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AMA FX: Attack Kawasaki Repeat Daytona 200 1-2
Written by:
Chris Martin
03/08/2008 - 04:47 PM
Daytona Beach, FL
Attack Kawasaki's Chaz Davies and Steve Rapp (Photo: Brian J Nelson) ยป More Photos
Update: In an even bigger surprise than their 1-2 finish in the last year’s Daytona 200, Attack Kawasaki has just been awarded their second consecutive Daytona 200 1-2.
Race dominator Josh Hayes was disqualified following the post-race inspection, handing the win over Welsh rider Chaz Davies, bumping his teammate, Steve Rapp, up to second, and handing Larry Pegram the final spot on the (retroactively imagined) podium in his first ride on the Ducati 848.
Here's the official word from AMA Pro Racing:
"Josh Hayes Disqualified From Today’s Daytona 200
Josh Hayes was disqualified from today’s Daytona 200 following a customary and mandatory technical inspection of the top three finishers’ motorcycles in the Daytona 200, round one of the AMA Formula Extreme Series.
Upon this inspection, a technical infraction was found. The #1 Erion Racing Honda CBR600RR’s crankshaft was polished, surface treated and metal was removed from it. This is in violation of the 2008 AMA rulebook section 5.4, the text of which can be seen below.
Page 47: Rulebook Section 5.4
5.4 Multi-cylinder liquid cooled engines
The following engine components may not be altered from the originally homologated model except as noted:
b. Homologated crankshaft
1. Bearing surfaces may be polished or surface treated.
In addition, two other motorcycles were randomly picked to undergo technical inspections."
The following is the original race story written before the news of Hayes’ DQ broke:
Two-time AMA Formula Xtreme champion Josh Hayes claimed the last major prize eluding him in the category on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, walking away with the 67th Daytona 200.
While American Honda brought in a couple of ringers in five-time Daytona 200 winner Miguel DuHamel and former World and British Superbike king Neil Hodgson, Attack Kawasaki returned aiming to defend their ’07 200 1-2
Hayes’ riding and his crew’s work on his stops were flawless, while none of his rivals could say the same. As strong as he was on Saturday, it might not have mattered in any event, but certainly there was no way anyone could have hoped to rebound from a mistake and defeat him on this day.
One rider who did look capable of giving Hayes a battle, at least early in the race, was teammate Zemke. The two worked in tandem to break the pursuit of their challengers relatively early, swapping the lead back and forth as they drafted around the famed high banks together.
But just when it looked like they might settle into a 69-lap intersquad war for the checkered flag, Zemke’s hopes were dashed. The Erion crew was unable to get the rear wheel of his CBR600RR affixed during his first stop, forcing the frustrated Californian out of the race and dropping him four laps down before he made his way back into the fray. He persevered, however, and ultimately nabbed 13th place points, taking maximum advantage of the heavy attrition that took place throughout the day.
Meanwhile, DuHamel had an even more trying outing, coming in after the opening lap and switching to his backup bike. After fighting all the way up from 57th to fourth, the Canadian was black-flagged on lap 54 for illegally switching motorcycles (there was some confusion over whether or not a rider could swap to his backup bike at any point in the first three laps or only following a red flag). He finally came in and accepted the decision on lap 58.
Hodgson was the last man with a real shot at beating Hayes, sitting some four seconds back of the lead (everyone else was more than 20 seconds in arrears 2/3s of the way in), but the Briton overshot the chicane on lap 41.
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