AMA superbike rules

sturd wrote:

>>For timed qualifying events in Superbike, a rider's best lap
>>time must be within 108% of the fastest qualifying rider's
>>best lap time in order to pre-qualify for one of the available
>>grid positions in the final. In the support classes, the
>>qualifying limit will be 110%.
>
> Finally! Maybe this will help with the lapper issues.
> Maybe.

It's not that big a change. Only two percent. The 2005 rules are:

"For timed qualifying events, a rider's best lap time must be within
112% (110% in Superbike) of the fastest qualifying rider's best lap
time in order to pre-qualify for one of the available grid positions
in the final."

It should help, but I doubt it changes a whole lot.

-Dirt-
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Chris Cavin claims:

>It's not that big a change. Only two percent.

For a 1:30 lap time, old cutoff was 1:39.0. New cutoff
is 1:37.2. In a 25 lap race that's 45 seconds difference
- half a lap.

Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
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