Kawasaki Announces End Of MotoGP Team
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Kawasaki Announces End Of MotoGP Team
Got this from www.superbikeplanet.com
Friday, January 09, 2009
KAWASAKI PRESS RELEASE
Tokyo, January 9, 2009 Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has decided to suspend its factory MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season.
Amid quickly changing business environment, Kawasaki has been promptly taking countermeasures to cope with the situation. As the world economy is not likely to recover in a short period due to the major impact of the financial crisis, Kawasaki decided to suspend its MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season onward and reallocate management resources more efficiently.
Kawasaki will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race-oriented customers.
Kawasaki would like to thank all the fans and all those who have forwarded us great help.
Mr.Yoshio Kawamura, the Managing Director of Kawasaki Motors Racing B.V. deeply appreciates the contribution and the dedication brought by staff members of the MotoGP team.
ENDS
That sucks. The more bikes in the race the better. Hope they come back with a support team or next year.
Friday, January 09, 2009
KAWASAKI PRESS RELEASE
Tokyo, January 9, 2009 Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has decided to suspend its factory MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season.
Amid quickly changing business environment, Kawasaki has been promptly taking countermeasures to cope with the situation. As the world economy is not likely to recover in a short period due to the major impact of the financial crisis, Kawasaki decided to suspend its MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season onward and reallocate management resources more efficiently.
Kawasaki will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race-oriented customers.
Kawasaki would like to thank all the fans and all those who have forwarded us great help.
Mr.Yoshio Kawamura, the Managing Director of Kawasaki Motors Racing B.V. deeply appreciates the contribution and the dedication brought by staff members of the MotoGP team.
ENDS
That sucks. The more bikes in the race the better. Hope they come back with a support team or next year.
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RE: Kawasaki Announces End Of MotoGP Team
well, at least its an official announcement now, i couldnt find one last week.
http://www.johnhopkins21.com/
http://www.kawasaki-motogp.com/news....ish&page=1
http://www.johnhopkins21.com/
http://www.kawasaki-motogp.com/news....ish&page=1
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RE: Kawasaki Announces End Of MotoGP Team
It's sad but it's hard to blame them for this decision. They were the slowest bikes in the field. I wish that they would force the companies to have more even bikes. The people designing these things are so focused on top speed and technology that the racing has suffered. Valentino Rossi is right when he says how MotoGP isn't as entertaining as it was before traction control and the intro of the 800s. F1 just met recently and descussed cost cutting measures. If F1 can manage to reduce costs and level the playing field then why can't MotoGP? I hope Hopkins can still find a ride.
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It sucks for sure. Im not a Kawasaki fan in motoGP, but the end result is a bad one. MotoGP is more than just the factories racing against each other. Its basically an R&D department that people get to watch. The amount of information the factories get from MotoGP is what makes the bikes we all drive. They dont dump all that money into it just to win, they do it to get information to build their next years superbikes.
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