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Question to the Vital viewers... as the topic is talked of so much about AC92 finding is groove and would be suited to the 450 class, I’m currently discussing the topic with a mate and would like to see others thoughts...
The factory Kawasaki team has already confirmed it will stay a 2 bike team for next season.
Having Tomac locked in and Savatgy already on the team throws a spammer in the works. ( yes Savatgy is only a 1 year contract)
But I honestly don’t believe AC92 will be on a kawi next year. I see him taking Seeleys ride and being KROCS team mate under the Factory Honda Team. The 92 and 94 under the same tent. AC chasing a change and wanting a fresh start.
Or possible, but doubted.. the JGR ride? Maybe?
Savatgy has been consistent, getting good results for a rookie and showing he has speed. I believe he will be a serious threat once he gets more seat time.
I hear a lot about saying AC92 deserves the Factory kawi ride over Savatgy. But personally, I don’t see why savatgy should loose his ride. He has been riding great and exceeding expectations. I don’t see a reason why he should loose his ride for a rookie. Including riding a lot better then Osbourne who was expected to come out on fire but going through injuries.
Thoughts on where you see AC92 in the 450 class in the near future?
The factory Kawasaki team has already confirmed it will stay a 2 bike team for next season.
Having Tomac locked in and Savatgy already on the team throws a spammer in the works. ( yes Savatgy is only a 1 year contract)
But I honestly don’t believe AC92 will be on a kawi next year. I see him taking Seeleys ride and being KROCS team mate under the Factory Honda Team. The 92 and 94 under the same tent. AC chasing a change and wanting a fresh start.
Or possible, but doubted.. the JGR ride? Maybe?
Savatgy has been consistent, getting good results for a rookie and showing he has speed. I believe he will be a serious threat once he gets more seat time.
I hear a lot about saying AC92 deserves the Factory kawi ride over Savatgy. But personally, I don’t see why savatgy should loose his ride. He has been riding great and exceeding expectations. I don’t see a reason why he should loose his ride for a rookie. Including riding a lot better then Osbourne who was expected to come out on fire but going through injuries.
Thoughts on where you see AC92 in the 450 class in the near future?
AC brought more to kawasaki than Joey did before he was even pro. AC is on track to winning a sx title, joey didnt. If AC gets this title and does well in the outdoors, he gets the ride over Joey.
Its a hard call. Joey is doing great as a rookie. Nobody thought he would do this well. AC is the better rider though. If im kawi, id sign the better rider. Tomac is fading out for whatever reason and we need to sculpt the next championship rider. That rider should have previous titles to prove they can win a title. AC could be that guy. Work on developing AC, let tomac retire after a couple years. Make AC your main guy and then bring up Forkner. Then repeat the cycle. Let forkner become the guy, then bring up hammaker after that.
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But riding very well, i would think he would want to secure his future and not wait around for Kawasaki's decision
So my Guess is That Joey has already signed somewhere else.
Tomac is what he is, 2 time outdoor champ and a guaranteed SX race winner. They would want to keep him.
Savatgy is impressing in his rookie 450 season and he is probably relatively cheap. A great second rider
Then there is the AC and Forkner problem. They could stay down one or two more years but these two (especially Forkner) are potential SX 450 title contenders. And both of these riders will be way more expensive compared to Savatgy.
The bold strategy is to let Tomac go to Honda and go with AC & Savatgy in 2020 and AC & Forkner in 2021. But that is very unlikely.
Kawasaki could really benifit of a satellite 450 team like RMATVMC KTM or MCR Honda.
Edit: One more thing. I think Matthes said in a podcast that a 3 rider team is not an option.
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