The truth about the demise of Geico Honda?

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eg351 wrote:
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something...
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something I said in a heated moment & I said it as if it were true... When in reality it was just a rumor I had heard & I was pretty upset it was over for such a great team of people and riders. I apologize to both parties for coming at them like that with no real facts. I let my immaturity get the best of me. Like I said it was a private conversation that i shared with a friend and he blasted it on social media..

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What am I thinking of?
Guessing Twitter.
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eg351 wrote:
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something...
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something I said in a heated moment & I said it as if it were true... When in reality it was just a rumor I had heard & I was pretty upset it was over for such a great team of people and riders. I apologize to both parties for coming at them like that with no real facts. I let my immaturity get the best of me. Like I said it was a private conversation that i shared with a friend and he blasted it on social media..

Eric Grondahl
Hi 5 to you young-man.

Shit happens, people get upset & things get said...and...rarely...someone comes back and "owns it". Good for you. I hope good things come for all of those invovled in the FC family.

Good luck to all of you.

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Adam43 10/15/2020 11:07am
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Wasn't there an email from Geico that specifically said they were leaving the team because the owner wanted to run Make Motocross Great Again, or something...
Wasn't there an email from Geico that specifically said they were leaving the team because the owner wanted to run Make Motocross Great Again, or something like that?
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No.
disbanded wrote:
What am I thinking of?
The owner pitched his MAGA ripoff gear/graphic concept to his contact at Geico and was soundly rejected.

He posted the conversations on social media in a huff.

The Geico sponsorship was terminated a few weeks later.
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Fake news peddled on FAKEBOOK, not surprised
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I came back to this thread and saw that two of the players came on here to set the record straight. 👍
Now, back to racing. Let's hope we get a full season of great racing in SX and MX in 2021.
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eg351 wrote:
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something...
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something I said in a heated moment & I said it as if it were true... When in reality it was just a rumor I had heard & I was pretty upset it was over for such a great team of people and riders. I apologize to both parties for coming at them like that with no real facts. I let my immaturity get the best of me. Like I said it was a private conversation that i shared with a friend and he blasted it on social media..

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No sponsors belong to anyone. You cant steal a sponsor.....it sucks but sponsors decide where best to spend their dollars. Things change....and i think moto is about to change drastically and geico will be a part of that it sounds like.
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No sponsors belong to anyone. You cant steal a sponsor.....it sucks but sponsors decide where best to spend their dollars. Things change....and i think moto is...
No sponsors belong to anyone. You cant steal a sponsor.....it sucks but sponsors decide where best to spend their dollars. Things change....and i think moto is about to change drastically and geico will be a part of that it sounds like.
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for your series instead.

Another way (not stealing but costing) is the helmet cam deal with Reed-bar him from running a competing brand to your series sponsor.
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omalley wrote:
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for...
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for your series instead.

Another way (not stealing but costing) is the helmet cam deal with Reed-bar him from running a competing brand to your series sponsor.
Facts right there.
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fatpurplepanda 10/16/2020 12:28pm
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resetjet wrote:
No sponsors belong to anyone. You cant steal a sponsor.....it sucks but sponsors decide where best to spend their dollars. Things change....and i think moto is...
No sponsors belong to anyone. You cant steal a sponsor.....it sucks but sponsors decide where best to spend their dollars. Things change....and i think moto is about to change drastically and geico will be a part of that it sounds like.
omalley wrote:
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for...
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for your series instead.

Another way (not stealing but costing) is the helmet cam deal with Reed-bar him from running a competing brand to your series sponsor.
sounds just like the CBD deal in SX a twoish years ago
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Langhammx 10/16/2020 12:47pm
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resetjet wrote:
No sponsors belong to anyone. You cant steal a sponsor.....it sucks but sponsors decide where best to spend their dollars. Things change....and i think moto is...
No sponsors belong to anyone. You cant steal a sponsor.....it sucks but sponsors decide where best to spend their dollars. Things change....and i think moto is about to change drastically and geico will be a part of that it sounds like.
omalley wrote:
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for...
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for your series instead.

Another way (not stealing but costing) is the helmet cam deal with Reed-bar him from running a competing brand to your series sponsor.
fatpurplepanda wrote:
sounds just like the CBD deal in SX a twoish years ago
CBDMD
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jorgechavez 10/16/2020 12:56pm
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fatpurplepanda wrote:
sounds just like the CBD deal in SX a twoish years ago
I thought that had more to do with NBC than FELD?
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GEICO is an acronym. It stands for Government Employee Insurance Company.
Look it up.
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eg351 wrote:
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something...
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something I said in a heated moment & I said it as if it were true... When in reality it was just a rumor I had heard & I was pretty upset it was over for such a great team of people and riders. I apologize to both parties for coming at them like that with no real facts. I let my immaturity get the best of me. Like I said it was a private conversation that i shared with a friend and he blasted it on social media..

