Kawasaki quit MotoGP

Originally Posted by The Basket

It will be far cheaper for Kwak to ride MotoGP in 2009 and sit out 2010 and 2011. If they don't then Dorna will slap a big lawsuit on them so...remarkably...it looks like Kwak ARE riding in 2009.

+ 1.

Kawasaki were also still testing after they decided to suspend (suspend not quit) all MotoGP activity. Olivier Jacque was still doing laps and developing the bike, he was actually praising the leap forward the '09 bike is.

Originally Posted by sinbad

Kawasaki hoping the bikes will be run by a privateer crew.

Originally Posted by Daimo

There are still bikes available for private teams, so although there is no official Kwak team, there will still be brand new Kwak bikes on the grid.

Only if a privateer team will take the project on, it was rumoured to be Aspar (currently run a 125cc and 250cc team) but they officially pulled out of brokering a deal a couple of days ago. Or if Kawasaki return with a huge sponsor (something they have lacked from the very beginning of there MotoGP campaign), but this is also unlikely due to the economic crisis.

The bike was being tested yesterday, so surley theres a team running it?

Originally Posted by Daimo

The bike was being tested yesterday, so surley theres a team running it?

Kawasaki themselves are testing it, putting it in the shop window I suppose.

Cor Blimey Guv'vnor! You would think that someone can make a mind up.

Is Kwak in or out? I bet Kwak are just waitin until Dorna gives up and lets them go. Oh dear...bike doesn't work so no point putting Kwaks on the grid...

If I was Dorna I would say choice tomoz or see you in court.

http://www.crash.net/MotoGP/News/143...in_motogp.html

Good for Marco to remain in the top flight, but it's hard to expect the bike's going to be anything more than poor.

You watch, melandri, against the odds, a top five finish in the first race.

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by plowsie

You watch, melandri, against the odds, a top five finish in the first race.

Could well happen.The way things are going there may soon be only five riders

haha yeah and they'll be the vets with loads of money that will run their own teams

[Biker Biggles]

Vets?It aint horse racing you know

Talk about a soap opera!

I think Melandri has to jump ship sharpish or go down with the Kwak.

Kwak are only doing this to see the contract out so minimum cost and minimum support.

This will be a disaster for Melandri so he better try his luck elsewhere unless being a tail-end Charlie is what his goal his...he did it last year!

Ant West must be smilin!