whats with the future

[river_ratj40]

there has been some threads about the demise of omc. and why it fell through, but why hasnt anyone else made a racing moto except mercury n the past 5-7 years, not that im slaming the black motas, but im a big omc and yamer hammer fans. just wanting to know why nobody wants in that kind of market. i understand that 4 cycle motas are hard to work with on creating horsepower compared to the 2 cycle motas, but general motors wouldnt be gm if ford and chrystler wouldnt compete with them. it takes a little competititon to realize whoze best...

[river_ratj40]

im not saying gm is better than ford or chrystler. im wanting to know why bombardier and averyone else is not trying to produce a performance mota.

[Techteam]

The truth is that you don't make money out of racing. Mercury and OMC were competing to gain customers in the leisure market, as soon as emissions killed off the 2 stroke in the leisure market that was the end of true factory support in powerboat racing. Mercury are trying to make a bit of a comeback with the new 200XS SST but the support program only seems to be operating in the US. A guy in the UK called NIGEL HALL is trying to get 2 series off the ground using Evinrude 4 Strokes but competitors just don't have the money at the moment to invest in something that might fall over after a season or 2 without manufacturer support or money from a series sponsor.