2013 AMA Pro Roadracing No-Spoiler Catch-All Thread - Page 2

DogBoy · 12-08-2012, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by yooperbikemike

Good assumpion. Greg White says that Hayes has signed with Yamaha for 2 years.

Hayes makes it official:

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...?article=50453

Motorcyclist · 12-09-2012, 09:16 AM

Good for Hayes, but I'd have liked to see him go to Europe on a competitive ride. I guess he is too old to be a rookie over there; he can still thank Honda for screwing up his progression through the ranks.

It will be nice to see Eslick on a bike that is routinely competitive, I'm hoping he has a stellar year.

Bobby Fong recently signed for a new team. That guy has a lot of heart, and should be on some good machinery.

No word on Yosh? I wonder if they are in financial trouble? Having to take Chris Clark was not a good sign.

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadu · 12-10-2012, 02:07 PM

A more disturbing trend, IMO, is the young guys leaving roadracing and either going to flat track and MX, or just MX only. Ricky Parker already left and went MX for 2012, and now Myles Thornton is considering the same in 2013.

I appreciate the cross-discipline training you can get from racing different series', but not being able to road race isn't helping the next level of up-and-coming racers we need to fill seats one day.

yooperbikemike · 12-11-2012, 11:03 AM

AMA Road Race TV Update

HarveyMushman · 12-11-2012, 12:05 PM

Cardenas to Yosh?

Pantah · 12-11-2012, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HarveyMushman

Cardenas to Yosh?

If there is only one paid seat at Yosh, they should probably try some new talent. Blake has been groomed a long time and he appears to have stalled. I'd like to see them grab a youngster like Cameron B. and bring him into Superbike. He'll win them something and then he can go to Europe and make his mark there.

Tom W. · 12-12-2012, 05:19 AM

It really bugged me when Cardenas went back to Sportbike. We all knew he could win as soon as we heard the announcement. It would have been a lot more interesting to see him in Superbike. And not only did it hurt Superbike, but it hurt Sportbike to have him taking the spotlight from the younger up-and-coming riders.

For the long-term good of the series, we should see a steady progression from Super-sport to Sport-bike to Superbike. Cardenas, T. Hayden and Disalvo should all be in Superbike. And now if Blake Young gets bumped for Cardenas, where does that leave him?

From 2011 to 2012, we saw two of the top 4 Superbike finishers get demoted or lose rides and now we're looking at the possibility of the 2nd place finisher losing his.

I guess it's all about money, but in a sane world, any money there is should be going toward keeping the top riders at the top.

yooperbikemike · 12-18-2012, 07:41 AM

Blake Young out at Yoshimura Suzuki

yooperbikemike · 12-18-2012, 07:45 AM

COTA on, NOLA, Road ATL, Miami off 2013 Schedule?

jktpa · 12-18-2012, 10:56 AM

What a crap schedule no wonder it is now a club racer series with little financial backing from mainstream corps.

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadu · 12-18-2012, 12:55 PM

Road Atlanta, Miami & NOLA are all three promoted by M1 Entertainment. I'm sure they (those three tracks & M1) are working towards as-yet unfinished agreements, and once pen is set to paper, there will be an announcement that all 3 will be on the 2013 schedule.

mdubya · 12-18-2012, 03:46 PM

Hopefully they drop Homestead. A professional series has no business being on that treacherous joke of a track. JMHO.

jktpa · 12-19-2012, 06:00 AM

NOLA seemed quite rinky-dink with that wall then the pit out lane not to mention very few places to watch the race.

Tbone · 12-19-2012, 06:33 AM

NOLA had some good racing though.

