KZ2ZX
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posted March 06, 2004 01:28 PM
 Edited By: KZ2ZX on 6 Mar 2004 13:30
Daytona 200
What was Yates thinking? It's one thing to be competitive - another thing entirely to clip a backmarker. And then to be such a *expletive deleted*.
Bad Bostrom Luck in this race, too. What was the pit crew error - a reversed rotor? What happened to Eric?
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mdzx10r
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posted March 06, 2004 05:23 PM
how about when here drop kicked the back marker, I about fell out of my chair.
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zeta xray
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posted March 06, 2004 09:02 PM
The Ducati team manager said they took a rock in the oil cooler. The same thing happened during testing also.
I admire Yates as a rider but that S**t is unacceptable. It is the responsibility of the overtaking rider to make a clean pass. Obviously Yates did not do that. Then his reaction was over the top. If the AMA has any balls, he should be inline for a stiff fine and a suspension. It has been reported elsewhere that the other rider filed assault charges and police were summoned.
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rubber pants
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posted March 06, 2004 11:49 PM
No excuse for " Rock in the Cooler" As if they don't concern themsefves for that! "That was a catatrophic engine failure to me!" Smoke when backing off is not from an oil cooler prob! Prolly a valve problem or?? Anyone care to argue?
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swft
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posted March 07, 2004 12:08 AM
Ducati streak at Daytona is intact...
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zeta xray
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posted March 07, 2004 06:24 AM
Unlike street bikes which have massive gaps and holes in the bottom of the fairings, Superbike fairings are required to "contain fluids" so that they will cut down on the amount of fluids that wind up on the track. Smoke was visable during acceleration and deceleration which could have been due to oil sloshing around in the fairing and getting on the exhaust. The front exhaust pipe is at the front bottom of the fairing. I know every team wants to put a positive spin on a DNF, but the bike was still pulling hard, in spite of the smoke. Oil was obviously no longer controlled but it wasn't coming out of the exhaust. There was a hole somewhere. No big conspiracy here.
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swft
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posted March 07, 2004 06:31 AM
Yep, no worries, Eric is gonna have a great season!
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rubber pants
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posted March 07, 2004 09:29 AM
What confuses me is that any radiators are very vulnerable to "rocks" etc. if they protect them with special screens like Nascars that would not have put him outta the race. Oh well a lesson to be learned by everyone.
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Andy
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posted March 07, 2004 12:52 PM
How many rocks are on that track and why are they only attracted to the Ducatis?
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zeta xray
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posted March 07, 2004 03:41 PM
Luck. Or bad luck. Me and my riding partners all ride together and I have taken several nuclear powered rocks in the hands, knees, fairing and windshield. Another rider has had 2 radiator punctures. Another has had severe radiator damage but no holes. Just luck.
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