How can we make this better?

[funsizeracing]

Don't raise the bar any higher I have trouble reaching my drink as it stands.

try standing on the bar stool, thats what i do.

seriously, when are they going to allow step stools on the starting grids?

[goldwing70]

I think it is cool to see former champions go out and have a little fun. Maybe it shows how high the bar should really be set?

+1

[HandleThis66]

I see the guy who finished 2nd was club professional cherry picker for life Robert Jensen, jeez I feel bad that he lost a race and didn't get all the money.

Ahem, Jensen isn't a salary paid rider, nor does he ride factory supported equipment...I believe he buys his own motorcycles and pays for his season with the contingency money he earns. Not really considered cherry picking when he builds his own engines, wrenches on his own bikes and runs his own program...he pretty much does it solo (with the help of only one mechanic). Got no problem with him out there. Got a problem with factory supported, salary paid, front running pro racers racing in a club event with true club racers. There is a partitian between CCS and ASRA for a reason...I know of one organization that makes it a little more difficult for AMA cherry pickers to tromp on regional racers during the last event of the season. Let the AMA guys go play in ASRA, that's (sort of) what it's there for. And why is so difficult to pull off the last lap of a race after schooling the club guys...nearly all other AMA pro's do it.

I think it is cool to see former champions go out and have a little fun. Maybe it shows how high the bar should really be set?

So let's throw the club racers in World Superbike and AMA Superbike to see how well they would fair...c'mon guys/gals grab your gear and let's have some fun, we're raising the bar! I'm sure bosses, wives and financial advisors would fully support that decision...
Some people race for a hobby, that is the point behind club racing and the idea behind different levels of racing competition...to separate the hobbyists from the pro's. Which explains the difference in track locations, entry fee's and media exposure. The average person that spends $30,000 a year deserves a chance at a piece of the pie, too (at least a fair shot at a trophy for the mantle).

Hey I have an idea, let's get Rossi and Elias out in CCS for a little fun...who wants to get lapped 6 times? That will really raise the bar for club racers!

I'm sure Rossi could really use the lunch money!

[funsizeracing]

I'm sure Rossi could really use the lunch money!

  +1

[251am]

 Yeah, tons of issues down there at Daytona. Too bad. Cancelled qualifying for ASRA!?      screwed up THAT schedule?


Sounds pretty indicative of money troubles; AMA racers don't make shit so they cherry pick CCS/ASRA/WERA stuff. Oh wait, they're not allowed to cherry pick at the GNF?


Daytona would've been nice but I ain't seen one dime of the Michelin contingency money I won.   

[goldwing70]

Hey I have an idea, let's get Rossi and Elias out in CCS for a little fun...who wants to get lapped 6 times? That will really raise the bar for club racers!

I would love to see these guys racing/riding at a local track.  But you're right, no point in trying to race them.

Maybe if time allows, these really fast guys can just put on a demonstration race or something to wow the crowd.

[Stone]

I like having the pro racers out there...but I wish that they would pull off and let the guys that have been racing CCS all year get their moment of glory. I was disappointed that Polen never showed at the award banquet to collect his trophy and at least recognize the org that just lined his pockets with 8k of ducati money.

As for Jensen and Denning....they abide by the conduct that deserves a National title.

[Rich]

try standing on the bar stool, thats what i do.

seriously, when are they going to allow step stools on the starting grids?

If you take your step stool to the starting grid, what are you going to use to get on your bar stool?  :)

[Mongo]

"Because even if they pull off on the last lap and let you win that kind of defeats the purpose. I never show up to a race thinking "man I hope they let me win". Kind of takes the "race" out of racing."

That thinking is exactly why John would tell them to not pull off although I don't believe he tells them anything of the sort.  They want the Suzuki money and will stay on to win it.  Their reasoning is relatively simple.

[Mongo]

Also, if you really think you won't read about news that involves his team you haven't been reading RRW for very long.... 

[MELK-MAN]

could not understand why the 8 hour st race went off without a hitch but our $100 ASRA races had qualifying totally scratched. I was no threat to the front row but as expensive as it was to run every lap around that track, I wanted every minute of track time i could get and rightfully deserved. Out of an 8 hour race what harm would it have been to have moved it back and hour but ran till 9:30 instead of 9pm..That way have given us an hour of Q time but only delayed the end of the 8 hr event by 30 minutes. 

[Apriliapilot]

I agree 100percent but i really don't think it will improve .