[55418]

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

 

[cruiz-euro]

Wishful thinking



- cruiz-euro

 

[12250]

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?

 

[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...

 

[47224]

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-

 

[1747]

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

 

[35244]

Spanx

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!

 

[56599]

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

 

[56599]

Make sense to me. Now if I posted this comment. Seruzaweasel would of said something about speed doesn't kill and cruisers have better brakes than sportbikes. longride would of called me a liar. And Buz would made a sarcastic comment but it would haven been at least funny.

 

[56599]

Yikes I agree with you.

 

[56599]

Re: Spanx

I just blew Low-carb Monster through my nose... LOL very funny

 

[56599]

That has never stopped me..

 

[50595]

I believe CamelToe just signed a contract with Britney's labia.

 

[35244]

The Spanx Lady

For you single fellows, Spanx be footless pantyhose. The gal who developed them was featured here on ATL TV show honoring young, successful entrepreneurs ( she is on the tasty side, too). But I digress...

I could tell a long story about meeting an owner of a dying hosiery mill in N. Central NC who went on a rant about Spanx - too much trouble to mfg and sell a hot, new profitable product. (??!!) But I won't. I think that fellow owns a new gen Indian, too.

 

[35639]

Re: The Spanx Lady

http://www.spanx.com/pls/enetrixp/!stmenu_template.main?proc_to_call_in=&this_object_id_in=772184&proc_this_object_id_in=772184&this_object_type_in=cat&proc_this_object_type_in=cat&section_id_in=477024&proc_section_id_in=477024&template_name_in=stmenu_template.main&proc_template_name_in=stmenu_template.main

nice...

 

[sarnali2]

Exellent point...LOL

 

[44744]

Yamaha apparently doesn't want to be associated with a "drug" company. Can't blame them. Not that motorcycling isn't any less addicting, but at least one can participate in the activity of owning and riding without acquiring the health risks and horrible death that comes with cancer; lung, bladder, etc. Seen men die from it; ain't nice stuff.

 

[mscuddy]

Re: Koff, hack wheeze...

What? No more (cough) free (wheeze) cigs?

Next you'll be telling me bourbon and branch water are out as a breakfast drink for the senate.

I want my free cigs! Live fast, die young.