii4723]

The sport is not cheap. I think it would benefit those who want to pursue this career path! I think we don't talk about the money because we all know the privateers are getting the shortest end of the stick!

[@HeavyK_MXB]

I don't think that's the reason, and that is just logical. I mean most other sports don't exactly have privateers, but say in the NFL right now a top tier starting QB is making around 50 million but the guy who bounces around as a free agent when someone needs a backup only makes 3-4 maybe 7-8 million. That's the equivalent to factory vs privateer, the reason it is so much more in the NFL is because they bring in so much more money. I think people forget that sometimes as well, I'd love to see the race payouts go up, but that can't happen until the sport gets bigger and is able to support bigger payouts.

[@microsoft790]

@@HeavyK_MXBexcept privateers practically work for free and a lot of them have real jobs to finance their racing even though they are on TV haha

[@itsryanbrah3864]

Not really, top 1 percent get the top 99 percent of money in every part of life. You don’t get paid for being average. You get paid for being exceptional

[@Quadz10]

So well said Jase! your golf analogy was spot on...

[@jiyushugi1085]

It's due to the descrepancy between those making the big bucks and those who have to buy their own race gas, along with everything else. In the ball sports everyone out there is making bank, so there's no need to be coy. But when most of the guys are making nothing and the top guys are getting rich, well, no one wants to talk about it As they say, 'It's bad manners to talk about how well fed you are in the presence of those who are hungry'.

[@mattleitch9577]

I was about to comment as I was watching this video about golf but then he brought it up I fully agree. so cool to watch a new pro golfer hit a putt for 600 thousand or something like that. Supercorss for sure needs to talk more about the money

[@jordanmcdaniel5743]

Great quality on this video bro! Love seeing the progress

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I remember the infamous Deegan/Smith cat and mouse from last year, someone said, "Keep in mind a heat race win is still $5,000." And honestly that helped me see that whole scenario more clearly.

[@tronmcrae]

Rider contracts should be kept private, but they should put out the prize money for the events.

[@Davinhomx]

I want riders salaries to go public too. We know that ik the modern times at least roczen had multi million per year contracts. Villopoto, dungey, stewart, reed had them aswell.... The reason why I want this to be public is for casuals. See rn it is just a bunch of guys riding on a track. If you make it public that for example jett gets (idk) 5 mil a year from honda....that makes it not a bunch of guys riding a track. That tells people that what this guy can do on this bike in this sport is worth more then 5 mil a year. He is a pro pro pro and a true expert in his field woch they can't just replace cause otherwise they would get a cheaper dude. They then migh actually go to watch a race at least on TV. And what the commentators then say about his style etc. actually becomes meaningfull to them. In short: making million dollar contracts public makes you sport emmedietly at least 5 times more legit to a casual. Cause the casual nowadays evaluates the talent of your field and sport in general by that. If several riders are worth more then a mil per year to manufacturers you emmediatly know that they are goated and way better then you are in what they do. And that makes them look twice

[@MrCycledude10]

@@Davinhomxvery well said!

[@Davinhomx]

@@MrCycledude10 yeah. In this video they only talked about price money. While we know that tomac, roczen, jett all make millions solely cause of their contracts. And that's actually what's importand to a casual. It's cool if they win 1.4 mil of they win the supercross title. But that only really makes the deciding races more interesting to a casual. To know that their talent is worth money in contracts and to understand that this sport is a huge industry by that is what needs to be out out there. I get that this isn't an accurate example but shohei ohtani for example. His 700 mil contract. How many people are going to watch what he actually does for a living now. Bet the dodgers first game has a very decent amount of people infront of the TV

[@EgroMXmag]

Prize money is public

[@tronmcrae]

@@EgroMXmag Ya, but they don't really talk about it too much publicly. Like they're saying it would be a little more hype if they were saying there's $X on the line tonight.

[@colebrooks1347]

Well said guys.. you guys need to do a mid season recap or catch up podcast.. awesome video.

[@sjf1981]

Weege is so intelligent and he explains things so well. Great job last night. My god i love supercross

[@overthehillmx5667]

And like you guys said the more people know the more people are envious and jealous. It sucks people can’t idolize without being jealous.

