2005 Daytona 200 based on FX machinery

[motomadness]

Check this out

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2004/Aug/040813sa.htm

Probably the biggest effect, next to the increased saftey will be a larger field of competitors, even though DiSalvo set a 1:50-something lap time on his yammi.  That's still more than seconds slower than EBoz's lap record time.  If they still keep the 110% qualifying limit for the 200 instead of the 112% for the FX class, that would mean that anyone with a 2:01 or better would make the field (2:03 with the 112% rule).  I know a lot of guys that met both times at the last Bike Week.  

Another thing, would you only need an AMA Expert license, not a AMA Superbike license to run the 200.  This would definitely increase the size of the field.  I see a lot of first year, newly minted AMA Pro going for it with some incredibly built machines.

[Super Dave]

The 2:03 based on 112% would be a joke.  I can probably do that on the '69 Honda CR750.

Having a bigger field might not make it better.  Still will have fast riders and slow riders.  Purse money makes it decent sized.  

1:50.9 something was on a Supersport bike.

Now with the new layout...

[Bernie]

Uh, weren't supersport bikes faster than FX was at Daytona last year?  Maybe with a year of development that won't be the case, but maybe not.  Could using FX bikes in the 200 instead of supersport bikes just be a way to force all the other factories into FX racing when most have avoided it completely this year?

[Super Dave]

Yeah, I think so.  

And it certainly is attractive to me, running the Daytona 200 on a 600.  I suppose it depends upon the purse again too.