RE: [ST] Laguna MotoGP - Where's the two strokes?

["Heyer, Matthew A." <mheyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree that the name "Formula Xtreme" is dumb for what the class is,
but the classes make sense:

600cc basically stock
600cc modified
1000cc basically stock
1000cc modified

Poor naming scheme though... maybe it should be sport - (??) for the
600's and supersport - superbike for the 1000's.  That way, you know the
"super's" are 1000's.  I don't know - just a thought.

But the existence of the four classes is about what it should be.  I
agree that they now need to stick to a set of rules, and hopefully get
all of the manufacturers involved.  But getting the manufacturers
involved is not something they can control.  I too wish we could see
more bike makes competing.

Matt Heyer


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Erik Astrup
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Subject: Re: [ST] Laguna MotoGP - Where's the two strokes?

The AMA rules are a clusterfuck. Especially since they changed all the
time. Now finally they have locked down SBK for several years. That's
a start

You've got two classes running liter bikes, two classes running 600s.
Formula Xtreme used to be liter bikes with heavy mods. Now it's a
fuggin' modified 600 class. Ain't nuthin' "extreme" about that class.
At Sears Pt this year I constantly heard people talking about "what
class is this? what's the difference from that to this? Is this
superbike, superstock, supersport? WTF?

Then I think back to when the 600 Supersport class was filled with
factory back top level talent. DuHamel, Smith, Yates, Chandler,
Pitcotte, James.....

Now? Pfftth. 

And all their constant rule changes chased Yamaha and Kawasaki out of
the Superbike class, so now Superbike is the Mat Mladin show and
privateers are filling up the top 10 finishes. It's a joke, and Im
certainly not in the minority with that opinion.

Just my .02
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