Fiat/Yamaha deal close

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baldylocks

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Newcastle U Tyne ENGLAND

Discussion Starter
• Jan 31, 2007

• #1

according to UK press..........

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Yamaha seems poised to clinch a shock sponsorship deal with Italian car giant Fiat for the 2007 MotoGP World Championship.
Although Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards are not currently testing at the Phillip Island circuit, their factory Yamaha team has still been hot gossip in Australia.
It seemed certain that former world champion Rossi would run in corporate colours in the new season that kicks off in Qatar on March 10.
But Fiat are hot favourites to clinch a deal believed to be worth £10m for two years to replace tobacco brand Camel, who quit at the end of the season.

hmmmm

 

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chopperman

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• Jan 31, 2007

• #2

seems weird to have fiat sponsoring yamaha, at least its not a tabocco sponsor so im happy.

 

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phleg

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North Wales

• Jan 31, 2007

• #3

Red bikes then?

 

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orrmate

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earth

• Jan 31, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jan 31 2007, 10:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>seems weird to have fiat sponsoring yamaha, at least its not a tabocco sponsor so im happy.
Maybe, but Fiat aren't stupid, they will make their money back. Their car sales could rocket if they're linked with Rossi.

 

Goatboy

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Leading

• Jan 31, 2007

• #5

Is this from MCN by any chance??

 

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richo

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• Jan 31, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Orrmate @ Jan 31 2007, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Maybe, but Fiat aren't stupid, they will make their money back. Their car sales could rocket if they're linked with Rossi.
I gotta disagree, I mean, even if I was a Rossi fan, this wouldn't posess me to buy a fiat.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Goatboy @ Jan 31 2007, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Is this from MCN by any chance??

Good question

 

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mbracing748

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Middlesex

• Jan 31, 2007

• #7

Yep..... It's in Motorcyclenews and on the web site.

 

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R-46

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• Jan 31, 2007

• #8

Fiat isn't that a french car co? BTW I dont like the french. I dont see it happening. would rather see rossi or yamaha self sponser.

 

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chopperman

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• Jan 31, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (R-46 @ Jan 31 2007, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Fiat isn't that a french car co? BTW I dont like the french. I dont see it happening. would rather see rossi or yamaha self sponser.
fiat's italian mate.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mbracing @ Jan 31 2007, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yep..... It's in Motorcyclenews and on the web site.

take that with a pinch of salt then.

 

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phleg

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• Jan 31, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (R-46 @ Jan 31 2007, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Fiat isn't that a french car co? BTW I dont like the french. I dont see it happening. would rather see rossi or yamaha self sponser.

They don't care what you/we think.

£££$$$ is all that matters.


(no, not me pressing 3 and 4 three times with shift held down

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VHMP01

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MEXICO

• Jan 31, 2007

• #11

Fiat is from Turin, Italy... and as I heard (gossip crap) a friend of Rossi is in there. However, I think it is more like Telefonica (Spanish Brand)following Pedrosa or Alonzo and leaving when they do not get them…

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PD. This is just a Vanjey-Desing proposal!

 

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frosty58

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washington DC, USA

• Jan 31, 2007

• #12

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Jan 31 2007, 07:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Red bikes then?
nooooo more red bikes!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jan 31 2007, 09:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>take that with a pinch of salt then.

u mean a shaker don't u?

 

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R-46

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JACKSONVILLE,FLORIDA, U.S.A.

• Jan 31, 2007

• #13

O.K. Then since it's italian I like them so lets roll with it dudes. and the photo shop pic is cool with me.

 

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bloomer248

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• Jan 31, 2007

• #14

do you not remember all those romours about rossi and ferrari last year, well fiat owns ferrari, hhhmmm let all the conspiracy theorists start on that one.

 

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mbracing748

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• Jan 31, 2007

• #15

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (R-46 @ Jan 31 2007, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>O.K. Then since it's italian I like them so lets roll with it dudes. and the photo shop pic is cool with me.


R-46 a bit more info on who fiat owns...

Fiat
Lancia

Alfa Romeo

Maserati

Autobianchi
Innocenti - (makers of the orginal lambretta, not the indian crap)
Abarth - (tuning)

and of course Ferrari (runs autonomously)

sb248 - Rumour time!!!

 

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bloomer248

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• Jan 31, 2007

• #16

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mbracing @ Jan 31 2007, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>R-46 a bit more info on who fiat owns...

Fiat
Lancia

Alfa Romeo

Maserati

Autobianchi
Innocenti - (makers of the orginal lambretta, not the indian crap)
Abarth - (tuning)

and of course Ferrari (runs autonomously)

sb248 - Rumour time!!!
isnt rossi lucky to have a marque like fiat to back him(both form the same country) any british rider would have to do with, t.v.r, no they where bought by an indian billionaire, aston martin, no ford bought them, oh yeah rover, no, the managing direstors give themselves a pay rise then ...... off and sold it to a chinnese consortiam for a pound or something like that. no all we have left is reliant robin. Nice.

 

Austin

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Woody Creek

• Jan 31, 2007

• #17

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sb248 @ Jan 31 2007, 10:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>isnt rossi lucky to have a marque like fiat to back him(both form the same country) any british rider would have to do with, t.v.r, no they where bought by an indian billionaire, aston martin, no ford bought them, oh yeah rover, no, the managing direstors give themselves a pay rise then ...... off and sold it to a chinnese consortiam for a pound or something like that. no all we have left is reliant robin. Nice.
Wasn't TVR in fact bought by a Russian? Or are they just produced in Russia now?

 

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ogunski

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Orlando, Florida

• Jan 31, 2007

• #18

Fiat is 100% Italian. I have owned one of these things in the past, and never again. I spent one weekend working on it for every two weeks of driving the blasted machine. It was also a rolling coffin. Fiat= Fix It Again Tony. No thank you.

 

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VHMP01

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MEXICO

• Jan 31, 2007

• #19

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (R-46 @ Jan 31 2007, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>O.K. Then since it's italian I like them so lets roll with it dudes. and the photo shop pic is cool with me.

There's Rossi's dog (in the photo shop pic) next to a Fiat (I think 500) behind the sit!

PD. And like Telefonica (Spanish Brand) following PedrASIMO or Alonzo and leaving when they do not get them…

 

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bloomer248

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• Jan 31, 2007

• #20

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ooost @ Jan 31 2007, 11:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Wasn't TVR in fact bought by a Russian? Or are they just produced in Russia now?
think your right there, i wonder will they sponsor rossi a car maybe a fiat 121. if you dont know what that is i suggest you look it up. a piece of motoring heritage iam sur you will agree