01-09-2009, 01:03 PM
They were reportedly spending about $40 million. Which isn't that large a sum compared to someone like Honda who was spending $100 million and Yamaha who spends $30 million on Rossi alone.
Of course, Ducati is only spending about $30-40 million and they have done light years better than Kawasaki in the time they've been in Moto GP. But then again Ducati had a much bigger pool of race engineering expertise to draw upon than Kawasaki from the get-go.
Kawasaki's problem from the start is that they tried to build a super-superbike rather than a straight out GP bike. When they changed their philosophy they were already behind. Then there's the fact that they never ponied up the money for a top rider until this year, and that's when they fucked things up royally. Their lack of success was not surprising.
Oh yeah, Bridgestones are free next year.
Of course, Ducati is only spending about $30-40 million and they have done light years better than Kawasaki in the time they've been in Moto GP. But then again Ducati had a much bigger pool of race engineering expertise to draw upon than Kawasaki from the get-go.
Kawasaki's problem from the start is that they tried to build a super-superbike rather than a straight out GP bike. When they changed their philosophy they were already behind. Then there's the fact that they never ponied up the money for a top rider until this year, and that's when they fucked things up royally. Their lack of success was not surprising.
Oh yeah, Bridgestones are free next year.
2018 Ducati Panigale V4
Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
http://www.aclr8.com
Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
http://www.aclr8.com