JDR KTM Team Shutting Down After Supercross
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | 1:30 PM
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PrintRacer X's Steve Matthes got a tip that the J-Star/JDR KTM team could be closing its doors soon, and he put in a call to Team Manager Nathan Ramsey to get confirmation. Unfortunately, Ramsey did confirm the bad news -- unless the JDR team is able to find a large additional sponsor, they will soon be forced to close the doors.
The team will compete to the end of this Monster Energy Supercross season with Malcolm Stewart, Joey Savatgy and Josh Cachia. But the team was scheduled to race the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship as well, and the team will now not be able to continue beyond the Vegas SX finale in May. We have heard that the team's budget issues do not come from sponsorship troubles, but rather from its original investors, who have had investment troubles elsewhere and are no longer able to fund the racing effort. Obviously, if a high dollar sponsor were to swoop in and take up the slack, JDR could continue to race, and Ramsey says they would welcome that opportunity.
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Bummer. Hope a kid like Savatgy finds a ride for outdoors.
Wonder how much longer they could have kept racing if they didn't blow all that money on the dream ride episodes
@kxpwr18 - Ditto here. I'll bet the coin spent on that junket to Hawaii would have gone a long way in keep the wheels on their team. I would guess it's going to be hard to find investors if they continue to make decisions like that.
I could never figure out how that series perpetuated their race program. It looked like pure paid vacation to me.
Sounds like MDK Motorsports all over again. A team funded by big money investers whose main source of income takes a hit so they pull the plug on racing to stop the bleeding.
Both KTM factory teams also...
malcolm will go ride for JSE I'm sure...Maybe Suzuki will let him fill in for James when james overstretches a hamstring or something. Hope Savatgy can put something together....and not let a team like this break his spirit...
I bet that Red Bull may take interest into the team. An even bigger boost for that is the fact that Mookie's brother, JS7, is a Red Bull athlete and that in a way brings in some exposure. Energy drink companies have A LOT of money.
They have taken an interest in a team, its called Red Bull Factory KTM, so I doubt they give two craps about this team.
Bummer for Savatgy.
Malcolm sucks anyways he doesn't deserve a ride so could careless bout him
Bummer for Savatgy.
Malcolm sucks anyways he doesn't deserve a ride so could careless bout him
@mxdgnr8,, I would guess that decision was made BEFORE they knew about this situation.. The investors probably wanted them to go..
"Investors". Investors expect a return on investment, in moto I suspect they're lucky to even get a return of their investment. These private teams strike me as not a business, but a money losing hobby for rich guys. Should be more purse $, and pay way deeper in the field to help support teams and riders. And yeah, cheaper bikes... like 2 strokes.
i thought the owner was a rich aussie guy and his son? and they did it cause they loved it.thought the guy sold a fence co. in oz for 10ns of millions??? either way malc needs to be on a 450.
Why don't these teams secure the funding for the whole season BEFORE they start racing?
Don't they know how to prepare a budget and work within it?
Going on promises, etc. is always bad business practice.
Great promises, feckled vision, poor management. Come on dingo's you can do better than that, take a lead from Mr Reedy.
In other words dad pulled the plug, sorry to hear it.
Malcolm is smoking his teamates in the points standing. There are alot of people that like watching the Stewart boys ride. Man there are some bigtime goofballs on this forum. Give Malcolm Josh Hill's ride.
I believe Dean and Tyla are on 450's outdoors. Blake is out with an injury. PC may have couple positions to fill.
I wonder where Chase Bell will end up as well.
NO more daddy money.
@AC89
I was at a shop the other day getting some new goggles and took a look at the new KTM 85 SX as I was thinking about turning it into a little play bike. It was $5,300... for a minibike! Not sure where you are coming up with this 2 strokes are cheaper theory. Even the ancient KX85 which has been the exact same bike for 13 years now is over 4 grand!
All motorcycles were cheaper 15 years ago when 2 strokes were king. Back when they came with throw away steel bars, crap triple clamps, crap exhaust, steel wheels, paper graphics, crap seat covers, etc. etc. Motorcycle prices have risen due to a number of factors - it isn't the 4 stroke motor that is solely or even mostly responsible for that. Even if they were buying their motorcycles (which I doubt they are) and went to the 125 (which is $1,000 less than the 250f) they would save 3 grand for their 3 riders. And lets say they bought 6 bikes for everyone to have a practice and race bike. I doubt that $6,000 in saving would even pay for the gas to get their team to the next race.
Crossed up! Malcomb needs to be on a 450 a meal diet. And a real workout program.This kid is an average B rider without the tens of thousands of dollars poored into his racing. Every highschool in this great country have two kids that would smoke his overindulged butt with the same amount of money.
hope Joey Savatgy can find a new ride, this kid has talent! THis kid will attract a sponser.....Not the other riders on the team....
Malcom looks a little chubby, too much soul food!!! IF Malcom had a great trainer i bet he would make podium a least more, gota work out buddy!!!....No way james is his full brother, they don't look alike or ride alike...Or have same body type...
BUt Ryan Villipoto's brother doesn't ride like Ryan either...but they look like brothers...
Oh yeah and one more thing Malcomb was giving interviews about going for wins and championships? Where the hell does this kid train? because if it were with real mx pro's he would have known all along he ain't near the condition it takes to podium let alone win.
@mxdkpr181xyz.....yeah that 'vacation ' your SO obviously fricken JEALOUS of broke the bank....yeah thats it. Hope they all find decent rides , theres some talent in there.
