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Fifty years (!) after the birth of Supercross, it looks like AMA Motocross and Supercross are finally going to collaborate for the mutual good of both forks of the motocross industry. Yikes, it comes with a playoff... three races in the fall to crown the SuperMotocross Champion... and they are touting a $10 million purse payout. This $10 mil apparently is spread over the full year, the total purse payout of SX plus MX plus the lucrative three-race playoff.
The serious money in dirt bike racing comes from the motorcycle OEM's that sign the top guys to big-bucks contracts. But could this new plan finally bring about a meaningful purse structure as well? Time will tell. Jason Weigandt breaks it down in this article...
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The serious money in dirt bike racing comes from the motorcycle OEM's that sign the top guys to big-bucks contracts. But could this new plan finally bring about a meaningful purse structure as well? Time will tell. Jason Weigandt breaks it down in this article...

Explaining the Big Gain of New SuperMotocross World Championship: Industry Working as One - Racer X
The new SuperMotocross World Championship collaboration is about more than new races or a new title—it’s about an industry finally working as one, and the exponential gains that will produce.
