i love tractors Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have just read the speedway section in todays Daily Star which is written by Peter Oakes. He claims Tomasz earned over £1,000,000 last year from his Polish, Swedish and GP racing! It also said that this didn't include his sponsor money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Oh that's why he doesn't want/need to race in GB! oh well eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybikespeedway Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have just read the speedway section in todays Daily Star which is written by Peter Oakes. He claims Tomasz earned over £1,000,000 last year from his Polish, Swedish and GP racing! It also said that this didn't include his sponsor money. And Worth every penny ,what a racer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thPlace Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Sounds about right to me, the top guys earn loadsa money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i love tractors Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have just read the speedway section in todays Daily Star which is written by Peter Oakes. He claims Tomasz earned over £1,000,000 last year from his Polish, Swedish and GP racing! It also said that this didn't include his sponsor money. He also put that Jason and Nicki only got half that amount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 He also put that Jason and Nicki only got half that amount! Jason and Nicki would both get loads more if they "TRicked" they GP service for their sponsors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) I have just read the speedway section in todays Daily Star which is written by Peter Oakes. He claims Tomasz earned over £1,000,000 last year from his Polish, Swedish and GP racing! It also said that this didn't include his sponsor money. I saw a link to the list of the top 100 earning Polish sports stars yesterday, and Gollob was 9th on that with 4,820,000 zloty, which I guess works out at just over a million quid. However, that sum included his sponsorship income, which they stated to be 2 million zloty. Other speedway riders I saw on the list were Rune Holta (2,560,000), Sebastian Ulamek (1,890,000), Grzegorz Walasek (1,770,000), Piotr Protasiewicz (1,560,000*), Krzysztof Kasprzak (1,500,000), Adrian Miedzinski (1,350,000), Rafal Dobrucki (1,300,000), Wieslaw Jagus (1,300,000), Janusz Kolodziej (1,000,000). * Although PePe is listed as having earned 1.56 million, the breakdown they give (1.1million from Falubaz, 0.35million from Indianerna and 0.2million from his sponsors) actually totals 1.65 so this figure may be wrong. He also put that Jason and Nicki only got half that amount! If that's true, Rune Holta is earning more than both Jason and Nicki...Somehow, I doubt that Edited February 3, 2010 by HenryW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 If that's true, Rune Holta is earning more than both Jason and Nicki...Somehow, I doubt that The Norwegian 2010 world champion to be is worth every penny of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 And here's the article: TRACK ACE TOMASZ TOPS £1M ABOVE: Poland skipper Tomasz Gollob is the first rider to break through the £1m-a-year pay barrier 3rd February 2010 By Peter OakesYour Shout ( 0 ) POLAND skipper Tomasz Gollob is the first rider to break through the £1m-a-year pay barrier. The World Cup hero has not raced in Britain since turning out for Ipswich in 2000. But he’s still rated the highest-paid racer in the world with annual wages last season of £1,038,121. The figure is based on official on-track earnings in Poland and Sweden but doesn’t take into account his sponsorship deals. Gollob, 38, is ranked as the ninth highest-paid sportsman in Poland, with F1 ace Robert Kubica No.1 on £3,661,000. Gollob has been a national hero for more than a decade and finished runner-up in last year’s world championship. Australian world champion Jason Crump, 34, and Danish rival Nicki Pedersen, 32, are believed to earn in excess of £500,000 a season. taken from Daily Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Well, as I said, the list that I saw had Gollob earning that much, but it definitely said it included his sponsorship income....and I think I would probably believe any source over the Daily Star BTW: I have had it pointed out that I missed the great Jarek Hampel off my list earlier....He earned 2.3million zloty according to se.pl, putting him at number 26 of the Polish sports earners...Full list of the top 100 can be found here: http://www.se.pl/sport/zlota-setka-2009/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjm-racing Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 It's about time speedway riders got into the million £££££ mark. I'm sick to death of hearing about footballers on silly wages each week. It's nice to hear that our rider's are getting paid what they deserve. Gollob is nothing shy of world class & deserves the money he earns along with everyone else who gets on a speedway bike. Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Obscene amount of money for a bloke who rides a bike around in circles for a living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Obscene amount of money for a bloke who rides a bike around in circles for a living. So what price do you put on your life then,as these lads put their neck on the line every time they go to the tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejam Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Obscene amount of money for a bloke who rides a bike around in circles for a living. Well,I for one will be going to watch Mr Gollob and Mr Pedersen in action for Gorzow against Bydgoszcz in April! Less than a £100 for flights and accommodation for the weekend in Poland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 So what price do you put on your life then,as these lads put their neck on the line every time they go to the tapes. For what benefit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight_Lady Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Obscene amount of money for a bloke who rides a bike around in circles for a living. No more obscene than certain "men" who kick a ball around for a living and they don't risk their lives like speedway riders do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 No more obscene than certain "men" who kick a ball around for a living and they don't risk their lives like speedway riders do. That's even more obscene! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Given Gollob's efficiency in Polish league, he is worth that money. It's not only about how he scores but also how he cooperates with the rest of the team and how assists other riders. Nicki and Jason never do that at least in Poland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Snackette Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 If one attempts to distance one’s self from the rather moronic comments as to whether one sportsman is worth any more than another, Mr Gollob's income from on track earnings in Sweden and Poland is nothing short of incredible. Let’s assume that he earned £400,000 from sundry individual and play off meetings in both Poland and Sweden, of which there were about a dozen meetings. In the two leagues he scored 251 points last season, which by my calculation equates to £2,500 per point. If these figures are right, is it any surprise that the bulk of Swedish and Polish clubs are in financial difficulties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryW Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 If one attempts to distance one’s self from the rather moronic comments as to whether one sportsman is worth any more than another, Mr Gollob's income from on track earnings in Sweden and Poland is nothing short of incredible. Let’s assume that he earned £400,000 from sundry individual and play off meetings in both Poland and Sweden, of which there were about a dozen meetings. In the two leagues he scored 251 points last season, which by my calculation equates to £2,500 per point. If these figures are right, is it any surprise that the bulk of Swedish and Polish clubs are in financial difficulties? The article linked to earlier gave the breakdown of his income as follows (converted at todays rate and roughly rounded) : Sponsors - £425,000 Gorzow - £385,000 Vastervik - £150,000 SGP - £45,000 PZM - £20,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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