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According to the article, Kawasaki is pulling their factory effort in the off-road game at the conclussion of the 2012 season? Nothing is confirmed in it. And it also reads that the recent signing of RV and the money he's going to get is a possible reason for it. If that holds any truth at all, what do you guys think of that?
Kawasaki pulls out of off-road racing
Kawasaki pulls out of off-road racing
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I'm very intrigued on the details of the RV statement and if him landing a 3-year, 2.5 million dollars a season salary is whats sucked the race funds dry.
Destry Abbott
As many of you have already heard, based on the number of emails and phone calls I’ve received today, Kawasaki has made the tough decision to dissolve their Team Green Off-road program! I was extremely heartbroken when I heard the news yesterday, not only for myself, but for my Team Green family and fellow teammates as well! I’ve considered everyone I’ve had the pleasure of meeting at Kawasaki like family for the last fifteen years, and I’m extremely sad to see this amazing program come to an end. At this point I’m not quite sure what I’m going to do or what direction I’m going to go, but no matter what I plan on staying in this industry! I’m sure you’ll continue to see me on a Kawasaki no matter what happens! They’re a great company and a great group of people, and I’ll always consider myself a Kawasaki guy! I’m still planning on racing next year, and of course I’ll be doing a lot of riding schools to help out with the cost. I’m also working on a few other things, but don’t quite know where that’s going to go yet. Thanks for everyone’s support and I’m looking for sponsors if your interested in helping me out!
Things are VERY different these days and it will be quite a bit of time before things go back to 'normal'.
Been going to the tracks every weekend all summer pretty much..been seeing ALOT of 2-strokes compared to what it once was and alot of older 4-strokes.
Times..they are a changin'
IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH RV, the money is gone. They blew the wad of cash from Monster on him, they had to or Monster would pull the plug on them. Kawasaki, just like every other manufacturers racing division they count on sponsor money to go racing.
No sponsor money = no racing. Racing is not an effective or economically viable way to sell bikes.
Pit Row
After watching Erzberg this year, you can't blame them for pulling out. Maybe if they write a nice letter, they can borrow a couple Husaberg 2's and put green plastic on them... Or just start making and selling real bikes again.
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It's the riders that can get expensive, and require big outside sponsors.
Kawi could easily keep their Team Green program going. They just wouldnt be able to pay the riders much. Pulling the official satellite Team Green doesnt necessarily mean they wont support a privately run team in some fashion. Destry has been wanting to run his own team for a while now.
...and this aint the only team to be pulling out. There's more shitty news on the horizon.
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Kawasaki is not a motorcycle company at its core. It's Kawasaki Heavy Industries. They build ships, trains, power plants, airplane wings, tractors.... MX bikes are absolutely NOTHING to this company's bottom line. Because of that fact, Kawasaki Racing has to run as a profitable BU and when they no longer can do it they'll get whacked.
Btw, the Team Green program runs under the race department. It be very reasonable to expect big cuts there too.
No sponsor money doesnt equal no racing. It equals no big name riders.
Kawasaki's off road team was under the Team Green budget and is that of a satellite effort. It was NEVER anything close to the official teams budget. It was run in-house and that is why people get confused into thinking it was a factory team. It never was.
I would be VERY surprised if Kawi doesnt field a WORCS team next year in some fashion. It will most likely be a private team that they give bikes and a parts allowance too. That is cheap to do for a mfg. Relatively speaking. Make sense?
Not when you know what I do. BTW, the OffRoad Team was not a Team Green Program, it was a "Factory Team" just like MX/SX.
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