Mladin out at HPT even as Track makes last minute changes

[tstruyk]

BIke had gas... we hoped a carb wasnt getting fuel but unfortunately it still had gas in it... I believe my exact response was "I think its outta gas"

At MAM we threw a chain going into 14... then I crashed Anthony's SS bike leading the shootout race by a minute.

[tug296]

Ducmarc,
My first # with FGPRA was 186, I raced a black and red Honda 900-F with black leathers and a red Arai helmet. Later had Cycle Accessories on front of my white and red leathers.
I did both FGPRA and CCS series for a few years, went through a few different numbers after 186,- 86, 155, 55,{thanks Roger Rieman, RIP}, 143, 43.
I saw Stan and Sherry at Riding Into History Bike Show at World Golf Village a few months ago, I raced against Stan's wife Sherry on her Moto Guzzi a bunch, she and that thing were fast.

Also Stan Keys, he raced a Norton way back then with Dwaine, he set a new world record at Bonneville this year on a old Honda CX-500, heavily modified of coarse, but a cool thing.
We have been to the Daytona 200 Wall many times, it was being worked on earlier this year, we stay at Ocean Walk , it's in back of the next hotel south, definitely a cool thing and a must see for any motorcycle road race enthusiast.

hey tug what was your # I've got a poster in the shop from the early 80's with everyones mug on it. even has Stan and his wife on it man that was a long time ago i was a mechanic at Long's cycle then did not ride at the time. looking back i don't really know why guess i listened to my dad too much. sure sorry to see Dwayne go. he was a lot of fun at Jennings.next time I'm there I'm going to buy a fence stake around the park for him . that brings up another thing if you want to honor someone the daytona 200 memorial on the beach is real nice. would mind pooling some money to get Dwayne on there. the public gets to see it . you all come to daytona you need to visit. it's a pain in the ass to find but worth it. as far as malidin he's a made man and still could go anywhere ducati would give their eye teeth for him .maybe he's pressuring suzuki to go to Europe. only he knows his reasons.

[Ducmarc]

wasn't sherry the only woman to win an ama race? could not remember the hotel it was behind took us 3 shots to find it thought it was the adams mark unless thats what it used to be called  did not want to tell anybody wrong thanks

[tug296]

I think your right, like a battle of the Twins at Daytona or somewhere?

Not sure the name of the motel, only saw it from the beach side, but it was yellow in March.

[R1Racer99]

I haven't seen it mentioned yet but did anyone notice that Mladin's departure might have saved Josh Herrin's ass? After he complained, they removed the wall between 1 and 2 that would have been right in the area where Herrin ran off at triple digit speed trying to pass Eslick.

On the one hand, I think Mladin should have offered more help before the round because they did seem willing to make changes, but it also seemed like they made some big changes right after he left so maybe it was for the best.

[roadracer162]

I haven't seen it mentioned yet but did anyone notice that Mladin's departure might have saved Josh Herrin's ass? After he complained, they removed the wall between 1 and 2 that would have been right in the area where Herrin ran off at triple digit speed trying to pass Eslick.

On the one hand, I think Mladin should have offered more help before the round because they did seem willing to make changes, but it also seemed like they made some big changes right after he left so maybe it was for the best.

I think he did mention some safety hazards before the season ever started, if I remember correctly.

[R1Racer99]

He also had the chance to stop there a week ahead of time but declined because he said they wouldn't be able to change anything anyway. Had he stopped and told them what he thought was wrong, maybe they would have done that work earlier and avoided the mess.

I'm not saying it's his fault, it's not in his job description to check out tracks for safety, but in this case it probably would have helped.

[roadracer162]

But if the track specialists don't know by now then I would have to wonder. Get this, I am working on you as a Paramedic and I am about to push this drug, so I ask you first if you think it is the tight drug for you? My point is, that rope pushing the cart statement that was made earlier.

[Gino230]

Man oh man, there are not a lot of facts in this thread. Jamie was not "suspended" (for 24 hours) for bad mouthing anyone. He was "suspended" for his language used exiting the press room and outside of it.

Well, that might have been what was written on the suspension, but it was the last straw after he tried to organize a protest of the event.

[catman]

Mladin has given his competition fits for years now, Josh Hayes will be my next choice...