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Prado on a kawi is going to be muy bueno. That will be cool to see. Now does this mean kawi is done with AC after this year?
just look at Hamilton to Ferrari.
Hamilton s income for a year probably pays the whole sx season.
But the sensisitive info is at sx and not f1
It has nothing to do with selling more cans in Spain, yes it will most likely be a by product of getting Prado but not the full reason.
The main reason to get a golden goose in the US MX SX series to represent their brand, good-looking, charismatic international figure, damn good on a dirt bike.
It is a statement to the ability, and marketability of American riders when Prado is signed for three years to a 450 while he is younger than some riders on Mitch's PC team. This basically states to all of Mitch's PC team that Kawasaki will not need them on a 450 ever.
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I’m fairly confident if Kitchen wins the SX title this year, he will be in strong contention for the other Kawi seat in 2026 after Anderson’s deal expires.
I get what you're saying..... honda signed tortelli when they had windham and lusk, two all timers.
Sometimes you take a world champ when you can get one... especially if the green claw says so.
How many of Mitch's riders have gone on to win 450 Supercross or Motocross titles for Kawasaki?
Supercross:
2001 RC
2007 James
2011 thru 2014 RV
Outdoors:
2008 James
2011 and 2013 RV
So nobody in the last decade!
Deegan to Monster Kawi, now THAT makes sense. A freight train of flipped bills and brodozers would be a welcome sight again.
RC - Ryan Villopoto the others all failed, side not to this is that Ryan Villopoto kept Christophe Pourcel outside so it could've been two
. But to be honest Pro Circuit isn't the same team anymore, in the past they only needed to fight with Geico and other teams took their Amsoil and Team Green leftovers. Like Blake Baggett to Suzuki for one year in the lites, Jason Anderson to Suzuki - KTM - Husqvarna (Hewitt Teams), Brock Tickle to Yamaha for one season to return to green with Pro Circuit ... Everyone wanted to race the PC Kawa because it was the best bike. Now riders can win on a wider diversity of bikes.
Besides that, I've noticed that Mitch missed a few very important opportunities when we talk about signing "MXGP-Riders", to name the three most important ones: Dylan Ferrandis, Jett Lawrence and Hunter Lawrence... I think it is time to hunt down Cole Davies if TLD GasGas hasn't locked him yet. Because his age and maturity off and on the track can bring him a great future.
Some guys named Dungey and Eli Tomac came along. Why are you singling out Mitch's team
James didn't race for PC.
Not true. Ando is not going to be there forever they’ll have one spot to fight over
He didn't race for Pro Circuit.
In the last decade Pro Circuit has not been successful as a training ground for 450 Kawasaki riders.
Why am I singling out Mitch's team...
STAR Yamaha, KTM, and now Honda have gotten better. I do like Levi Kitchen
Making the contract terms public would help the growth of the sport imho. I’m sure I can’t be the only one who is frustrated with the secrecy surrounding these deals.
Baseball teams have salary caps, that's why payments become public, Supercross and Motocross teams don't, what would motivate them to disclose salaries or bonuses?
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How would it help with the growth of the sport?
I blame training facilities.
James wasn’t one of Mitch’s guys, he went straight to the factory team.
Yup I found that out thanks. It was unusual for Kawi to do that but it was James Stewart after all.
Giving the fans knowledge about the salary implications of various signing decisions helps fans understand the reasons why certain decisions are made. Providing the information will also create more intrigue into the sport for new viewers. It is unfortunate that the speed and skill of the riders can sometimes not be enough to get someone to watch (I partially blame the camera angles the broadcast provides for this) so adding the additional layer of salary information could make a new viewer say “why are they paid that much?” and dig deeper into the physical aspects of the sport.
You mean "why are they paid that little."
Has that happened in other sports?
Well Prado has won more than all of mitchs riders together.
This makes sense. Anderson rides off into the sunset and Kitchen gets a year to defend his title. Lots of pressure on Kitchen to get the job done this year!
Not true. They have a competitive balance tax but no cap. Any team can spend as much money as they want. They also didn’t have the competitive balance tax until 97, and contract terms have always been public knowledge, even prior to the implication of the cbt. As was stated earlier in the thread, I think by ML, it’s because they have a players union and the riders in our sport have nothing.
Since the 3 guarantees in life are death, taxes and inflation, pretty much everything costs more and more every year. If motogp costs are rising faster than the general rate of inflation, I’m curious as to why. I’m not trying to be a dick, I’m genuinely curious.
Introduction of aerodynamics. It's a black hole and we have seen what happens if you don't figure out the aero package (Yamaha & Honda).
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