[@darrengunn9210]

This is such a valid point Or when deegan and hunter got into Motocross would benefit so much more from story lines of money or rivalries, yes we love racing but if I know Hayden and hunter can’t stand each other it makes every time their racing each other on track is so much more fun and must see tv

[@TheMurray313]

I love knowing about the money on the line. It adds to the energy of the race. But I also loved watching Barry Bonds and Mark Maguire all juiced up on roids smashing home runs 🇺🇸

[@dustin0133]

If you qualify for a professional race, you should make enough to live comfortably. It’s so dangerous it’s not worth it, it’s amazing that privateers are able to scrounge enough to drive to races just for the love of it. The worst pro NFL players aren’t making millions but they are still living well

[@tronmcrae]

Ideally, but you have to consider viewership. NFL has way higher viewers, merch sales, ticket sales than SX or MX so they have far more revenue to play the players. The most expensive SX tickets are a couple hundred bucks, which is generally about the cheapest tickets you're going to find for an NFL game, going to over a thousand. Lots of other professional sports don't pay that well either.

[@justinclark3332]

Agree

[@stelobrim1548]

And they sit on a bench most of the time... must be nice to make 6 figured watching yojr team play lol

[@TheShift1313]

I know we talk about privateer pay and relate to moto gp. Nascar and ball sports but lets also remember mx is one of the only sports where you could show up(if you have an ama license) and race with the pros. You cant show up to a football game and try to play. I think the only way to sort it is if there was a base purse for all privateers that qualify for the main.

[@Mockle07]

Ultimately that’s right: let’s talk about the bonuses, let’s talk about what’s on the line when the guys are fighting for position etc. as long as it’s not ALL about the money each pass. However what each individual rider earns from their team is entirely their business. If they want to tell the press what they earn that’s their choice but no-one but the team and the rider has a right to that information.

[@dabadest1367]

Been Watching a lot of episodes from this channel. Am i the only one who likes gypsy's voice??

[@ndegraafndg]

I only see it helping the support when all the salaries, bonuses, are transparent. Well maybe not personal sponsor bonuses but the race bonus is definately going to help, same with salaries i only see it helping being open about it. Some people literally think these guys only make a couple hundred thousand a year.

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I agree with Weege 1000%, this NFL season I noticed on the broadcasts they'd talk about a guy had bonuses for each sack he got on defense, and he had like 9 it was like $1M bonus if he could get to 10 or whatever. That was cool to know while watching. I think the same would be in moto also.

[@spread4me75]

Hell all the riders deserve more money

[@60yroldRockstar-kl7mt]

Riders Union has always been needed

[@rogerw3818]

They don't want the money known because they don't want the lower level riders seeing just how little they are worth to the powers that be who run the sport.

[@LoganTremellen]

That gold point is GOLD!!!!!!!!

[@troycrimmin796]

Am I the only one who thinks SMX was only created to stop another event like Monster Cup from forming, and to try and stop guys doing double duties in WSX. Look at how the monster cup turned the sport around when it was pretty flat. Everyone watched that race night, And was no secret what was on the line. Made it awesome event, especially with the mixed classes.

[@rsxingaz]

Badass shirt!

[@micahhook3576]

Wisest man in the game right here

[@waynehearst317]

I think you guys missed a huge point. For the same reasons CEO and C-Staff executives don't want their real income made public and that is the gap between the Factory Honda salary and the privateer who's literally assuming MORE risk because of less capable product and gear, on the same track, same conditions. At least a CEO probably has a Ivy League degree and makes "big decions", in Mx/Sx, they're all equal. It's a very, very poor distribution of money. The 1% earn about 95%, the rest get crumbs.

[@andyhobbs8865]

Such is life

[@BenAskeland]

If they're competing for a purse (money) it should be public information, and adds to the excitement like golf. I agree it should be known the payouts etc for the race, not necessarily their bonuses that should be private unless they wanted it disclosed

[@noControl556]

If I was a manufacturer, I would roll all these bonuses into the general contingency program and advertise that if you win a SX title on a KTM you get $1 million. Sure maybe only Chase and AP have a chance in hell at getting it, at least you got your name out there attached to the bonus and the broadcast can openly talk about KTM's bonus vs. Kawi's bonus, etc.

[@KincadePavich]

I like that idea a lot. Makes total sense

[@mikess308]

These guys earn their money more then almost every other sport out there. Football is the closest only due to injuries. But even they make too much $$$. These guys should be making more!!!

