Ugly rumor: no cash payouts in AM for '04?

[OmniGLH]

sounds like yer makin a case for youself to get bumped to expert anyway ;D
.. and uncle sam wont be suspicious for 5 years..I run my racing through my bus. but i have gotten a few real estate appraisals from the guys i ride with. The racing is an "advertising expense".. just racing by itself as a bus. could be tricky..get with you accountant..

Yeah... my plan was to bump myself to EX halfway through the season anyways, if only because the bike looks SO much better with white plates :)  I think the only reason I would stay AM for the entire year is if I wind up with a bunch of serious competitors.  I don't want to just dominate and walk away with a title - that's no fun.  All I *really* want is a few 1st place plaques - hopefully I'll get at least one fairly early in the season.  Then I'll move up.  I'm just doing FUSA this year and there isn't a whole lot for AMs anyways.

[MELK-MAN]

Yeah... my plan was to bump myself to EX halfway through the season anyways, if only because the bike looks SO much better with white plates :)  I think the only reason I would stay AM for the entire year is if I wind up with a bunch of serious competitors.  I don't want to just dominate and walk away with a title - that's no fun.  All I *really* want is a few 1st place plaques - hopefully I'll get at least one fairly early in the season.  Then I'll move up.  I'm just doing FUSA this year and there isn't a whole lot for AMs anyways.

If you saw the KILLER 1st place trophies we get here in the FL region you would want more than a few.. nearly 4' tall.. thanks Henry..  check these trophies out (shameless plug ;D). http://www.gregmelka.com/win503.htm

[WebCrush]

i think certs are a great way to keep people IN the sport rather than dropping out after 2-3 years which is the statistical average.

[r1owner]

Even though I don't think I've accumulated 500 points in a combined 2 years of racing..

HEHE.....you have to complete the race to get points dude!  ;)

Hows the arm doing?  I see you have an R6 now.  Dammit! ;)

[OmniGLH]

Hey Scott!

Arm is about as good as I think it's going to get.  It still stiffens up on me when I get lazy about stretching it.  But overall it's in good shape.

As for the R6... after riding DanO's at Daytona, I pretty much decided I didn't like the GSX-R anymore.  Picked it up last weekend, 12 hours after selling my GSX-R.  I bought a used one (got a SMOKIN deal on it.)  Hopefully this bike works out to be as good to me as my Suzuki was.