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MotoGP: Kawasaki pull the plug for 2009

Hopkins and Melandri left out in the cold as Kawasaki decide to quit racing's premier league

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Posted: 2 January 2009
by Visordown News

KAWASAKI WILL not compete in the 2009 MotoGP series after the company told its premier racing team it was withdrawing from the series.

The company is expected to make an official announcement on Monday, but team rider John Hopkins has already confirmed Kawasaki are quitting.

The worldwide credit crisis is believed to be at the core of Kawasaki's decision, which follows on the back of Honda withdrawing from AMA and Formula 1 and Suzuki announcing their decision to quit the World Rally Championship.


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All the gear no idea
God damn it,!! Glad i got that Hopper rep paint on my bike DOH! 

Posted: 02/01/2009 at 17:44


dpat5kt
SAD LOSS FOR MOTO GP !!!

Posted: 02/01/2009 at 17:45


asim_rahman

i always thought that moto gp teams made a profit,

will this meen that there will be less bikes on the line up? 


Posted: 03/01/2009 at 00:43


R1 loon
asim_rahman wrote (see)

i always thought that moto gp teams made a profit,

will this meen that there will be less bikes on the line up? 


Down to 17 bikes and teams are lucky to break even at the best of times.

Posted: 03/01/2009 at 00:46


toosmooth11

I was going to write something meaningful  about the thread, and then I saw the girls bottoms on the previous signature, and now I've gone all wobbly.

I love bottoms. and breasts. girls. mmmm

ahem

I feel sorry for Melandri - bum wrap (sic),  and even for the Kawasaki team, but they're kind of reaping what they've sewn aren't they? -

There was a lot of talk about lack of development last year, and as with Yamaha the year before, that kind of make do and mend approach comes back and bites you on the arse, and being the 5th best factory team isn't a great place to try and springboard your marketing from, and thus the returnthat you need from the investment.

Whoevers planning to pick up the remains of this factory effort has more money than ambition, but I applaud their benevolence for the good of the sport. 17 bikes doesnt make a very good grid - I once started a race at Lydden with 8 of us on the front row, because there were only 8 of us in the race and Bill Chesson decided it was fairer on us all! - using Bill's rules we're at 2 rows and an orphan for a grid this size!

My feeling is that this is the first of a few more MotoGP cutbacks or casualties, question is, who's next?....my bet is Suzuki...

toosmooth

(Still enraptured by the girl's bottoms)


Posted: 06/01/2009 at 12:18


FatBoyTim
shame, a real shame

Posted: 06/01/2009 at 12:53


2sideways

Very nicely said : toosmooth11

That goes for Bums and Bikes. You have a way with words!


Posted: 06/01/2009 at 15:05


ticker

Toosmooth, put 'Keyra Augustina' into Google ......top bird!


Posted: 06/01/2009 at 15:10


Curve

I thought I read an article stating that they were staying and there budget had remained the same which was basically 25% increase as everyone else was cutting thier budgets!

 Sad for the riders!


Posted: 06/01/2009 at 15:16


Michael Maness

Its not just sad for the riders, the team, and MOTOGP but for us fans too. Truth is it fucking sucks. I just hope its not a sign of things to come. there are smaller teams that have less $$. Its the greedy  rich bastards on wall street and others like them that have done this. so fare this credit mess has int touched me, I'm  semiretired, my house is paid for my bike is to i don't have much, but I'm doing OK .mainly iv no dete. hell Evin fuel prices are low here in the USA. BUT WHEN SOMTHING MESES WITH MY FAVERIT SPORT, MOGP, it makes me MAD AS HELL!!!


Posted: 07/01/2009 at 23:43

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