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![]() First. Just wish I had something poignant to say.....
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![]() Wishful thinking
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![]() This is a story? Don't we need a Why? Surely there were some reasons for the split.
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![]() Lacking any other data I have to assume that the racing association, which allows people to ride motorcycles at speeds of like 200mph around tracks is nervous about being associated with a dangerous product like cigarettes.
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![]() Don't think Camel, the GP folks, FIM or Yamaha have squat to do with it! It's a government thing! What's the point of sponsoring something when over half the countries raced in don't allow tobacco advertising! Those big blank spots on the bikes (and F1 cars for that matter) are worth big, big bucks and get big time exposure. Might as well be purchased by someone who can actually use them! May be Guinness or Jack Daniels are available...and that is ok for most of those same governments, go figure...
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![]() The story is simple. In many GP rounds the tobaco maker logo has to be hidden already and it's only getting worse. Seemingly Marlboro will have only their colors on the Ducati's as clue to who's the sponsor. So the publicity return for the odd 10 millions $ Camel were supposed to shell out would have been very small.
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![]() Rumor has it new sponsor will be CamelToe, i think they are in like the hosiery business.
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![]() The Spanx girl is looking for you and she is seriously hosed.
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![]() It doesn't seem to be working because in my limited experience, people in Europe still smoke like chimneys.
Personally, I think this whole idiotic "tobacco ban" has hurt racing more than anything else. You can ride a motorcycle 200 mph but don't you dare light up after a race! |
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![]() No as usual your paranoia is misguided. See Yossefs post.
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