Where are these riders next year?

[konichd]

Hoffman, Tamada, & Biaggi? I keep checking websites but don't see them anywhere for 2008?

[rybo]

To my knowledge none of them have seats on any bike for next season.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Biaggi goes to Sterilgarda Ducati
http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=11549

[konichd]

^^Right as I was about to offer him a ride at Team Angry Marmot!

[rybo]

Right on, Max keeps on riding!

[Pharmgirl]

Hoffman has a "lack of motivation" problem. He'll be at home.

[konichd]

^^Lets give him a call and see if we can add him to our roster m'kay?

[rforsythe]

Max is such an ass, I don't genuinely dislike many racers but he's on that list.

[konichd]

What was the deal with Maxx and Honda anyway?

[rybo]

He spent all of 2003 on a satelite honda team (pons, camel) complaining that he didn't get the right amount of factory support. Then in 2005 got on the factory squad with Hayden and still complained that the bike wasn't getting the job done. Honda got sick of his complaining and told him he could suck eggs before he'd ever ride a honda again.

(you can repeat the above story and replace "honda" with "bridgestone" and get the same result,) SOOO VERY few moto GP teams are really able to field Max. If they are a honda team Honda will shut it down, if they are a bridgestone team they will shut it down. So, Kawasaki is out as they are on Bridgestones, Any Honda team is out, I suppose Yamaha could field him, but he ditched them in 03 to ride a honda saying he felt that "the M1 never really gave him a chance of winning", so I think they would say no. Suzuki is on Bridgestone.....Parmac is on Bridgestone as are the factory Ducati bikes and Suzuki. That pretty much leaves Team KR...and at this point they don't have an engine.

[Kristian]

Alex is supposed to ride in '09 on a BMW

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

^^Right as I was about to offer him a ride at Team Angry Marmot!

Didn't you rename that "Team Brown Gerbil Racing"?

[Repsol a095]

Dave,
I just want to know how I can become part of Angry Marmot Racing? That's where I want to be next year. Holly, hook a brother up. UnSuk and I both want to join the team. We can stand a little hazing.

[*KEN*]

Hoffman and Tamada will be joining the Cardboard Tube Fighting League in 2008.

[Repsol a095]

Thanks Ken for answering my question.

[konichd]

^^ Team Angry Marmot Dinner Banquet is scheduled for the 18th. I'll ask Holly to put it on the agenda for discussion

[Repsol a095]

UnSuk is making an amazing Thanksgiving dinner. Do food bribes help?

[Sortarican]

Attachment 6149

[Pharmgirl]

Why thank you!

[Jayock]

He spent all of 2003 on a satelite honda team (pons, camel) complaining that he didn't get the right amount of factory support. Then in 2005 got on the factory squad with Hayden and still complained that the bike wasn't getting the job done. Honda got sick of his complaining and told him he could suck eggs before he'd ever ride a honda again.

To add to that, he actually got back in from a MotoGP practice, and in front of a bunch of spectators and a very important individual, threw the RC211V on its side and exclaimed "This bike performs like sh*t." Or something very close to that. Turns out that important individual was the president of HRC. Kinda like the straw that broke the camels back. Just a very heavy straw.

[*KEN*]

TAMADA TO RIDE FOR KAWASAKI IN 2008 SBK CHAMPIONSHIP

[cromer611]

agreed

Max is such an ass, I don't genuinely dislike many racers but he's on that list.