All these critics so quick to talk shitt...yet Malcom,Savagty whatever the F$#% his name is would SMOKE every single one of you LIMP D*&% MTF on clapped out Rick Melon bike's......So STFU you Donkey D*%$&#@! MTF......U never was cuzzz,and u never will be!
Kliffwalker. One, myself not included, I would bet there are several people on this board that with the same life time support would be as fast as malcom. Second nobody is paying them to ride and I haven't heard any of them claiming they should be in the hunt for the championship. Although there claims would be as rooted in reality as Stwearts.
Malcom and his Brother YES ! Suzuki !
Maybe BTO KTM Team buy them out? Malcolm has potential, he needs to loose some lbs and focus on his fitness.
Malcolm will get a ride because of who his brother is, and they think it will bring media attention to the team.. Which is unfair and sucks, there are WAAAY better riders out there..
@731Chopper-- @-strokes are cheaper, just ALL bikes are very expensive now.. The manufacturers are driving up the cost of ALL bikes to pay for their research on the new 4-strokes.. They have so much time and money invested in that they are raising the cost of all their bikes to get that money back.. It wouldnt make sense to price the 2-strokes several thousand cheaper than their new 4-strokes and never sell them would it..that would be bad business sense..
Malcolm's build will definelty be better suited for the 450 he is just bigger built. maybe this could be his opportunity to jump up to the 450 but i highly doubt that will happen so soon after just coming in a couple years ago. a bigger bike will help him get results and i think we have a bright future to look forward to in the 450 class with all the talent coming up.
Give credit where credit is due. Malc is a fast rider. Solid top 10 for sure if he dosent go down. If he gets a ride it own his own accord. He is a talented kid. For some goof ball to say he's a B rider is just plain ignorant. 5th at A1, what do you have to say about that? Let the kid be and stop bashing him. Are your lives that pathetic that you prey on other. I am sure you mom taught you that " if you have nothing nice to say, SHUT UP!!!!!!!"
Malcohm in the middle .. Maybe star douch'e can hire the king of dred locks !
wow james gets shit even after all the wins hes had 3rd to only ricky carmichael and mcgrath know his brothers going to get shit, blame it on the price it takes to matain and purchase those P.O.S. 4 stroke in an already shit economy, motocross will soon be nascar just not as many rednecks same amount of drunks spectators.
WOW, it takes an awful lot of negativity sometimes for me to even consider responding to the uneducated chatter on these threads....first things first....none of you spodes even have the means to step up and sponser your own weekend party, let alone what it would take to answer this call....second things second...not a single spode on this thread could turn twenty laps on a supercross track that was within ten onethousands of a second faster than little Stew...and on that....I will put up five grand
Sounds to me like Obama's great recovery is going real well for others too. Hey comedian, be careful with that 5 grand. Not only can a few of us afford our weekend party, but stewie very rarely finishes a race. Just sayin...
I don't know if some of the people on this board arechildren or just reverse racists.
I am old enough to have been down with the struggle, to have been angered when man didn't get a job or maybe even a friend at work because of the color of his skin.
But now if you call a duck a duck it better be a white duck cause if it ain't you must be a racist. Also if I were better at racing than a pro, I wouldn't give a crap about there sport. Do I have to be a quarterback to realize the Romo ain't what I keep hearing he is. Do you have to get a degree in education to think your teached is an a hole. I didn't think so.
2 strokes are dramatically less expensive! Maybe not out the door, but maintenance costs are not anywhere near comparable. 4 strokes have cams, guides, valves, timing chain and guides, valve shims. A 2 cycle has, um, NONE of those parts. Price a top end for a 4 stroke and then for a 2 stroke, then compare labor costs. If you seriously doubt a cost difference between the two, then obviously you have never opened the engine of one. I suspect a top end is performed every 50 hours or less. That's a couple top ends a month, at $1,000 a pop for 4 stroke vs $200 a pop for 2 stroke. Simple analysis, it's called MATH.
Hate to see another team drop. It's the economy and no sense talking politics here. Would like to see more of savatge, and would like to see mookie on a 450.
Sounds like your up for a bet dash....get yourself in Mookie...twenty laps ...you and dash...we'll do it a your place Mook...and I'll split the winnings with you...twenty five hundred each...thats one hundred twenty five bucks a lap for you Mookie with absolutely nothing for you to lose....bring it dash...and I'll pay for the after party ... and by the way dash...I've been prosperous for two decades and politics has had nothing to do with it
start a 125 2 stroke box stock class and combine the 250 and 450 class into one.
Also rearrange the schedule from east to west or west to east to reduce costs.Another option is to limit the amount of engines used per season just like F-1 andmoto gp. I's sure there are lots of cost saving ideas out there. Is the TV revenue shared with the riders as payback for the top 40 guys?
My only shot comedian is if Mook crashes or bike failure...I have socks older than Mookie. I do alright, but a great yr for me is to come out of the winter and be as fast as I was last yr. As far as your success, keep doing well and our current leader will help spread it around for you.
All these guys are welcome to get support at all the Outdoor races with the Team Gus Privateer program. Last year, there were 15-20 bikes under the 100ft tent... even Kyle Regal pitted with them. Plus at the WMXA races the ladies pit with Team Gus too - careful Mookie.
I get your point dash....I try to keep fit during winter with P90X...funny thing is...when I ride none of it seems to matter....you actually use muscles riding that you don't even know you have...I still get sore...and the politics is something that I'll argue with no one....I either give to war or i give to poor...I just wish they would spend the money we give them instead of money they don't have....if I ran my business the way they run our country I would be living out of a cardboard box under an overpass