Earlier this week, Honda made an announcement that they will be withdrawing factory support from AMA Road Racing. This comes as a shock after not more than a week ago they
made a statement that they were not planning to pull support from other motorsports after announcing they were
dropping Formula 1 support. In their press release, Honda stated:
"The primary factor contributing to this decision is the current global economic situation and its impact on Honda. This was an extremely difficult decision to make as the racing spirit reaches to the very core of Honda. While it is unfortunate that the current economic conditions led us to take this action, rest assured that Hondašs deep-seated passion for racing has not been, and will never be, diminished."Fortunately, The Erion Honda Racing and Corona Honda Racing teams will continue to receive support from Honda for at least the 2009 season. The move will not affect Supercross or Motocross. This just leaves us wondering one thing, what is to happen to already contracted rider Neil Hodgson for the 2009 AMA Road Racing season?
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/14/honda-pulls-out-of-ama-roadracing/
