The gratitude shown for this hard work and dedication are an exodus of sanctioned events.
and as i wrote to the board of my lmsc (of which i am a part of) 3 weeks ago. this is just the tip of the iceberg Michael.
in that note i stated how usms was facing the same exact situation that the ama (american motorcycle association) faced 10 years ago with sanctioning offroad races. how a few lawsuits had raised the insurance for events (meets) from the $800 range to the $2000 range. for those events that continued to host, most of them have gone rogue (ie no ama). some have insurance (maybe no way to prove) and most dont. some provide ambulance service on site, others say they will call in careflight and you will pay the entire bill.
all have waivers. which in some states means nothing when it comes to gross negligence. today most of the series (lmsc's) have folded up or gone rogue. the very largest of series in the usa (gncc) has totally gone rogue. not only that, but bought another series (OMA) and taken it rogue as well. a year long ama membership is $49 (up $10 for the 1st time in 13years). yet, in 2 weeks when the us national enduro comes to texas there will only be 20 or so ama members from texas in the event. there will be a rogue event the same weekend that is more centrally located to the biggest cities.
in summary, if you think OW has become difficult, wait till a usms pool event has a major lawsuit (and yes i've personally seen this way back in '78 to the tune of $16million at an aau practice) and when those pool event premiums jump to the same levels. little meets will dry up just like they have in the ama.
i know this is sounds all doom and gloom, but the ama is the largest motorcycle group of its kind in the world. and yet it has already shown the path to hard times with 100x more members. how will usms prevent the same from occuring to it as what has happened in the ama?
The gratitude shown for this hard work and dedication are an exodus of sanctioned events.
and as i wrote to the board of my lmsc (of which i am a part of) 3 weeks ago. this is just the tip of the iceberg Michael.
in that note i stated how usms was facing the same exact situation that the ama (american motorcycle association) faced 10 years ago with sanctioning offroad races. how a few lawsuits had raised the insurance for events (meets) from the $800 range to the $2000 range. for those events that continued to host, most of them have gone rogue (ie no ama). some have insurance (maybe no way to prove) and most dont. some provide ambulance service on site, others say they will call in careflight and you will pay the entire bill.
all have waivers. which in some states means nothing when it comes to gross negligence. today most of the series (lmsc's) have folded up or gone rogue. the very largest of series in the usa (gncc) has totally gone rogue. not only that, but bought another series (OMA) and taken it rogue as well. a year long ama membership is $49 (up $10 for the 1st time in 13years). yet, in 2 weeks when the us national enduro comes to texas there will only be 20 or so ama members from texas in the event. there will be a rogue event the same weekend that is more centrally located to the biggest cities.
in summary, if you think OW has become difficult, wait till a usms pool event has a major lawsuit (and yes i've personally seen this way back in '78 to the tune of $16million at an aau practice) and when those pool event premiums jump to the same levels. little meets will dry up just like they have in the ama.
i know this is sounds all doom and gloom, but the ama is the largest motorcycle group of its kind in the world. and yet it has already shown the path to hard times with 100x more members. how will usms prevent the same from occuring to it as what has happened in the ama?
