I was at the AHRMA race this past weekend at Laguna spectating. Based off the carnage from some of the vintage bikes in T3, that will be a key spot to spectate for these baggers as well.
Hot Damn! I proposed just this thing years ago. Well, I think I spouted it here somewhere, but that's almost official. Need to adopt my other suggestion though - helmets are inside giant foam likenesses of the riders head so the fans can see who's who.
FWIW people have been proposing it for as long as I've been in racing and probably a lot longer. Usually includes the idea for two up racing as well.
What are the regulations on length of get back whip? For the first time they could be actually useful.
Point taken. How about providing spectator rides on sidehacks? I vividly remember at Grattan in the late 80's, everyone in the tower (mainly Sublet) having kittens when my wife talked 'her' rider to really wick it up. Not sure if you were there for that, but it was hilarious. They came off the last corner with her helmet skimming the pavement, and Earl couldn't find the red flag fast enough.
From a tire standpoint no, it's r&d work, compound testing, on track testing, and all for one race with maybe 30 riders. That's some serious money
Are they making, special sticky tires for the touring bikes? They use a weird size and stagger, 130/80 17 front and 180/65 16 rear.
Well we know Laguna is a low grip track so I would think so. It's still to early, but if you go to Huntsville and peek over the fence you may see Taylor Knapp doing laps on a bagger...
Can you actually see them testing from outside the fence? If it looks like that Wyman video I may need to go check it out.
Some pretty frank discussion about this on the latest Off Track Podcast. I have to agree with Beeler on the class and why people will watch it - for the spectacle. That being said, I still want to see it.
Just like the kid zone and the vendors and the concerts and the fan walks and all the other stuff you do at pro races to entertain people - you have to make it an event more than just a race to get people to come to the track. That is also why it's not smart to broadcast all of the racing live.
So who has intel on who the riders will be? https://motoamerica.com/2020/02/tea...Kqtcarjl9cLyF23UKUvvmhDUvxEhmFFBmmK7R1zaeVBLM