AMA SBK - Round 9 - NJMP

Congratulations to Josh Hayes on his second AMA SBK title. Congratulations to Danny Eslick on his second AMA DSB title.



For the first time this season, SBK was more interesting than DSB. SBK Race 2 was a classic that will go down with some of the great races in AMA history. 7-8 bikes maintained pace in lead group to mid distance, and 5 bikes were in the lead pack until the end. Hayes did not secure 2nd place until a scrap for the lead by the front running Suzukis sent Bostrom off track during the second half of the final lap.



Based upon reports and rumors circulating around the paddock and through the media, AMA Pro is going to ride an emotional rollercoaster during the off season again. Fans can be optimistic about Herrin (possibly Eslick) graduating to the SBK class for 2012. Kawasaki and BMW were both competitive at NJMP as development cycles matured. Participation by either manufacturer would lift the profile of the series. Both Jordan bikes were also competitive as they reached the end of their development cycle as well. Unfortunately, money is still scarce in the AMA paddock, and rumors abound that Hayes wants to leave the US and that Hayden has been sacked from the Yoshimura team. Though DSB is an exciting class, the concept is not popular with the manufacturers, and there are no plans to restructure DSB or reposition it any time soon. Sponsors are not present, and the underlying lack of funds threatens to cancel even more events for next season.



Does anyone have any interesting info?

Blake Young will forever question himself for not laying it all out Saturday, like he did Sunday once his back was against the wall. Hayden could have endeared himself to the team by playing team mate yesterday instead of riding over his head to try and prove a point. In the end, the old horses on the Suzuki's, Hayden and Bostrom, both made silly mistakes that handed the title to Yamaha.Excellent race, could and should have resulted in a Suzuki title.

I wondered why Tommy didn't give up his position on Saturday.

short video of SBK race 2



http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/video-ama-sbk-11-epic-finale

Garret Gerloff, in his first AMA race, ran the fatest lap of any 600 over the weekend ,

on a Supersport bike. His fastest race lap was faster than DSB pole time, by a half second, oh, he also won his first AMA race he ever entered, beating the SS champion in the process. The future is looking pretty damn good all of a sudden. Gerloff, Jake Lewis, Benito, Hayden Gillem, Rispoli. All young and all fast. Rumor has it that Gerloffs performance this weekend earned him Josh Herrins DSB seat at Graves. Herrin is moving to Superbike to team with Hayes. Another rumor is Eslick to Superbike, maybe taking Haydens ride.

povol said:

Garret Gerloff, in his first AMA race, ran the fatest lap of any 600 over the weekend ,

on a Supersport bike. His fastest race lap was faster than DSB pole time, by a half second, oh, he also won his first AMA race he ever entered, beating the SS champion in the process. The future is looking pretty damn good all of a sudden. Gerloff, Jake Lewis, Benito, Hayden Gillem, Rispoli. All young and all fast. Rumor has it that Gerloffs performance this weekend earned him Josh Herrins DSB seat at Graves. Herrin is moving to Superbike to team with Hayes. Another rumor is Eslick to Superbike, maybe taking Haydens ride.

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Your right PoV all Those SS kids will be a Joy to watch In the future, Its going to be nice to see them mix it up with the young DSB riders Like Beaubier Nash Jacobsen and dehaven! Now if we could only get some more money so It could be a decent Calendar

mylexicon said:

Does anyone have any interesting info?

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Were going to go Down to the WERA races at fontana this weekend so maybe we'll hear some of the recent rumors from some credible sources

povol said:

Blake Young will forever question himself for not laying it all out Saturday, like he did Sunday once his back was against the wall. Hayden could have endeared himself to the team by playing team mate yesterday instead of riding over his head to try and prove a point. In the end, the old horses on the Suzuki's, Hayden and Bostrom, both made silly mistakes that handed the title to Yamaha.Excellent race, could and should have resulted in a Suzuki title.

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Same thoughts. I'm not sure what Tommy was thinking, it seems all so uncharacteristic of him in race one. Sure, Blake was stuggling, but it seems so was Roger and Tommy to even stay ahead of him. But even then, it seems they had a shot of making it right on the last race. The Suzuks ganged up on Hayes, and it looks like they would claw a title away from Yamaha, somethng they could all pat themselves on the back for, and something they could take to Suzuki and say, you're welcome; but it all came apart.



DSB is going to look good again next year.