World Moto Clash

Ok, before you roast me alive listen to this. I was coincidentally buying my tix to Barber's AMA event this very morning. I was speaking with Clark Virden, the corporate hospitality chief guy for all events at Barber. He brought this up, not I.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Apr/worldmotoclash.htm

He asked if I had seen Dean Adams piece, I said, "Sure, good April Fool's Day joke by old Dean."

He then says, that's real!! No joke. I protest and say it's a little late to pull this gag on the second. He persisted, and since I had just spent a relative fortune with him....I am a little intrigued as I would think he wouldn't have wanted to upset me before getting my credit card info.

Regardless, his story was that they are trying to pull it together, no guarantee at this point.

I am not convinced, but thought it worthy to note that either Dean has a serious network of compadres, or this story MAY not be a hoax.

 

Dear sweet baby Jesus, please let this World Moto Clash thing be real -- what a cool concept!

 

http://worldmotoclashatclubautosport.eventbrite.com/

1000 riders, hmmmmm

 

That sounds interesting...global version of old-school F-USA I guess.

 

Meh, maybe it will involve hot women and a hot tub or two?

 

I've been involved with this for awhile. It's definitely got big name players behind it and if they pull it off, could be very exciting. In fact, it would steal a lot of thunder from DMG.

 

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287201

From people who actually attended the "investor preview". As in.. meh.

-jim

 

Interesting concept. Wonder how a race with 'no rules' works?

This guy, Stanford Crane
appears to be behind it all.

Interestingly, they had a page on raisecapitol.com, but you can onlt get it via the goolge cache:
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache...ent&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

John

 

It sounds like it would be one hell of a race it if happens.

 

That would be awesome!!!

 

I'm having a hard time looking past the fact that the article was posted on 4/1....

 

It sounds like a scripted "reality" television/pay-per-view entertainment package concept than anything that resembles racing. At any given time here in Hollyweird, there's probably one or more of these ideas being floated to investors.

But anyone really think Rossi, Spies, Biaggi or Stoner (or hell, even Mladin or Szoke) would be allowed to participate? I think if anything really comes of it, it would play out like the Toyota 200 at Willow did. Guys without factory contracts that preclude them from a one-off stunt will buy used superbikes, old MotoGP stuff if they can get it and afford to run it.

But it's racing and I'll probably still watch it.

 

I'd be shocked if they raised a nickle with that hack website - I've seen more excitement using Turbotax.

 

Maybe he and Michael Jordan can get together and start a real superbike series.