Superbike showdown summary (infineon)

[PandaNin]

The day (Sunday) started around 8:00am with a cloudy sky and hopes for the rain to hold off.  The practices on Friday were cancelled and they got some racing in on Saturday before shutting down due to rain in the afternoon.

The schedule had things getting started at 10 so I figured time to peruse the garages then head to the vendor area.

Matt Mladin's ride

Another of Matt's

Suzuki fun

Ben spies bike (we'll be seeing this one again)

Typical yammerhammer, being worked on

Team Green

Honda was represented as well

Michael Jordan has a racing team now

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[PandaNin]

After picking up posters, etc. it was time to head to the vendor's area

Aprilia

Nice paint job! (Aprilia)

Motarded (aprilia)

This being the Kawasaki Superbike Shootout, big Kawi presence

The George Foreman

Hey! that's not a kawi

Nice....

I like the ZZR600

We came across the Dunlop trailer. Or should I say trailers. Imagine 3 of these next to each other! I tried to find the keys to the truck but couldn't.

I attended the auction and won a long-sleeve T signed by Ben Spies. (No pic)

 

[PandaNin]

Finally it was time to head to the grandstand.  Across the main straight the stunters were doing their thing in a fenced off area.  Gotta say it, they were goooooooood

First up was the Supersport race (600cc)

Then, the superbike race was on.  Weather was closing in and we didn't think they could pull the entire race off before rain started

Matt Mladin comes into the grid

Good news! The rain held off and here's the winner's circle
Spies # 1; Mladin # 2; Duhamel # 3

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[PandaNin]

That's worth seeing again

To make the day complete I ran into the umbrella girls I know (this sample is rated G)

Then, the clouds unzipped and let loose with a torrent of rain.  I only live 15 minutes from the track but in that 15 minutes I managed to get SOAKED.  I didn't carry rain gear to the track.  I was willing to take the risk and lost.

This is just outside the garage after getting home

Overall, a GREAT DAY!  Great bike racing, great vendor area and alot of nice people.  You meet the nicest people on a motorcycle.



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[psycobusa]

great pics man

 

[PandaNin]

Can someone move this? I put it in new owners like a dingbat. Sorry bout that!

 

[GIXERHP]

Nice pics!!!!!

 

[bacharles]

Yeah I watched the races. Tommy Hayden started trying to compete for second against Mladin about halfway through the race, then all-of-a-sudden fell back to 6th or 7th. Yates didn't do too bad by coming back to get a 5th place spot. Pretty cool that out of the top 5 finishers, 3 of them were on Suzukis.

That was a great race and a big congrats goes out to Ben Spies on his record-tying 6 straight wins.

 

[DAZZ]

Nice pics!!!!! Thanks

 

[Nekosohana]

Very cool, I wish I had a track around here like that.