Blake Young released from M4

[Randy]

After all of their BS, I guess Suzuki will be running AMA in 2009. https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35301

 

[rmcobb]

Just saw that myself, both on Superbikeplanet and Roadracingworld...........and neither one had any commentary about the apparent indication that Suzuki is racing with DMG.......Did I miss something??

If the factory is picking up Young, does that mean Mladin and Hayden are still with them? Young replacing Spies?

I would expect to see something shortly talking about Suzuki going forward with it next year :clapping: That would be good news indeed!

 

[Randy]

Just saw that myself, both on Superbikeplanet and Roadracingworld...........and neither one had any commentary about the apparent indication that Suzuki is racing with DMG.......Did I miss something??
If the factory is picking up Young, does that mean Mladin and Hayden are still with them? Young replacing Spies?

You are correct - there was no commentary - it was just a press release. But the 2nd paragraph says that he was released so that he could run in the AMA American Superbike class.

Mladin is still under contract - not sure about Tommy.

What's interesting is Disalvo is still without a ride and Suzuki chose to go with Young over Jason. Disalvo recently testing with M4, so maybe he'll be taking the spot that was freed up by Young leaving.

I also read in this article , besides the headline that Hopper is not coming to the US to run Superbike that Hacking turned down an offer from Yamaha, the team he left to go to Kawasaki, to resign with Kawasaki, but, the countersignature on the contract from Kawi has not been done.

Will be interesting to see how this shakes out in the end. If Suzuki and Kawi decide to play, that leaves Honda hung out to dry.