Confirmed: Kawasaki Out Of MotoGP

Submitted by Kropotkin on Tue, 2008-12-30 14:32
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The extremely well-informed Spanish magazine Motociclismo.es is reporting that Kawasaki's withdrawal from MotoGP has been made official. The factory has sent a letter to Dorna and the other factories announcing their withdrawal, and giving some explanation. The full public announcement is expect on Monday, January 5th 2009, according to Autosport.com.

More news once it becomes available.

Source: 

http://www.motociclismo.es/Deporte/kawasaki-motogp-melandri-hopkins-kawa...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72588

Comments

This is horrible news,

Submitted by m54samrr on Tue, 2008-12-30 17:36.

This is horrible news, horrible for the sport, horrible for the team, horrible for the riders. Just what the sport needs right now (sarcastic).

What does that make 17 total bikes on grid for 09'?

Total votes: 37

What a shame

Submitted by Cryogeneric on Tue, 2008-12-30 17:56.

This really bites... it's bad for the sport, but in a way I can understand. I doubt this would have happened if Kawasaki was more competitive. Let's face it, they haven't been able to field a competitive bike for A LONG TIME. It doesn't make a lot of financial sense to spend millions of dollars each year on something that doesn't really pay off.

I wonder what this means for Hopkins and Melandri.

Total votes: 33

well......

Submitted by K-Nuts on Sun, 2009-02-01 06:10.

Kawi JUST got back into the game in 07, they were out of MotoGP for awhile, so it takes awhile to get to that prestigious level to aqcuire a good rider. I'm sure that Marco and John will be alright wherever they go. Plus i heard that a private company will be taking over a Kawi bike.

Total votes: 25

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