The U.S. factory Yoshimura Suzuki squad must be in shock today, as their No. 1 star rider Mat Mladin has been disqualified from his two wins at Virginia International Raceway last weekend.
Post-race tear-down indicated a possible question about the engine’s crankshaft; Suzuki eagerly provided a couple of stock cranks for comparison, and yesterday (August 21), the announcement came that the race crank is illegal and Mladin’s victories are washed out.
Now, to say the least I’m no tech guru, but after Josh Hayes was disqualified from winning the Daytona 200 on a factory Honda (for a crankshaft violation), and Suzuki’s main man in the U.S. Mladin has now been hit with a similar penalty for the same reason, one has to wonder about the quality and interpretation of the rules.
I, personally, simply do not believe that either Honda or Suzuki would knowingly cheat on something as obvious as modifying crankshafts. The embarrassment potential simply far outweighs the chance of victory.
Something smells, and I don’t think it’s the teams’ bike preparation.
This now gives Mladin’s team-mate Ben Spies a huge — in fact, insurmountable — points advantage heading into the last race of the season at Laguna Seca, California, September 28.
Hey,
i m sale Men`s & Women`s Motorbike cowhide Leather Jacket.
very lowest price rate..
please contact me if you like to buy Motorbike leather jacket.
visit my website http://www.YourAsk.tk
Best Regards
Abrar Ali 🙂
There’s also a doubleheader at Road Atlanta next weekend.
If you can’t beat’em disqualify em!
Jeez, larry, you probably believe all those track athletes who say they had no idea their supplements had steroids.
How’s this sound – use a stock crankshaft? Problem solved.
MM
Q: Are the motors in #1 and #6 bikes the same?