Following a request from the MCUI Motocross Commission during their meeting on Tuesday, 13th May, Philip McCullough who is in talks to become team manager for the year, has provided a revised and more detailed financial plan for this year’s Motocross of Nations at Ironman in the USA. With costs continuing to rise and time running short, McCullough stresses the urgency of a decision, setting a firm deadline of Friday, 30th May for final approval or a formal counter-proposal.
In the spirit of transparency and fairness, the full breakdown of projected costs is being shared with the wider motocross community. McCullough welcomes feedback and encourages respectful discussion as Team Ireland pushes forward with preparations under tight constraints and a challenging timeline.
MCUI, MRA, MX Commission and the whole motocross community, please see below my revised and more detailed budget, as requested by the MX Commission members, on Tuesday 13th May.
I have spent a lot of time on the phone, sending more emails and checking prices online. These are the costs, rounded to the nearest pound, as of today’s date, the 21st May.
These costs will increase the closer we get to the event, as everyone is aware of. One thing in our favour at the moment is, the exchange rate is very good, as the dollar is quite weak, with a dollar coming in at 74p. When the federal reserve next meet, in June, this could change and a dollar might go up to 85p again or more. That 10p in every pound makes a massive difference.
We don’t know what the US government will do with all the tariff stuff going on. So, with regards to the above and below budget, I would request this not to be delayed, any further than next Friday 30th May
The MX Commission asked me for a more detailed breakdown of costs and here it is.
I would hope that by next Friday the MX Commission would have had their internal meetings and should be in a position to have made their decision as to whether or not they will accept my initial proposal. If I do not, for whatever reason, hear back before next Friday, then I will have to reconsider my application. We cannot wait any longer as there is so much to organise, in half the time a Team Manager usually has. Next Friday is my deadline to receive the MX Commissions final decision, or, if they have a counter proposal, I will require it by Tuesday at the very latest for me to consider in time for Friday.
As promised, if there is a counter proposal, I will be making it public, again for total fairness, transparency and the thoughts of the community. I think our community would all agree, we have already lost 3 months of organising. Since I only have half the time, I just simply cannot extend past this date. Total budget has already increased by slightly over 9%, from the calculation of my original proposal, which was submitted on Friday 2nd May
Flights:
7adults, Dublin to Indianapolis return:
£3810
Dublin Carpark fees:
£500
Shipping of Bikes:
3 motocross bikes (Ireland to USA)
Additional spare engines and parts
£13,574
Accommodation:
7 people for 8 nights near race track
£4686
Vehicle Rental:
7-seater vehicle- 8 days
Ford Transit van- 8days
£3950
Fuel for vehicles – 8 days
Fuel for race bikes
£1000
Food:
7 Adults for 8days
£3500
Apparel:
Team Ireland Helmets / Clothing / Pit Wear / Graphics / Stickers
£1500
Total Cost:
£32,520
As I said initially, I will be making everything public, for fairness and transparency purposes. Our whole community can see it, and If anyone thinks I have missed or overlooked anything, I am open to hearing their thoughts as well.
Please comment any thoughts below and please keep all comments respectful. We are all one big community who all want the same thing. To see Team Ireland at Ironman. Please note, a lot of the costs I received, were in dollars, so the above are all based on the price of the pound against the dollar, at todays rate.
