AMA/DMG race thread ** SPOILER ALERT!!!!!

[duccarlos]

Dannny Eslick and Geoff May both placed third on Saturday and Sunday respectively on the EBR machine....so...when does the homologation rule kick in on that machine?

 

Why ruin the "show" with rules?

[Lars D]

What is the homologation rule?

[gm2]

this is pretty damn fun: One Lap - Josh Hayes and the Yamaha R1 at Road America

[Rob Hilding]

My favorite track -

He's pretty much on top of his game right now.

Nice to see the whole lap from a single perspective.

Thanks

[duccarlos]

My favorite track -

He's pretty much on top of his game right now.

Nice to see the whole lap from a single perspective.

Thanks

I love the front going up the hill.

[ZLTFUL]

Having ridden RA several times and being at a AMA pace (if AMA Superbikes ran 25-30 seconds slower per lap LOL), I can tell you that the track is tricky fast. Turns 1, 5, 8, 9, 12, and 14 are all A LOT faster than you would think. I had a very hard time with turn 1 especially. The thought of going through a turn, knee on the deck and glancing at the speedo and seeing 90+ mph led to me taping over the speedo on the track bike. Your brain starts screaming statements of rationality at you.

Turn 5 is one of those turns that you get speed scrubbed off, tip it in and roll through the apex thinking "Shit...I could have gone faster...". 8 is deceiving because like turn 5, it is downhill into the turn but you can go a lot faster than you expect with a downhill entry.
The Carousel (9) is pretty much 3rd gear, top of the RPM range, relax and go...
Canada Corner (12) is my favorite turn on the track because the exit opens WAY up and you can carry way more speed through there. Only scary part is the shade sometimes makes cool spots on the track and can be a bit sketchy on cooler days.
The last turn before the front straight is actually a pretty big key to going fast at RA. Getting a great drive out of there and up the hill means you can top out in 6th on 600s and 750s and get pretty close to doing the same on the superbikes.

I have never raced in anger at Road America but can see why a lot of the pros like that track. It is silly fast and a great atmosphere. And Elkhart Lake loves its racing history. The whole atmosphere of the place is a lot of fun.

[kopfjäger]

Tommy Hayden and Cameron Beaubier had a wicked crash in race 2. Shitty vid, but only one I can find.

[kopfjäger]

Here's the crash



Tommy Hayden BIG High Side

[fastwin]

That was super nasty. A Jorge Lorenzo caliber high side! That has to hurt.

[ducpainter]

Was that water running on the track that his rear wheel hit, or oil-dri from a previous incident?

[kopfjäger]

Was that water running on the track that his rear wheel hit, or oil-dri from a previous incident?

Water

[ducpainter]

He was pretty wide.

Looked like it hurt.

[fastwin]

Big time. Made my back hurt just watching it.

[fastwin]

Nice going Josh Hayes for AMA/SBK title #3. Pretty much a safe bet even before the season started. But still nice for him... I like Hayes and he has worked really hard over the years to get to this point in his career. Congrats to him and the Yammyhammer team.

I don't know why Blake Young didn't even start the race yet (scared of a wet track? ) but he still only had a whisker thin chance of taking the title anyway. Maybe he was too busy playing X-Box in the pits and forgot to race.

And the long time vet Steve Rapp got a 2nd place finish on the Kwacker! Also nice to see.

[duccarlos]

When you go down to Miami, you have to expect the track to be wet 50% of the time.