Rockstar pulling some support from Husky?

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Edited Date/Time 12/16/2021 12:25pm
Sklyer Howes just made a post with his new look for Dakar and no Rockstar logos to be found. Billy Bolt also made mention in one of his recent Vlogs that soon his bike will be blue instead of black.

I know they just released a Rockstar Edition but is this the start of Rockstar pulling out of dirt bikes like has been the rumor?

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GripNRip617 12/15/2021 11:27am
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not sure, but that bike looks 100x better without the yellow rockstar eye sore of a logo
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MXGP Husky should be without rockstar also. Sure it will be clean but they want someone to pay bills also.
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Gilby122 12/15/2021 1:16pm
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Not sure it's related, but I drink that rat poison and it's fairly hard to come by right now. I live in a small town with a Pepsi distributor and my wife's cousin works there...so I go down and get their discount and buy it directly from them. They are on an allotment right now and can't get hardly any product. It's been out at gas stations, been out at Wal Mart. You name it. I was just in Texas and I couldn't believe in the gas stations how many had zero Rockstar of any flavor. If it weren't for me finding some with the distributor, I wouldn't be able to get the one I prefer. Pretty crazy times.
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MelonFan123 12/15/2021 1:21pm
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Interesting.

Funny because earlier today I noticed the official team IG page changed names from @rockstarHusky to @husqvarnafactoryracing

My guess is they (Rockstar) are now simply a title sponsor of the SX/MX team only and no longer a global partner as before.
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LungButter 12/15/2021 2:23pm
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MelonFan123 wrote:
Interesting. Funny because earlier today I noticed the official team IG page changed names from @rockstarHusky to @husqvarnafactoryracing My guess is they (Rockstar) are now simply...
Interesting.

Funny because earlier today I noticed the official team IG page changed names from @rockstarHusky to @husqvarnafactoryracing

My guess is they (Rockstar) are now simply a title sponsor of the SX/MX team only and no longer a global partner as before.
Maybe Rockstar didn't see a return in the Euro/World Wide market?

Maybe us Yanks are the only ones dumb enough to still drink that poison.
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Gilby122 wrote:
Not sure it's related, but I drink that rat poison and it's fairly hard to come by right now. I live in a small town with...
Not sure it's related, but I drink that rat poison and it's fairly hard to come by right now. I live in a small town with a Pepsi distributor and my wife's cousin works there...so I go down and get their discount and buy it directly from them. They are on an allotment right now and can't get hardly any product. It's been out at gas stations, been out at Wal Mart. You name it. I was just in Texas and I couldn't believe in the gas stations how many had zero Rockstar of any flavor. If it weren't for me finding some with the distributor, I wouldn't be able to get the one I prefer. Pretty crazy times.
Rockstar punched is my jam. No shortage here in SoCal.
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Bruce372 12/15/2021 3:02pm
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Rat poison LoL. It's It's same shit that Joe Rogan sells and people take his medical advice over their doctors.

I don't know why people are "liking" sponsors pulling away from motorsports.

Bring back alcohol sponsorship... who wants to see Jonny Walker sponsored by Jonny Walker whiskey?
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Cheering a company pulling money from our sport? And then tomorrow you all will cry when a mx team shuts down due to a sponsor pulling money..geez..
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LungButter 12/15/2021 3:09pm
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Who is cheering it?

Jeezus there are some drama queens here.
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Pepsi runs the show...owns the brand...and if Pepsi doesn't see an ROI they can justify...?
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TeamGreen wrote:
Pepsi runs the show...owns the brand...and if Pepsi doesn't see an ROI they can justify...?
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays for right?
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TeamGreen wrote:
Pepsi runs the show...owns the brand...and if Pepsi doesn't see an ROI they can justify...?
Johnny Ringo wrote:
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays...
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays for right?
Of course. Do you think a publicly traded multibillion dollar corporation doesn't know where every cent they have is and where/how it's spent?
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The bigger they are, the easier it is to hemorrhage unknowingly.
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TeamGreen wrote:
Pepsi runs the show...owns the brand...and if Pepsi doesn't see an ROI they can justify...?
Johnny Ringo wrote:
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays...
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays for right?
Undersprung wrote:
Of course. Do you think a publicly traded multibillion dollar corporation doesn't know where every cent they have is and where/how it's spent?
Just look at the federal government 😂😂
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KirkChandler 12/15/2021 5:37pm
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The rumor I heard was that Rockstar was almost completely out, and one rider kept them onboard because of his Social presence, if he was gone, so were they. But who knows...
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KirkChandler wrote:
The rumor I heard was that Rockstar was almost completely out, and one rider kept them onboard because of his Social presence, if he was gone...
The rumor I heard was that Rockstar was almost completely out, and one rider kept them onboard because of his Social presence, if he was gone, so were they. But who knows...
Dean?
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Still waiting for Bang to become a team sponsor
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TeamGreen wrote:
Pepsi runs the show...owns the brand...and if Pepsi doesn't see an ROI they can justify...?
Johnny Ringo wrote:
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays...
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays for right?
Pepsi has their own way of doing things. I don't know how interested they are in the European/International Market with Rockstar.

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Undersprung wrote:
Of course. Do you think a publicly traded multibillion dollar corporation doesn't know where every cent they have is and where/how it's spent?
Yes.
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TeamGreen wrote:
Pepsi runs the show...owns the brand...and if Pepsi doesn't see an ROI they can justify...?
Johnny Ringo wrote:
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays...
does Pepsi really get down into the nitty gritty like that? A moto sponsorship has to be a blip on the radar of what rockstar pays for right?
TeamGreen wrote:
Pepsi has their own way of doing things. I don't know how interested they are in the European/International Market with Rockstar.
Outside of US military bases, I don’t ever recall seeing Rockstar over here. Plenty of Monster & Red Bull, but no Rockstar.
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THE mx addict 12/15/2021 11:13pm
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tek14 wrote:
MXGP Husky should be without rockstar also. Sure it will be clean but they want someone to pay bills also.
Maxime Grau (young french rider) recently said in an interview that team Nestaan Husky wont be supported by Rockstar in 2022.
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Cortami79 12/16/2021 2:33am
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Is Monster pulling away from Kawi in MXGP as well?
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snackfedbear wrote:
Still waiting for Bang to become a team sponsor
Bang energy sponsors the Riley Racing Yamaha team in Europe.

Kay de wolf thinks finally I can get a custom helmet lol

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kawasa84 12/16/2021 4:20am
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This sucks to hear. I remember going to the first or 2nd year of Nationals held at Freestone (TX) when Rockstar was giving everyone who entered a free case of their drink. They had 2 18 wheeler trailers parked as you came in packed to the gills with Rockstar, and they just handed me an entire case. I was like, "hell yea"!
To the guy from WY who said he couldn't find Rockstar when in TX, I bought a case about 6-7 weeks ago cause it was hugely discounted. Plus I see it in stores all the time. Not sure where in TX you were?
The the guy who said multi billion dollar corporations know where every last red cent goes..............that would be a firm, NO
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Johnny Ringo 12/16/2021 7:06am
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When I was in college Rockstar would pay sloots to bring product to house parties. Good times
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Rickyisms 12/16/2021 12:25pm
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snackfedbear wrote:
Still waiting for Bang to become a team sponsor
Get on the Celsius train!

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