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So the "&" stays.
Or what about L before M?
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Maybe more then just a rider backed out also,things can go both ways.
MC & LB's new team....wonder if it will have a familiar casino sponsorship?
Wasn't L&M (Larry B.) also the one who brought Nike into the sport back in 2006 for the 07 season (Reed & Ramsey)?
"...which I’m very proud of. We’re taking the same team that we won those championships with into the 2012 season. We’ve got a great team, we’ve got a great facility, and all of our employees are intact. We’re going to move forward and put out a good effort for 2012."
Same team, except for the manager, Larry. The star rider, Stewart. The biggest sponsors, Yamaha/Redbull/San Manuel.
They have NO riders signed, NO sponsors, No manufacturers, and they are going to be a big impact in 2012? They have 3 months to get everything done, seems odd.
Apparently San Manuel's contract with the team ended at the finish of this season, so San Man is free to go where it wants.
Yamaha's deal with JS was thru next year, so unless some large $$$ changes hands in Yamaha's direction, he will be on blue (although somewhere else).
About having three months to get a team together........... Reed did it!
Report's are he has been riding a Suzuki for a while now....
Possibly JGR Suzuki or Honda for 2012.....is what the rumor mill is/has been saying.
"I’d just like to put it out there that we’re going to make every attempt to go racing. We have what I believe to be the best team in the sport"
"That could happen, but at this point I’m inclined to say it’s just going to be 450s. You never know..."
"For 2012, we don’t have anything concrete."
I have some trepidations about ever seeing JGR running a Suzuki or a Honda. The JGR MX team is heavily linked with Toyota. Toyota and Yamaha have had a long and multi-faceted relationship (for ex., Yamaha builds massive numbers of motors for Toyota cars). Some in this thread have said that Toyota feels no threat from Suzuki in the car market. That may be true (but clearly is not true with Honda). That said, the sales numbers are not the only part of the story.
Anyone who has dealt with the Japanese wheeled vehicle mfgrs knows they value loyalty and relationships. That long and ongoing relationship that Toyota and Yamaha share I believe bars seeing the JGR team on Suzuki's (or Honda's).
JS may well be on a Suzuki, but if so I think it will be his own team or another satellite team.
I've never heard anybody from the team ever say that...I am not sure why.
It sure would have halted a lot of talk.
As for JGR, they have been around for a little while now and I would assume they want a proven big bike championship contender in their corner.
I know Millsaps deal was 2 years with them and the second year was optional for both sides.
Davi did however say he wanted to stay,not sure what JGR's decision was with that.
Brayton their second rider has gone to Honda for 2012.
It has also been no secret that James was not all that happy with the Yamaha 450.
James also has a personal sponsor with Red Bull, and JGR is Muscle Milk sponsored.
When you take all into consideration.....there is no telling how far a Team like JGR is willing to bend to land a rider like JS7.
On a side note....
Someone threw out a cast the other day saying: "Team Home Depot, Two Two Motorsports,JSE" (both 22 & 7 on the same team on Honda's).
It should be interesting to see where he ends up and on what brand.
And most important his results and how it works out for him in the long run.
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Second BOLDED name down, READ the last paragraph. Done deal!
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Jason-
Jason-
You hope they fail miserably?
Do you even like this sport, much less LIVE and BREATHE it like MC/LB?
To say you hope the fail just shows the amount of deuchebaggery you have running through your veins.
Kinda reminds me of the Peak Hondas
If L&M was a stock, the share price would have dropped about 50% after that interview. They lost the best(?) sx rider in the world...no bike...no riders...no sponsers...and a bunch of employees to pay that have nothing to do but look for bikes, riders and sponsers.
Best of luck to Mike, hope he pulls through, I would hate to see the sport lose someone so passionate about sx AND mx.
Good Luck this year Mike K, At least some of us know what your all about.....
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