Anyone else excited about the start of MotoGP season?

[Joe Garfield]

It's kinda hard to get excited about something which you don't know what it is. I'm going to assume MotoGP is a race of some sort.

There’s a movie/documentary called Hitting the Apex. It’s really good at covering many aspects of MotoGP. Brad Pitt is the voice. It’s what got me into it and I never really cared much about racing before.

[Big T]

Having different riders win every week is making the season exciting.

[trevor]

Well this ain't good!

https://motomatters.com/news/2022/05/02/suzuki_to_withdraw_from_motogp_at_end_of.html?fbclid=IwAR2RRp0zUKBpFEpLhxg8QNeRhPaENe8hS3_yEGlzmDjsGY2omer4-IrQdHA

Suzuki To Withdraw From MotoGP At End Of 2022 Season

[Nessism]

Well this ain't good!

https://motomatters.com/news/2022/05/02/suzuki_to_withdraw_from_motogp_at_end_of.html?fbclid=IwAR2RRp0zUKBpFEpLhxg8QNeRhPaENe8hS3_yEGlzmDjsGY2omer4-IrQdHA

Suzuki To Withdraw From MotoGP At End Of 2022 Season

Epic bummer!!! Suzuki was doing really well.

I wonder how much money it cost them to run the team? A LOT, I'm sure. But the scope of Suzuki's involvement was much smaller than that of Ducati, for example, and they have quite a lot of bikes on the grid.

[trevor]

Yeah I don’t get it Ed. And Suzuki is going to have to break a contract with Motogp that was to see them committing until 2026…that won’t be cheap. But it looks like the board is looking for ways to save money big time. They pulled cars out of North America in 2014 and I hear a vicious rumour that they could do the same with motorcycles.

[Rob S.]

What’s a team called if it’s not a factory team?

Privateer? .......

[trevor]

This just in.........

[GregT]

Epic bummer!!! Suzuki was doing really well.

I wonder how much money it cost them to run the team? A LOT, I'm sure. But the scope of Suzuki's involvement was much smaller than that of Ducati, for example, and they have quite a lot of bikes on the grid.

Suzuki's involvement in racing has always been sponsor dependent. Money's tight at the moment so it's not really that much of a surprise.

[Buffalo Bill]

Well MotoGP is Huge in Europe, not much in USA. Maybe not much in Asia either?
Ducati is serious about MotoGP because they are European. Why is BMW not in MotoGP?
All the Japanese bike factories have more money than Ducati, but are spending way less.
Kawasaki dropped out, Suzuki is saying goodby. Honda and Yamaha seem apathetic about R & D, because only 2 superstars can win on their bikes.
Seems manufacturers get much more exposure in superbike racing, for the money invested.
When a wise buyer shops for a performance bike, they consider superbike race results. MotoGP bikes have nothing to do with factory street bikes.
Looks like superbikes are rare on Asian streets, I see only small displacement bikes there.

[Lou]

Fingers crossed, this year's season should be very competitive.

I'm really looking forward to the new season!

Anyone else?

Yeah, Always ready for it, New Season always more excited than the previous one can't wait for it

[Nessism]

Motogp by nessism, on Flickr

[Buffalo Bill]

"It's a LONG WAY to the TOP! If you wanna rock and roll".