Ding, dong, the Wicked Witch is dead!

<span style='font-family: "verdana"'><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%Puig (mostly) banished!


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<span style='font-family: "verdana"'><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%The Repsol Honda factory team will compete with two riders: the veteran Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, who is in his second year as a factory rider. The team has made some personnel changes to augment its total power for winning these championship titles. Kazuhiko Yamano (HRC2), who has served as Team Manager, will take over as HRC Team Director and oversee all operations including the factory teams and satellite teams. For the factory team, Toshiyuki Yamaji (HRC) will become the new Team Manager and will direct the entire Repsol Honda Team. To enhance the riders' potential, Alberto Puig (Spain), who formerly served as crew chief, has been appointed as the Pedrosa Team Manager for this season. For the Dovizioso team, Gianni Berti (Italy), another former crew chief, has been appointed as the Dovizioso Team Manager. In this way, Honda will strengthen its organization as it seeks to regain the championship titles this season.  

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Yeah but we all know that rat fink mother f'er will still find a way to piss in our cheerios.

Surely - a sign that Honda is that much more serious about returning to competitiveness.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Alberto Puig (Spain), who formerly served as crew chief, has been appointed as the Pedrosa Team Manager for this season

.... me thats one big step down from the big HRC. seems asimo has more clout than we thought ??

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Geonerd @ Feb 22 2010, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:verdana<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%Puig (mostly) banished!


<span style="font-family:verdana<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%From <span style="font-family:verdana<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/Feb/100219a1.htm<span style="font-family:verdana<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%


<span style="font-family:verdana<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%The Repsol Honda factory team will compete with two riders: the veteran Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, who is in his second year as a factory rider. The team has made some personnel changes to augment its total power for winning these championship titles. Kazuhiko Yamano (HRC2), who has served as Team Manager, will take over as HRC Team Director and oversee all operations including the factory teams and satellite teams. For the factory team, Toshiyuki Yamaji (HRC) will become the new Team Manager and will direct the entire Repsol Honda Team. To enhance the riders' potential, Alberto Puig (Spain), who formerly served as crew chief, has been appointed as the Pedrosa Team Manager for this season. For the Dovizioso team, Gianni Berti (Italy), another former crew chief, has been appointed as the Dovizioso Team Manager. In this way, Honda will strengthen its organization as it seeks to regain the championship titles this season.  

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Do you really want Pedrosa to race better this season?!

Actually, 2010 needs a better story line than Ross vs. Stoner or Rossi vs. Lorenzo. Adding Pedrosa to the mix would be quite nice.

Does anyone know where Benson ended up?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Feb 23 2010, 12:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Do you really want Pedrosa to race better this season?!

Actually, 2010 needs a better story line than Ross vs. Stoner or Rossi vs. Lorenzo. Adding Pedrosa to the mix would be quite nice.

Does anyone know where Benson ended up?

Pete Benson is Scott Redding's crew chief in moto2 this year.

http://www.scottredding2010.com/

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Geonerd @ Feb 22 2010, 05:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:verdana<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%Puig (mostly) banished!


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<span style="font-family:verdana<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%The Repsol Honda factory team will compete with two riders: the veteran Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, who is in his second year as a factory rider. The team has made some personnel changes to augment its total power for winning these championship titles. Kazuhiko Yamano (HRC2), who has served as Team Manager, will take over as HRC Team Director and oversee all operations including the factory teams and satellite teams. For the factory team, Toshiyuki Yamaji (HRC) will become the new Team Manager and will direct the entire Repsol Honda Team. To enhance the riders' potential, Alberto Puig (Spain), who formerly served as crew chief, has been appointed as the Pedrosa Team Manager for this season. For the Dovizioso team, Gianni Berti (Italy), another former crew chief, has been appointed as the Dovizioso Team Manager. In this way, Honda will strengthen its organization as it seeks to regain the championship titles this season.  

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Dont you love how they made this sound like it was some kind of promotion. He is Basically Dani's gopher now.

Why no mention of Suppo?