There's a surprise...

 http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article2931

Didn't expect that, I really thought the days of the Laguna GP might
be numbered, given the Indy encroachment and the support class thing
and remaining Euro-grumblings about safety. I guess it shows Dorna is
determined to make a permanent beachhead of some magnitude here, which
is a Very Good Thing given that we won't have our own professional
series much longer. At least that development should make it easier
for Laguna to bring in industry sponsors - the Red Bull - Kawasaki -
Suzuki - Honda - Yamaha US Grand Prix...

Which is another issue - will Laguna run semi-pro classes from that
national club championship or will they go for the GP support classes?
I have almost no interest in 125, but I'd sure like to see that new
600-based middle class once they get that up and running.

Now all we need is WSB at Barber or New Jersey...

 Mark N points to:


Why not again?  As many merikans as any nationality racing,
biggest bike market in the world, biggest economy in the
world.  Of course they want more here, not just a replacement.

And 125's are more entertaining than FX, stuporBike, and
Superstock put together.


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.

 sturd wrote:


Well, Mike, based on your "clueless" comment elsewhere on the AMA/DMG
matter, I'm guessing you're one of the folks who's fully on the
"entertainment" bandwagon...

 
Oh, the wise one, please tell these unwashed masses before you why it
is that we should not like 125 GP racing.  Do share your infinite
wisdom with the lowly ones...

 Alexey wrote:

I don't care if anyone else likes 125s or not, I don't that much, but
that doesn't mean anyone else should feel that way. To each his own.

No, what I was talking about is what everyone seems to say is so great
about 125s, that the racing is so close and there's lots of passing and
you just don't know who's going to win until the end. I really don't
ever see anything more substantial about 125 racing. And that's exactly
what DMG is shooting for with dsb, isn't it, which is what a lot of
folks are talking about, racing not just as racing, but rather racing as
"entertainment", appealing to a broader audience. I was just suggesting
that there may be a connection between the people who like 125s and the
people who aren't so opposed to what NASBike is doing. People like Mike
and Howard and...

Me, I like my racing a bit more meaty than that. I found something in
Ryder's column at Soup on Friday that says a lot: "One thing did
surprise him: 'I thought I was young 'till I saw those little kids on
125s'. He knows he's got to get here full-time and quickly."

Now if you need me to explain that one, just ask...