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Read something (maybe here) that said Eric Kehoe was on the sidelines and hadn't signed with Team Honda...or anybody else as a team manager for 2013? What's up with that?
The Shop
With the resources they have, the should have never let MC go, RC go, and they should have had JS7 for his prime. Only thing that will save them is Barcia this year, then he will go to someone that will pay him.
Honda has a pay line they will not cross, so it doesn't really matter who the manager is if you don't hire the top of the pyramid guys, and then back up the armored truck to keep them.
You are mistaking passion for emotion and speaking out of your ass.
Classy, if I could speak out my ass, I'd move to America and be on America's Got Talent. Does insulting people from a keyboard make you feel like a tough guy?
Just readimg this month's DR, someone asks RC why Honda let him go. Said he doesn't kmow, ask them.
How many SX championships have they won since then?
They don't even have a presence in Canadian MX, thank goodness for Factory KTM, Leading Edge Kawi and Bobby K. on the Yamaha, not cost effective enough for Honda. Oh, I guess T-Dag's rides a Honda out of a little trailer even I could buy,.
Now this is only a guess and my opinion.
Last time Honda won an MX title in Canada, Honda couldn't even have a rep at the track that day, very sad.
Pit Row
Whats funny is how people think Dungey came out of nowhere, anyone that knew amatuer racing then knew Dungey was going to be fast.
Alot of fast kids came through Suzukis amateur program and if they had not pulled the plug they would be up there w/ Team Green
Let's see...
RC wasn't Shit until he rode a Honda.
Honda's got a Salary "Line the Sand".
AHM makes it's own decisions.
AHM should hire Cole Gress.
American Moto-Team Mgmt should learn from Pro-Stick-n-Ball sports.
Yup.
It's not just the Silly-Season: it's the Stupid Season.
Jimmy & Gibby nailed this one.
funny how Honda gets singled out...Kawasaki let RC go to Honda...so should everyone be bagging them too??? KTM let MC go to suzuki (or was it Yamaha i cant remember)...but it think i made my point, some riders want out no matter the offer and some factories would rather their riders are focused on winning not dollars....go figure
Ownership - we will give you top 6 $
Manager - WTF?
I pick on Honda because they have the resources, but are more interested in selling Civic's in box stores. Plus they do nothing in Canada for our big show.
Cost/benefit, cost/benefit.
Anyway, the "evil empire" can do whatever they want. A few decades ago, the gate was red....now it's multi-colored. If they are happy, it's their business.
I love Mx as much as the next guy but we as a sport and industry have a lot of forces going against us.
1) Enviro's hate, HATE us and there are more enviro minded people out there than there are us, they have money (lots of it) and they are very educated and organized. They all want to save the f-in world. (hypocrisy at it's finest) More riding areas will close, not open, in the future. Did I mention they Hate us and feel the need to rid the world of us devils.
2) The sport gets more expensive and dollar gets weaker every 15 minutes (compounding losses/expense)
3) Health insurance is only going to get more expensive
4) Injuries getting bigger and more frequent (compounding expenses see line 3)
5) Long time enthusiasts are not passing the sport on to their next generation (biggest danger to the sport) because of the items listed above.
6) Format, who wants to go sit at the track for 8 hours and get in 10 laps waiting around for your moto's all day. (Why I don't race much anymore)
7) The average American kid would rather get a new iphone or laptop or video game than a new CR 125 or whatever model, most kids now don't even own a tool box or know how to do anything with one.
The sport along with all these other outside forces is evolving itself right into extinction.( When I say extinction I mean as a thriving business model that multi national corporations such as Honda will want to invest heavily in) Motocross is becoming even more of a niche sport than it was, which will result in it becoming much smaller with less money to go around in the future, think top guys Making less. (Does anyone know if Dungey ,Barcia and Tomac etc..make less than their predecessors RC,Stewart,McGrath etc..?)
One of the problems is that Motocross is becoming a rich mans sport and the average rich guy (that has lots of disposable income) doesn't like to risk their kids lives or their own. Blue collar or middle class guys (less affluent/ less educated/less disposable income, the backbone of motocross) on the other hand are happy to lay it all out there for the passion and glory but unfortunately can't afford to stay in the game anymore(themselves or their kids). They can afford to buy several model year old bikes or rebuild old two strokes and casually participate but they are not going to continue to support the grass roots of the "expert amateur" scene.
I do however believe that it will always exist as a sub culture I know I will never quit riding and practicing. But as a thriving industry and professional racing scene it's definitely not where I would invest any of my money.
The think tank at Honda knows exactly what they are doing, they are probably thinking a little farther down the line than the average Joe Moto enthusiast. Think 15-30 year business projection models, not who's going to kick ass at A-1 this January and take home the Monster girl with the big tits.
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