Mladin finally let's loose about DMG changes!

[Hypnotiq]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/May/080517i7.htm

I was waiting for this to happen. I knew if anyone was going to speak their mind it was going to be Mat. :)

Transcript:
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/May/080517n.htm

With the lovely ending. :)
MLADIN: I won't be riding Daytona Superbike next year.

Not to mention, my 2nd favorite quote of the weekend.
"If I want to live in a dictatorship," Mladin said, "I'll go live in North Korea."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/18/SP5S10OG50.DTL

[Studio819]

Sunday he was asked in the interviews, "If so-and-so with DMG were here right now would you sit down with them and...."

Mat cut him off, I've got a flight to catch

[Bad Dog]

I think he's pissed because it won't be the Mladin/Spies show anymore even though no one has stepped up to challenge them so DMG is doing to dumb the series to make it more user friendly, which I sort of agree with as they have to do something.

[tokin]

Is there video anywhere yet? I'd love to see his face as he's making these comments.

[Luke]

Good riddance to Mladin. Do not know what the DMG will end up doing, but I hope it changes the dominance of Suzuki the last couple years.

[thom2002]

why blame the series for Suzuki and their riders doing a kickass job. Why punish them and progress. If you want to blame anyone for the series being the Suzuki show blame the other manufacturers for not giving their teams enough support.

[Luke]

Suzuki gets things unobtainable for mere mortals.....

[pscook]

Suzuki gets things unobtainable for mere mortals.....

Just like Yamaha and Kawasaki, and to a certain extent Honda. Isn't that the way that it has been for a while now? Didn't Honda run an RC45 that had factory only parts? Where's the righteous indignation for that? Just kidding. About the indignation, anyway.

This has been the Suzuki show due to their consistent improvement and understanding of the "exact" rules. Traction Control? No, it's anti-spin. Yeah, it gets boring. Maybe the 600 Stupor-bike class isn't the exact right way to do it, but change is necessary. But don't blame the Suzuki team for exploiting the rules in their advantage. Blame the other factories for not stepping up and keeping up.

[piper907]

don't blame the Suzuki team. Blame the other factories for not stepping up and keeping up.

...+1

[jkaiser]

But don't blame the Suzuki team for exploiting the rules in their advantage. Blame the other factories for not stepping up and keeping up.

+2

You can't tell me Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Ducati, don't have what it takes to be competitive. As a company they simply haven't made the commitment. That's their fault, not Suzuki's! I think Aprilia should redesign the Mille and commit to dominating this class. It would be great to see another company stand this class on it's ear.

[Luke]

Yes the other factories are not stepping it up, I am just making a poor point as the racing is just boring to watch when you know who will win. If the DMG makes the racing all equal and exciting I am all for it.

[Bad Dog]

why blame the series for Suzuki and their riders doing a kickass job. Why punish them and progress. If you want to blame anyone for the series being the Suzuki show blame the other manufacturers for not giving their teams enough support.

Exactly, Honda decided to pull out and leave American Honda in charge and the riders do the R@D, what kind of shit is that? Ducati bailed after one year, Kawasaki seems to be the only other Factory team closing in. You can mention Jordan but he's a privateer.

Suzuki gets things unobtainable for mere mortals.....

Such as?

But don't blame the Suzuki team for exploiting the rules in their advantage. Blame the other factories for not stepping up and keeping up.

+million, :banana:

[Luke]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/May/080520x9.htm
More on DMGs decision...I am starting to doubt this change. From what i understand it is possible for the manufacturers pull out and run their own series!?!?! Wow this is getting crazy:drool:

[Bad Dog]

Wow, some good idea's and some, :nuts: 21 bikes is very low on the Superbike grid but I don't want 600's as the Superbike class-if he thinks the 1000cc Superbike class is bad, wait for this one, it will be for sure who has the most money. But what do I know.

When the race is over I don't think we need three motorcycles in victory circle; I think we need three riders and maybe two motorcycles. We need the winning bike and the street version of the same side by side. So the connection between what just won and what you can buy is really unmistakable.

WTF??????????

[Hypnotiq]

Yeah, let's screw the other manuf. and not show off their bikes. Let's not show variety on the grid, and that 3 different manuf say ended up on the podium.

[geddyt]

You want to see boring? How about the SuperStock class? Might as well call that the Gixxer Cup. What are there, like, two bikes from other manufacturers in the average grid?

And did you notice another detail from the article? The FX race came down to .067 seconds! THAT'S good racing! And what's an FX bike but a 600 superbike? Why is that Superbike series so successful while the literbikes is boring? Because they're on 600s? Hell no! It's because you have closer relative factory support.

That's not to say that the series should move to 600s. I'm just saying that Honda can build a superbike that wins two straight championships when they actually apply themselves (and they should at the 1000cc class as well). Kawasaki can win two straight Daytona 200s when they put their minds to it. Yamaha is DOMINATING the supersport class.

It's not Suzuki's fault that AMA SB sucks. And it's not DMG's place to "fix it." We need to be pointing the blame at the factories that aren't stepping it up and getting involved to the same level. I mean, look at Honda! Daytona 200 winner DQ'd over an illegal crank! Now THAT'S dedication! I'm not advocating cheating, but is it any wonder that Honda wins in that class now!? They're obviously actually making an EFFORT to push the limits there, as opposed to their slip-shod SB effort.

Mladin has a point: All of these factories have the capabilities of putting essentially the exact same bike on the grid. They're just not doing it. Hell, this year's Honda and Kawasaki bitchslap that Gixxer around the track in every magazine test on the shelf in stock form. Both have robust aftermarket support. Talented trackside engineers and mechanics could have any of those four bikes competitive.

You want to know what's more likely to change AMA SB for the better? New manufacturers getting involved. Wait until the 1200cc 1098 is legal next year. The following year you'll more than likely see an inline BMW with a boatload of cool tech. Possibly a V4 Aprilia around then, too. And once they can meet homologation numbers, what about that Czysz bike?

Suzuki is dominant now, but Matt is right: they're sitting still while others are creeping up. The racing will get better. In the meantime, making the premiere class 600s is as stupid in the American culture as taking all of the best drivers out of NASCAR so they can do some close racing in stock Ford Focuses.