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Reputational damage. This is obviously a guess, however I would bet a large some of money the contract has something along those lines. The contract should have something about conduct towards a sponsor(in this case kawi).
I also do not think Prado would pursue anything if fired. He and his legal team would know any sort of positive outcome for him is 1.) a long shot 2.) costly. If he is fired I would imagine he quietly(in the legal sense) goes to ktm and you don’t hear much.
I’ve watched the videos but I don’t recall any source saying the separation would be anything other than mutual. I would imagine Kawi would prefer he quit so they could recoup some money but Kawaski would have significantly more protection than Jorge in any legal battle based off contractual language. I can guarantee that without seeing the contract.
I think they need him for SMX then they cut ties.
After listening to ML, Lewis, Matthes, JT, Weege, AC and JB show.
Monster is the hold up with a personal deal.
They reached out to Savatcy for 26 and he said no.
I would of benched him and put a few privateers on it for SMX.
I bet he has issues with the KTM production frame and fading shock issues.
Mutual parting of ways is the most likely outcome I agree. I thought ML said something about if Kawi fired him they could owe some compensation but maybe I mis-understood or misrepresented.
what a weird deal.
As an aside the only reputational damage I see is to Prado 😂 sorry you tee’d it up perfectly.
Savatgy kept ACs seat warm for the 2019 season at Kawi and filled in for them for an outdoor season, now they’re coming back for thirds? lol offer him a 2 year deal and he’ll take it.
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These comments are interesting given one of Prados latest IG posts. He stated he wasn't blaming the bike or the team in the previous post - and he did not directly blame the bike. It could however be interpreted it was the bike. I haven't followed this to closely, but I don't think he has directly rubbished the bike.
How would a lawyer approach it? Lawyers arguing for Kawi claim accumulative comments amount to discrediting it?
I concur, my comment was more towards quadzrule…
wasn't sexton on the honda before,which has the alloy frame, so maybe hes more familiar with that type of frame and MAYBE will have a head start in the way the bike feels and handles
compared to prado, who never has ridden the alloy frame , im not making excuses for prado, as other pros have gone from one to the other ok,
who knows
Just to clarify, my comment was a dig at Prado’s level of effort. I have no doubt that Chase (or any former champion) should have no problem putting the bike on the podium. Prado’s results reflect his level of effort, although I’m also confident that he underestimated the level of competition in AMA racing.
I don’t believe we’ll ever see him contend for a SX championship no matter what bike they put him on. I could be wrong, but I also doubt that he’ll have anything for Jett in AMA motocross next year no matter what he’s riding.
He edited his post to say that after, his lawyer probably told him to take it down or edit ASAP
Got it. I read, if Sexton can’t… it’s the bike.
I would also think that Kawi could cite his purposeful sandbagging at the final round’s qualifying, if they could prove it was on purpose.
I read that the lawyers made him do that.
Even if Prado adapts to the production based KTM, he has to get through the SX season healthy to make the nationals. Seeing how many riders who have been racing SX for years have a hard time completing a SX season uninjured, I think we can all agree it is going to be difficult for Prado to do. I hope it doesn't lead to him bitching about the team and bike when he is on KTM. We can all see what lead to this season for him (thanks for the great read ML) injuries, new bike, new team, new to SX, new food, new country, new competition, new tracks, it is all understandable. But Prado doesn't even hint at those problems, just that the bike is unsafe, and he quits mid moto many times. I hope we get a different story next year, it is going to be tough.
I think that Kawasaki ought to release a Prado Edition... except it will only have two gears.
The sad thing is he has proven to be top 5-10 placer if he tries. I think most reasonable people would think that was OK considering the circumstances.
I’d think this would be impossible to prove.
“I’m not feeling well” “I’ve had a bug for the last 24hrs” would cover it.
Prove otherwise..🤷♀️
Playing Devil’s advocate…
What if??
We don’t know what conversations have gone on behind closed doors.
If his contract says “Taylor made bike built to suit your every desire”
Prado sends an e-Mail saying “I need this, this, this & this..”
Kawi reply “we won’t do that”
If Prado has got evidence of this, what then??
P6 overall seems pretty good for what I would have guessed. I'm not sure I saw him in the top-6 at the finish of more than a moto or two.
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He just needs to go with the tried and true - banged up or Epstein Barr...
Even with all those reasons listed, it still doesn’t add up to a complete collapse by a multi time word champion. This is unprecedented and it falls primarily on the riders shoulders.
It does make me think there is something else going on.
It seems difficult to accept that Kawasaki signed a contract that didn’t give them an out if the rider was not performing the way Prado has been - not just below par results but publicly insinuating major bike issues and obviously tanking qualifying at Budds.
One explanation of course is that there really is some as-yet unconfirmed issue with Kawasaki and the bike. Now that doesn’t excuse much of Prado’s behavior but it may explain it and why Kawasaki has been totally silent to date.
6th and reverse?
Epstein Bar is a old school man. Its mysterious "health issues" now. Get with it.
If he was a 250 PC kawi rider he could've said he had a mysterious "stomach bug"
Yes, but if they decide to reveal what the 'health issue' is, it will be Epstein Barr or banged up. Moto 'Media': "What's the cause of your stomach bug?
Rider: "Epstein Barr, ah, also, a bit banged up."
Yaa I know, I was saying that’s what I meant Quadzrules was saying.
6 in the standings with an average moto finish of 10-11 is not a super stat.😅
I do not disagree, but he never even mentions those circumstances.
You are insufferable.
😂 You did though….
What’s your point?
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