MotoAmerica FINALE - Barber Motorsports Park - Sept 20-22 2019

Discussion in 'General' started by TX Joose, Sep 17, 2019.

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  1. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Yes it has happened. However I don't know any racer good enough or stupid enough to be able to crash on purpose and cause a red flag.

    Less safe? No. Riders who can't control their right wrists are the safety issue there and it's the same one with or without warmers.

    I've seen packs of riders charging into T1 without warmers every single Endurance restart. No more or less problems than any other start.
     
    Mongo, Sep 25, 2019
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  2. ryoung57

    ryoung57 Off his meds


    I wasn't aware that there was such a thing as a sprint endurance race. I guess you really do learn something new every day.
     
    ryoung57, Sep 25, 2019
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  3. jonathanp

    jonathanp Tech drop out

    It’s called the team challenge haha
     
    jonathanp, Sep 25, 2019
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  4. rcarson15

    rcarson15 Well-Known Member

    Or a rider go down and lay there jussssst long enough to warrant a red flag. Hmph.
    Even MA allows tire warmers on red flags - can't imagine why that is :rolleyes:
     
    rcarson15, Sep 25, 2019
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  5. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    If a rider lays there we'd get back running. Try a scenario that would actually fit endurance racing.

    MA has a lot more personnel and allows bikes to be worked on during a red. Yet again, try a scenario that fits endurance racing.

    It's funny to me how people want to win in the rules rather than being faster on track.
     
    Mongo, Sep 25, 2019
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  6. sdiver

    sdiver Well-Known Member

    Didn't Aaron Yates do that once, pretty sure he did.
     
    sdiver, Sep 25, 2019
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  7. ScottyRock155

    ScottyRock155 A T-Rex going RAWR!

    Was it during a WERA endurance race?
     
    ScottyRock155, Sep 25, 2019
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  8. Hoffman900

    Hoffman900 Well-Known Member

    Isn’t the laying there to draw a red flag the reason Bobby Fong wasn’t allowed to restart Race 1 at VIR? Which ironically, PJ won.
     
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    Hoffman900, Sep 25, 2019
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  9. RM Racing

    RM Racing Tool user

    No. He was declared unfit to race by Race Direction.
     
    RM Racing, Sep 25, 2019
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  10. Hoffman900

    Hoffman900 Well-Known Member

    Thanks. Wasn’t sure - I remember they were pretty heated in their pits.
     
    Hoffman900, Sep 25, 2019
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  11. nigel smith

    nigel smith Well-Known Member

    My F150 is 41 years old. You are just a poser. I plan on driving it until one of us dies, most likely me.
     
    nigel smith, Sep 25, 2019
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  12. drop

    drop Well-Known Member

    It’s not? On today’s tires? Have you ever ridden a cold Dunlop slick?
     
    drop, Sep 25, 2019
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  13. sdiver

    sdiver Well-Known Member

    sdiver, Sep 25, 2019
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  14. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    No it is not, yes even on todays tires, no I have not ridden a cold slick of any brand.
     
    Mongo, Sep 25, 2019
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  15. Past Glory

    Past Glory I still have several AVON calendars from the 90's

    :bow:
     
    Past Glory, Sep 25, 2019
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  16. DucatiBomber

    DucatiBomber DJ Double A


    Because it’s a for profit company and I will be critical of it if I want.
    To Keep telling them they are doing everything right when they aren’t ... how is that responsible?
    Either way I am a customer- if I’m racing, helping fund a team or simply as a fan.
    They produce a product that racers are out there taking the risks and most of which are spending their own money on. I think they could do things differently in some aspects to help the teams and racers be more successful.

    The topic of it being a professional sport or not I’m not debating that’s been debated. But Before MotoAmerica and the twins cup there was some fairly legit vetting that went into who could grid up. MotoAmerica opened it up to Novice racers. That’s not by anyone’s definition professional.


    Ride safe,
    AAron
     
    DucatiBomber, Sep 25, 2019
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  17. G 97

    G 97 Garth

    To be fair, AMA Pro racing did the same. Most notably with MOTO-ST. While DMG greatly relaxed their licensing requirements. So in all reality, it’s really nothing new nor limited to MA.
     
    G 97, Sep 25, 2019
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  18. sheepofblue

    sheepofblue Well-Known Member

    First off buy the depreciated car. I never had a car made in that decade until I was in my 30's. The biggest issue I see with mellenials is they expect to live at the standard their parents do right out of the box without the decades of work up to that point. Though I also see a lot of great kids so the potential is as good as it always has been for the next generation(s)
     
    sheepofblue, Sep 25, 2019
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  19. DucatiBomber

    DucatiBomber DJ Double A

    Moto-ST was more comparable to the triple crown situation and it didn’t even run on the premier class days


    Ride safe,
    AAron
     
    DucatiBomber, Sep 25, 2019
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  20. ekraft84

    ekraft84 Registered User

    While we're hatin' .. can I hate on your signature colors. I mean, WTF ...

    :D
     
    ekraft84, Sep 25, 2019
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