SPOILER!!!!!!!Daytona

944Monster · #1 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 07:30 PM

Migeul just crashed HARD on his head!
Pulled in for standard gas/tire service.
Face sheild is hanging off one side and helmet has noticiabley damage but....
Why does he not have to retech?
Why no helmet change?

Another AMA blind eye to the big teams?

Baasinator · #2 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 07:48 PM

Jesus, the AMA is such a joke... real nice the way they handled that pace car situation (unless you are Eric Bostrom or Miguel Duhamel).

And why was Fania flipping off the cameras and the crowd... is he still pissed about getting drop-kicked?

Miguel is a stud.

duckdawg · #3 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 08:32 PM

Miguel is an iron man...

DougS. · #4 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 08:45 PM

dont think the outcome would have been too much different if the pace car got in the correct position. would have given Jake open track in front of him and the guys further back would have had to deal with traffic. either way AMA screwed up pretty bad on that one.also would liked to have seen the Buell do better in the pits just to see how well it really could have done. went from 9th place to out, most likely it wont be doing to many more races. if all the protest go through

**Section8superbike** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 08:59 PM

The 200 was a joke!

The pace car thing made it look like the AMA doesn't have a clue. It's a no wonder our sport is not popular, we look like a bunch of idiots

MNwilly · #6 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Section8superbike

The 200 was a joke!

The pace car thing made it look like the AMA doesn't have a clue. It's a no wonder our sport is not popular, we look like a bunch of idiots

I agree. Don't know if if would have mattered, but

**g-man** · #7 (**permalink**) 03-11-2006, 11:43 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong but the pace car made a huge difference to Duhammel and Bostrom. If the pace car had been in front of Zemke like it was supposed to both guys would have been able to completely close the gap on the leaders prior to getting the green again.

prtfast · #8 (**permalink**) 03-12-2006, 12:23 AM

Miguel is my hero. He held on to the bars until he was completely end over.
Probably saved the bike from flipping by not letting go sooner.

wdavis009 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-12-2006, 07:25 PM

Wow, talk about a boring event. Watched the first 20 minutes and then went out to work on the bike.

Turbo329 · #10 (**permalink**) 03-12-2006, 08:34 PM

I fell asleep on the 200 and woke up right when Freddy Spencer started Yelling that Duhamel had went down. I started watching from that point onward. I am sooooo not a fan of Duhamel.

But I did yell when he did the "Dr. Evil" to the camera. That was funny.

DBDMotorsports01RC51 · #11 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 08:59 PM

I don't care what anyone else thinks.... fan or not....Miguel is the man. Not only did he launch himself into a low level orbit (thanks RockyMT) but he got up and kept racing. He said f all this with a broken windscreen....a broken face sheild....and his bell rung. I wonder what it is like going over 160+ with only one side of your face sheild on.....Miguel....

RI749 · #12 (**permalink**) 03-13-2006, 11:19 PM

I agree. The AMA is so bush league. I haven't seen a track in MotoGP or WSBK with cones on it yet. It looked like a glorified track day.

flippy · #13 (**permalink**) 03-17-2006, 04:06 PM

One more comment about this year's Daytona...

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Mar/060317omo.htm

RVTMAVERICK · #14 (**permalink**) 03-18-2006, 12:59 AM

Plus 1!
Man, I still have to wonder about some of the people that say they don't like him?

He is friggin' Awesome! Acouple of my friends and I, always pull for him, (root for the old man

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[QUOTE=DBDMotorsports01RC51]I don't care what anyone else thinks.... fan or not....Miguel is the man. Not only did he launch himself into a low level orbit (thanks RockyMT) but he got up and kept racing. He said f all this with a broken windscreen....a broken face sheild....and his bell rung. I wonder what it is like going over 160+ with only one side of your face sheild on.....Miguel....