Quote from: Speeddog on August 30, 2008, 11:49:58 AM
AMA speaks:
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=33935

well that makes it a bit more black and white.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Aug/080830h7.htm

Quote from: gm2 on August 30, 2008, 02:14:55 PM
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Aug/080830h7.htm

They were caught cheating.  It's been spelled out for everyone to see.  Mladin can say whatever he wants to try and get a rise out of people, but if he wants to be mad at anyone, he needs to get in Don Sakakura's face for allowing his bike to race with a cheater crank.

What would be the competative advantage of these (ilegal) cranks?

Quote from: Capo on August 30, 2008, 05:39:04 PM
What would be the competative advantage of these (ilegal) cranks?

Likely longer durability at higher RPMs.  It's kinda hard to tell exactly what advantage it provides, but it doesn't matter.  Yosh was caught cheating.  Every other Suzuki on the grid had a legit, homologated crank, Yosh didn't.  Whether that crank provides a big advantage doesn't matter, they cheated (and  they KNOW the rules) and they get caught.  While it's shitty timing for this to go down, I'm glad it happened.  People seem to want to give a free pass to Yoshimura 'cause "they don't run that kind of program," but they do.  They've been caught cheating before (BLATANTLY might I add) and they certainly bent the rules on TC as far as the rulebook could handle (and no other factories went down that road - most likely because they KNEW it was violating at least the spirit of the rule), so I don't know why everyone is so shocked to think they might do it again.

I totaly agree with you Daryl, rules are rules, they obviusly thought that they could get away with it given the history of bottom ends not being stripped. They are busted now must pay the price.
I think that the AMA has (is) handled this in a very professional manner. If you have rules then they have to be enforced.

I remeber (many) years ago some NASCAR teams were dipping the bodies in acid to remove metal and thus weight.

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=34041

ya know, one could argue this is like asking the chinese to prove how old their gymnasts are. 

wow... i bet they didn't even bother reading the appeal:

http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=12914

Thank God!  Maybe this means I don't have to keep hearing about people's cranks.  It makes feel all weird down there.   


Sucks that Laguna is a parade lap, 'specially after Race 1 at Mattlanta.

Quote from: derby on September 05, 2008, 03:10:51 PM
wow... i bet they didn't even bother reading the appeal:

http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=12914

none of this is political.  uh huh.

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=34043

'ol ben is gonna be real glad to be outta here...

Quote from: gm2 on September 05, 2008, 05:36:45 PM
'ol ben is gonna be real glad to be outta here...

this makes indy motogp a whole different game.