Re: And away we go!

At the moment it feels like the 2009 AMA championships are changing daily. So I guess it's going to be a while before anyone actually sees some hard rules and regulations. Want to bet when anyone sees hard documents?

I had to laugh at this on the RRW report.

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"DMG Director of Road Race Competition Colin Fraser

Fraser admitted that he has not seen the complete proposed 2009 Superbike/LiterBike rules, but he said he had “some notion” of what they include."
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So the director turns up to a meeting with the OEMs to tell them the 2009 rules are out without actually reading them first and then gets forced to step down and accept them. Doh!

Then you look at this.
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It will have a rule structure designed to “promote parity and competition” among Twins, Triples and four-cylinder machines, allowing participation from the maximum number of brands from around the world. DMG’s presentation states that 10 manufacturers (Aprilia, BMW, Buell, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha) currently offer a motorcycle eligible for the class.

Daytona Superbike will be open to “homologated and available motorcycles,” will include “middleweight performance horsepower limits” (approximately 130 horsepower has been mentioned) and will have “targeted and specific power-to-weight ratios” (rider weight included). The class will have a single tire supplier, a single fuel supplier, regular Engine Control Unit (ECU) exchanges and only “homologated, available and affordable aftermarket components” will be allowed.
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There's a lot of detail in there that is going to be damned hard to turn into a rule book. And there's plenty of potential for argument between the teams and the organisers. And I'd still love to know exactly which models from each manufacturer's range they think ought to be out there.

What is this literbike? Is a Litre really spelt Liter in the USA?

Then we get into the literbike regs and the requirement that each manufacturer has a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 bikes on the grid. Look at the manufacturers who could potentially race. Aprilia, BMW, Buell, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Yamaha, MV will or might have an SBK bike in the next couple of years. It's pretty hard to see anyone but Suzuki meeting that requirement. So is Literbike a grid of 6? If KTM, Ducati, MV wanted to run 1 or 2 bikes are they excluded? If Suzuki already has 6 and a privateer wants to run one as well are they excluded?

Does anyone, anywhere in the world, currently do rolling starts in M/C road racing? Where's the detail? Will the riders have to be in line astern in qualifying order?

What a joke.

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