gixxie750 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Hell YES!!!! Going to race it again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 not sure we will be there this year since we are going to Indy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Good news for sure. Will definitely be going again this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Confirmed dates for 2013."Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has been a well-deserved mainstay on the American road racing scene since 1962, and the legendary asphalt has seen some of the most exciting road racing action in the country. The weekend of July 12-14, 2013 does not intend to be the exception as the series heads back to Lexington, Ohio for the 31st time to take on the 2.4-mile, 15-turn natural terrain road course for another set of exciting shootouts."This is a win for everybody that loves racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habi Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Mid-O posted it on FB Friday. I WILL make it up this year. Seems like something always comes up that weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I WILL make it up this year. Seems like something always comes up that weekend.^^^Goes for me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephasGT Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Just keep hoping it doesn't rain, because if it does, it'll be the last time the AMA goes there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBWalker Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 the fiasco at mid-ohio, the 2006 superbike championship shootout, was enough for me. i havent been back since. mid-ohio total disregard for mc racer safety was borderline criminal. which is why heads rolled and the DMG took over. still not that much better than what it was. which is probably why mid-ohio may be dropped from the schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 the fiasco at mid-ohio, the 2006 superbike championship shootout, was enough for me. i havent been back since. mid-ohio total disregard for mc racer safety was borderline criminal. which is why heads rolled and the DMG took over. still not that much better than what it was. which is probably why mid-ohio may be dropped from the schedule.Uh, wow... So, you think what was done that event was due to Mid-O being malicious and such? Really???Dude, you have some really skewed facts and seeing if you haven't been there since 2006, you have missed what both the AMA and Mid-O have done in the last 7 years.Christ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 whatever dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Uh, wow... So, you think what was done that event was due to Mid-O being malicious and such? Really???Dude, you have some really skewed facts and seeing if you haven't been there since 2006, you have missed what both the AMA and Mid-O have done in the last 7 years.Christ...:werd: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephasGT Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 He may not have noticed that both the AMA and MO have changed leadership since then... I've had my beefs with MO, but I really think the last couple years they've been trying to make things better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 When you guys hate on MO keep this in mind, they are a business. A business needs to be profitable or it ceases to be in business. To be profitable they have to focus on their margins in order of biggest to smallest and try to keep all aspects happy in the process while still placing the biggest focus on the biggest money maker. MO money maker is cars period. Indy and Lemans put more money in the bank there than all other events combined so they of course are going to make sure the track surface is to their liking not bikes. Even with track days combined with Superbike and Vintage the money bikes bring in pales in comparison to cars. Then factor in the single most expensive event as far as repairs, security and grounds damage/vandalism is Superbike and that takes away a good bit of the bottom line that bikes bring. They have a business to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephasGT Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Yeah, I get all that, but I also get that a big reason the Superbike event doesn't draw the coin it should has to do with their promotion of the event. I know it may not be the case lately, but for years, the attitude of the owners/staff there was, "we're holding a race, people will show up." It's taken them half a decade of dismal attendance to see the error in that logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 It's not the tracks job to promote the event. The series has promo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephasGT Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Untrue. The series selects the venue, and promotion of the event lies with the venue. Always been that way, so far as I know. See the whole debacle with VIR/Big Kahuna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidersDiscount Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 The track is responsible for promotion. They have the option of bringing in M1 Powersports if they'd like, which personally I feel should take over promotions for the entire calendar with the success of the Big Kahuna rounds this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephasGT Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I'm not saying that's necessarily how it should be, but that's how it is. I'd like to see the AMA at least take on some of the national-level promotion responsibilities, but I don't know what their financials look like to know if that's even feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 The track is responsible for promotion. They have the option of bringing in M1 Powersports if they'd like, which personally I feel should take over promotions for the entire calendar with the success of the Big Kahuna rounds this year.Submit that via the MO website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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