Yosh Suzukis in the dog house *again*.....

[Speeddog]

"Team finds out later new head tech inspector has and still operates a race tuning business preparing race bikes for customers."

If that's true, that's just unmake the beast with two backsingbelievable. 

[derby]

If that's true, that's just unmake the beast with two backsingbelievable. 

it's true:  http://www.4and6.com/

i thought i mentioned this at the beginning of the season when we were talking about how the new tech inspector wasn't a fan of the factory teams due to his experiences racing against them.

[Speeddog]

I faintly recall you saying that, but I guess I assumed that Rashid wasn't *still* in the business of doing race bikes.

[tufty]

Christ! what a bloody catastrophe.

What sticks in my craw is that they don't even have the balls to treat the whole team equally.

[EvilSteve]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080928h.htm

Mladin: There's Been Some Funny Business
by dean adams
Sunday, September 28, 2008
It's pretty clear that being labeled a cheater is not something Mat Mladin takes lying down. In the post-race press conference at Laguna Seca on Sunday, the race winner and six-time Superbike champ made repeated references to "some funny business" on behalf of DMG regarding his Virginia disqualifications. Mladin said he has hope for the future that what evolves for the 2009 series will be a "fair championship".

Mladin said that no matter what other members of his team have said, that all three of the Suzukis were the same in terms of equipment that day at Virginia.

Asked whether he thinks he will be racing in America next year, Mladin said he had no idea. Asked if he hopes to be riding next year in America, Mladin said that he does.

Mladin's teammate, Ben Spies, agreed, infering that the disqualification of his teammate wasn't just.

Mladin said that he is optimistic about the series developing into what he views as a good rules and class package for 2009.

[derby]

more words:

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=34489

[Grampa]

cranks are like snowflakes

[darylbowden]

In the end, even if what Peter Doyle says is 100% accurate, Yosh was still in the wrong.  They submit parts for homologation each year for the new motorcycle.  The part they submitted didn't match the part that was found in the bike (AT ALL!).  End of story.

Did Mat maybe deserve a fine instead of a DQ?  Maybe.  Does he have a leg to stand on?  Not really.

[gm2]

Did Mat maybe deserve a fine instead of a DQ?  Maybe.  Does he have a leg to stand on?  Not really.

agreed.  but he at least deserved a real hearing.  and someone to actually look at the appeal.  at all.

[EvilSteve]

Normal variances not being taken into account and then selective enforcement using extreme punishments is BS. Not to mention the whole bullshit "appeal" process.

[Jester]

They submit parts for homologation each year for the new motorcycle.  The part they submitted didn't match the part that was found in the bike (AT ALL!).

The cranks are still technically the same though.  Even if they are from a batch two years back, if what PD says is true about the cranks being the same since 05', then regardless if they are cosmetically different, its still the same part.  Its completely open for interpretation I suppose, but they probably could have won the appeal had it actually been read.  It most likely would have resulted in a fine instead of a DQ.