WSS - No Yamaha or Suzuki?

[drthompson65]

Watching the Eurosport feed for World Supersport from down under they commented that Yamaha and Suzuk are not on the grid this season. When did they pull? I thought they only pulled from AMA.

[DesperateSP2]

Dunno about Suzuki but Yamaha Europe cited "financial reasons" for not racing this year. They said the whole budget will be swallowed by the WSBK effort.
In early January they seemed set to supply "works" bikes to the BE1 Racing Team but negotiations came to naught and BE1 owner Giuliano Rovelli decided to stick with Triumph.

[Jami6989]

The Championship winning Yamaha WSS and BSB teams both closed up shop. How's that for going out on top!

[mikstr]

May have something to do with the parent company losing billions of dollars last year......

[drthompson65]

I do rather like the Euro feed. They spent more time on the grid girls/riders girlfriends commenting who was hot, who wasn't, etc, etc.

[Jami6989]

Originally Posted by drthompson65

I do rather like the Euro feed. They spent more time on the grid girls/riders girlfriends commenting who was hot, who wasn't, etc, etc.

Whitham called her "a rather proportionally shaped lady".

[roadkill]

Originally Posted by Jami6989

Whitham called her "a rather proportionally shaped lady".

I don't know who you are referring to but did you see Haslam's GF? Those are some bodacious mammaries that little girl is carrying around.

[jaymags]

Yup.....Yamaha is gonna need the cash to replace the numerous R1's Toseland is tossing into gravel traps

[stk0308]

Suzuki hasn't been a player in WSS for a number of years, the last team to run them folded near the end of last year, as I recall. Yamaha, well I'm kinda disappointed in them. They finally win back the championship from Ten Kate, and then they pull a Honda.

[mikstr]

Originally Posted by stk0308

they pull a Honda.

priceless quote