WorldSBK at MMP – The Dumb and the Awesome
WorldSBK made it’s only North American stop last weekend at Miller Motorsports Park (MMP). I think it goes without saying that I was in attendance to witness the Awesome. And also the Dumb. Unfortunately I don’t think WorldSBK can come to Utah without some Dumb included in there. So without further adieu, the Dumb and the Awesome of WorldSBK at MMP:
- AWESOME – The track. To say that this facility is world-class is, I think, an understatement. It is not only the best road course in North America, it is probably one of the very best in the world.
- DUMB – Utah people who do not attend. These same people think that BYU is a national-championship-caliber football team every single year but don’t even care to come to the track to watch the best superbike racers in the entire world compete.
- AWESOME – Great attendance from out of state. I met really cool people from California, Minnesota, and even sat next to some guys who spoke German. Thanks for coming, and I hope to see you again next year!
- DUMB – The family that sat next to me who painted BYU logos on their kids faces before they came to the track. Yes, really. What the freak? Stop it – you guys are embarrassing me!
- AWESOME – Ben Spies winning a world-record seventh pole in a row in his rookie season, and then taking the double at home. In his rookie season, Spies has yet to NOT win pole. Incredible.
- DUMB – Not having any racing of any consequence on Saturday. Help me out here, people.
- AWESOME – Watching motorcycles fly by your face at 200 mph. You don’t realize how fast this is until you watch it. I realize you think you know. You don’t.
- DUMB – No AMA presence. I heard they pulled out of going to MMP at the last minute because they heard they would not be the headlining act. Uh, AMA? You would never be a headlining act over WorldSBK at any facility – but especially not since the freaking stupid DMG started turning it into “NASBike” (and a big shout-out to the guy from Minnesota that gave me this term, I love it). So the AMA (DMG?) refuses to race at the best track on the circuit because WorldSBK is there the same week? L-A-M-E. Although, this is what we’ve come to expect from the new NASBike. I mean, nothing else they’ve done so far makes any sense – it only stands to reason then that they’d also choose to not race at MMP, which also makes no sense.
- AWESOME – Walking through the pits and talking to the mechanics as they are making repairs to factory World Supersport bikes.
- DUMB – Waiting fifteen minutes for the shuttle to take me from the Tooele Grandstand around the track to the paddock. I could almost walk that far in that much time, and that’s saying something, because it is a long, long way around.
- AWESOME – A killer vendor area with a really strong showing by BMW, Aprilia, and Ducati as well as Honda and Yamaha. European sportbikes are TO DIE FOR.
DUMB – Ducati bikini girls. I didn’t even notice them at all, but for the record I think they are really, really dumb, and not good-looking at all, and they absolutely do not make me want to visit the Ducati tent or buy an awesome new Ducati 1098 R Baylisss Limited Edition, in case my wife reads my blog.
