No Kawasaki in US Superbike

Irvine, Calif. - Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. announced today it is realigning its road racing program to accommodate changes in the platform announced by AMA Pro Racing beginning this season. The company will focus its efforts on the premiere AMA SportBike 600cc class, fielding a factory-backed effort that is led by two top racers-including Roger Hayden.

The new team, combining the extensive resources of Kawasaki, which has won numerous 600cc class championships, and the on-track success of Attack Performance Racing-including consecutive Daytona 200 one-two finishes-makes this effort a significant threat on the racing circuit.

"Our approach to winning is the same," said Mike Preston, Kawasaki Road Racing Manager. "We're going into the 2009 season with the Monster Energy® Attack Kawasaki team that will continue to place our best racers and machines on top of the box," he said.

According to Kawasaki's Director of Marketing, Bruce Stjernstrom, "the Kawasaki brand is synonymous with high performance and the expectation of our dealers and fans is that we make every effort to win. This blending of resources puts us in a position to accomplish that task."


I hope the mystery rider is Hacking since he turned down a ride to stay with Kawasaki

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Jan 21 2009, 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I hope the mystery rider is Hacking since he turned down a ride to stay with Kawasaki
you meant yamaha didn't you.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Jan 22 2009, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>you meant yamaha didn't you.

If you mean the ride he turned down was Yamaha,yes.

He rode for Kawasaki last year and turned down a ride [Yamaha] to stay with Kawasaki.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Jan 21 2009, 04:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I hope the mystery rider is Hacking since he turned down a ride to stay with Kawasaki

Does anybody know what JD Beach will be riding. Last I read he was gonna ride a 600 in AMA.

Perhaps that's your mystery rider?

(BTW, robertorolfo on SpeedTV forum is a .....)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jan 22 2009, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Does anybody know what JD Beach will be riding. Last I read he was gonna ride a 600 in AMA.

Perhaps that's your mystery rider?

(BTW, robertorolfo on SpeedTV forum is a .....)

That would be great Jumkie but remember this is the AMA we are dealing with.
Rather than sign some new fresh talent the factories always go with the old dogs.
Another reason why this series has become so stale.
I was surprised and pleased to see that Yosh Suzuki signed Blake Young for the superbike.
He deserved that ride but I was sure they would give it back to Yates or maybe Scott Russell