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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: jimg1au on September 02, 2010, 07:02:14 pm
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Brea, Calif. – September 1, 2010 – The championship-winning Rockstar Makita Suzuki team and Roger DeCoster will be parting ways after the close of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross season. DeCoster has been Team Manager for Suzuki's Supercross and Motocross efforts for 15 years, and together they have earned numerous titles and championships. DeCoster will continue to lead the team through the final two rounds of the Motocross series.?
The championship-winning Rockstar Makita Suzuki team led by Ryan Dungey earned the 2010 AMA/FIM Supercross title in May and wrapped up the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross championship last weekend at Southwick, making him the most successful rookie in Supercross and Motocross history.
For now, the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team plans to focus on finishing off the 2010 season strong and celebrate the incredible year it has been. For 2011, the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team looks forward to defending its championships with Ryan Dungey sporting the number one plate in both the Supercross and Motocross series. The team will begin the search for a new manager in preparation for the 2011 race season.
American Suzuki Motor Corp., the Rockstar Makita Suzuki racing team, Rockstar Energy Drink, Makita Industrial Tools, Yoshimura R&D of America, and all the sponsors of the team wish Roger the best in his future endeavors, and thank him for the great years spent together at the races.
"You can never replace an icon like Roger," Yoshimura R&D of America Vice President Don Sakakura said. "However, with Suzuki and Yoshimura’s racing DNA still strong as ever, and with the core nucleus of the team staying the same, we are looking forward to defending 2010’s championships. Roger has made great contributions with Suzuki and certainly has the utmost respect, friendship, and our acknowledgement of a job well done. We wish him nothing but good luck in the future."
Team sponsors:Rockstar, Makita, Yoshimura, Dunlop, Maxima, Tag Sprockets, Pro Taper, Alpinestars, ONE Industries, Mechanix Wear, Showa, Road Champs, CP Pistons, Hinson Clutch Components, Snap-On, Teka Group Co., Twin Air, D.I.D., Excel, NGK, Works Connection
About Suzuki: The Motorcycle/ATV Division of American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, Calif., was founded in 1963 by Suzuki Motor Corporation. ASMC markets motorcycles and ATVs via an extensive dealer network throughout 49 states. ASMC's parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide manufacturer of motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, automobiles and marine engines. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has 120 distributors in 191 countries. www.suzukicycles.com.
About Rockstar: ROCKSTAR is the world's most powerful Energy Drink. Enhanced with the potent herbal blend of
Guarana, Ginkgo, Ginseng and Milk Thistle, ROCKSTAR is formulated to provide an incredible energy boost for those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles - from athletes to rock stars. ROCKSTAR Energy Drink is available in fourteen amazing flavors: Original, Sugar Free, Zero Carb, Juiced Mango, Juiced Guava, Juiced Pomegranate, Tropical Punched, Punched Citrus, Energy Cola, Recovery Lemonade, Roasted Mocha, Roasted Latte, Roasted Light Vanilla, and Roasted Espresso. ROCKSTAR ENERGY SHOTS are available in Wild Berry and Tropical Punch flavors, and coming in 2010 - ROCKSTAR ENERGY GUM.
About Makita: Makita is a worldwide manufacturer of industrial quality power tools and offers a wide range of industrial accessories. Makita applies leading-edge technology and innovation to engineer tools that are more compact with less weight yet deliver industrial strength power and results. Makita innovation includes Makita LXT®, the industry’s first 18V lithium-ion cordless lineup. For more information visit makitatools.com. Follow Makita at www.facebook.com/makitatoolspage, twitter.com/makitatools and youtube.com/makitapowertools. The Makita Teal color is the trade dress of Makita Corporation and is protected under common law and registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Makita is Best in Class Engineering.
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Is he going to another team ?
I wonder if Jay Foreman is sitting by the phone :)
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there is talk of ktm
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I'm hearing rumours of him managing the new KTM team in the US with some big name riders.
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Stefun Everts is going to the States next year to run the KTM team ;)
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All on 350 sx 2 strokes.....now wouldn't that be good :o
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Jay is far too casual to be sitting by the phone.
AJ
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And he's taking Caroli with him......should kick the seppo's butts all the way to kalamazoo...
