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<blockquote data-quote="ajaf1656" data-source="post: 16998972" data-attributes="member: 196707"><p>AMA suffered a lot when the Daytona Motorsports Group took over. They changed the rules in a way that disincentivized manufacturer participation on a factory level. Unfortunately that happened right around the time of the 2008 economic shit. They got down to like only 5 races in a season. Ben Spies went to WSBK and Maladin retired. It was dark times for sure. MotoAmerica has brought domestic racing back from the brink of extinction. They've done a good job in slowly changing the rules to match up with other national racing series and FIM standards. This will let American racers have a better opportunity to advance to the world stage. In the time that MotoAmerica has come about, we've had multiple MotoGP riders come to race in America (Toni Elias, Loris Baz Danilo Petrucci, Hector Barbera). I still watch every Supersport and Superbike race and the junior classes are thriving. </p><p></p><p>MotoGP has its own problems as the bikes have changed so much that we never see riders come from outside of the junior classes anymore. Most of the blame for that is the insane tire technology and aerodynamic advancements. I do think we may see an opportunity for new riders to join the Moto2 class. This year Moto2 will switch from European-spec Dunlop tires to Pirelli tires. The Dunlops were notorious for providing no feedback to the rider making it hard for riders to adapt. Most riders outside of the GP series come up on race-prepped production bikes. Changing to a race-specific chassis and the Dunlops meant they usually washed out before they had enough time to adapt. By then, they're too old for a modern GP team to invest another handful of years on them adapting to the big bikes. I hope the Pirellis narrow the gap for guys coming up through Supersport and Superbikes. </p><p></p><p>WSBK should be very interesting this year. I think Toprak Razgatliglou is head and shoulders over the other riders in talent but has been working with the underpowered Yamaha. He's moving to the BMW which has some catching up to do, but by all accounts is a rocket.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ajaf1656, post: 16998972, member: 196707"] AMA suffered a lot when the Daytona Motorsports Group took over. They changed the rules in a way that disincentivized manufacturer participation on a factory level. Unfortunately that happened right around the time of the 2008 economic shit. They got down to like only 5 races in a season. Ben Spies went to WSBK and Maladin retired. It was dark times for sure. MotoAmerica has brought domestic racing back from the brink of extinction. They've done a good job in slowly changing the rules to match up with other national racing series and FIM standards. This will let American racers have a better opportunity to advance to the world stage. In the time that MotoAmerica has come about, we've had multiple MotoGP riders come to race in America (Toni Elias, Loris Baz Danilo Petrucci, Hector Barbera). I still watch every Supersport and Superbike race and the junior classes are thriving. MotoGP has its own problems as the bikes have changed so much that we never see riders come from outside of the junior classes anymore. Most of the blame for that is the insane tire technology and aerodynamic advancements. I do think we may see an opportunity for new riders to join the Moto2 class. This year Moto2 will switch from European-spec Dunlop tires to Pirelli tires. The Dunlops were notorious for providing no feedback to the rider making it hard for riders to adapt. Most riders outside of the GP series come up on race-prepped production bikes. Changing to a race-specific chassis and the Dunlops meant they usually washed out before they had enough time to adapt. By then, they're too old for a modern GP team to invest another handful of years on them adapting to the big bikes. I hope the Pirellis narrow the gap for guys coming up through Supersport and Superbikes. WSBK should be very interesting this year. I think Toprak Razgatliglou is head and shoulders over the other riders in talent but has been working with the underpowered Yamaha. He's moving to the BMW which has some catching up to do, but by all accounts is a rocket. [/QUOTE]
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