Thursday, April 8, 2010

Motomatters.com in Qatar, following the money with the Fiat-Yamaha team

Here's David Emmett of super motorcycle racing web site Motomatters.com, traveling with the Fiat-Yamaha MotoGP racing team in Qatar. This post is almost entirely about Qatar, big money sports and major team sponsorship. And the Fiat 500....

You don't have to know anything about motorcycle racing except that two of MotoGP's biggest stars, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, ride for Fiat-Yamaha. Rossi is one of the worlds most prominent sports personalities.

2 comments:

Larry and Heather said...

Sad that MOTOGP must race in places like this where NOBODY who lives there cares a whit about the event. All while rabid fans would flock to races in Italy or elsewhere in Europe. Nowadays it's not about the fans, it's about getting paid to run events in the middle of the desert along with TV rights fees. Interesting race though, it could be a very exciting season to watch!

Anonymous said...

^^Agreed. Love motogp but dislike the big business/"ungreen" aspect of it. Qatar is running through money and natural resources at an alarming rate, for our entertainment? I'd like to see a carbon footprint rating for each round, with pressure on the promoters to minimize.
Jim