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'Ol Rog might be lookin' for a ride next year as everyone else seems to makin' a come back.!!
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Will Chad be the next ex champ to pop up running a team ?. ;)
Rogers involvement with Suzuki seems too long and successful for him to start shagging about with the lesser brands now. I think he has retired completely to the farm.
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I think he'll pop up runing another successfull team, possibly orange... they've dominated in Europe this year and are looking to do similar in the US. Maybe the chance to work with the most successful motocrosser of all time appealed to him.
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l had a call from Team Suzuki couple of nights ago, and they asked me if l was interested in managing the Suzuki Team, and l declined , l was very honored that they though highly of me to run the great Team, and to fit into the shoes of the great man and by the way Roger is a very close mate of mine, and l wish him all the best ,we send email to each other regularly, l even asked Rog if he would be interested in my KTM 125, but he had know time, Rog told me that he has planted a row of carrots at his farm and he was spending a lot of time in the garden watching their growth and at the tracks with this young future champions wataching there growth too until the end of the season, Rog even said, he is having trouble remembering their names, its time for me to move on, so l said to my friend the great man, rog you don`t need to give any reason why you are leaving, we will remember., but l also said to the champion, make sure you use up all your sick leave, if you don`t they won`t reimburse you, Team Suzuki sucks in that way.
Well anyway back to Team Suzuki or was it Kawasaki offer, well anyway someone did offer and l proceeded to tell them that l was heavily involved managing the new OSSA team next year. ::)
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Brilliant, isn't it? Half the article is about their various crap sponsors, and they don't make any mention of Roger himself having won a championship or two for Suzuki. And people ask me why I don't enjoy modern MX???
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they asked me if l was interested in managing the Suzuki Team, and l declined
It's for the best Dave, they would have been pissed when you dropped them a couple of weeks later for team Yamaha, and then team Honda, and then....
:D :D ;D ;D
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The move to KTM may also include Chad Reed back with Roger !!!
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they asked me if l was interested in managing the Suzuki Team, and l declined
It's for the best Dave, they would have been pissed when you dropped them a couple of weeks later for team Yamaha, and then team Honda, and then...
Team GMC!!!
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The move to KTM may also include Chad Reed back with Roger !!!
Cool Chad the best MXer in the world together with Roger the best former racer manager, the dream team back on Orange.
I was also a little amused that they only credited Roger in the article with 15 years of racing with Suzuki. Maybe he had the wrong sponsors back in those days.
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this is where Chad has the moves.... he is is pretty fierce business man and knows what makes money in this modern environment. Like staging your own Supercross series and winning most of the prize money back ;D
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I vote Evil Rudy for Rogers vacant position!
Seriously, what a dumb arse move by the Japs!!
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Chad Reeds, supercross series was a stunt here in Australia, just to make him look good and to show up the rest of the field.
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Chad Reeds, supercross series was a stunt here in Australia, just to make him look good and to show up the rest of the field.
Are you serious?
If the contesting riders arn't up to it then they are simply not good enough. I went to a few events and it wasn't all Chad's way.
Good to see that the Tall Poppy Syndrome is alive and well!
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speculation - he moves to Germany, paid for by Ralf Waldmann.
Roger & Chad putting the fire back into MZ with 600cc dirt-bikes!
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Rog told me that he has planted a row of carrots at his farm and he was spending a lot of time in the garden watching their growth
well, y'know....
he did get his butt spanked by that Yamaha mounted Mikkola guy.. ;D
if you can't beat em,
join em...
it's shallots next apparently :D
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From where I see it Chad was a lot like Leisky when he came back home and trounced all comers of the day in the supercross series-won by miles.
Now since Chad has split with Thor-how about he picks up the defunct Rat Racing logo and brings it back to it's hey-day. Go The Rat-Rat!!!
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Chad Reeds, supercross series was a stunt here in Australia, just to make him look good and to show up the rest of the field.
Ah, how times have changed... we used to import international riders for Supercross races to give our local guys something to shoot for. Now we import our OWN riders back from overseas to give our local guys something to shoot for.. :o
I know one thing for sure, people like Geoff Eldridge would love the state of affairs that is USA MX and Enduro now, with so many Aussies in the hunt for top honours.