[@mikess308]

When you add up the skill level, physical ability, and mental sharpness of the top 10-15 SX/MX pro riders, theres not an athlete out there that can come close.

[@Johnny_Hopper]

YES YES YES

[@richardblom9211]

We should absloutly tell the bonus from payouts. The riders should decide if they want to talk about the "base" pay.

[@_.Mike.__]

Even just to know the price of the bikes would be a start!

[@joelballard4955]

100% all the money needs to be public. All money in the sport.

[@Hackers50Maker]

It’s good information for parents also. Good to know I’m giving my son the tools to potentially live a great life from motorcycles..

[@jack_petersen_2005]

We should know what the sport is paying the athletes what they make for a race win or a title, we should know what the sport pays out weather it's supercross or outdoors. Makes total sense if salary, team and sponsor bonuses are secret but we should know what the sport itself is paying the athletes.

[@Alex-oy6wb]

You can also see salaries if its a publicly traded company. Transparency can be a good thing

[@jarodolsen8955]

Supercross is big time now. There is a lot more money than there was 25 years ago.

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I hate the big money being at the top of the heap. Yes the best guys should be racing for good money, but a $100,000 bonus or a $1M aren't that different to a guy like Jett Lawrence, but $10,000 compared to $1,000 IS a huge deal to 100 privateers.. If you want there to be lots of bikes that show up, you have to pay back through the field. It's only good for everyone and you don't make a couple kings slightly richer that were destined for that anyway.

[@francoisneveling3774]

Like they say, if you pay peanuts you get monkeys and when that stops even they leave.

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

@@francoisneveling3774 That's a great analogy I've never heard that one before. I come from the world of Sprint Car Dirt Racing, the Knoxville Nationals every year draw the most drivers/teams, BECAUSE that event pays more TO START in the A Feature than normal weekly races pay to WIN. It's 10k base pay to win weekly with the national series, and it's 15k just to get Last at the Knoxville Nationals. So the result is that you end up with the biggest car count for that event. I saw all that to say, I think the same concept could be copy/pasted into moto and the results would be the same.

[@ruymxsx7]

Es lo que más se busca en internet, cuanto gana el piloto, en el caso de España, cuanto gana Prado. Eso sale como lo más buscado en internet.

[@justintcov2402]

Make more sense as to why some guys ride so rough. Big money on the line.

[@matthewpendell8488]

Remember Ricky Fowler was a motocross rider and chose to make money playing golf because he could do it longer w less injuries!! I think it has worked out for him

[@axoman73]

Finally.

[@Maxtopic69]

Others have posted but it’s true that the riders don’t care it’s the corporate companies that do. Just like the regular Joe or Sally, your employer doesn’t want you to discuss salary or wages to keep control over the pay.

[@willh1082]

Bonus money and winnings I'd be ok with being public, salary i get being private though

[@Tow_Sr.]

If that's all they can talk about thats a JOKE, THERE purse money is $2500 bucks , to win a heat race. Considering there bikes there on Cost about $60,000 dollars. So people are going to want to know HOW does it even break even ????? !!!!💯

[@MrBensthejet]

They would benefit by being completely transparent on earning and use this as a mechanism to glamourise the sport. Why has the premier football league exploded globally? The game hasn't really changed for 100 years, but the product has.

[@jtsurfs]

The real conversation is how much is Feld pulling in from ticket sales and how much of that goes to prize money per event

[@michaelcarberry594]

The riders every cent they can get.

[@jakobmorningstar]

I beg to differ Jase. I think sharing what YOU make would be beneficial, especially for those in the podcast and content business when it comes to what they can roughly expect to make for a certain level of production or what they can negotiate with potential sponsors of their content.

[@GYPSYTALES]

Yeah it might be beneficial for someone trying to copy what I do, but it wouldn't make the show more entertaining...

[@jacobbuchite2013]

I wanna know what they make for winning a main event

[@brucebrown9908]

The two best media guys in mx/sx!

[@MARCHOFTHESAS]

Know we know it’s the promoters who take advantage

[@androo357]

I remember talking to a rep at No Fear years ago right after Travis Pastrana went to Thor. When I said that sucks, he said “Well when you’re paying a guy $3m a year to sit on the couch, it’s not that big a loss.” That’s when I realized it’s not all manufacturer money but a lot of sponsor money. Think about all of the sets of gear just the regular rider has. The goggles, sunglasses, boots, then just even casual wear from their favorite brands. It’s a way bigger market. Most of the top guys probably have $200-500k salaries with sick bonuses for placing. Then the sponsor money on top of that. It’s a wide net they can cast. I think the cool thing about modern Mx is that you can have middle pack and privateer guys with social media channels that are monetized so at least they’re getting some more compensation there if they use it well.

