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Attack Racing is close to finalizing a deal that would see it become a Kawasaki support team.

“There’s nothing official yet,” Attack Racing team owner Richard Stanboli told Roadracingworld.com Wednesday. “There will be an announcement soon. You’ll get an announcement, and that’ll all be handled by the powers that be. I’m just a mere contractor.

“There’s definitely talks going on. There’s definitely some proposals going back and forth. It’s just in the ironing out phase. I imagine something very positive is going to be happening here very shortly.”

Running as an American Suzuki support team, Attack Racing won the 2003 AMA Superstock Championship with Josh Hayes and the 2002 Formula Xtreme Championship with Jason Pridmore, but Stanboli said he is looking forward to a change he feels will be good for everybody.

“It’s kind of the right time to make a business decision,” said Stanboli. “I think they (Kawasaki) have a really nice motorcycle coming out next year, and we would like to get on board that.

“I think that us moving on opens up some room at Suzuki for another team and for the sport to grow. Obviously, if we get this deal worked out with Kawasaki, and it’s a good positive deal, you have one team there. Then you still have the teams that are over at Suzuki. That helps the sport grow. More interest, more competition. I think it’s a great thing. That’s what we’re all shooting for, job stability.”

Stanboli said he did not know who his riders would be or what classes he would be competing in if and when the deal with Kawasaki goes through.