Buellers defend the 1125R in DSB to death...

Who is elfripo? Haha, he owns the rest of these lame members on that ...... forum. If that is you, stay away from it, its gonna make your brain into gel.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fred00 @ Jun 3 2009, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Haha, yeah that's me. I think I've said my thing.
Thanks for the laugh. It was funny how you covered every base. I could almost see the frustrating look on the responders, like, .... this guy, he probably doesn't even own a Buell. Poor blind .......s. Using Ulrich as a reference was gold. Even though I can't stand Cardenas. .... that guy.

It's just humorous to me. I want to know if any of them were fans of Buell Racing back when they didn't have the NASBIKE advantage. You know, back when Buells finished outside the top 20 on a regular basis.

BUT HEY, .... YOU!! THIS IS AN AMERICAN SERIES AND THE BUELL IS AN AMERICAN BIKE SO IT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A 300HP ADVANTAGE BECAUSE THIS HERE IS 'MERICA!! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU CAN GET OUT!!! I'm sure something along those lines has been spouted off on that forum a time or two. I've certainly hear it in Elkhart. The only downfall of that beautiful racetrack, it's in Buell's backyard.

http://www.powerslide.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=10283

Fred, you should read this. Povol did a great bit of sleuthing on the DMG dyno tests.

Bike weight, not horsepower, was causing problems with the DSB rules package. It appears as though almost all of the bikes on the grid are about 20lbs overweight because the eligible equipment list. Since horsepower is the ability to do work, 150hp has less trouble pulling an additional 20lbs than 120hp; especially if the 150hp bike also has a huge torque advantage.

In response to the disparity, DMG raised Buell's min weight to 380lbs and reduced the 4 cylinder weight to 360 lbs. At the time it appeared as though the rules changes would do nothing, but Buell's sudden absence from the front makes it appear as though DMG may have added weight to the bike even though Buell was already over the limit.

Who knows? With how often the rules change in DSB, this season may turn out to be a "thanks for your support" season.

Yamaha got the Daytona 200 win. Bruce Rossmeyer got some wins after that. Now media kingpin Ulrich is getting some kickbacks. Yamaha, Bruce, and John have been relatively supportive of DMG attempts to make changes. If a Honda wins we'll know something has gone wrong.

Does this sound like a rider who knows his bike has a power advantage? Sure does to me


But Eslick hopes that support from the home field crowd and the high-speed nature of the track will put him back into the championship mix.


The track’s going to be good for us and the bike, rain or shine, so we’re really looking forward to it.”