KAWASAKI OUT OF MOTOGP !!!!!

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Gotta say, I will miss checking the time sheets on Saturdays wet practice and optimistically thinking a top ten qualifier might equate to something ! Only to be dissappointed but still I had my hopes. Also look at it this way, the current economic trend will not and cannot continue and when things turn around, that will just put Kwaka years behind in R+D. It's a bad decision any way you look at it and am frankly suprised by the number of so called Kwaka fans that are happy to see the end of green on the grid.

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Ticketyman wrote:Gotta say, I will miss checking the time sheets on Saturdays wet practice and optimistically thinking a top ten qualifier might equate to something ! Only to be dissappointed but still I had my hopes. Also look at it this way, the current economic trend will not and cannot continue and when things turn around, that will just put Kwaka years behind in R+D. It's a bad decision any way you look at it and am frankly suprised by the number of so called Kwaka fans that are happy to see the end of green on the grid.

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I know of this loser syndrome you refer to. But without anything on the grid, you know how the old saying goes.....your only as good as your last result....that may last a while. All we needed was one totally drenched racetrack and Gobert "on the Kwaka" the only one running wets. ala P.I. and Bimota
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Blurr wrote:
aardvark wrote:Rumour has it that Jorge Martinez, the Aspar boss, is in talks with Kawasaki to take over the team for '09.

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Ticketyman wrote: and am frankly suprised by the number of so called Kwaka fans that are happy to see the end of green on the grid.

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Ticketyman wrote: All we needed was one totally drenched racetrack and Gobert "on the Kwaka" the only one running wets. ala P.I. and Benelli
Bimota actually.
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I stand corrected Bimota. As for the spewzuki comment, It was all about the dollars and two wheels, sometimes we can't just go out and buy what we really want.
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I know, or the Hoff would be on a B-King :lol:
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Remember a few years ago... Randy Depuniet was way in the lead when it started to rain :( he was hauling ass! stupid rain!
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Stereo wrote:Remember a few years ago... Randy Depuniet was way in the lead when it started to rain :( he was hauling ass! stupid rain!
Nah - he looks good wet! 8)

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Stereo wrote:Remember a few years ago... Randy Depuniet was way in the lead when it started to rain :( he was hauling ass! stupid rain!
You sure you don't mean Nakano at PI in 2006?

That was awesome! :kuda:
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Randy did it at Le Mans too, the race Vermeulen won
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red_dave wrote:
Stereo wrote:Remember a few years ago... Randy Depuniet was way in the lead when it started to rain :( he was hauling ass! stupid rain!
You sure you don't mean Nakano at PI in 2006?

That was awesome! :kuda:
Sorry yeah, Nakano .......... it was wicked anyway... he had a 5 second lead on everyone
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23:50 02Jan09 -Briefs 2-Aspar boss says he is in Kawasaki MotoGP takeover talks
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sports news in brief from around the world
on Friday.

Motorcycling - Aspar Team chief Jorge Martinez has said he
is in talks to take over the Kawasaki MotoGP team after media
reported that the Japanese manufacturers were planning to pull
out of the 2009 championship.
"Negotiations to take over the two Kawasaki (bikes) have
started," former 80cc and 125 cc world champion Martinez, who
already has teams in the 125 and 250 classes, told La Gazzetta
dello Sport.
"I don't know with certainty when or if this opportunity
will become reality. I'm willing to negotiate. We'll see."

Friday, 02 January 2009 23:50:26
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