AMA Season Opener: Dayton 2011

A bit of a cold front just came thru. Yesterday it was in the 80's and today its in the 50's here in miami. Usually its about 10 degrees colder in Daytona. For the SS guys this could be a problem because they are running so early in the morning.

JohnnyKnockdown said:

A bit of a cold front just came thru. Yesterday it was in the 80's and today its in the 50's here in miami. Usually its about 10 degrees colder in Daytona. For the SS guys this could be a problem because they are running so early in the morning.

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Well that's what it must have been cuz Benny was P11 in Q2. They combined the last two sessions times and officially he qualled P8 with a 0.9 gap. No great but what can you do.



Superbike Qual: Hayes, THayden, & RLHayden. LINK

DaytonaSB Qual2 (provisional): DiSalvo Zemke Holden LINK

Supersport Qual: Thornton Gilim Dominguez, Solis P8 LINK



Supersport race starts at 2:15 EST

Looks like Benny is tearing it up!

Pretty good from Benny considering he's riding a Honda. I'm not really sure how Puerta got away (or what happened to Hayden Gillim). Looks like Myers managed to beat Rispoli again. Those two are always within a few tenths of one another.



Does anyone know if Jett Chandler is going to pan out? I've read a lot of hype, but I don't know how old he is or how far he needs to go to be competitive.

Benny was in second until right at the end. Looked good! (at least from the timing)

Cankles said:

Benny was in second until right at the end. Looked good! (at least from the timing)

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Yeah, he got draftedwith 2 laps to go and couldn't make it back. 2,3,4 were within 0.04. It was a good race for the podium, the winner checked out. I'm told by JK (who's been going to Daytona several years) that the draft is tricky business. Anyway, I'm hoping tomorrow will bring a win if not at least a podium.



SuperSport Results



I know none of you give a .... about the XR1200 race, but judging from live timing, it must have been exciting. Top 4 at the line withing 0.136!



Oh, btw, how does an Aprilia Mile 1000cc compete in a 600 bone stock class? (Not to mention the 848 Duc). I mean I get it in DSB, since they have more ways of restricting or evening out the field, but in stock-supersport?

Jumkie said:

I know none of you give a .... about the XR1200 race, but judging from live timing, it must have been exciting. Top 4 at the line withing 0.136!



Oh, btw, how does an Aprilia Mile 1000cc compete in a 600 bone stock class? (Not to mention the 848 Duc). I mean I get it in DSB, since they have more ways of restricting or evening out the field, but in stock-supersport?

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Heard the XR1200 race was a barn burner, I hope we get an extended highlight during the race coverage.



I'm also disappointed that they let the Mille and the 848 run in Supersport, but the kids who ride those things are only making it more difficult for them to jump into the higher classes.

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PosMy#NameBikeLapsLastDiffGapBestInPStatusTeam/HometownS1S2S3S4Trap (mph)



179Blake Young151:38.323--.-----.---1:38.0835 ActiveSuzuki, Rockstar, Makita, Yoshimura, Motorex, Rent

Waunakee, WI12.56347.743--.---19.640196.678

222Tommy Hayden151:38.5250.0260.0261:38.1676 ActiveSuzuki, Rockstar, Makita, Yoshimura, Motorex, Rent

Owensboro, KY12.35247.83418.445--.---193.423

31Josh Hayes151:38.3770.0510.0251:38.37715 ActiveMonster Energy, Graves Motorsports, Yamaha, Yamalu

Gulfport, MS12.40347.31718.411--.---191.611

423Ben Bostrom151:37.6570.5020.4501:37.65715 ActiveJordan Brand, National Guard, Suzuki, Gatorade, Ha

Malibu, CA12.05747.37118.576--.---198.587

554Roger Hayden151:39.3912.6642.1611:38.02214 ActiveJordan Brand, National Guard, Suzuki, Gatorade, Ha

Owensboro, KY12.49348.13618.805--.---193.881

636Martin Cardenas151:40.00814.42311.7591:39.13113 ActiveM4, Suzuki

Medellin, Colombia12.33748.36718.828--.---186.373

772Larry Pegram151:41.41126.66912.2451:39.4008 ActiveForemost Ins., BMW Motorad USA, Amsoil, Pegram Rac

Hebron, OH12.71349.106--.---20.418192.061

857Jeremy Toye151:41.25032.7956.1261:39.6752 Active-none listed-

San Diego, CA12.73949.044--.---20.362190.718

918Chris Ulrich151:41.54340.6177.8221:40.5506 ActiveM4, Suzuki

Lake Elsinore, CA12.84949.014--.---20.565188.087

1025David Anthony151:41.06244.1093.4911:40.67414 Active-none listed-

Murrieta, CA12.58448.521--.---20.745182.629

112Chris Clark151:42.54759.29415.1851:41.6556 ActiveYamaha Extended Service, Pat Clark Sports, Yamaha,

Las Vegas, NV12.997--.---19.38120.120192.513

1264Shane Narbonne151:42.70859.6860.3921:41.5718 ActiveDASPerformance.com, Race Tech, Woodcraft, Arai, He

