Fogarty to call time on motorcycle racing?
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A disillusioned former World Superbike Champ Carl Fogarty, who has been forced to scrap plans to run an MV Agusta works team in the series next season, has an open mind about his future involvement in motorcycle sport.
Foggy, four-time World Superbike supremo, three-time TTF1 top man and joint World Endurance champion with Terry Rymer in 1992, said that he felt it hard to understand why he had been unable to attract a major sponsor for his race team project.
The four-times World Superbike champion, said:
“Everyone knows that this is a difficult time for motorcycle sponsorship. However, we hoped that the combination of my team with an iconic brand such as MV Agusta would have been an attractive proposition for potential sponsors both in the UK and abroad.
“Regrettably, despite the enormous excitement generated amongst motorcycle fans, this has not proved to be the case, leading us to the conclusion that the market will not support a professionally-run outfit of our size without significant financial input from a manufacturer. So I have decided to bring this chapter of my career to an end by putting our state-of-the-art facility at Burton, our race trailer and hospitality unit up for sale.
“I would like to thank all those who supported our efforts during the Foggy Petronas Racing project and I hope that the tide turns in favour of the efforts of privately funded teams.
Quote courtesy of Team Foggy Racing
I think it’s a shame that someone with the stature of Carl Fogarty and the brand of MV Augusta couldn’t secure enough sponsorship interest to run a team in 2008. I had been really intrigued by this and was looking forward to seeing how competitive they could be in WSB.
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