MOTOGP » Kawasaki speak: No decision yet

Wow with 4 of the five ducatis just circulating at the back that means there is only 12 guys looking for a race from next year.. Seats are gonna be hard to come by as no one wants the duke. At least some might try a bit harder eh Toni??

It's a sad day for Moto GP fans.

They are definatly out of Moto GP

TOKYO (AFP) — Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries said Friday it will withdraw from the MotoGP racing circuit as the global economic crisis pressures the firm to cut costs.

"The effect of the current financial crisis on the global economy is extremely significant and an extended period of time is required for a recovery," Kawasaki said in a statement.

"We saw the need for efficient redistribution of our management resources and have decided to forgo participation in the Moto GP from 2009 on," it said.

Kawasaki spends roughly four billion yen (43.8 million dollars) annually to run the team, said an official of the company based in the western Japan

The BBC has just said Kawasaki have quit MOTO GP...

On the latest sports news it has been announced that Kawasaki has gone from Moto GP, to be honest it comes as no surprise given Krapasaki's track record, Sick cylinder said it all, they have never shown much enthusiasm for road racing and as such they will not be missed, Moto GP will survive, I would not be surprised to see the recession have an effect on WSB before long either, hope not!

Today Japanese Presses received a press release from KHI. Sorry it's in only Japanese and not on their official site yet.

It says:
KHI decided to suspend racing activity in MotoGP from 2009.

According to gpone.com Dorna has assured Hopkins and Melandri's managers that they will have their ride for 2009. Read more at motogpmaniac.com

Its just been confirmed, Kawasaki is gone from MotoGP :(

let's cut out the middlemen eh! the most up to date (english speaking)news and gossip is from motogpmatters.com ... They always seem to get it first and where most new reports that people post here are several hours old! We need updates by the minuite! Hehe