08-18-2006, 02:09 PM
Well, it's upon us. I thought I saw another thread for this but I couldn't relocate it right away, so here's our new one. This should be a very good weekend - the Soup (<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.superbikeplanet.com">www.superbikeplanet.com</a><!-- w -->) is already posting up a storm of times and information. If you're down there then enjoy your three day drunk fest. The rest of us, forced to watch from our living rooms, will actually be aware of the motorcycles on track... and who'd have thought, the traditional fast men are at the front already:
Leading the way are Ben Spies, Mat Mladin, and Neil Hodgson in the top four of superbike. Eslick is strutting his stuff, and so are DiSalvo and hacking in the various 600 classes. There's more, but just bust a nut over to the Soup.
Something amazing has happened this weekend already, though. Anybody familiar with motorcycle racing already knows that the AMA has made a joke of themselves over the past couple years. This year in particular the organization has degenerated into something that actually makes my heart sink. Everything was done poorly and the riders complained about huge safety issues left and right. At the end of the day the AMA didn't accomplish a damn thing and the riders were left with an unpleasant taste in their mouths over the reasonable expectation of safety in their racing. Things are looking up, though, check this out:
Could somebody really be trying to turn things around? Or maybe it's got more to do with the VIR management and less with the AMA....
.... hey Gerlad, have a beer for me while you're down there.
Leading the way are Ben Spies, Mat Mladin, and Neil Hodgson in the top four of superbike. Eslick is strutting his stuff, and so are DiSalvo and hacking in the various 600 classes. There's more, but just bust a nut over to the Soup.
Something amazing has happened this weekend already, though. Anybody familiar with motorcycle racing already knows that the AMA has made a joke of themselves over the past couple years. This year in particular the organization has degenerated into something that actually makes my heart sink. Everything was done poorly and the riders complained about huge safety issues left and right. At the end of the day the AMA didn't accomplish a damn thing and the riders were left with an unpleasant taste in their mouths over the reasonable expectation of safety in their racing. Things are looking up, though, check this out:
Superbikeplanet.com Wrote:The track took up some Armco barrier overnight in the final turn to make the track safer. Jake Zemke and Jamie Hacking made the request on Thursday and the AMA and VIR made it happen.
Could somebody really be trying to turn things around? Or maybe it's got more to do with the VIR management and less with the AMA....
.... hey Gerlad, have a beer for me while you're down there.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger