Boy this is getting pretty intense! So we may have Kawasaki in or we may not. We may have Suzuki in or we may not. We may have both Suzuki and Kawasaki in or not in...
I need a cup of tea and a lie down
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Boy this is getting pretty intense! So we may have Kawasaki in or we may not. We may have Suzuki in or we may not. We may have both Suzuki and Kawasaki in or not in...
I need a cup of tea and a lie down
"...New Zealanders, for all their faults, have virtues that are precious: an unwillingness to be intimidated by the new, the formidable, or class systems; trust in situations where there would otherwise be none; compassion for the underdog; a sense of responsibility for people in difficulty; not undertaking to do something without seeing it through - "
Michael King
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Nahh, that was F1, F750, and TTF1. Not related to the GP classes.Originally Posted by Oscar
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Enigma
Yep, with Johnny Cecotto and Steve Baker etc etc . Gaz.
bucket blingster
There was also an 80cc class for a while too.
Never, never give in.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co may withdraw from most forms of motorcycle racing in a bid to cut costs, although it has no plans to pull out of MotoGP.
Japan's second-largest carmaker, which has already left Formula One, hopes to save an estimated 3 billion yen (24 million pounds) as the worldwide economic crisis continues to bite.
"We have not formally decided yet but we have been looking into the option of pulling out," Honda's Akemi Ando told Reuters on Friday.
"It is something we have been thinking about for a while since we pulled out of Formula One. We have no plans to leave MotoGP."
Motocross, motorcycle trials and other forms of off-road racing will be the main victims of Honda's latest cost-cutting measures.
Honda, has forecast a 190 billion yen operating loss for the fiscal second half ending in March.
The worldwide economic downturn was blamed for Honda's decision to quit F1 and the subsequent withdrawal of rival carmakers Subaru and Suzuki from the world rally championship. Japanese motorcycle maker Kawasaki also followed suit earlier this month by pulling out of MotoGP.
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Has it been said yet that MotoGP may sue Kawi if they pull out, or atleast leave their two bikes to be ridden under another sponsor?
Never, never give in.
Aspar says NO!
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Never, never give in.
Kawasaki is sorta back in: Melandri, but no Hoppy?
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the 'other' Chris Birch
You can see, in the current global economic melt-down, why companies are pulling out of motor sport. The following figures may explain why WSBK is looking so good this year compared to the dwindeling Moto GP grid. And also why BSB is the best national series in the world!
Anual cost of running a team:
Formula 1: $250 million
Moto GP: $25 million
WSBK: $2.5 million
BSB (British Superbike) $250,000
Never, never give in.
Really?? I knew MotoGP was 'up there', but didn't know by THAT much.
As for Formula 1 - what an expensive way to be bored.........
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Enigma
Hey Bill , remember to tell the wife you are busy Sunday avo ! (P I) G.Really?? I knew MotoGP was 'up there', but didn't know by THAT much.
As for Formula 1 - what an expensive way to be bored.........
Never, never give in.
Hi Gaz. Yep, that came up quick.........
Must get the beers in......................
Cheers
Bill
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parting of the sensory
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Feb/090226a.htm
The Power of Lawyers: Kawasaki To Run Melandri In MotoGP!
by staff
Thursday, February 26, 2009
This just in from Kawasaki:
Melandri to start 2009 MotoGP season in one-rider team
Newsflash, 25 February 2009
FEBRUARY 26, 2009 - Kawasaki announces that after constructive talks between Kawasaki, Dorna and other involved parties, a new one-rider Team will participate in the 2009 MotoGP Championship season.
This decision was made after negotiations that followed Kawasaki's January 2009 announcement to suspend its factory supported MotoGP activities due to the economic crisis. Rider for the new MotoGP team will be the Italian Marco Melandri.
The team will be equipped with Kawasaki motorcycles and supporting materials.
That Kawasaki has come to this new team approach is the result of on the one hand the need for a strong reduction of MotoGP racing investments and on the other hand the necessity to come to constructive solutions for all related parties.
The new team will disclose more details about its 2009 season's plans on a short notice.
ENDS
And this from MCN...
"Melandri's deal though means Kawasaki could potentially face legal action from American John Hopkins, who has a contract to race with the Japanese factory in 2009.
Hopkins is unsure of his 2009 prospects, trhough he has been linked with a ride in Leon Haslam's Stiggy Honda World Superbike outfit."
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
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Please no WSBK deal... Just one more season on CAPABLE machinery!
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