USSB!

[Speeddog]

Now with this, will there be twice as much racing to watch?

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080910ussbfaq.htm

[darylbowden]

http://www.qwizx.com/gssfx/usa/tpirhorns.wav

[Spidey]

I'm at work.  Can someone google the term "clustermake the beast with two backs" and post up whatever picture seems most applicable?  Thanks. 

[darylbowden]

Sadly, it took 6 results to get to one even remotely within the DMF guidelines.

[Speeddog]

[gm2]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080910ussb.htm

i can't decide if this is interesting or tragic.  guess that means it's both.

[gm2]

speaking of clustermake the beast with two backs, read the series of news articles @ RRW... (bottom up)

- FIRST PERSON/OPINION: Communication Not An MIC Priority
- MIC Announces USSB Championship Series
- DMG's Roger Edmondson Comments On Possible News Of Alternative MIC Series
- Miller Motorsports Park CEO: Edmondson And Blank Were Slated To Meet At Indy
- Updated: Racing Division Manager Keith McCarty Says Yamaha Plans To Race In 2009 AMA Series
- Road America CEO: MIC Set To Launch U.S. Superbike League


http://roadracingworld.com/news/

[SP3]

I have not cared for the AMA racing for a very long time now. I do not like the ideas put forth by the NASCAR guys. That said, I think this latest development is not going to help sportbike racing in the US. I lived through much of the CART/IRL stupidity and the outcome of that whole situation is sad/pathetic. The split lowered the available $ per team and was a part in my not continuing in racing as my livelyhood. While not EXACTLY the same situation, the result will be much the same. While it is good that there is one series again, it is bad that the coke snorting, dope smoking, platinum spoon fed, slack jawed, never had a real job in his life guy is the one "running" the show. But that is another thread.

[gm2]

I have not cared for the AMA racing for a very long time now. I do not like the ideas put forth by the NASCAR guys. That said, I think this latest development is not going to help sportbike racing in the US. I lived through much of the CART/IRL stupidity and the outcome of that whole situation is sad/pathetic. The split lowered the available $ per team and was a part in my not continuing in racing as my livelyhood. While not EXACTLY the same situation, the result will be much the same. While it is good that there is one series again, it is bad that the coke snorting, dope smoking, platinum spoon fed, slack jawed, never had a real job in his life guy is the one "running" the show. But that is another thread.

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=34130

[SP3]

Yep, I read that. My personal problem with the bike situation is that I cannot stand how the NASCAR guys have perverted sports car racing and the same knobs will be running the bike stuff. Still I think the better thing would have been for there to be just the DMG and let them do what they will and the fans would vote with there wallets. This would force them to make the changes that the fans and mfg's want.

The fans HAD what they wanted with CART (in fact the IRL is almost identical to CART circa '95/'96 save for a few things). The other guy had his track and an idiotic "vision" and created his league. CART owners then had an equally idiotic idea and went public. The owners got rich since they all cashed out on the second day of the IPO and the rest is a sad history lesson that those in the motorbike industry haven't gotten around to reading yet.

[gm2]

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=34131

the messed up thing is WHY did the manus not accept the Factory Superbike offer last month...

[sqweak]

or why, as Edmanson pointed out, the enthusiast media is insisting on injecting themselves into the story rather than reporting on it.

Journalistic integrity for that series of articles on RRW is pretty lacking.

[derby]

Journalistic integrity for that series of articles on RRW is pretty lacking.

i don't think it's the journalism that's lacking integrity, it's some of the parties involved.

john might be a tad bitter, given he went through a lot of effort to get the ama/dmg people and the factory reps in a meeting only to be made a fool.

[gm2]

Journalistic integrity for that series of articles on RRW is pretty lacking.

let's chock that comment up to i hope you're still at work.  =/)

[Grampa]

great..... another venue opens to hear Greg White suck.