I feel as though the racing season is truly underway now with the Rolex/Daytona 24 hours. One note of sadness is to see Hurly Haywood retire. I had the honor to be a crew member to a  local celebrity racer who raced with Hurly in the '80's.  I never got the chance to meet him though.

Yes indeed, the 24hrs at Daytona!  Tivo'd all of the coverage... Something like 10 hours?!  Yeah, baby - love the endurance prototypes.  I'll slowly ration my viewing of the race to try and make it to the start of the moto season      Might have to watch it a couple times... maybe backwards  

WSBK last weekend in February, Phillip Island.   YEA!

And just an FYI for any other car racing fans out there:  the 12hrs of Sebring is March 20.  It's the opening round of the American Le Mans Series.

Quote from: Lisa Boyd on January 31, 2010, 11:48:31 AM
And just an FYI for any other car racing fans out there:  the 12hrs of Sebring is March 20.  It's the opening round of the American Le Mans Series.

So... Party at Boyd Manor?!?

Quote from: Duc L'Smart on January 31, 2010, 01:35:24 PM
So... Party at Boyd Manor?!?

Well... yeah!  Why the hell not?

Quote from: Lisa Boyd on January 31, 2010, 11:43:29 AM
Yes indeed, the 24hrs at Daytona!  Tivo'd all of the coverage... Something like 10 hours?!  Yeah, baby - love the endurance prototypes.  I'll slowly ration my viewing of the race to try and make it to the start of the moto season      Might have to watch it a couple times... maybe backwards  

WSBK last weekend in February, Phillip Island.   YEA!

I do have the last Stoner race recorded PI MotoGP last race. Just sayin.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/156560/1/rossi_and_lorenzo_stop_sharing_data.html

QuoteRossi and Lorenzo stop sharing data

"I don't have anything to comment on this" - Jorge Lorenzo.
Fiat Yamaha team-mates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, whose pit garages are already separated by a wall, will no longer directly share data during a grand prix weekend.

The change first came to light during a press release Q&A with Rossi's team manager Davide Brivio, released by Yamaha on Thursday to coincide with the official Fiat Yamaha team launch during the Sepang test.

“In 2010 we will have small changes [in terms of information sharing between Rossi and Lorenzo], compared to 2009,” Brivio said.

“In consideration of the fact that the two riders are the main rivals for the championship, we have decided to respect this competition internally and to respect their own ways to race and to approach the competition, so during the weekend the two teams will be much more independent and the challenge will be closer.

“Not much information can be exchanged between the two teams.

“At YMC level, back at the office, the engineers can compare the data and the information, but the two teams inside the garage can work more independently from a technical point of view.”

Later on Thursday evening, during a Yamaha press conference, Crash.net asked Fiat Yamaha team director Masahiko Nakajima - who oversees both sides of the factory Yamaha garage - about the change.

“Yes,” Nakajima replied. “So each team [Rossi and Lorenzo] has their own data. You can't see the other team's data. Only Yamaha engineers can see all the data and then feed it back to both riders.”

Rossi and Lorenzo, first and second in the 2009 world championship, then took to the stage and were asked about the increased secrecy - and who had suggested it.

“I think that Jorge - already in 2008 but especially last year - demonstrated great speed and also a good attitude to fix and set-up the bike,” replied Rossi. “Now Jorge has two years in MotoGP so everybody in the team are agreed that it is possible to make his own way.

Any predictions on the outcome, Rossi vs Lorenzo?  It's going to be an awesome season for sure.

How cool is this... well, everything except having to buy a new SBK.

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2010/02/05/celebrate-with-polen-and-ferracci

Can't believe it's been 20 years. Not bad for a Denton, Texas boy.

Quote from: fastwin on February 05, 2010, 06:44:23 AM
How cool is this... well, everything except having to buy a new SBK.

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2010/02/05/celebrate-with-polen-and-ferracci

This is pretty cool. Pegram could use some company on those mile dirt track grids.

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/flat-track/2010/02/05/kopp-to-ducati

Larry's  Lloyd Bros bike from last year:

Very cool, another Duc on the grid at AMA DSB races! Good to see Rapp still out there mixing it up. He's been around forever!

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2010/02/09/latus-goes-ducati

Another DMG screw job, this time on Pegram.

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2010/02/09/pegram-not-happy-with-weight-change

Countdown to Philipp Island: twelve days...