Pan American Racing Series

Is there really so much demand for club racing in the southeast that we need another series?

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/fmrra-is-now-the-pan-american-superbike-series/

Also, why Tally of all places? Bloody hate that place...

 

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It's been around for a few years now I believe just named something else. It's the classic case of starting in a market that is bare (south Florida) and then growing into a more competitive market Market, I don't see it competing with wera though. It may compete with ccs with the issues they've been having with rider satisfaction..

 

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It's been around for a few years now I believe just named something else. It's the classic case of starting in a market that is bare (south Florida) and then growing into a more competitive market Market, I don't see it competing with wera though. It may compete with ccs with the issues they've been having with rider satisfaction..

 

Yeah.. Divide and conquer doesn't really work here. More of divide and the whole fuckin thing collapses. But whatever. People gonna do what people gonna do.

 

Here I was waiting for a new race organisation to spring up when the lawsuit was won.

 

Great rebranding......Jesus, thats a terrible name

 

this is the old FMRRA series that's been going on for years. it dominates florida racing, and causes some CCS events to cancel due to low signups. from what i've heard, they qualify on saturday and race on sunday. but the races pay cash. so all the fast riders go to chase that money.

 

What’s the old saying? Everyone has a plan right up until they get punched in the face?
Or until funding dries up and you’re right to being a track day wiener.

 

Thats poppycock.

They are...and I quote here...."...the premier race series in the Southeast...." and have a "...historic annual schedule."

So CLEARLY your Johnny-come-lately organization is the one who will fold under the unrelenting might of this storied and historic organization.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news....

 

With a name like pan american I would assume there'd be some races south of the border, no?

 

It's sort of like the "World Series."

 

Maybe they are aiming at the trans community in racing.

 

well with logic like that you’d assume that Trackday Winners would win at everything or, at very least, something, right?

everything I can think of lately they’ve lost at. But who’s keeping score right?

 

Its still a PBIRRRA series where 60-70% of their schedule is at palm beach international raceway and all their rounds outside of PBIR and Homestead have always had very limited attendance. They do some things right in particular their registration and qualifying processes, starting light and cash payouts for podium places in their premier races (which is subsidized by forcing participants to buy their fuel from the track pumps at exorbitant prices). They also do some unpopular things of recent such as raising costs for practice and races while also decreasing track time for each individual class to make room for gimmicks like their 300cc relay races on saturday and adding a sidecar class along with a trackday group practice session. If PBIR ends up getting sold I don't see how it'll survive.

 

Well it's amazing how much more expensive things get for the event when you rent nicer places, and then when people don't show up it gets more expensive