[@darrolhorton9492]

Privateer teams spend tons of money to compete… some spend over a million dollars per year to support their riders. Transparency will bring in more riders to compete for the money available. Let’s go HBI racing LLC!

[@spread4me75]

Privateers absolutely deserve more money

[@im_a_bigdog7772]

MX should be bigger than nascar

[@brianpeterson6872]

Remember, in golf we only really know what he made in that tournament... We don't know the endorsement numbers.. In moto, we don't talk about the winnings because the 12k for a win on Saturday doesn't sound impressive. But, the million for a title does..

[@usualsuspectsfor1k]

I hope our sport never gets like NBA or Football where we have primadonnas making $100 million and then laying down on the field.

[@juanalcala9533]

I mean im sure sponsors Pay them too, or do they just provide them with products?

[@juanalcala9533]

And if they get paid which I’m sure they do motocross has so many different sponsors that, that money just adds up to a good amount

[@overthehillmx5667]

The UFC has already been dealing with this. Our sport is dictated by how much revenue you sell, not buy championship wins.

[@Peanutdenver]

You have to ad the caveat that winning a title helps sell bikes on Tuesdays in shops across America, whereas the UFC is selling viewership (pay per view/cable) and tix to events/races like sx/mx.

[@Davinhomx]

Let's make it even more simple. If an S'X rider like Jett signs a 5 mil+ per year contract with honda. If you make that public and tell it on TV. That (to some people) changes their whole view of a sport because they now feel like "what this guy is doing, his talents, are worth more then 5 million dollars a year". He is like a pro pro in his field. Might aswell watch him or them go at it

[@aus-rider]

His next contract will be well north of $5 million.

[@Bmcguire591]

Ricky and James laughing at these bonus numbers after they factor in inflation from the past 18 years lol

[@francoisneveling3774]

Right, RC is worth $30 and JS $20 M

[@user-rq9nx3hn7p]

Being open on what the top Dogs get paid shows the discrepancy to The 20th place guy. Which will increase that.

[@878ryanjones]

I think we should know what everyone is making...Any other sport we know what their contracts are for.

[@byronphillips6139]

But compare what they make compared to professional football, basketball, baseball players I mean I feel they deserve more

[@Dylans503]

Isnt it already public knowledge that the supercross title is a million dollars, individual racee winnings isnt known yet?... then theres contingency programs thats on manufacturers websites... then theres sponsorship deals that well probably never know about

[@jakewah404]

The factory guys are taken care of. Thr privateers are bled dry just trying to make it to the show. Why do the pros have to pay for entry fee's and licenses?

[@DrtyALGreen]

F1 also have a driver's union

[@chasespinks4607]

Coming from the rodeo world every spectator and contestant knows how many places are getting paid and how much… never understood why moto isn’t that way..

[@adamjones9591]

Ouch! As an Aussie seeing my favourite SX rider standing beside a RR is a bit yuck. I totally get that he has earned it, I genuinely do. But FFS buy another house or an MX facility or something that will continue to make you cash my brother. A RR doesn’t impress me. Clever decision’s and continued success impresses me. Good luck for 2024.. I wish you the best

[@garyhoward2490]

So... We all know that the rider is 95 percent of this. The bikes are all good, but not too different. A good rider will do well, no matter what he is riding. I remember seeing a video...many years ago. It featured a local pro rider, on Ivan Tedesco's factory bike....and Tedesco, on a stock XR 650L. Tedesco stiil was faster, than the local pro...on basically...a fat dual sport bike... on an outdoor track. Hitting big doubles, and skimmin whoops. So yeah...pay all these guys!!!

[@CR250rSMITH]

iv always known the supercross champion makes around million since Ricky Carmichael days

[@jcbenson01]

Dear Jase, love the content! And, for the most part, love the show. Just wish it was more family friendly. Most of the time I try to watch, it happens to be when our son is around (he’s 2). Unfortunately I have to turn it off due to the language. While it’s part of society, I just don’t understand why people have to use f bombs and other expletives as if they’re adjectives.

