I still got some ga. asphalt on the right side of my fat ass gut! They scrubbed me down with gel and a brush.I looked like a pink pig! When they got to the hole in my side,I threatened to hit her, and she left it.I even made the local newspaper with that high side! The bike shop I worked at replaced my name in every sentence with SQUID,and posted it everywhere in the shop
I just asked Sean Bice about this the other day cause I had the same question. Apparently, after Daytona, they did some testing and he crashed a few times and they didn't have the parts rebuild in time to make it to COTA. They were expected to be at ATL but again didn't make it.
Anybody that puts Xaus on a bike must know they'll need a warehouse full of parts. Sounds like they're a little unprepared.
If I had to read between the lines, I'd say money might be an issue. Plus the skill level that is being shown in kotb... might be causing them to reconsider
Partially practice and partially the percentages aren't that different, there's just a shit ton more club racers.