Drafting Erion Racing!

[akira700]

So I made it here to CA helping my dad drive x-country
this last week.

Since his car has trouble pushing over 70 in a head wind
from time to time we'd draft trailer trucks...
Well lo and behold guess who we got behind in New Mexico?
Must have been coming home from NJ!
Well I gave them a thumbs up after they gave me ride.

[Ken C]

Cool.

Too bad the team probably won't be in the paddock next season.

[eboos]

Cool.

Too bad the team probably won't be in the paddock next season.

What did I miss? Why won't they?

[scottieducati]

The more prudent question is, what team will? I mean, besides Geico Buell that is.

[BMFR6]

i think the yosh suzuki boys at least have blake young for the year who else actually has contracts. according to soup, dmg is headed to a meeting with the manufactures right now. okay read.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/...expdelfool.htm

[a13x]

That's Corona Honda, not Erion.

Next year is going to be fine.

[Ken C]

Yes, Corona Honda, not Erion.

[eboos]

i think the yosh suzuki boys at least have blake young for the year who else actually has contracts. according to soup, dmg is headed to a meeting with the manufactures right now. okay read.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/...expdelfool.htm

I wouldn't trust superbikeplanet to tell me that the sky is blue. Nearly everything they post with regard to DMG or that could involve Buell is biased crap.

[BMFR6]

That's Corona Honda, not Erion.

Next year is going to be fine.

any idea what the grid looks like?

[a13x]

any idea what the grid looks like?

Probably about the same as last year with the usual shuffle of teams / riders in and/or out. The powersports industry is in a massive tailspin, any teams pulling out/cutting back has far less to do with DMG than some make it out to be.

[BMFR6]

Probably about the same as last year with the usual shuffle of teams / riders in and/or out. The powersports industry is in a massive tailspin, any teams pulling out/cutting back has far less to do with DMG than some make it out to be.

i wouldn't really expect "many" teams to pull out, but i am more curious what riders we are going to see.

[a13x]

i wouldn't really expect "many" teams to pull out, but i am more curious what riders we are going to see.

*shrug* It's a buyers market. If you have a team you have your pick of the litter for riders. Many more riders than rides available. More than normal is the consensus.

Really what's the worry? A mass exodus of 'awesome' US talent overseas? Isn't going to happen. The world teams don't have money either.

[BMFR6]

*shrug* It's a buyers market. If you have a team you have your pick of the litter for riders. Many more riders than rides available. More than normal is the consensus.

Really what's the worry? A mass exodus of 'awesome' US talent overseas? Isn't going to happen. The world teams don't have money either.

you kind of made my point. the superbike class in the US is going to become 'the best of what's left'. IMO we should be setting the series up to create racers of world championship talent, which we've done in the past. over the next couple years, i'd be willing to bet the next logical step for people coming out of dmg superbike is going to be WSS or BSB. they wont be jumping to wsbk or gp like has happened in the past.

[a13x]

you kind of made my point. the superbike class in the US is going to become 'the best of what's left'. IMO we should be setting the series up to create racers of world championship talent, which we've done in the past. over the next couple years, i'd be willing to bet the next logical step for people coming out of dmg superbike is going to be WSS or BSB. they wont be jumping to wsbk or gp like has happened in the past.

Sorry bro, I disagree 100% with that theory.

Also why would you think AMA riders would want to go to BSB? That's a lateral move at best but more likely it's a step backwards. BSB has less money, less talent, and worse tracks!


Everyone is fucked right now man. There is a race winner in WSBK who hasn't been paid in over 5 months. There are MotoGP riders with race wins willing to PAY for a ride next year. This again isn't limited to the AMA/DMG.

[13]

Everyone is fucked right now man. There is a race winner in WSBK who hasn't been paid in over 5 months. There are MotoGP riders with race wins willing to PAY for a ride next year. This again isn't limited to the AMA/DMG.

I pay for my ride every race weekend! I should race motoGP!

Seriously tho, motorcycle racing as a whole is looking pretty sad financially right now.

[akira700]

That's Corona Honda, not Erion.

Next year is going to be fine.

oops guess I couldn't read it. Maybe I should draft closer!