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On the day before the start of the AMAjChevy Trucks U.S. Superbike round at Brainerd International Raceway, the AMA released the
proposed rules changes for the series. By Friday. June 28 the guidelines were the dominant topic of conversation in the pits and not
much of what was said was positive. On the record, team managers,
riders, and crew chiefs were restrained; off the record, they were
unleashed.
"Whoever wrote those rules doesn't know a f--ing thing about
motorcycle racing." one crew chief said. How did the board feel
about the response? No one knew. Not one of the six members of
the Pro Racing Board of Directors showed up at Brainerd.
The crux of the dispute is in the 2003 Superbike technical regulations. The rules are closer to Supersport than Superbike. Allowed
will be 1000cc three- and four-cylinder machines using current
Superblke rules for frames, suspension, wheels, brakes and bodywor1<. The engines can use aftermar1
