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Moto Board => Racing & Trackdays => Topic started by: Speeddog on March 20, 2009, 10:00:27 AM

Title: Fontana! (SS practice spoiler)
Post by: Speeddog on March 20, 2009, 10:00:27 AM
Well.

8 riders entered.

6 riders with times from practice so far... separated by 6 seconds.

Should be a barn-burner.  [roll]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Mar/sp2/090320a.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Mar/sp2/090320a.htm)
http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35897 (http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35897)
Title: Re: Fontana! (SS practice spoiler)
Post by: derby on March 20, 2009, 10:29:34 AM
i'm calling little dustin for the championship.
Title: Re: Fontana! (SS practice spoiler)
Post by: gm2 on March 20, 2009, 10:56:55 AM
remember that the AMA DMG version of Supersport is the kiddie class; riders 16-21 yrs old only.  it's not the usual definition of Supersport... which is Daytona SportBike in DMG parlance
Title: Re: Fontana! (SS practice spoiler)
Post by: Spidey on March 20, 2009, 11:22:54 AM
(Not directed at just DMG)  They *have* to come up with better names for motorcycle classes so that they don't all sound like one another -- superbike, supersport, sportbike, superstock, lock n' stock, superduke, superdick, sportdick, stockdick blah blah blah.  The only one who does it right is MotoGP.  Those three classes are easy to distinguish.




Title: Re: Fontana! (SS practice spoiler)
Post by: derby on March 20, 2009, 12:10:14 PM
Quote from: Spidey on March 20, 2009, 11:22:54 AM

(Not directed at just DMG)  They *have* to come up with better names for motorcycle classes so that they don't all sound like one another -- superbike, supersport, sportbike, superstock, lock n' stock, superduke, superdick, sportdick, stockdick blah blah blah.  The only one who does it right is MotoGP.  Those three classes are easy to distinguish.


the old way made perfect sense:

600 supersport
750 supersport
superbike (when it was 750cc fours and 1000cc twins).

hell, the change to supersport, superstock, superbike wasn't even that bad...

supersport, daytona sportbike, and american superbike are confusing as hell.
Title: Re: Fontana! (SS practice spoiler)
Post by: Spidey on March 20, 2009, 12:26:14 PM
Here are my names for the classes.

American Superbike -->  Literbikes (or I can live with the name Superbike)
Daytona Sportbike -->     600
Pro Supersport -->         600 Jr.
MotoGT -->                   Endurance

Title: Re: Fontana! (SS practice spoiler)
Post by: DanTheMan on March 20, 2009, 11:06:04 PM
Quote from: derby on March 20, 2009, 10:29:34 AM
i'm calling little dustin for the championship.

Ill have to go with the local guy Willis.