[@francoisneveling3774]

I totally agree with you, I come from a country where swearing is looked down on, it's not professional and the lower the class of the people the more they swear and vice versa. I often see "Influencers or Coaches" swearing on stage (to be the man), then I Stop the Video, unsubscribe and block them. I speak 2 languages, fluently with no accent and do not swear - instead I have increased my vocabulary to a point where I can describe anything in a colorful manner with ordinary, non-offensive language.

[@jcbenson01]

@@francoisneveling3774I think it’s more prevalent in the U.S. than anywhere else.

[@dangerus585]

Racing notoriously doesn't talk about money.. dead last in the Daytona 500 pays $250,000 but it's about "the points".

[@Bennytree]

Love Jason W. as an interview. Host talks a bit too much however.

[@francoisneveling3774]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS i agree, a good interviewer asks a great question, that elicits the response he wants and then LISTENS to how the person explains it in his own view.

[@rickkramer1152]

"Tax"

[@bently1984]

It's cool the riders are getting paid and there's a lot of money in the sport but they better have invested into the streams and bit rate this year there is no fucking reason I should be watching these races on peacock in 720p looks like KZbin 15 years ago and I've got gigabit download speed so I can only imagine what it looks like for the people that don't have the best internet

[@dormantmenace]

People who think the bike is doing half the work are smoking rocks. They should be paid just as much as MLB or NFL. Riding a 450 at Pro level. Phenomenal athlete's taking massive risk. But! I understand they don't have the same viewership. Wich I feel like could be much better than it is.

[@artofplanets]

If everyone knew what the racers made, and if that’s in the millions, you’re now getting the attention of others in critical supportive roles. Single moms can see that getting her babies out to the track might pay off someday.

[@cvdavis]

They have a 99% chance of being poorer after getting into racing than not.

[@thatsallfolks3115]

Golf is the shit

[@mouthofpower8492]

Secret because privateers are getting destroyed. But F1 doesn’t have privateers so that’s what we are trending towards

[@jaybee8786]

That’s not necessarily true. In F1 a lot of guys get a ride depending on who’s backing them. lance stroll or Nikita Mazepin are good examples. They’re not exactly privateers, but their sponsors(daddy’s) virtually buy them a seat via sponsoring the team, they may get a relatively small salary( $200-300k) but they’re not in the same league as a Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton.

[@farkdangler]

I do think it has something to do with the public may start demanding these top tier athletes get paid what they deserve

[@stephenadams5223]

Let weege talk bro

[@AI4Ever2219]

Yeti, Disney runs it!!

[@rg807]

Every single non-moto person I've ever taken to the races has asked me, "How much do these guys make?" The prize money was embarrassing, and then they look at you quizzically as you explain their probable bonuses. Yes, start discussing their incomes on the broadcast. To someone who doesn't follow the sport, it helps elevate the significance of what they're doing.

[@hsqprodigy7728]

Well said!

[@rickystafford7433]

i guarantee even Jett doesn't make nearly as much as you would think and if anyone knew the numbers they would probably say that they need to be paid more, especially in comparison to other sports

[@lw8447]

Should be announcing riders salaries and purses and bonuses. How much the teams are spending etc.. Its entertainment and racing we want to be in awe of the pressures involved and thats what make it exciting and taken more seriously. Most casuals put in the same group as a monster jam show and not competitive racing

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

Wasn't McGrath making a million dollars a race he won when he went to chaparral

[@CA_88]

Motocross will never be mainstream bc it’s not a team sport and also bc America doesn’t profit off of it

[@GYPSYTALES]

Golf is not a team sport.

[@Guilt2000]

Golf isn’t lame

[@gfg8262]

It's not?

[@MARCHOFTHESAS]

A million is still not enough

[@matthewholmes8638]

Never understood people not being transparent about money. If your worth what your being paid then why does it matter if people know? It's like we want people to know were weathly without actually knowing what we make. So dumb.

[@justinclackler8990]

Jason W is the epidemy of stolen valor for MX!

[@peterfurber6966]

+ Didn't jett get an additional 400k added to his contract for winning the championship?

[@ronart5852]

I don't talk about it because it is none of my business. I am happy for those who have good fortune. And...I hope those who are struggling can find the means to continue the struggle! All the best!