11 "Don't tell the wife" Secrets All Men Keep

[Mr Lefty]

fuck that! man up(err woman up) and RIDE! I've got the hotel... you guys get the tickets and your way down.

[comonboys]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

fuck that! man up(err woman up) and RIDE! I've got the hotel... you guys get the tickets and your way down.

i didn't even stay awake for when we drove down there.... I slept 80% of the way.... Doubt we would ride.. I would have to stop every hour to strecth.... and then every other to pee.... And I think you would like having us rooming with you....

[Mr Lefty]

nope... 1 i'm room'n with Rae... you guys get OSP.

2. I sleep on any car trip over an hour.... but when I'm driving I can drive 30 hrs and be fine. (I'm like death warmed over the next day though)

3. you can stop every 2hrs to stretch when you get gas and piss then!

just use the summer to build up your seat time. you'll probably be able to ride 2x as far as I will when I show up in Sept.

[Captain Morgan]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen

Nascar is a joke...sad thing is, it is the biggest thing in the country.

Marketing, marketing, marketing.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

Marketing, marketing, marketing.

That is the ONLY reason Nascar buying AMA is a good thing....

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by azoomm

That is the ONLY reason Nascar buying AMA is a good thing....

I don't know, I'm not sure that the standardized equipment rules aren't a good thing.

They're a double edged sword. On one hand, the racing should be better, instead of Mladin/Spies and company running away and making it a battle for third. But with the new rules it might slow down bike development, which may or may not be a bad thing, privateers having to buy a new bike every two years to stay competitive has to be a pain in the ass.

I think the biggest drawback might be spec tires. Which would slow down tire development. Unfortunately I don't see how the rules changes will make a big difference without a spec tire. Without a spec tire AMA Superbike would be a lot like MotoGP, the team with the best tires wins.

I guess we'll just wait and see.

[Mr Lefty]

I think it will be better for the privateers... and a slow in bike development wouldn't be a bad thing... just think.. your bike not being obsolete in 2 years!

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

I don't know, I'm not sure that the standardized equipment rules aren't a good thing.

They're a double edged sword. On one hand, the racing should be better, instead of Mladin/Spies and company running away and making it a battle for third. But with the new rules it might slow down bike development, which may or may not be a bad thing, privateers having to buy a new bike every two years to stay competitive has to be a pain in the ass.

I think the biggest drawback might be spec tires. Which would slow down tire development. Unfortunately I don't see how the rules changes will make a big difference without a spec tire. Without a spec tire AMA Superbike would be a lot like MotoGP, the team with the best tires wins.

I guess we'll just wait and see.

I think there will always be some crack in the rules that someone will try to eek through But, I don't think development will change any.

I just recall an article that Jordan was quoted stating he can spend millions and still not get the parts Mladin and Spies have because Suzuki doesn't make the parts available.... so, it really isn't about money, it's all about machine.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by azoomm

I think there will always be some crack in the rules that someone will try to eek through But, I don't think development will change any.

I just recall an article that Jordan was quoted stating he can spend millions and still not get the parts Mladin and Spies have because Suzuki doesn't make the parts available.... so, it really isn't about money, it's all about machine.

That is exactly right, currently Suzuki is only required to offer the parts for sale, so when a privateer tries to buy them, they are on backorder or out of stock for an indeterminate amount of time. It used to be that other tuner companies could keep up with engine development, but now the only company that seems even remotely capable is KWS. (I literally laughed my ass off when the KWS prepped bikes WALKED Mladin on the banking two years ago at Daytona, and laughed even harder when he bitched about it)

Hopefully with these new rules it wont be about the bike, or the money, or the tires, it will be about the RIDER! (Which unfortunately may blow Mladin's already astronomical ego to unheard of Biaggi-like proportions!)