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Airgroup Radiant Racing
Looks like ARR is ditching their GasGas'.
Found this on OffRoadChampions.com "Airgroup Radiant Racing is excited to announce their 2012 National Enduro team: Shane Hufford from Honey Brook, PA (6th place last year), Paddy Holloway, hauling from Dyke, VA (250 A champion and 11th place last year) & Zach Ingram (Ft Smith, AR, 2nd place 250 A and 17th overall) ....all will be on Husaberg 250 2 strokes. " |
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Interesting announcement. I guess the honeymoon is over.
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Interesting announcement, but who knows, besides the participants to the contract, what it really means?
You could read it as strictly business (perhaps Airgroup coordinates Husaberg freight as well), a team funding issue (KTM money flowing in to lock up the top ten), a rider preference issue (Hufford, Holloway, and Ingram were all KTM guys last year), an importer focus issue (regional results driving more sales than nationals) a personality issue (no returning riders from last year's team) or any number of other things. Silly season sure is fun isn't it?
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Silly perhaps. Fun? Not on this end.
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Could be the issue of not having new bikes yet.
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50 bonus points to our friend on the west coast. Then again, they won't have "new" bikes if they're riding Husabergs either. I thought they had those in orange a couple of years ago
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I will let Clay respond personally, but I know that the deal was shelved mutually for this year. ARRs team will be a lot smaller than last year. There will be no ARR Trailer at the races next year. The "Team" will consist of 3 guys running ARR decals on bikes that the riders paid for with their own money.
I dont think that 2012s arriving so late helped. I think you will still see a ton of Gassers at the National Enduros next season. |
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2012 as a race bike could be risky
Most likely they didn't want to test out a new bike that hasn't been race proven. Can't say that I blame them, being a guinea pig for a new frame could be disastrous for a team and GasGas.
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Next Year! What are you a Cubs fan?
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