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Team Roberts pursuing Ducati MotoGP deal
19th October 2007
The Banbury, UK based Team Roberts which competes in the Moto GP motorcycle racing world championship is hoping to conclude a deal that to lease Ducati GP7 machines, similar to those which have dominated the 2007 series, for the 2008 championship.
Team Roberts, owned by multiple 500cc world champion rider Kenny Roberts, is in negotiations with the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas over funding for the programme and team manager Chuck Aksland told Motor Cycle News, “Until we have money in hand and we can get serious until then it’s just speculation about what can or can’t be. It would be great though to have a partner in MotoGP that wants to go forward with a team like ours.
“In all of our conversations with the manufacturers, Ducati seemed like the one more likely to want with a project like ours. If we don’t get the sponsorship in place to do a deal with Ducati then we will have to look at other options.
“I think if we get the money it will be of a great benefit to all parties and I think Ducati would want to be a part of it. This project is a lot bigger than just MotoGP, so we have got to wait.”
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