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MotoAmerica Stock 1000

Discussion in 'General' started by Superbikeorbust, Jul 1, 2019.

  1. Superbikeorbust

    Superbikeorbust Well-Known Member

    What do you think about the stock 1000 class? Is it kinda underrated? Will these guys step up to Superbike?
     
  2. Mot Okstef

    Mot Okstef Scrolling all day long on RRW.com

    I wouldn't say underrated, just not the Premier Class. But I think that is the general idea of the "ladder" that MotoA is trying to create. Start the young kids out in the Junior Cup and then have them move up through the ranks (600 SS, Stock 1000) and eventually a possible Superbike ride. I guess it all depends on the seats available in Superbike and the cost to move up to that class.
     
  3. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner

    Actually haven't see much of any coverage of it.

    How do the front running SSTK lap times compare to the SBK field's
     
  4. Mot Okstef

    Mot Okstef Scrolling all day long on RRW.com

    At UMC Geoff May qualified on pole with a 1:32.050. Cam Beaubier took pole in Superbike with a 1:29.862.

    Top race times for Superbikes were in the 1:30 range and top race times for Stock 1000 were in the 1:32 range, so not too shabby.
     
  5. Superbikeorbust

    Superbikeorbust Well-Known Member

    You can see most of the action from all the classes on www.motoamericaliveplus.com
     
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  6. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner


    So at UMC May on a SSTK bike would have been 9th on the grid. I guess we could expect if he was on a full blown SBK he would have Q'd a bit better, but isn't part of the reason for SSTK is that it's a lower price point for the competitors since they aren't having to sink mucho $$$'s into the bikes to be competitive.

    But I mean this has been discussed before....there were races when Fonger on his SSTK ZX-10 was running fairly competitively with some of the SBK guys.
     
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  7. TX Joose

    TX Joose Well-Known Member

    The SSTK1000 grid for Laguna is STACKED. It's been some good racing and commentary seems to be improving. Still needs work though.

    Not only is it cheaper, but a lot of the racers know they'll at least have a fighting chance and their bike won't be the thing that's ultimately lacking.
     
  8. notbostrom

    notbostrom DaveK broke the interwebs

    It's surprising how close the times are given the cost difference in the machinery
     
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  9. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Lots of 1k riders on the west coast.
     
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  10. twodocs

    twodocs Well-Known Member

    I have Live+, and go to races. I don’t watch them at either. Maybe just put them back in the mix with superbike.
     
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  11. Circacee

    Circacee Well-Known Member

    From the looks of it, they did this exact thing back in 2016 right? The Superstock guys would run red plates?


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  12. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Yeah and it caused more issues than it solved affecting the Superbike race outcomes. There is no need for it.
     
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  13. Circacee

    Circacee Well-Known Member

    Ah, makes sense.


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  14. rcarson15

    rcarson15 Well-Known Member

    FTFY :D
     
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  15. Hoffman900

    Hoffman900 Well-Known Member

    Fong, Scholtz, and Lewis gave the factory Superbikes fits when they ran together, Scholtz had an overall win a mixed condition race, and him and pretty sure Fong had podiums. They seemed to give up the most at HP tracks like RAm, COTA, and the long Utah track, and over the long run of a race. They were all faster than some full Superbike trim packages like the Honda’s.
     
  16. Mot Okstef

    Mot Okstef Scrolling all day long on RRW.com

    :crackup:

    I guess only time will tell if it becomes a feeder class (if they don't kill it) since it's still kinda new. ;)
     
  17. RM Racing

    RM Racing Tool user

    Scholz's Sunday 2017 race win at Barber was in unmixed conditions. Fully soaking wet. Saturday may have been mixed. He's remarkable in low traction conditions.
     
  18. t11ravis

    t11ravis huge carbon footprint

    Ha ha. Was waiting for that.
     
  19. Steeltoe

    Steeltoe What's my move?

    :stupid:
    Keep forgetting there is one.
     
  20. rcarson15

    rcarson15 Well-Known Member

    Well Dumas is first of the "high profile" Junior Cup kids to give it a go, so we'll see how his progression through the M4 team goes vs others that jump to the 600s.
     

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