HarveyMushman · 12-19-2012, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tbone

NOLA had some good racing though.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

12-10-2012, 02:07 PM	#18
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadu 1 Less Car Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Road Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 227	A more disturbing trend, IMO, is the young guys leaving roadracing and either going to flat track and MX, or just MX only. Ricky Parker already left and went MX for 2012, and now Myles Thornton is considering the same in 2013. I appreciate the cross-discipline training you can get from racing different series', but not being able to road race isn't helping the next level of up-and-coming racers we need to fill seats one day. __________________ 2009 Suzuki DR-Z400S 2007 Aprilia SR50R Factory 2005 Yamaha FZ-6

12-11-2012, 11:03 AM	#19
yooperbikemike ^OP high, wide and handsome Joined: Apr 2003 Location: The blue groove Oddometer: 11,749	AMA Road Race TV Update __________________ "...people in the stands want to see good, close racing. The thing is to put on a show, and that’s what’s going to draw people in..." -- Scotty Parker

12-11-2012, 12:05 PM	#20
HarveyMushman commutingmysentence Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Oddometer: 15,901	Cardenas to Yosh? __________________ Tim photo blog

12-18-2012, 07:41 AM	#23
yooperbikemike ^OP high, wide and handsome Joined: Apr 2003 Location: The blue groove Oddometer: 11,749	Blake Young out at Yoshimura Suzuki __________________ "...people in the stands want to see good, close racing. The thing is to put on a show, and that’s what’s going to draw people in..." -- Scotty Parker

12-18-2012, 07:45 AM	#24
yooperbikemike ^OP high, wide and handsome Joined: Apr 2003 Location: The blue groove Oddometer: 11,749	COTA on, NOLA, Road ATL, Miami off 2013 Schedule? __________________ "...people in the stands want to see good, close racing. The thing is to put on a show, and that’s what’s going to draw people in..." -- Scotty Parker

12-09-2012, 09:16 AM	#17
Motorcyclist Drag a Bag! Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Madison, CT Oddometer: 3,162	Good for Hayes, but I'd have liked to see him go to Europe on a competitive ride. I guess he is too old to be a rookie over there; he can still thank Honda for screwing up his progression through the ranks. It will be nice to see Eslick on a bike that is routinely competitive, I'm hoping he has a stellar year. Bobby Fong recently signed for a new team. That guy has a lot of heart, and should be on some good machinery. No word on Yosh? I wonder if they are in financial trouble? Having to take Chris Clark was not a good sign.

12-12-2012, 05:19 AM	#22
Tom W. Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2005 Oddometer: 291	It really bugged me when Cardenas went back to Sportbike. We all knew he could win as soon as we heard the announcement. It would have been a lot more interesting to see him in Superbike. And not only did it hurt Superbike, but it hurt Sportbike to have him taking the spotlight from the younger up-and-coming riders. For the long-term good of the series, we should see a steady progression from Super-sport to Sport-bike to Superbike. Cardenas, T. Hayden and Disalvo should all be in Superbike. And now if Blake Young gets bumped for Cardenas, where does that leave him? From 2011 to 2012, we saw two of the top 4 Superbike finishers get demoted or lose rides and now we're looking at the possibility of the 2nd place finisher losing his. I guess it's all about money, but in a sane world, any money there is should be going toward keeping the top riders at the top.

12-18-2012, 10:56 AM	#25
jktpa X-Troller Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Fla. Left Coast Oddometer: 718	What a crap schedule no wonder it is now a club racer series with little financial backing from mainstream corps. __________________ Knick Low Tech-Hi Fun F800GS M696 ET4

12-18-2012, 12:55 PM	#26
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadu 1 Less Car Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Road Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 227	Road Atlanta, Miami & NOLA are all three promoted by M1 Entertainment. I'm sure they (those three tracks & M1) are working towards as-yet unfinished agreements, and once pen is set to paper, there will be an announcement that all 3 will be on the 2013 schedule. __________________ 2009 Suzuki DR-Z400S 2007 Aprilia SR50R Factory 2005 Yamaha FZ-6

12-18-2012, 03:46 PM	#27
mdubya Right Brigade Joined: Oct 2005 Location: western, MD Oddometer: 5,735	Hopefully they drop Homestead. A professional series has no business being on that treacherous joke of a track. JMHO. __________________ +0

12-19-2012, 06:00 AM	#28
jktpa X-Troller Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Fla. Left Coast Oddometer: 718	NOLA seemed quite rinky-dink with that wall then the pit out lane not to mention very few places to watch the race. __________________ Knick Low Tech-Hi Fun F800GS M696 ET4

12-19-2012, 06:33 AM	#29
Tbone off-ramp slayer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa Oddometer: 4,027	NOLA had some good racing though.

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