DMG and AMA Pro

Below is their outline for the future of Road Racing.

IMO, road racing will be a working model of how they approach all racing.

So while this is "not moto" it is motorcycle racing and it does offer a glimpse into the mindset of DMG and how they view the future of racing.


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From CycleNews.com


The Daytona Motorsports Group outlined its plans for the AMA Road Racing Championship for 2009 and beyond in a meeting held with the teams this afternoon at the Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama - with the plan based on three major classes and a fourth spec-class.


The three classes will be Daytona Superbike, Literbike and Moto-ST, though it is not totally clear which class will be the headliner. The Daytona Superbike class, which will feature “two-cylinder, three-cylinder, and four-cylinder machines of similar performance,” will be run on both Saturday and Sunday, leading us to believe that it will be the featured event on the weekend.


According to the information shown to the teams, Daytona Superbikes will feature: 1. Homologated and available motorcycles; 2. Middleweight performance horsepower limits; 3. Targeted and specified power-to-weight ratio (combined rider and machine weights); 4. A single tire manufacturer; 5. A single fuel supplier; 6. Regular ECU (the black box) exchanges; and 7. Homologated, available, affordable aftermarket components only.


According to DMG, Daytona Superbikes will feature eligible motorcycles from 10 brands: Aprilia, BMW, Buell, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha.


Literbike will feature the following: 1. Manufacturer homologated motorcycles; 2. Industry/AMA developed rules for 2009 and 2010; 3. Single tire supplier; 4. Single fuel supplier; 5. Specified minimum participation level required to maintain eligibility; 6. Maximum participation level specified; 7. Professional riders.


What DMG calls a “Master or Class 1 license” is mandatory for both Daytona Superbike and Literbike.


Moto-ST will feature three classes run simultaneously with a spec tire and spec fuel rule, and all bikes will be twins - with two-man teams. Riders in Moto-ST are required to have what DMG calls a Class 1 or 2 license for the Super Sport Twins class (120 horsepower/400 pounds), while a Class 3 license is required for the Grand Sport Twins (90 horsepower/380 pounds) and the Super Sport Twins class (75 horsepower/360 pounds).


The events themselves will consist of three days. Fridays will be move-in day and will also feature a one-hour practice for Daytona Superbikes, a one-hour Literbike practice and a two-hour Moto-ST practice; Saturday will have practice and qualifying for all classes, the first of two Daytona Superbike races and a 250-mile Moto-ST race; Sunday will feature warm-up practice for Daytona Superbikes and the Rookies Cup (what DMG is currently calling its spec class), the second of two Daytona Superbike races, the Rookies Cup race and the Literbike race.


Other details released today include the fact that two-way radio systems will be mandatory; rolling starts will be used when appropriate and there will be “transparent rules enforcement.”


Stay tuned for more details to come…