The truth about the demise of Geico Honda?

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BrysonP204 wrote:
He says a friend of his’s dad is one of the owners, and on the text thread looks to be initials EG...Grondahl...👀 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/14/454232/s1200_86DEEAC2_69A5_4A75_8C14_B6A55FD13F51.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/14/454233/s1200_7D53D411_1289_4184_8B06_96DC40DBA582.jpg[/img]
He says a friend of his’s dad is one of the owners, and on the text thread looks to be initials EG...Grondahl...👀



Who the fuck has 556 unread texts??
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BrysonP204 wrote:
He says a friend of his’s dad is one of the owners, and on the text thread looks to be initials EG...Grondahl...👀 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/14/454232/s1200_86DEEAC2_69A5_4A75_8C14_B6A55FD13F51.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/14/454233/s1200_7D53D411_1289_4184_8B06_96DC40DBA582.jpg[/img]
He says a friend of his’s dad is one of the owners, and on the text thread looks to be initials EG...Grondahl...👀



reded wrote:
Who the fuck has 556 unread texts??
Im worried that battery will be done before he´s gone through 556 texts..
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gkerrofficial 10/15/2020 5:18am
10/15/2020 5:18am
I mean.. it makes sense if Field was trying to get geico as a title sponsor and it took the funds from having a team. It's a business decision on Geico's standpoint. Honda will figure it out.
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tek14 wrote:
Im worried that battery will be done before he´s gone through 556 texts..
Looking at that screen shot drives me nuts...I don’t know how people can walk around with their battery that low!

No one in their right mind would do that..
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tek14 wrote:
Im worried that battery will be done before he´s gone through 556 texts..
Brad460 wrote:
Looking at that screen shot drives me nuts...I don’t know how people can walk around with their battery that low! No one in their right mind...
Looking at that screen shot drives me nuts...I don’t know how people can walk around with their battery that low!

No one in their right mind would do that..
Hahaha my POS iPhone stays with the battery looking like that. Does it even have another color besides red?
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CraigCrashes wrote:
Dude needs to start dropping names or STFU.
He did, if you know how to read it. You put 2 things together, its very clear who the names are.
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Silas444 10/15/2020 6:14am
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I'm not quite sure why, if true, this should seem strange, let alone wrong. If Geico felt they could reach more potential customers by sponsoring a race SERIES than by sponsoring a race TEAM, who are we to get upset? They're still staying involved in the sport, after all, and it's not like Honda is too broke to step in and fund that team if they wanted to, right?

Every team and rider has a potential worth to a sponsor, and every team and rider bears the full and complete responsibility to provide that sponsor with a demonstrably good return on their investment, lest that sponsor consider other ways os spending their advertising dollars.

Motocross and Supercross are not charities, my friends.You gotta prove your worth.

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BrysonP204 wrote:
He says a friend of his’s dad is one of the owners, and on the text thread looks to be initials EG...Grondahl...👀 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/14/454232/s1200_86DEEAC2_69A5_4A75_8C14_B6A55FD13F51.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/14/454233/s1200_7D53D411_1289_4184_8B06_96DC40DBA582.jpg[/img]
He says a friend of his’s dad is one of the owners, and on the text thread looks to be initials EG...Grondahl...👀



reded wrote:
Who the fuck has 556 unread texts??
Dude, i damn near have an anxiety attack if i have 20 unread emails lmao - this is crazy!
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I too have commented on Facebook before. #Credibility
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Motox627! wrote:
Dude, i damn near have an anxiety attack if i have 20 unread emails lmao - this is crazy!
Let me make your head explode Laughing

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MX Warrior Dad 10/15/2020 7:05am
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Look up Eric Grondahl on Instagram and I believe you will find he is a credible insider source
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vansnxtweek489 10/15/2020 7:13am
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Motox627! wrote:
Dude, i damn near have an anxiety attack if i have 20 unread emails lmao - this is crazy!
early wrote:
Let me make your head explode :laugh: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/15/454298/s1200_Screenshot_20201015_100127_2.jpg[/img]
Let me make your head explode Laughing

Hahahah, for a long time I really tried to keep up with emails. Tried to make one more run at it a few months back and got it down from about 4000 to 3200. Won't enough rain in that day to keep the train moving. I give up.
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Phil109 10/15/2020 7:13am
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tek14 wrote:
Im worried that battery will be done before he´s gone through 556 texts..
Last time I saw my 19 yr olds phone he had like 250ish unread texts! All they use is Snapchat. That would give me such anxiety lol
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SEE ARE125 10/15/2020 7:29am
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BrysonP204 wrote:
He says a friend of his’s dad is one of the owners, and on the text thread looks to be initials EG...Grondahl...👀 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/14/454232/s1200_86DEEAC2_69A5_4A75_8C14_B6A55FD13F51.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/10/14/454233/s1200_7D53D411_1289_4184_8B06_96DC40DBA582.jpg[/img]
He says a friend of his’s dad is one of the owners, and on the text thread looks to be initials EG...Grondahl...👀



reded wrote:
Who the fuck has 556 unread texts??
This guy did as he was leaving his bachelor’s party.

