Well?
Ben.
eric
Don't care because I wish I was there! :-[
Dawn :)
Well I'm pretty sure it wont be me. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Superbike
1.) Matt Mladin
2.) Miguel Duhamel
3.) Eric Bostrom
4.) Aaron Yates
5.) Anthony Gobert
6.) Ben Bostrom
Supersport
1.) Tommy Hayden
2.) Aaron Yates
3.) Jamie Hacking
4.) Miguel DuHamel
5.) Tony Meiring
Superstock
1.) A Suzuki GSXR750
2.) Another Suzuki GSXR750
3.) Yet another Suzuki GSXR750
250GP
1.) Rich Oliver
2.) Simon Turner
3.) Chuck Sorensen
4.) Perry Melneuciuc
SUPERBIKE
1.Eric
2.matt
3.Ben
4.miguel
5.aaron
SUPERSPORT
1.Hacking
2.eric bostrom
3.Di salvo
4.miguel
5. tommy
SUPERSTOCK
1.Jimmy Moore
2.Adam Fergusson
3.Chris Ulrich
4. Tommy Hayden
5.Jason DIsalvo
250GP
1. rich oliver
2. Perry Melnecheck?
3. ??///?
I wish I was gonna be there, but such is life. I'll have to live one more year on Speed channel coverage.
QuoteSuperstock
1.) A Suzuki GSXR750
2.) Another Suzuki GSXR750
3.) Yet another Suzuki GSXR750
LMAO!!!!! - Sad but true that no one else has stepped up to the challenge!
Face it. With the current 1000cc rules coming into play and the strength of the 600 class, the 750 is probably a dead issue. Do you think Suzuki will build another no-holds-barred 750 soon? Their current GSXR design philosiphy is that the 600, 750, and 1000 are all pretty much the same bike. No one else is even playing the game any more. Sad, but times change...
Quick, someone sell me their antiquated GSXR750 cheap! ;D
I was watching a tape of last years 750 and 600 races at Daytona and saw that the then current 600's were only fractions of a second behind the 750's. With the new stock of 600's coming out this year, which have already proven to be as fast as the current 750 produces by Suzuki, I don't necessarily think that a 750 will win the Superstock race. Look for Jason DiSalvo to be a major player in both the Supersport and Superstock races.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a 636 sneak into the field of 750SS...well maybe it's too early and it depends on the riders..
Here's what I see happening...the 750 class goes the way of the Dodo, 600's become 650's, Formula Extreme beomces the new stepping stone between 650's and Superbike.
EBoz wins the SB race. Yates the SS.
Wasn't it Tommy Hayden that won the 750 on his 600 Kaw at Laguna last year?
I'll be pulling for BBoz. ;D
Ben and Eric 1-2
QuoteLMAO!!!!! - Sad but true that no one else has stepped up to the challenge!
Let me rephrase this in the way that it was intended - Sad but true that none of the other manufacturers stepped up to the challenge of producing a 750 supersport bike capable of win after win like the GSXR 750 has since it's total redesign in 1996. That is what I meant.
It is true that the 600's are currently very fast and can beat the 750's in some situations. Question though, is this because it is easier to ride a 600 than a 750 at the ragged edge? I am not trying to take any credit away from those that have gone fast on 600's, they truely have talent. I am just wondering if the racers that can ride the big power bikes fast, are becoming somewhat rare? I still remember watching Scott set the track record at BHF back in 1998 (or was it '99?) on his R1. He truely looked like he was on rails, riding smoother than almost anyone I have ever seen at BHF, it didn't even look like he was going that fast. I just wonder if the reason the 600's are beating the 750's occasionally is for the wrong reason, that being the lack of racers able to truely harness the power of the larger power bikes?
Just a little food for debate, not meant to offend anyone or take credit away from those that earned it.
I think Mladin will do it. He's got Rich Doan managing the team so the stops will be flawless. After the cr@p that Suzuki had for suspension last year from Showa, Suzuki will not put up with it for another year. Honda had the good Showa stuff last year.
Eric Bostrom hates Daytona.
Ben... I don't think his RC51 has the really good suspension this year.
Chops... you started this, but I didn't see your pick.
And history...
In 1995, the 600 Supersport pole time was faster than the 750 Supersport pole time. It's a pretty easy reason...600 pistons are lighter so they accelerate and deaccelerate easier than a 750. About 10 years ago, there was talk of making AMA Superbike a 600 class.
Let's also add that 600's are very powerful now, historically speaking. Remember the all powerful, literbike class ...
FZR1000? 120 RWHP stock
The CBR900RR? 112-115 RWHP stock
1997 SB of the year TL1000? 108 RWHP stock
Modern 600's are putting 105 or so to the rear wheel, stock. And weigh 30-80 lbs less than those bikes.
At some point, definitely HP becomes harder to ride. Is it because there are less talented riders? Or because 600's have become so much closer to that happy HP area where as 750's are above it? Probably more a function of the bikes, imho.
well i am pulling for my teamate Mike Barnes to finish in top 10 somewere he has join up to race for the same team as me Prieto Racing. New 1000 with a lot of trick parts we just got from europe. :)