We certainly should be proud that Chad does come back to exhibit his considerble skills and hopefully pass some on to our younger up and coming riders...
...not slag him off. ::)
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dave could be manager and on sell bikes between races. Suzukis partner VW will sponsor Roger - watch out for the flying Belgin at bathurst in a Kombi !!!
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just before this gets too far out of hand with Dave selling bikes and Rodger growing carrots etc,
for whatever his reason may be, the guy has an amazing record of success as both a racer and a manager. here's hoping his next move is one that he's happy with and all the best for him.
KTM and Everts in the states sounds interesting though.
how real is that proposal i wonder?
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for whatever his reason may be, the guy has an amazing record of success as both a racer and a manager. here's hoping his next move is one that he's happy with and all the best for him.
KTM and Everts in the states sounds interesting though.
how real is that proposal i wonder?
I heard an interview with him last night, he says Suzuki only wanted to resign him as a manager for 1 year, he wanted more, so they went their seperate ways.
KTM has made him an offer(amongst others), but want a response by the weeks end :o :o, but he says it is the best and most resonable offer so far.
Reedy was thrown in the mix as well.
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All truth aside, Roger de coster to be born with a name like that, their would be nothing else in this world that you would stand for, other than World Champion, Roger de coster spelt backwards means world champion.
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Chad Reeds, supercross series was a stunt here in Australia, just to make him look good and to show up the rest of the field.
Horseshit
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Look, don`t get me wrong, Chad reed is brilliant rider, l personally would like to see, big price money layed out on the table that would draw the top European, Americian , English motorcross riders to Australia and a world series external race track not this indoor crap, If l had that sort of money l would promot it myself, and l would design the track. anyway just a Pipe dream. I still stand about my comments about Chad Reeds Promotional Spercross Stunt. I would like to see Chad up against the best external motorcross racers and Tracks, Natural terrain track around the world. And that included Australia and New Zealand too.
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A bag of US indoor SX titles, an outdoor US MX title, 2nd in the World MX title, what else has he got to proove?
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Chad Reed, he doesn`t have to prove anything, he is Great. We love him, To Promote motorcross here in Australia, chad and other big sponsores need to make Australia a draw card, so these big meeting will attrack big names, big money. just like F1 meetings. And great tracks, not indoor crap tracks.
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Sorry, should have added,
1 x Australian Junior Motocross Champion
4 x Australian Supercross Champion
2 x FIM World Supercross Champion
1 x King of Bercy Supercross Champion
Triple Crown MX Champion
And my memeory serves my right was runner up to Ando in a Aussie MX title
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Calling Chad's Super X series a stunt is indeed "Horseshit".
I can just imagine Chad, Jay, Davi, etc, etc , on the starting line looking at each other and thinking, Oh yer I forgot, this is all Horseshit- I will back off and just let Chad take it. That is not how it works!
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Look, don`t get me wrong, Chad reed is brilliant rider, l personally would like to see, big price money layed out on the table that would draw the top European, Americian , English motorcross riders to Australia and a world series external race track not this indoor crap, If l had that sort of money l would promot it myself, and l would design the track. anyway just a Pipe dream. I still stand about my comments about Chad Reeds Promotional Spercross Stunt. I would like to see Chad up against the best external motorcross racers and Tracks, Natural terrain track around the world. And that included Australia and New Zealand too.
Shit 2nd in the World Mx Championship(outdoor),1st in the US Nationals(outdoor),World Supercross Champion twice(Indoor)what else do you want to see,and and where all waiting for that world class English & Euro SX rider "STUNT" what a Load???????????
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Look, don`t get me wrong, Chad reed is brilliant rider, l personally would like to see, big price money layed out on the table that would draw the top European, Americian , English motorcross riders to Australia and a world series external race track not this indoor crap, If l had that sort of money l would promot it myself, and l would design the track. anyway just a Pipe dream. I still stand about my comments about Chad Reeds Promotional Spercross Stunt. I would like to see Chad up against the best external motorcross racers and Tracks, Natural terrain track around the world. And that included Australia and New Zealand too.
