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Honda Hoot Cancelled

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Honda Hoot Cancelled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Universal Odyssey, Inc. regrets to inform you that the Hoot 2009 has been cancelled. We thank you for your previous support and will keep you on an interest list for future events. Below is the press release issued by American Honda today. Torrance, CA: American Honda announced today that the 2008 Honda Hoot will bring to a close 15 years of what has been one of the most successful motorcycle rallies in history. Over the years, almost a quarter of a million guests attended the Honda Hoot which was born in the hills of Asheville, North Carolina and eventually moved to Knoxville, Tennessee. At the first event, a little over 3000 attendees enjoyed what would grow to become one of the largest rallies in North America. The Hoot set a new precedent for what a motorcycle rally should be, offering not only a wonderful opportunity to test ride new products but also focusing on family fun and growing the industry from the ground up. Based on the current economic crunch which may have significant impact on our customers during 2009, American Honda will take this time to seek out new and innovative ways to engage with our customers so that we can continue to ride together. American Honda extends our deepest gratitude to the more than 1300 volunteers who helped make the Honda Hoot a success and to all our event sponsors, to the hundreds of Hoot vendors, to our two host cities, Knoxville, TN and Asheville, NC, and especially to all the good people who helped make the Hoot such a great event.
 
Ain't THAT a Hoot... NOT! That's a shame for such a huge event to go the way of the Dodo.
 
Bummer! I've always thought that Knoxville, TN would be a great location for a COG national rally. -- Steve Smith, COG #3184 COG Northeast Area Director, AMA, MSF RC (somewhere in south central CT)
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At the Seattle motorcycle show I overheard the Kymco rep talking to the guy who runs the show. They were talking about Honda and Suzuki not running any factory superbike teams in AMA Superbike this year. Suzuki and Subaru are dropping out of World Rally, too. Rally racing without Subaru? That just seems so wrong. Later, Charlie COG# 8048 AMA# 603377
 
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