From Cycle News Voices section.........
After the first paragraph of kudos to DMG and Mike Kidd for bringing flat track racing into the 21st century in reference to the short track race at Daytona, the second paragraph begins:
Unfortunately, in so doing it appears the DBG has lost sight of an important factor for long term success... fair and equitable treatment of participants. How is it possible for a sport to flourish with arbitrary, unprofessional enforcement of the rules?
Devin Wenz, a Pro single racer asked Dale Lineaweaver to design and exhaust for his Kawasaki. The AMA officials at Daytona said the exhaust was too loud. Dale insisted that the exhaust has a muffler, which satisfies all official AMA criteria. AMA pro racing refused to sound test Devin's exhaust and would not allow him to race unless it was replaced.
Cycle News reported Kidd's response was that it was obvious that the bike as not legal, and, in his opinion, it was a non issue.
Obviously, the legality of said exhaust was obvious only to Mike's finely calibrated ear. Apparently, no other bike, in spite of what was obvious to others, was disqualified for not conforming to sound levels. Mike....it is obvious this is an issue!
Nice to see that some things never change, add nausea. I guess Devin must have looked to be a threat to someone near and dear to someone.
I guess the pigs are more equal than the other animals...........
I can't help but be reminded about a time when Honda entered the Flat Track fray. They built a bike that conformed to the rules and smoked all of the Harley's. Harley's whining could be heard all the way from Wisconsin to Ascot Park in Gardena California.
So the next year, the AMA put intake restrictors on the Honda's. And guess what, the Honda's still beat the Harley's. So the next year the AMA wanted to add weight to the Honda's, and Honda said we're done. I believe I've got that right, but, if I'm wrong I'm sure you guys will let me know.
Sorry to hear of your misfortune Dale, I'm sure Devin's bike was a runner.
After the first paragraph of kudos to DMG and Mike Kidd for bringing flat track racing into the 21st century in reference to the short track race at Daytona, the second paragraph begins:
Unfortunately, in so doing it appears the DBG has lost sight of an important factor for long term success... fair and equitable treatment of participants. How is it possible for a sport to flourish with arbitrary, unprofessional enforcement of the rules?
Devin Wenz, a Pro single racer asked Dale Lineaweaver to design and exhaust for his Kawasaki. The AMA officials at Daytona said the exhaust was too loud. Dale insisted that the exhaust has a muffler, which satisfies all official AMA criteria. AMA pro racing refused to sound test Devin's exhaust and would not allow him to race unless it was replaced.
Cycle News reported Kidd's response was that it was obvious that the bike as not legal, and, in his opinion, it was a non issue.
Obviously, the legality of said exhaust was obvious only to Mike's finely calibrated ear. Apparently, no other bike, in spite of what was obvious to others, was disqualified for not conforming to sound levels. Mike....it is obvious this is an issue!
Nice to see that some things never change, add nausea. I guess Devin must have looked to be a threat to someone near and dear to someone.
I guess the pigs are more equal than the other animals...........
I can't help but be reminded about a time when Honda entered the Flat Track fray. They built a bike that conformed to the rules and smoked all of the Harley's. Harley's whining could be heard all the way from Wisconsin to Ascot Park in Gardena California.
So the next year, the AMA put intake restrictors on the Honda's. And guess what, the Honda's still beat the Harley's. So the next year the AMA wanted to add weight to the Honda's, and Honda said we're done. I believe I've got that right, but, if I'm wrong I'm sure you guys will let me know.
Sorry to hear of your misfortune Dale, I'm sure Devin's bike was a runner.