I hope your just taking the piss out of us and trying to wind us up, it`s working.
If your serious with your comments then you might want to get some facts straight and have a look at the big names coming over here this year to race the Super X series. Super X is gaining momentum as a world class series. Peter.
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Yes , l know how much you fellows love your Chad, Its like going into a Corner Milk Bar and asking for a bag of Chads and others, anyway, l was fishing in Port Douglas about 2 weeks ago, and the only fish l catch up their where was small one, and l had to come home to this, to catch the big one, fishing is great here on ozvmx. Sorry Fellows, you swallowed the bait and hook, cheers. ;D ;D ;D
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Peter, l don`t like Stadium cross, super cross, indoor cricket, etc, external Motocross Tracks mainly natural terrain is the real deal for me and it always will be. sorry fellows thats the way l feel.
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Peter, l don`t like Stadium cross, super cross, indoor cricket, etc, external Motocross Tracks mainly natural terrain is the real deal for me and it always will be. sorry fellows thats the way l feel.
All is good then David and i didn`t say you bore me, funny place to be fishing though. ???
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We produce Very professional riders here in Australia and New Zealand. We watch Road Racing with Casey Stoner, F1 Car with Mark Webber. Why Not Motocross
I would like to see a world Championship Motocross team.
Round 1, England,
Rd 2 Germany,
Rd3 Belgium,
RD4 ITALY,
RD5 USA
RD6 NZ,
RD7 Australia
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David, can you please try and speak English as a first language, I can not understand a word you type....
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KTM signs Roger DeCoster to manage its US factory team
KTM, the market leader in offroad motorcycles has signed Roger DeCoster, one of the true icons of the sport of motocross to take over the management of the company’s new factory team in the USA. Work now immediately begins to prepare the team for the 2011 racing season in all of the major US competitions.
The signing of DeCoster represents a major step forward in vaulting the Austrian company into the global arena. KTM has already reached the top level of the sport in Europe and the World Championship GP series and will now also be a dominant force in US competition.
KTM CEO Stefan Pierer said the signing represented a new and exciting era for the Austrian-based company: “The acquisition of Roger DeCoster to take over our factory team in the USA heralds a new era for KTM. We now enjoy a worldwide network and we are a real global player. Roger DeCoster is one of the great figures in the sport of motocross and we are delighted that he has agreed to manage our new team. KTM is now “Ready to Race” in the biggest and most competitive motocross competitions in the world.”
Pit Beirer, who heads KTM Offroad Sports Department, said the signing of such a personality as Roger DeCoster completes the circle whereby KTM has great riders, has been enjoying unprecedented success with its latest motorcycles and now has team leaders in place that will make it a dominant force on both sides of the Atlantic.
Pit Beirer: “We are honored that we can welcome a man of Roger DeCoster’s credentials and stature into the KTM family. With him as the head of our new KTM USA factory team we will be a major force in the USA and Europe and we want to attract the very best American riders into our team. Roger has had a superb racing career and a distinguished and successful career in team management.”
Roger DeCoster was born in Belgium and is a long time resident of the USA. Known simply as “The Man” when he was racing, DeCoster was one of the sport’s most decorated riders. He was always admired for his smooth, controlled riding style and his late attacks on race leaders in a career where he won a record 36 500 cc GP victories. He was also a Gold Medalist in the 1964 International Six Day Trial, a four-time winner of the Trans-AMA series and won the 1964 Belgian Observed Trials National Championship. Since retiring from active racing, DeCoster has been a prominent managerial figure in the USA racing scene and has also managed Team USA at the Motocross of Nations.
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Great News, l would like his pay packet, and my KTM 125, the value of this machine will go up.
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How much for the little KTM? Is it still for sale?
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He would be a walking encyclopedia of exactly what we are about. Except the sidecars of course because he has never seen the light.
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I thought dungey was out of contract too so he going over to KTm as well ?
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DeCoster is "The Man" talk about over achiever. He has given so much to the sport as a rider, bike developer, manager. He has everyone's respect and I don't think I have ever heard a bad word about him from anyone. Which is a achievement in it's self in a very competitive sport with ego's a plenty from riders right up to Corporate Management. I wonder if Joel Robert will be asked to attend?