priday

First. Just wish I had something poignant to say.....

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Rob Priday

Horsepower is an illusory mathmatical equation; Torque is Real, and is the source of all good things in the world.

anrajala

Wishful thinking



- cruiz-euro

Mooner

This is a story? Don't we need a Why? Surely there were some reasons for the split.

seruzawa

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.



Hello?

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bigjames

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...

yossef

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.

-Yossef-

johnnyb

Rumor has it new sponsor will be CamelToe, i think they are in like the hosiery business.

maladg

The Spanx girl is looking for you and she is seriously hosed.

Buzglyd

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!

ksquid

No as usual your paranoia is misguided. See Yossefs post.