Josh Hayes to World Superbike??

http://www.sunherald.com/sports/story/550670-p4.html

Just finished reading this news aritcle, and it looks like good ol' Josh is not really excited about the MASSIVE rule changes set to take place next year in AMASBK.

He states in the article that there are to be two (2) World Superbike race dates in the States, and on that note he is definitely looking for a ride on the world level. Has anyone heard or read anything on this??

Josh's attempts at a World Superbike ride....

Okay, firstly....

Josh Hayes is a pro racer in the USA. He is not an AMA SBK 'regular', so to speak, but he did race that class in 04 or 05 on a ZX10, with a podium in the wet to show for it. The classes that he currently races in are 600 Supersport, and Formula Xtreme (600cc Superbike, if you will. also, Duc848, Tri675, Buell and Bimmer 1200cc aircooled twins...) I think he has won the class championship the last two years, and almost won the 600 SS class last year. LOL, if you click on the LINK, the news article will show a bit more info about him, as well.

Secondly....
To call certain racers 'failures', seeing how they are/were GP500/MotoGP race winners (Abe, Laconi, Tamada, etc.) and Multi-race winner Melandri, who did happen to finish 2005(?) in 2nd place, behind Rossi, is sort of cruel, no? Either way, all of these racers are world class. But, it would not hurt to see Elias, de Angelis and de Puniet, Guintoli, mixing it up in the BACK OF THE WSBK PACK with Robbie Rolfo

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hayden Fan @ Jun 15 2008, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Josh Hayes, not Herrin AB. Hayes is in his mid 30's.

Good rider, but never a factory rider, so to say (Erion is essentially a 600 class Factory Honda team).

That's right, Josh Herrin is the young up-and-comer that has shown some very promising performances in the 600 Supersport class, dicing it up with Roger Hayden last year at Laguna, and fighting for the championship points lead right now with Jake Zemke and Ben Bostrom. Herrin is not ready to cross the ocean, I don't think. In due time....

Josh Hayes' old a$$ will do well-- he is a determined rider that SHOULD have won the Daytona 200 that was given to Chaz Davies (lets not even start on about Chaz needing to get to MOTOGP ASAP before the AMA implodes and takes him down with the ship...)


Whoa, hold up.....did you just hand me the 'chill pill' ??