INTERVIEW
WAYNE RAINEY
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that runs performance classes.
Those are our two top classes.
Will the series start as al-
ways at Daytona?
At the moment we are in nego-
tiations with Daytona to start the
season there. Daytona is a dif-
ferent type of race than what we
normally do with MotoAmerica
where we run sprint races. The
history of Daytona is more of an
endurance race. The Superbikes
haven't run there in eight or nine
years [as the Daytona 200] so
there's some different expenses
and things that will be attributed
to the teams that we're looking
into at the moment.
Have the racetracks and
promoters you've talked to
been receptive?
Very much so. We didn't know
what their response was going to
be, but it's been absolutely fan-
tastic. They are ready to go. They
are waiting on us so that's a good
sign. We're working behind the
scenes trying to get as organized
as we can with what our program
is going to be.
The series is North Ameri-
can… does that mean there
will be a round in Canada
eventually? Or right away?
I thought it was important that
we line ourselves up closely with
the FIM and what Dorna does.
Again, it's all about being aligned
with everybody else so we could
be ready and work on our pack-
age to get us closer to the rest of
the world. Having the FIM affilia-
tion and their relationship with the
AMA… they have the FIM North
American and the AMA in Ohio.
And Rob Dingman (the president
of the AMA) is president of that
federation. When you say FIM
North America, that's considered
U.S. and Canada. And, yes, our
sanction allows us to run a race
up in Canada and that is some-
thing we could possibly do. We
have to get up there and look
at the tracks and see if there is
some interest that could work out
for all of us.
Television is viewed as all-im-
portant and I know it's impor-
tant to KRAVE. Where do you
stand on that right now? Is that
the most difficult part of put-
ting this all together for 2015?
Deep discussion:
Rainey chats with
Yamaha's Bob
Starr at the Red
Bull Indianapolis
Grand Prix.