Eric Grondahl
agn5009 wrote:
Your friends a dick.
I don’t feel that’s accurate enough.


His friend is an attention whore douchebag
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fatpurplepanda wrote:
sounds just like the CBD deal in SX a twoish years ago
jorgechavez wrote:
I thought that had more to do with NBC than FELD?
No, it was all FELD.
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I don't know if anyone posted this before and I don't really care to read through these 3 pages but the new CEO of GEICO said a couple months ago that they were pulling out of motorsport TEAM sponsorships but that doesn't mean series. Nobody stole anything here. Although I suspect the pitchforks and torches will still march on.



https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2020/09/15/Marketing-a…
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eg351 wrote:
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something...
First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something I said in a heated moment & I said it as if it were true... When in reality it was just a rumor I had heard & I was pretty upset it was over for such a great team of people and riders. I apologize to both parties for coming at them like that with no real facts. I let my immaturity get the best of me. Like I said it was a private conversation that i shared with a friend and he blasted it on social media..

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EngIceDave 10/16/2020 2:10pm
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Red66 wrote:
GEICO is an acronym. It stands for Government Employee Insurance Company.
Look it up.
and to add to the trivia....

In 1996, GEICO became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett.
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EngIceDave wrote:
and to add to the trivia....

In 1996, GEICO became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett.
So, soon I expect to see this headline over at the MXA website, because those guys are all about this kind of stuff:

WARREN BUFFETT DESTROYS GEICO HONDA

..except it would be mis-spelled, because it's MXA...
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EngIceDave 10/16/2020 2:54pm
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Buffet?
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Dirty Points 10/16/2020 3:15pm
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omalley wrote:
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for...
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for your series instead.

Another way (not stealing but costing) is the helmet cam deal with Reed-bar him from running a competing brand to your series sponsor.
philG wrote:
Facts right there.
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from continuing to sponsor the team.
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omalley wrote:
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for...
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for your series instead.

Another way (not stealing but costing) is the helmet cam deal with Reed-bar him from running a competing brand to your series sponsor.
philG wrote:
Facts right there.
Dirty Points wrote:
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from...
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from continuing to sponsor the team.
Thank you.

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omalley wrote:
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for...
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for your series instead.

Another way (not stealing but costing) is the helmet cam deal with Reed-bar him from running a competing brand to your series sponsor.
philG wrote:
Facts right there.
Dirty Points wrote:
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from...
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from continuing to sponsor the team.
The OP was referring, as was i , to the CBDMD and Discount Tyre issues which are well documented.

The Geico decision, as we see it, is that they have either pulled out totally , or just pulled the team money, as they have already been series sponsors for numerous years, its not the same argument.

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MxKing809 10/16/2020 3:32pm
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Let me clear this up.

Bad

- Promoters approaching team sponsors to become series sponsors

- Promoters restricting team and rider sponsorship to benefit only the promoter

Ok

- Promoter sharing a sponsor with a team, and having that sponsor choose to only be a series sponsor moving forward
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Dirty Points 10/16/2020 3:51pm
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philG wrote:
Facts right there.
Dirty Points wrote:
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from...
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from continuing to sponsor the team.
philG wrote:
The OP was referring, as was i , to the CBDMD and Discount Tyre issues which are well documented. The Geico decision, as we see it...
The OP was referring, as was i , to the CBDMD and Discount Tyre issues which are well documented.

The Geico decision, as we see it, is that they have either pulled out totally , or just pulled the team money, as they have already been series sponsors for numerous years, its not the same argument.

Right but, it started because there was an acusation that the promoter stole GEICO as a sponsor.
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omalley 10/16/2020 3:52pm
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omalley wrote:
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for...
You can steal a sponsor if you’re the sanctioning body. You ban an individual or team from running a sponsor, then successfully court that sponsor for your series instead.

Another way (not stealing but costing) is the helmet cam deal with Reed-bar him from running a competing brand to your series sponsor.
philG wrote:
Facts right there.
Dirty Points wrote:
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from...
But the promoter did neither of those. Geico had sponsored both the series and the team for years, and nothing was done to prevent them from continuing to sponsor the team.
I wasn’t referring to Geico-I was responding to the assertion in someone’s post that a sponsor can’t be stolen.
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My question is when you look at the tv coverage why in dogs name would any company sponsor a team instead of the series? You get virtually nothing in coverage as a team sponsor on the broadcast.
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