Oh noez! Honda!?

[Pittenger5]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/...18hondaout.htm

[lrrs313]

What a surprise. Honda was one of the first to pull the "if you don't want to play my way, I'm taking my toys and going home" routine last year. Oh well. WSBK went through a similar issue a few years ago where all the OEMs left (except Ducati); one by one they came back and now look at the series.

[rg500]

That sucks.

[scubasteveRR]

I don't get it, why the hell would they do that??

[snowborder]

bike sales sucked here and continue to suck... no major TV coverage and no attendance.

[The Snowman]

bike sales sucked here and continue to suck... no major TV coverage and no attendance.

Look at all of the 1000rr's that dealers are practically giving away. (thankfully for me)

[a13x]

bike sales sucked here and continue to suck... no major TV coverage and no attendance.

You had half of it right.

Sales. Money. Down. This isn't the last team to pull out or make major cutbacks due to budget. Sales are down massive which affects marketing budgets (aka: race budgets)

Speaking of which who needs a marketing guy?

[Pittenger5]

Speaking of which who needs a marketing guy?

[GixerJockey]

You had half of it right.

Sales. Money. Down. This isn't the last team to pull out or make major cutbacks due to budget. Sales are down massive which affects marketing budgets (aka: race budgets)

Speaking of which who needs a marketing guy?

Aetna... 2 of them... starting at about $90k from what I just saw.

[a13x]

Aetna... 2 of them... starting at about $90k from what I just saw.

hollah!

edit: that's not my specialty. good looking out

[GixerJockey]

hollah!

edit: that's not my specialty. good looking out

For 6 figures... learn to specialize in whatever they need...

[snowborder]

Actually I had all of it right. Without Sales there is no marketing. Being a marketing guy you should know this. Without Marketing there is no sales as well. Money doesn't grow on trees.

You had half of it right.

Sales. Money. Down. This isn't the last team to pull out or make major cutbacks due to budget. Sales are down massive which affects marketing budgets (aka: race budgets)

Speaking of which who needs a marketing guy?

[Paul_E_D]

You had half of it right.

Speaking of which who needs a marketing guy?

DMG??? I think they need one pretty badly actually...

[brady]

Honda also dropped their F1 team like a hot potato last year. More of an overall corporate crisis that they'll pretend is DMG's fault instead of looking in the mirror.

[eboos]

More of an overall corporate crisis that they'll pretend is DMG's fault instead of looking in the mirror.

Bingo

[a13x]

Actually I had all of it right. Without Sales there is no marketing. Being a marketing guy you should know this. Without Marketing there is no sales as well. Money doesn't grow on trees.

You misread my post. My 'who needs a marketing guy' is in reference to the fact that I, the 2009 Marketing Manager for Michael Jordan Motorsports, is out of the job for 2010 due to the fact a major team sponsor is pulling out for 2010 (unrelated to our team performance) meaning the team is facing major cuts.

[eboos]

That really sucks to hear Alex. I hope you quickly find another position.

[obsolete]

You misread my post. My 'who needs a marketing guy' is in reference to the fact that I, the 2009 Marketing Manager for Michael Jordan Motorsports, is out of the job for 2010 due to the fact a major team sponsor is pulling out for 2010 (unrelated to our team performance) meaning the team is facing major cuts.

Shit man that sucks. Sorry to hear that.

[union]

Honda also dropped their F1 team like a hot potato last year.

And yet that team is now leading the championship. To bad about the AMA but racing is expensive and there are better series that get more exposure throughout the world.

[Pestilence]

At least Honda supported the satelitte teams and kept some on the payroll for 09.. 10 is a flat line for them.. The last line says is all..

"All assets will be put into storage for future consideration. "

Sucks to hear about the Job Alex, Hope you find something as rewarding as what you had.

[Evil_Weasel]

i'm not sure losing the factorys is such a big deal. it will be a problem for the next year or so till teams learn to operate without factory support.

lets look at DMGs nascar model...there are no "factory" teams in nascar. you buy a toyota, chevy, or ford than it's up to you to figure out how to make it fast and find paying sponsers. chevy does not show up with special parts and a briefcase full of cash just because you use thier engine.

...despite the fact that i think "no factory teams" can be a good thing.... i still feel DMG is destroying american road racing, but for other reasons. the rules are a joke, they cant decide how to run a race program from one weekend to the next, and they keep trying to kill people with the "saftey" car.

[BMFR6]

sucks to hear alex. hurry up and find something else quick as we still need the "inside info"

[SVRACER01]

you stole a bunch of stuff before they let you go though right?