**SPOILER Content** AMA Daytona on TV - a guide to the foolishness

[DogBoy]

So its that time of year to be frustrated by the programming schedule of the AMA roadracing opener.

Roadracing is on Thursday (tomorrow) and Saturday.

Live on Thursday is Daytona 200 (FX) Qualifying, AMA SuperSport (600) race and the AMA Superstock (1000cc) race. For reasons that escape me, none of this will be listed in TIVO or other guides as motorcycle racing. Instead the program title is "Daytona Bike Week" which is actual live qualifying and racing (no bikinis or wet t-shirt contests). Just setting your DVR (or what have you) to "motorcycle racing" won't catch any of the Thursday racing, leaving you no option but to post a long rant about the above programming.

Friday is the Supercross which is shown Friday night. AMA flattrack is on Friday, too, but I can't find a listing for when it will be broadcast.

Saturday is the AMA Superbike race and the Daytona 200 (which is Formula Xtreme).


Remember BMW is racing HP2 Sports in the 200 this year against the 600cc bikes so that should be fun.




NOTE: As always: PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS which are subject to changes or pre-emptings for the latest news on Britney Spears.

[Gaolee]

Is Buell going to be there this year?  I expect there are going to be a couple Triumphs.  Having Triumph, Buell, Ducati, and BMW in the 200 makes for a much more entertaining race to listen to, if nothing else.

[DogBoy]

No factory Buell effort. I think there is just one Buell privateer entry.

[Jeff N]

Yup, just one Buell. A few 848s, some 675s, and three BMW HP2s.

1st practice results-

http://www.amaproracing.com/prorace/raceres/rr/qres.asp?cls=fe&snct=p8200&type=p&rnum=1&year=2008

[DogBoy]

I just added SPOILER to the thread title. Might as well make this the AMA Daytona roadracing thread.

[scott-sts]

Thanks Dogboy.  I've been scrambling through the channel guide trying to find this stuff.

[Grubnik]

Is that all on SpeedTV (NASCRAP Central)?

[Jeff N]

Is that all on SpeedTV (NASCRAP Central)?

Yup.

[rajflyboy]

who is picking up the Supercross Race on Friday night?   CBS ?  ABC?

[DogBoy]

Supercross is on SPEED. 11:30pm Eastern Friday.
click and scroll

[Mr Sunshine]

Thanks a bunch...one dvr set.  Gonna go to my backup shortly and then tomorrow at work i'll do that backup.  

[Busy Little Whiner]

Saturday is the AMA Superbike race and the Daytona 200 (which is Formula Xtreme).

Mercy AMA... when are you going stop the FX silliness and return the Daytona 200 to it's former glory???

[Busy Little Whiner]

Is Buell going to be there this year?  I expect there are going to be a couple Triumphs.  Having Triumph, Buell, Ducati, and BMW in the 200 makes for a much more entertaining race to listen to, if nothing else.

If only Triumph had picked the V4 instead of the I4 when they challenged the big 4... They
would have been a 600cc contended instead of a 675 receiving lessons in acceleration...    

[Grubnik]

If only Triumph had picked the V4 instead of the I4 when they challenged the big 4... They
would have been a 600cc contended instead of a 675 receiving lessons in acceleration...    

You do realize that's not a pic of a 675, right?  Why even ask...  It's not a v-4, so...  You really are a boring old git.

[DogBoy]

Superbike not looking so bad. six bikes and three manufacturers in about one second of each other. Really good to see Tommy Hayden on the pace.

   
1       Mathew Mladin   American Suzuki   Suzuki GSXR1000            1:35.760
2   Ben Spies   American Suzuki   Suzuki GSXR1000                    1:35.967
3   Tommy Hayden   American Suzuki   Suzuki GSX R1000             1:36.061
4   Jason DiSalvo   Yamaha Motor Corp   Yamaha YZF R1    1:36.340
5   Eric Bostrom   Yamaha Motor Corp   Yamaha YZF R1    1:36.611
6   Jamie Hacking   Monster Kawasaki   Kawasaki ZX10RR   1:36.785

Yosh Suzuki is no doubt still the team to beat but its not Ben and Mat 1.5-2.0 seconds faster than everyone else.

[Busy Little Whiner]

You do realize that's not a pic of a 675, right?  

I posted a pic of the old 600cc I4 in case it was forgotten...

[Nouroog]

650cc. Still wrong.  

[DogBoy]

That same Daytona body style was first a 600cc I-4 and later the 650cc I-4. Which is as relevant to this thread as any of Larry's posts.

[DogBoy]

Interesting stuff at Daytona about the possible winning bidder to take over AMA Roadracing.

From RoadracingWorld.com:
Schwantz And Nobles Replaced As Pace Car Crew For Daytona 200, MOTO-ST Crew Takes Over

...and more.

[Busy Little Whiner]

650cc. Still wrong.  

I know it's not real clear but there is a 600 logo on the tail cowl...