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Brent wrote:
I guess we will find out next year if Geico re-allocated its budget, but whoever that guy is he doesn't seem too credible with his 4th...
I guess we will find out next year if Geico re-allocated its budget, but whoever that guy is he doesn't seem too credible with his 4th grade spelling and punctuation. For God's sake kids, pay attention in school.

...and even if they did, it's their business to spend where they see fit.

If I was Geico and I had to deal with that Grondahl wingnut I might have second thoughts too...
philG wrote:
He is more credible than you will ever be.

And its not like there isnt a history of this type of things happening.
But Phil, it didn't happen. GEICO advertises in motorsports magazines, on websites, sponsors all kinds of events. Now it appears they are taking an entirely different approach to motorsports and it's not just the team that is losing GEICO. What they paid in sponsorship/advertising fees to any series was minor compared to what they were giving the team. It sucks for everyone that they are leaving so many motorsports right now...

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MX Warrior Dad wrote:
Look up Eric Grondahl on Instagram and I believe you will find he is a credible insider source
Credible? Perhaps.

Salty? Most definitely.
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philG 10/15/2020 9:26am
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DC wrote:
But Phil, it didn't happen. GEICO advertises in motorsports magazines, on websites, sponsors all kinds of events. Now it appears they are taking an entirely different...
But Phil, it didn't happen. GEICO advertises in motorsports magazines, on websites, sponsors all kinds of events. Now it appears they are taking an entirely different approach to motorsports and it's not just the team that is losing GEICO. What they paid in sponsorship/advertising fees to any series was minor compared to what they were giving the team. It sucks for everyone that they are leaving so many motorsports right now...

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No, the point i was making was the fact that sponsors have gone from being introduced to the sports by teams, to not being involved with teams, and being involved with the series.

I agree it sucks, and the whole Geico thing is part of a bigger picture.
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MX Warrior Dad wrote:
Look up Eric Grondahl on Instagram and I believe you will find he is a credible insider source
-MAVERICK- wrote:
Credible? Perhaps.

Salty? Most definitely.
Call him the Dead Sea
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Wasn't there an email from Geico that specifically said they were leaving the team because the owner wanted to run Make Motocross Great Again, or something like that?
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Dimblewambie 10/15/2020 10:32am
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MX Warrior Dad wrote:
Look up Eric Grondahl on Instagram and I believe you will find he is a credible insider source
-MAVERICK- wrote:
Credible? Perhaps.

Salty? Most definitely.
zehn wrote:
Call him the Dead Sea
Disgrondahled, perhaps?
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Wasn't there an email from Geico that specifically said they were leaving the team because the owner wanted to run Make Motocross Great Again, or something...
Wasn't there an email from Geico that specifically said they were leaving the team because the owner wanted to run Make Motocross Great Again, or something like that?
No.
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First of all I’d like to apologize for this mess, this was a private conversation that was never meant to be shared. This was just something I said in a heated moment & I said it as if it were true... When in reality it was just a rumor I had heard & I was pretty upset it was over for such a great team of people and riders. I apologize to both parties for coming at them like that with no real facts. I let my immaturity get the best of me. Like I said it was a private conversation that i shared with a friend and he blasted it on social media..

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Wasn't there an email from Geico that specifically said they were leaving the team because the owner wanted to run Make Motocross Great Again, or something...
Wasn't there an email from Geico that specifically said they were leaving the team because the owner wanted to run Make Motocross Great Again, or something like that?
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No.
What am I thinking of?
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
Credible? Perhaps.

Salty? Most definitely.
zehn wrote:
Call him the Dead Sea
Dimblewambie wrote:
Disgrondahled, perhaps?


To claim that someone "stole" sponsorship money from one company to give to another is not rational and lacks common sense (and any proof that it happened).

How about they just pump in all that Planet Fitness money where the Geico money used to be? Then he can put all the political slogans he wants all over those bikes...
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zehn wrote:
Call him the Dead Sea
Dimblewambie wrote:
Disgrondahled, perhaps?
Brent wrote:
To claim that someone "stole" sponsorship money from one company to give to another is not rational and lacks common sense (and any proof that it...


To claim that someone "stole" sponsorship money from one company to give to another is not rational and lacks common sense (and any proof that it happened).

How about they just pump in all that Planet Fitness money where the Geico money used to be? Then he can put all the political slogans he wants all over those bikes...
Imagine a young person saying something to a friend in a private text that was a bit exaggerated or inaccurate. It's just crazy this happened!
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aeffertz 10/15/2020 10:57am
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What am I thinking of?
My memory is fuzzy since I only read through that thread once but There was an email shared about them not wanting to be attached to any political agenda (for obvious reasons) but it had nothing to do them pulling out of the title sponsor role.

I think it was in reference to the Make Motocross Great Again petition. I’m forgetting some details and can’t be arsed to go back and dig it up. Grinning

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