Daytona AMA Pro 2013 --***Spoiler Alert***
- Thread starter firstbuell
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if you don't get a race in at all.
louemc
Well-known member
Yes in deedy Herrin nailed it. And I'd rather see him win, than anyone else :thumbup
The other guy did screw up, Thank God..that wheelie, and he said a spin at the rear tire...sure showed.
EastBayDave
- Kawasaki Fanatic -
Totally agree & seen it before. (history lesson) back in the 70's, little Richie Oliver & the "Rising Sun Engineering" bike (wrench/team owner Rich Rigdon) went to Daytona w/just the 78' KZ1000, which promptly blew it's guts out on the banking (known to be hard on engines!)
They would have had to sit out the 200 if it were not for the generosity of a local street rider, who gave them an unmodified stock engine out of his street bike so they could race. They were able to run, but were not in the top 10 due to non-competitive HP.
Lesson learned. Never drive 3000 miles to Daytona w/o a few backup engines. the following year they went w/3 engines. The hot one in the bike, a mild one & a stocker in the van. Turned out they blew the hot one again, & used the mild one for the race. Not sure, but I think Richard cracked the top 10 IIRC.
History lesson over....
-ebd
http://results.amaproracing.com/xml/RR/events/R1306/DSF1PRESS.pdf
Don't look if you want to watch tomorrow and be surprised.
Pretty awesome :thumbup
Bobby Fong.... Podium
Elena top 10
Cam ..rocking them all:thumbup
Don't look if you want to watch tomorrow and be surprised.
Pretty awesome :thumbup
Bobby Fong.... Podium
Elena top 10
Cam ..rocking them all:thumbup
horsepower
WaterRider/Landsurfer
More spoiler commentary......
Holy Awesome, 2 women in the top 10.:banana:banana
Yamahas rule, but the Triumphs suck in all but ones hand.....that in itself is an amazing feat considering where the rest of them finished.
Congrats to Beaubier and Bobby Fong!:thumbup
clutchslip
Not as fast as I look.
Where is "number 6"? Six Californians in top ten. Six Yamahas. Another six, and I would be convinced that AMA/DMG was going to have a BIG attendance year.
EastBayDave
- Kawasaki Fanatic -
Nice to see so many CA riders in the top 10, & 2 women too! :teeth
But gawd, what a snorer of a race. Cameron pulled away & hid...lapped all the way up to 5th place, & Steve Rapp stayed unlapped only because he let him...zzzzzz
What has become of our favorite roadrace? :cry
But gawd, what a snorer of a race. Cameron pulled away & hid...lapped all the way up to 5th place, & Steve Rapp stayed unlapped only because he let him...zzzzzz
What has become of our favorite roadrace? :cry
firstbuell
GO! 04,16,23,31,64,69,95
don't you get me started !!
clutchslip
Not as fast as I look.
Let's just link up the old thread(s), m'kay? I already had my aneurism and tooth destruction over DMG/AMA. Thx.
louemc
Well-known member
That was my viewpoint as well.. Didn't enjoy watching it, and a lot of that, I blame on Speed channel...the picture "quality" is no quality.
Pixelated fuzz, I can't recognize the racers.
And...the show is edited before broadcast...Do they not have any passing, action on Digital memory?
The only thing that kept me watching, was keeping track of Elena Myers position as she ticked off her positions, gaining from mid pack to 10th spot.
But did they show it? No..it was just checking the position board, that was showing it.
There was some good footage of pit stops. that also showed the difference between crews..Serious difference.
firstbuell
GO! 04,16,23,31,64,69,95
SpeedTV's AMA Pro coverage sucked
past tense
they're done [mebbe forever]
past tense
they're done [mebbe forever]
firstbuell
GO! 04,16,23,31,64,69,95
oh, so you were watching DMG-era Daytona road racing?
I'd bet there were more butts in the seats at the 2 nites of short track races than at The 200 !
-----------------------------------------------DMG sux !!---------------------------------------------
DMG runs AMA Pro Flat Track too, and AMA Pro FT is doing better than it has in years.
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sidewazzz
Well-known member
I didn't know that... Did hey also tell the manufactors to fack off? Did they introduce a pace car that almost killed the racers? Did they change the races were ran and turn the middle class into the show?
Not yet. :laughing It took them a couple of years but FT is on the upswing even though it still has a long way to go to make it as strong as it could be. I'd suggest they put some of the FT team to work on road racing administration but that seems to just be a meat grinder for anyone who attempts to do anything. And remember, the OLD AMA came a lot closer to killing riders at Daytona with pace cars more than once.
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firstbuell
GO! 04,16,23,31,64,69,95
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Originally Posted by firstbuell
oh, so you were watching DMG-era Daytona road racing?
I'd bet there were more butts in the seats at the 2 nites of short track races than at The 200 !
--------------------------------------------DMG sux !!---------------------------------------------
of course, you are correct - I was too sweeping in my expression
--------------------------------------------DMG's failure to deliver on major promises [purse, major new sponsors, etc.] & DMG's near-outright destruction of professional road racing SUX !! ---------------------------------------------------------
separately, your assessment of the AMA Pro personnel present at GNCs is spot on -
the instant mix of Morehead, Luddington & others has become productive
AMA Pro dirt track races are run per schedule - the uniformed AMA Pro folks lined up on course, at both dirt & paved start/finish areas, is impressive
finally, isn't SuperCross still autonomous?
sanctioned by AMA Pro, but run by Feld?
Originally Posted by firstbuell
oh, so you were watching DMG-era Daytona road racing?
I'd bet there were more butts in the seats at the 2 nites of short track races than at The 200 !
--------------------------------------------DMG sux !!---------------------------------------------
of course, you are correct - I was too sweeping in my expression
--------------------------------------------DMG's failure to deliver on major promises [purse, major new sponsors, etc.] & DMG's near-outright destruction of professional road racing SUX !! ---------------------------------------------------------
separately, your assessment of the AMA Pro personnel present at GNCs is spot on -
the instant mix of Morehead, Luddington & others has become productive
AMA Pro dirt track races are run per schedule - the uniformed AMA Pro folks lined up on course, at both dirt & paved start/finish areas, is impressive
finally, isn't SuperCross still autonomous?
sanctioned by AMA Pro, but run by Feld?
Its OK to use normal paragraph structure. :teeth
I agree DMG has failed to deliver on many of their promises. They don't even hold themselves to their self-imposed deadlines for announcing schedules. And the TV issue this year is unforgiveable.
However, I refuse to insult the many talented and very hard working riders and crew participating in AMA Pro Road Racing (including many BARFers) by constantly running down the series as a whole.
Yes on Supercross.
I agree DMG has failed to deliver on many of their promises. They don't even hold themselves to their self-imposed deadlines for announcing schedules. And the TV issue this year is unforgiveable.
However, I refuse to insult the many talented and very hard working riders and crew participating in AMA Pro Road Racing (including many BARFers) by constantly running down the series as a whole.
Yes on Supercross.