Japanese exodus continues

Kawasaki quit Moto GP, following Honda, Suzuki, and Subaru as Japan seems to turn its back on motorsport. With similarities between Moto GP and WRC, expensive electronics, and some riders including Rossi saying the Moto GP bikes are "boring to ride and watch" the World Superbike championship is going from strength to strength. I am beginning to see a trend here with the pinnacle of each sport becoming threatened by the understudy series, IRC and WSB. Sorry for being slightly off topic with this post.

Apart from being Japanese, the other comparison is that they were all hugely unsuccessful. That is probably the main reason, as well as the current financial climate.

I don't follow MotoGP but that's sad news :mark:

Yes back to 500 ccm two stroke for moto GP, they are not boring to drive and watch !!

Maybe we need two stroke engines back in WRC as well !!!

That would be very ecological move...

No but fun to drive and watch !!

But not for certain, a top modern two-stroke, how much is it polluting ?

The financial crisis is a convenient excuse to try and hide that fact that the japanese methodology does not work in motorsport.

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Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear

The financial crisis is a convenient excuse to try and hide that fact that the japanese methodology does not work in motorsport.

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How did you read my mind?

The Japanese methodology DOESN'T work in motorsport. Sorry to sound harsh but they spend so much time having meetings, and talking about dribble, that while other teams are out doing productive things they are all sat around a table continuing to talk dribble into their green tea wondering why the competition is faster per lap than them.

It's the Japanese way, don't do anything productive, make loads of photocopies and have meetings which last for hours and accomplish nothing!

Dakar Rally being an exception to that, where Mitsubishi will challenge for their 8th consecutive win, 13th overall, starting 3 days from now.

And that's where Mitsubishi is putting its money, where they can actually win. No point in spending so much in a sport where you can't win. Motorsports is advertising before it's a sport.

Hopefully Mitsubishi is cooking something following the 2010 WRCar recipe. WRC needs more manufacturers. 2009 seems to be anothwer 2008, Citroen vs Ford. It's boring.