Why are they at least one week behind schedule on showing AMA Racing on there channel , and why aren't they showing at least this week Mat Mladin's final race of his career ? Hellp me understand the madness !!!!!!!:bs:
I agree that is probably their goal, hate they don't seem to care about the current fans' or manufacturers' opinion though. Hope you're right.:lol::lol: no i don't work for DMG I do how ever think they can do allot for AMA in the fact as US road racing was getting boring as hell to watch! and what any sport needs to grow is a "fan base!" and not necessarily ones that race or even ride motorcycles! {we will be too harsh on any changes they try to do} i.e case in point everything you read! HAHA they are working off a {like it or not} very successful model "NASCAR!" and that is the most $$ making racing in the world! and 99% of there fan base has never even sat in a race car! the problem for AMA/DMG is we { motorcyclist } are purists at heart... and purists never like change! but we will cycle through the machine, and the motorcyclist of 5 years from now will not know the difference! but more people will be tuning in to watch American Road Racing, this is what DMG is good at building fans!
Where does it say you can do all this extra stuff to the 4-cylinders?jake318 said:9R-10R before you condem the Daytona series just remember that the 1125 is only allowed to change the ECU and the pipe. Where as the 600cc bikes are alowed to do internal engine modifications and the 4cyl vs twin inherant design advantage. ( people have forgoten this since Ducati has been successful in racing , BUT , It took a long time to do so .) Secondly even though the 1125 might be a great handling liter bike . A 600cc bike handles alot better because of is smaller size . At the tight backsection at Millville you could see the Buells and Aprillas fighting the weight through the corners compared to the smaller lighter 600s...
"What would we do to make things more equal? Air restrictors on the Buell to keep the HP down, or even more weight than currently outlined could possibly slow it down. But maybe we are focusing too much on restricting the Buell instead of empowering the others. I say allow the 600s to user lighter aftermarket wheels to aid in acceleration and fickability. This would help close the gap while still not adding excessive costs. As for the Aprilia, from our view this could be the toughest fix. I think if the KWS team were able to get the bike's weight down it could be competitive as is, but this is an issue that stems from the stock RSV1000R, not a DMG rule issue, and would take large piles of cash to achieve. Hence, I say allow the Aprilia 1mm overbore to give them slightly more displacement and some much-needed power (this would be cost effective as well), and then make them adhere to the same minimum weight as the Buell. Sounds complicated, I know, but what do you expect when they think 1000cc-plus V-Twins should race against 600s?"ZX10Rracer said:Jake, I have beat this point to death! My 1125R with race ecu and slip-on is in the low 122 HP range and is 408 LBS with 1/2 tank of gas My friends 2008 R6 is 112Hp and is 368LBS with same amount of fuel! Most people will beat up on the 1125 for little reason other then the fact it's a Buell, and will one then turn on the RSV once you bring it up as racing in the same class! this is a lose lose battle!
But the Buell cool aid tastes good! it's kinda a grapeish flavor!Where does it say you can do all this extra stuff to the 4-cylinders?
http://www.amaproracing.com/assets/RR_Rules_2009.pdf
And as far as the handling goes, according to most who have tested both say the buell changes direction and corners better than the 4-cylinders. Especially since the buell can use mag wheels and other mods the 4-cylinders can't because it's not something the japanese factories make.
"What would we do to make things more equal? Air restrictors on the Buell to keep the HP down, or even more weight than currently outlined could possibly slow it down. But maybe we are focusing too much on restricting the Buell instead of empowering the others. I say allow the 600s to user lighter aftermarket wheels to aid in acceleration and fickability. This would help close the gap while still not adding excessive costs. As for the Aprilia, from our view this could be the toughest fix. I think if the KWS team were able to get the bike's weight down it could be competitive as is, but this is an issue that stems from the stock RSV1000R, not a DMG rule issue, and would take large piles of cash to achieve. Hence, I say allow the Aprilia 1mm overbore to give them slightly more displacement and some much-needed power (this would be cost effective as well), and then make them adhere to the same minimum weight as the Buell. Sounds complicated, I know, but what do you expect when they think 1000cc-plus V-Twins should race against 600s?"
You two need to stop drinking the buell/dmg kool-aid. The quote above from motorcycle-usa.com is just one of the MANY examples of how the majority of people feel about the rules. Like was mentioned before, buell took the rules and won with them. But like was also mentioned, eslick and other guys on buells never did as well in the past as they did this year.