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James had an offer from factory Honda and I’m pretty sure they used that to leverage Kawi to sign them to the factory team.
You're right on the money
You can give me all your money after that too.... Green is bad
They also tried to get him in 04.
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Is there any truth to TLD being done at the end of the year playing into any of that?
Do you think we will ever see a brand actually successfully use their “first right of refusal” clause? Surprised KTM wouldn’t be willing to match whatever offer he was given. Dude looks to have a very bright future ahead of him in the states and their satellite teams are a shell of their former selves at this point.
Too bad they didn’t go after him for ‘09 and beyond when they were supported by Red Bull and kept him off that sx only Yamaha deal. Maybe 3rd time would’ve been the charm
If that’s true, I wonder if gasgas keeps a team together with Barcia and RyderD to honor their contracts as their signed thru next year.
If I recall he really liked that gen of yamaha, no way they would have told him about the major bike change in 2010, which didn't really work for anyone at the pro level.
You may think that you do, but you really don’t. Because the only way that is going to happen is if the the US SX/MX series follow the lead of the MXGP and WSX series and start licensing teams like franchises. And that, I believe, would be a negative move in the long run. No more local riders trying to qualify for the night show or the Saturday motos, you’d just have your 20 entries that the licensed teams entered at each round. Phuck that.
Well aren’t you a ray of fucking sunshine…
I guess he can't say yet? Or DV source is BS.
MXLarge: It is a series with a lot of intensity, maybe not the endurance of motocross, but the big lights, a lot of media coverage, it seems a lot more serious between the riders. It seems like you did it, nobody has heard if you are going back. The rumours say you are, maybe with Kawasaki, all sorts of different things. When do you make a decision or when do you make that decision, at what point in the season?
Prado: No, right now, my focus is on MXGP, and I wanted to get that experience, but right now, I want to focus on MXGP and defending my title. That is what I want, keep my mind on MXGP. I have no decisions, just focusing in winning my title.
Prado: Once I even know if I want to, or I see myself doing it, or if I get a good opportunity, then I would make a decision.
Baseball teams DO NOT have salary caps
He most definitely wouldn’t and couldn’t say yet.
I stand corrected, I thought they had a salary cap the same as the NBA and NFL, along with baseball, they are amongst the sports I don't follow!
Baseball has a luxury tax so sort of a soft cap. It isn't working. Small market teams have to hope all their draft picks hit their stride at the same time so they have a ~2 year window to win a championship before their best players wind up on big market teams.
ML. Is it possible for Factory Kawi to run 3 bikes? I may be wrong but haven’t they done it before and im sure their financially able to do it.
Lewis Hamilton also said at the end of last year that he was going to retire in Mercedes and would never drive for Ferrari...
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Multiple world championships counts for a hell of a lot more than anything the current crop of 250 riders has achieved.
He's young, he's fast, he is already a champion, he's got the look, speaks well enough.. I don't see why kawi wouldn't pour money into him since AC is done and Anderson is in the twilight of his career. I hope he does well right away!
Can't wait to watch him rip!!!!!!!
Yea until Ferrari came at him with insane $$. Rumor of 100 million
Vialle has multiple world championships. Can barely win a moto in the US
Huge desperate mistake by Kawi. Its going to be bad. Nice guy but you can't skip 250 SX.
He did exactly that earlier this year while preparing for the GP’s….. you are underestimating the skills a rider of prado’s calibre has. If he comes into sx healthy with a solid off season behind him he will be a 5-10 guy right away. Assuming he gets comfortable on the kawi quickly enough.
But still beating 99,99% of the AMA riders.
He wasn`t dominating every race in Europe either btw, just consistent.
Love the top riders in the world coming here. Surprised he left KTM, but guaranteed there are 5 reasons - M. O. N. E. Y. Huge contract I suspect.
You are underestimating 17 rds of 450SX. I lIke Prado. He is a special rider. But, unfortunately 450SX is unbelievably dangerous. And, I just think he's going to get hurt badly. This is a bad decision.
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