Honda pulls the pin on the AMA!

[Matt Bleck]

This from SOUP

Honda Racing announcement

For immediate release:

Torrance, CA: During the 2009 AMA/DMG Road Racing series, American Honda Motor Company, Inc. contracted team personnel, including team Honda rider Neil Hodgson, to the Corona Extra Honda race team.

Corona Extra Honda race team participated in this series with our award-winning 2009 CBR1000RR in the AMA Superbike class, unfortunately participation in this series did not meet
our racing goals and objectives.

Regrettably the current AMA/DMG racing environment does not align with our company goals. Effective today 9/18/09, AHM will not be renewing contracts with Corona Extra Racing and will be terminating the on-site Road Race operations by 9/30/09. All assets will be put into storage for future consideration. Team staff was informed of these changes today at 1:00PM PDT.

[Matt Bleck]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/...18hondaout.htm

Honda Fully Pulling Out of US Series?
by dean adams
Friday, September 18, 2009
Shockwaves are rolling across the US roadrace industry this afternoon with the word that American Honda is completely pulling out of DMG/AMA Superbike/Sport Bike/Supersport for 2010. The current spec of the rumor has them pulling all levels of support including Corona Honda, Erion Honda, factory-supplied technicians and any race team staff.

It's known that DMG execs were at Honda's Torrance facility earlier this week for a meeting with American Honda management.

[Shorty_925]

Or you can read it here:

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/ro...ew-corona-deal

[Cajun]

yeah this is very interested

Are others going to follow?, most of the big J4 are unhappy with what DMG are doing with AMA, rumour early in here was them creating there own series and follow more along wsbk rules.

[Robert Taylor]

yeah this is very interested

Are others going to follow?, most of the big J4 are unhappy with what DMG are doing with AMA, rumour early in here was them creating there own series and follow more along wsbk rules.

Which to some extent proves that its not all about making it as cheap as possible....

[AllanB]

Hmmm the American magazines have been moaning about their racing for some time.

It's either a bold statement by Honda that may shake up the racing.

Or they are seriously pulling in their belts and I need to stock up on consumables for my bike!