Tyngsboro, MA12.946--.---19.26421.078181.415

139Eric Haugo151:44.7241:21.50121.8151:43.06612 Active-none listed-

Sioux Falls, SD13.694--.---19.62821.382179.820

1433Jordan Burgess151:45.1071:22.0330.5311:43.3049 Active-none listed-

Newcastle, Australia13.279--.---20.25421.383178.642

1541Eric Pinson151:44.0701:35.75113.7181:43.8217 ActiveLiberty Waves, GPR, Royal Purple

Atlanta, GA13.514--.---19.46320.792182.629

1674Bostjan Skubic151:44.0891:36.6100.8591:44.00712 ActiveInotherm, Yamaha, Akrapovic, Laba, Yahosuka, Arai,

Ljubljana, Slovenia13.033--.---20.02720.411189.833

1746Jeffrey Lampe151:43.4721:36.6440.0341:43.47215 ActiveKissimmee Motorsports, Racing Connection, CTR Susp

Orlando, FL12.975--.---19.48221.415181.013

1812Trent Gibson151:44.2941:37.3310.6861:43.72412 Active-none listed-

Spotswood, Australia13.412--.---19.77920.766183.861

19269Johnny Rock Page61:44.6129 laps9 laps1:44.6126 Mech-none listed-

Chandler, AZ13.52550.23320.04920.805184.691

2099Geoff May41:44.50611 laps2 laps1:44.5064 MechErik Buell Racing, Rat Pak Records, Whip Ale, Spor

Gainesville, GA13.069--.---19.63222.706153.793

2163Skip Salenius42:35.44859.16559.1651:45.4222 MechRun 1 Racing Motorsports, Proper Wear, Karma Tequi

Spartanburg, SC17.0241:12.65222.33700.00000.000

What a curtain-raiser to the 2011 season.



I've never really given Young a lot of credit b/c I wasn't sure he "had it", but it looks like Schwantz was right about him. Can't wait to see the race on TV.



Bostrom hit 198mph on the banking What happened to Chris Peris and Eric Bostrom?

Tommy just can't catch a ....... break. Goes in leading with a .174 lead onto bank, comes out 2nd, and 3rd place Young comes out 1st. Well, I like Hayes, but I'm kinda glad he didn't win. RL must have burned up his tires, lead BBos all race until the last couple laps.

mylexicon said:

Bostrom hit 198mph on the banking

What happened to Chris Peris?

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Tommy hit 200+ on penultimate lap.



Toye lead Pegram all race then Larry got him at the line. Smart drafting or team orders?



Eric crashed in opening lap. Perhaps Peris got caught up too. Will find out.

Jumkie said:

Tommy hit 200+ on penultimate lap.

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Crazy.

Toye lead Pegram all race then Larry got him at the line. Smart drafting or team orders?



Eric crashed in opening lap. Perhaps Peris got caught up too. Will find out.

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I'm pretty sure Toye has been campaigning the Lee's Cycle BMW since last year in various California club races. I think Lee's Cycles has its own development and they don't answer to Foremost insurance. DMG moved away from factory parts and factory teams specifically to eliminate the politics that dominated the old AMA. Last year we had the Graves problem with Herrin and Seller. It would be sad if team orders are determining the race results.

mylexicon said:

Crazy.







I'm pretty sure Toye has been campaigning the Lee's Cycle BMW since last year in various California club races. I think Lee's Cycles has its own development and they don't answer to Foremost insurance. DMG moved away from factory parts and factory teams specifically to eliminate the politics that dominated the old AMA. Last year we had the Graves problem with Herrin and Seller. It would be sad if team orders are determining the race results.

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Draft?



Bikes were hitting over 200mph at Daytona back when Jamie James was racing.

povol said:

Bikes were hitting over 200mph at Daytona back when Jamie James was racing.

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On a superstock?

this ever on tv?

xx CURVE xx said:

this ever on tv?

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On Speed:

Daytona 200 live tomorrow. (10AM PST)

Superbike 1 & 2 (8 PM PST)

Supersport not televised





.... speed





Check out this great article on RL Hayden. Good read.LINK

povol said:

Draft?



Bikes were hitting over 200mph at Daytona back when Jamie James was racing.

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I know the 1000s have hit 200mph before, but I'm surprised that the bikes can still do it with stock internals.

Here is the DSB qual press conference. LINK



Its a long read but here is the most moving part of the conference. Big ups to Jake Zemke to have the presence of mind to say the following:

ZEMKE: It's a huge tragedy. It's really hard to put into words, because there's - it seems like it's always something, whether it be earthquakes in Japan, the tsunamis, Haiti, you just keep going down the list. It just seems like every day there's another tragedy going on somewhere in the world. But all we can do is pray for those that are affected by it, and wish the best for those people and those families. It's just really tough to see. We're out here riding motorcycles. We're just having fun. And there's people that deal with a lot more than that.



(Crying) I want to dedicate this pole to my friend Nathan Woods. He passed away. He's a two-time WORCS champion, off-road champion. Winningest rider of their series. Good friend, training partner, riding partner. Left behind a wife and two little kids. This was for him.

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Wow

Jumkie said:

On a superstock?

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I thought they called these things superbikes Considering a stock BMW will run 190+ mph off the showroom floor, 200 MPH in a draft is not that mind blowing.