Pacific and Southwest Points

[RAY_HYMER]

Ill just beep my horn when you go by!   ;D

An SV650 isn't legal for Ultralightweight Superbike!! ::)

Just out of curiosity, how much contingency does Yamaha pay out for the TZ?   8)

If you are riding a TZ250, your bike is really only competitive in one class, LWGP, but the SV650 is THE bike to have in LWSS, LWSB, GT Lights, and LW Formula 40.  I would say that an SV650 is more bang for the buck then a TZ250!!  But I really love the 2 strokes, so don't think I am bashing you or your bike!  I have thought once or twice about an Aprilla 250!! :P  

[TiffineyIngram]

FWIW--95% of championship winners do not own SVs.

The Lightweight classes (i.e.-Lightweight Supersport, etc) are for Lightweight bikes (i.e.-SVs).  I don't know what you guys are talking about.

[Zac]

FWIW--95% of championship winners do not own SVs.

The Lightweight classes (i.e.-Lightweight Supersport, etc) are for Lightweight bikes (i.e.-SVs).  I don't know what you guys are talking about.

A rider with an SV could theoretically enter almost every race (LWSS, LWSB, LWGP, MWSS, MWSB, MWGP, HWSS, HWSB, ULSS, ULGP, Thunderbike, Supertwins, GTL, GTU, GTU - I count 15 classes).  Say you average out to finishing 20th, thats 31 points per race, or 465 per weekend.  If your region has 8 races, two of which are double points and two twin sprints, that's 5580 points (and a whole lot of money).

In SW/Pac most of the guys in the top ten points run an SV, usually with one or more other bikes.

-z.

[RAY_HYMER]

FWIW--95% of championship winners do not own SVs.

The Lightweight classes (i.e.-Lightweight Supersport, etc) are for Lightweight bikes (i.e.-SVs).  I don't know what you guys are talking about.

Hi, Tiffiney, here are some figures for the SW Region's Expert class champions:

There are a total of 18 classes

Matt Buck won 7(!)   :o
I won 4   ;D
Jason Catching won 1

Adding those up, 12 classes were won with racers that have SV650's.  That is 66% of the class champions raced SV650's, or in more enlightening terms, only 34% of the class Champions DO NOT race SV650's.  Now a few of those classes were won with bikes other than SV650's, but even factoring that in, 7 of the class champions were riding SV650's in the class.  LWSS, LWSB, LWGP, GT Lights, Super Twins, Thunderbike, Lightweight Formula 40.  That is 39% of the classes!!

Pacific Overall Champion: Catching
SW Overall: Buck
Total Overall Champions: 2
Both race SV650's
That is 100%!!
 :o

[310Lytle]

THAT"S what we are talking about.

Originally I was talking Overall (because of the
possibillity for soo many points) but those stats
are even better.

[L8brake731]

Hey Ray!
Glad to see you did your home work! SV's rock at least for us. Steve's coming to get me huh? How about his Ol' Man??!!
Kinda bummed about the ommition of Pacific for 2005 but I'm sure that the past Pacific racers will make a honest attempt to do SW.
Come and get me!!! I'll beep when you go by.
See you in March Hymers.
Steve ;D