Daytona 200 SPOILER-kinda
 

So far it's been kinda boring but we'll see how it pans out! How about the Buell falling apart!!! Hahahahaha!

You know it's bad when the rider go to the pitwall for more duct tape :lol:

I've enjoyed the race :dthumb:

it'll be interesting to see if they DQ him for the tape.

And OMG - the last commercial break I will NEVER forgive - and to come back to a CLOUD OF DIRT?!! 5 laps to go is NOT a good time for a commercial break for the love of God.

Just what I was coming to say!!! Just when you thought they couldn't fuck up race coverage any worse BANG they go and prove you wrong!

ok what station was it on? missed it, didn't realize it was being shown live.
Damnit!

so what happened to the Buell?

The right "pod" fell off...I'm sorry but I about passed out laughing. They tried to re-attach it with zip ties and duct tape!

:lol: that is funny!

I'd have just left it, little more drag but otherwise :idk:
Higbee or Barnes?

THAT was a giant bag of suck! I was flaming pissed!!!

It was an exciting race, I did enjoy the vast majority of it.

Eslick and it was FALLING OFF with the radiator! Hey Speed is gonna show it again at 2 am.

huh, didn't know he was riding buell...
and I guess the radiator may be important.
Wonder how that came loose?

Setting DVR now.. thanks.

You mean with 4 laps to go you didnt want to see another ATV commercial?!

That Buell was impressive (And sounded sweet). Up until it came undone it was hanging in the front. The first ten laps were some of the best.

The one guy crashing at the stack up when the safety car came out was nuts... Pietri's bike anally raping a lapper and then getting stuck like that was also interesting...

Was this race on Speed or something?

Yeah it was live @ 8:30 est tonight. I think someone said they are replaying it at 2 am

Yea that was me...they are replaying this bitch like 10 times in the next week!

Can I see this online anywhere?

that was insane. I loved the way he slid on his feet and hands and never went down. I'll have to ask him about that crash the next time I see him.

Just watched the race, pretty good.
I think Buell will definatly put up a good showing this year.
Higbee in 5th and Eslick coming back from 50th to 13th... not bad.

And damn did that bike sound mean! The I4's go screaming by, then you hear the bark of the V-twins. nice. :drool:

i got to see the last 20 laps for free at the track it was crazy how fast they were going.
i was getting motion sick trying to keep up with them

Dammit...I want to hear these Buell race bikes. Where can I find this shit online?

I didn't know you were there. We could have met up.

My dad had his RV in the infield. From the roof we could see most of the track but had the best view of turn 1 until they exited onto the Speedway at Nascar 1.

There was also a HUGE TV showing the SPEED coverage right in front of us.

All in all it was a great race. I was bummed to see Hayes crash out right at the end there.

ya i was up there all weekend after the race i met up with toadster to get a wristband for the honda lot because i was at the track all day saturday for the supercross i just got back late last night

yea that was like the biggest kick in the nuts for hayes.

where the fuck was zemke?

zemke? i think u lost me

He's this guy that used to race back in the day...:whistle:

oh ok im sry im a young'n
so it was probably before my time

Hahahha! That was a jab at Honda! Jake Zemke won the Formula Extreme class a few years ago and rode a Factory Honda with Miguel DuHammel in the Superbike class until recently. They were not exactly,um,successful in the last couple years they raced...:whistle:

Didn't josh hayes's wife finish ahead of zemke ?

I think so...DuHammel had problems too.

http://www.amaproracing.com/rr/event...eid=2009010905

I am even more confused than before.

How did they come up with those results? :scratch:

Barrett Long, a local guy finished 6th. Congrats to him but the day of the race they had him in 17th place.

They show 0 laps for Eslick and while he had problems he was on the track for at least 75% of the race from what I recall.

I'm sure there are other discrepancies but those were the first two I noticed.

Eslick, even a lap down, still finished 13th. Coming back from like 50th.

From your professionally managed DMG race series...

With a little help from Superbike Planet

Daytona 200 Results Still Provisonal
by dean adams
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Some of the things you'll see only at Daytona include a rolling start, single-file re-starts and a fan wearing a KFC bucket as his hat.
image by ray tubbs
As of last night, the results of last Friday's Daytona 200 were still provisional which makes some believe that when the official and final results are posted that some of the running order may change.

Don't expect DMG to name a new winner, but there have been accusations since the race ended that many riders made illegal passes during the yellow-flag/safety car period of the race.

One rider has already been disqualified: Buell rider Dan Eslick actually led the race and seemed to have the race well in hand before parts started falling off his Buell, a situation that led him to pit early. Yards of duct tape were used in an attempt to keep the Buell from shelling parts.

Eslick and his 1100cc twin rejoined the race, but even with nearly double the displacement of the 600s he was racing against, Eslick seemingly needed even more of an advantage.

After the race he was disqualified by the AMA/DMG for passing multiple riders during the caution period.

ENDS

Interesting.

Thanks for the update.

I'm still confused about some of the postioning but some of it is cleared up.

With the new rules, full course yellows, pace car, pits stops, etc.. you'd think the big teams would have hired some type of "DMG coach." Basically someone to teach the rider(s) what is the appropriate course of action in a given situation.

I doubt DMG knows what to do in a particular given situation...They are going to do like NASCAR and make it up as they go along...A real sanctioning body would have clear definitive rules and procedures prior to their first big event...Ah but the season is long....

I wonder alot why they felt they had to go and try to reinvent the wheel?:idk:

Well,I like T. Hayden's statement that he didn't understand how the starting lights worked...:scratch: That's the kind of crap that causes accidents. Oh well,I'm not sure,you may know SM,but I'm hoping that this "cluster-fuck" style of race management was a one-off deal for the 200.

Same here

same here! I dont know how DMG will endure the year, but I know there will be more problems ahead for them. Will they find someone experienced in roadracing and take their word on how to run it? Will there be any manufacturers left? Will they manage to attract or lose sponsorship with their ignorance? Will our national economy kill it off until it is just a side show club racing sanctioning body?:idk::idk:

Hey in their defense,I have to say that it was amazing to see all the non-motorcycle sponsors and all of the different brands participating.