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If you watched the 2009 Daytona 200, you probably enjoyed the close racing action, spills and thrills. But you may have a few questions and concerns about the safety of the racers and fairness of the class structure. Track illumination lights conked out, riders went down to avoid the “safety” car that was out on track during the yellow flag periods, and Danny Eslick on his Buell – with a 525cc displacement advantage over the 600cc Inline Four competition – had no trouble pulling the big-bucks factory-prepped Yamaha YZF-R6 racebike of winner Ben Bostrom and the Suzuki GSX-R600 of second-place finisher Jason DiSalvo. Eslick’s bike later lost ground when fairing repairs necessitated an extended pitstop…. Details
Former AMA Supercross champion turned TV analyst Jeff Emig can hardly wait to get to work these days.
“It’s something special,†said Emig, who works the booth for CBS and Speed. “You’ve got a world-class battle going on for the championship between two of the greatest riders of all time. It’s just plain fun.â€
Last year’s champion Chad Reed leads the 2007 series winner James Stewart by just 11 points heading into a Saturday night race at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
But the competition is a lot closer than just a few points …Â Details