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I'd agree that $150k USD might be steep for Danny these days. But I reckon he's getting at least $100k after some good results this year and his name. This will be the final 'big' contract of his career. Probably a 2-year deal. Maybe $80k-100k base, with bonus opportunity. The reason I think he could possibly be 100k+ is that Danny is a well-loved character, and is a consistent finals guy. Norco is now a full-blown marketing machine and they will find ways to bring his likable personality to the fore and get eyeballs on the brand.

Considering the points he brought along with him I wouldn't be surprised if Danny had the pick of a few teams this year. I'd guess negotiations have been very different for him than they were a year ago.

Also, someone must get to the bottom of where Norco is finding all this money in 2024 and 2025 with the bike market being in the dumpster. Greg, team manager and part-time racer has to still be commanding $200-250K+/yr. Then 6 factory-level riders. Granted the only 'big names' are Danny and Erice (Danny likely still came at a discount, maybe $175k). But still, having 6 full-time riders, Greg part-time. That's a ton of mechanics, travel expenses, etc. And their marketing budget is considerable, based on what they did last year with the videos and design. This fresh team announcement video...

norco team is official - danny hart, erice van leuven, gracey hemstreet, lucas cruz, bodhi kuhn and lina frener full PR here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/norco-race-division-unveils…

Wonder if McDownhill “Kirk” will still be with the team in the pits as the engineer ?

What a team, could easily dominate, especially the women's field

It was a Commencal actually

Benoît trolling us..

Start a new forum topic to discuss what enduro format should be please.

they did bro dirty with those caterpillars for eyebrows..... damn!

I think that’s Lucas Cruz in the cowboy hat, Danny in the monster hat, Gracy in the picture and Bodhi Kuhn . Erice Van Lueveen too. All speculation lol 😂 not sure of the others

Minnaar/Norco just posted this on Insta, about 15 min ago. Let's start the analyzing boys. 3rd one from the left HAS to be Hart, no?

I see JJ and BK have unfollowed each other on insta. Suspect there has been some sort of fallout

C'mon, at least scan the page before posting....

only thing w/ the hack being fake is that there are no other posts in their feed at all. pretty gutsy move to nuke years worth of posts for a PR stunt.

Two of a kind actually

Frameworks will be on TRP drivetrain and brakes next year 👌

Word on the street is that GM was given (nearly) unlimited budget to sign whoever he wants, and was even going as far as trying to buy riders out of contracts or steal them from other teams. Seems like norco/GM will do anything it takes to win next season

Norco is here to race fuckin bikes! I love Danny Hart and Camille Blanche on the same team. That’d be sick! With Minnaar in charge? That dude loves winning. I was always struck by Fairclough’s stories about how GM wasn’t giving any sort of tips to him when he was starting out, even mind gaming him as a teammate…Minnaar is one of those ruthless winners, straight up here to win. I don’t have that in me so I’m always attracted to it. Hart and Balanche have it too. I thought he’d suck as a boss, but if he’s responsible for...