Daytona 2011

[Canadian FJR]

Where can I find some info on the upcoming races? I usually check out www.superbikeplanet.com but the info has been a little sparse.

Canadian FJR

 

[Warchild]

2011 Daytona 200

AMA Pro Racing - Daytona

Glad to see Eric Bostrom back on a Kawasaki.... and Melissa Paris on her YZF-R6..... Tony Aquino and Josh Herrin on the Graves factory R6's

And check it out: Jason DiSalvo and Jake Holden on Ducati 848s!

 

[Canadian FJR]

Thanks for the links.

Canadian FJR

 

[MotorToad]

Heh, so apparently the superbike race has already happened. I wonder if they even intend for people to show up for the races or if they've just given up on that.

Also, I think the 848's going to be a bit of an overdog in SS. I mean, it has a 42% displacement advantage and now that there's a team or two using them I wouldn't be surprised if they win every race.

 

[wfooshee]

I saw a page today that had a link (but thankfully no spoiler) to the Superbike race 1 results. I went into a frenzied panic and looked through my DVR, and sure enough, nothing. Nothing scheduled to record, either.

Then I remembered that the schedule in my DVR software lists anything AMA as "AMA Pro Racing," so if I auto-recorded that, I'd get flat-track and supercross, too, which I could really care less about.

So I dug through Speed's schedule, found the Daytona 200 tomorrow afternoon, and the Superbike races tomorrow night.

At least they're not 3 weeks later, like they tried in 2009!

 

[yamafitter]

Heh, so apparently the superbike race has already happened. I wonder if they even intend for people to show up for the races or if they've just given up on that.

Also, I think the 848's going to be a bit of an overdog in SS. I mean, it has a 42% displacement advantage and now that there's a team or two using them I wouldn't be surprised if they win every race.

AMA and the factories have screwed the classes up so much that almost everyone has lost interest.

 

[Candyman]

Long gone are the days of racing like CC bikes. Have to make adjustements for larger cc bikes that cant hang with the little 600s.

 

[MotorToad]

Long gone are the days of racing like CC bikes. Have to make adjustements for larger cc bikes that cant hang with the little 600s.

I think they're pretty close in WSB (20% more), and the way WSS was (25% more) when they were racing the 748. WSB allowed Ducati 33% in the 998 days and that was too much. But 42%? Effing ridiculous. At least it's not the almost 100% the Buell had.

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

Long gone are the days of racing like CC bikes. Have to make adjustements for larger cc bikes that cant hang with the little 600s.

I think they're pretty close in WSB (20% more), and the way WSS was (25% more) when they were racing the 748. WSB allowed Ducati 33% in the 998 days and that was too much. But 42%? Effing ridiculous. At least it's not the almost 100% the Buell had.

'Twas always thus (w/AMA): in the 50's & 60's, Triumph and BSA 500cc 'pushrod' twins competed directly with H-D 750cc flat-head twins (50% advantage).

Altho, in the 70's, Yamaha sort'a made that all moot by winning on 350cc (2-stroke) twins.

 

[timk]

Is the duc a desmo valver?

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

Is the duc a desmo valver?

All new(er) Ducatis feature desmodromic valve control -- the air-cooled 2-valve and the liquid-cooled, testastretta (848), DOHC 4-valve.

Ducati says the 848 makes 140 HP and sells for $13K.

 

[MotorToad]

Is the duc a desmo valver?

I don't think Ducati's sold a valve spring since the '50s... if even then.