Neil Hodgson (Honda) takes pole position for the Daytona 200 race this weekend.
For those of us who like our bikes with less cylinders and more growl, nice to see the Australian Irving Vincent developed by Ken Homer of KHequipment took a win and a third in the Battle of the Twins races.
Anyone know how 'our' Ago got on?

HI all,

WELL WE HAD A VERY POSITIVE START AT ROEBLING ROAD LAST THURSDAY WEEK WHERE I FINISHED A FINE 5TH ABOARD GOLD STAR RON,S 1960 BSA GOLD STAR MANX IN VERY GOOD COMPANY. MESSERS: ROPER, MOONEY, JOYCE AND J CRONSHAW. THEN IT WAS ON TO DAYTONA LAST MONDAY WHERE WHILE RUNNING IN A VERY POSITIVE 4TH PLACE WE HAD A BATTERY FAILURE COSTING ME A POSSIBLE 3RD AS I WAS CATCHING ROPER AT THE TIME, BUT THE ORGANISERS CREDITED ME WITH 11TH OUT OF 18 SO I WAS VERY HAPPY . AS FOR TUESDAY ALTHOUGH I DIDNT MAKE AS GOOD A START I MANAGED TO BRING THE GOLD STAR HOME IN 9TH PLACE SO IN A FACT I DID WHAT I SET OUT TO DO A TOP TEN AT DAYTONA ON MY FIRST VISIT. IM OFF TO WILLOW SPRINGS ON 10TH OF APRIL FOR THE NEXT 2 ROUNDS OF THE ARHMA PREMIER 500 CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MY WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH THE DAYTONA RESULTS ALL THE BEST IRISH AGO.....

Daytona 200 By Honda and Opening Round Of AMA Superbike Results
67th Daytona 200 By Honda
At Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.

1. Josh Hayes, Honda, 69 Laps
2. Chaz Davies, Kawasaki, 69
3. Steve Rapp, Kawasaki, 69
4. Larry Pegram, Ducati, 68
5. Martin Cardenas, Suzuki, 68
6. Richard Cooper, BMW, 67
7. Brian Parriott, BMW, 67
8. Bobby Fong, Suzuki, 67
9. Bostjan Skubic, Yamaha, 67
10. Steve Atlas, Honda, 66
11. Fernando Amantini, Kawasaki, 66
12. David Anthony, Suzuki, 66
13. Jake Zemke, Honda, 66
14. Rob Frost, Honda, 66
15. Taylor Knapp, Kawasaki, 66
16. Jonas McCluskey, Yamaha, 66
17. Robert McLendon, Triumph, 66
18. Bostjan Pintar, Yamaha, 65
19. Eric Wood, Ducati, 65
20. Barrett Long, Ducati, 65
21. Nicky Moore, Kawasaki, 65
22. Ricky Orlando, Kawasaki, 65
23. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 65
24. Tristan Palmer, Suzuki, 65
25. Andy Galindo, Triumph, 65
26. Keith Marshall, Suzuki, 65
27. Lance Yeager, Yamaha, 65
28. Dan Ortega, Yamaha, 65
29. Scotty Van Hawk, Yamaha, 65
30. Jeffrey Purk, Yamaha, 64
31. Johnny Rock Page, Yamaha, 64
32. Anthony Fania, Yamaha, 64
33. Daniel Parkerson, Kawasaki, 64
34. Dirk Sanchez, Suzuki, 64
35. Eduard Alberts, Honda, 64
36. Craig Montgomery, Yamaha, 64
37. Mark McCormick, Yamaha, 64
38. Kyle Keesee, Yamaha, 64
39. Neil Hodgson, Honda, 63
40. John Orchard, Yamaha, 63
41. James Digiandomenico, Yamaha, 63
42. Matthew Layt, Honda, 63
43. Gary Cain, Yamaha, 63
44. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 63
45. Arnold E. Hastings, Ducati, 62
46. Eric Erling Haugo, Yamaha, 62
47. Chris L. Siebenhaar, Suzuki, 62
48. Aaron Gobert, Honda, 61
49. Chad R. Lewin, Honda, 61
50. Scott Ryan, Kawasaki, 60
51. Rodney Vest, Suzuki, 57
52. Chase Vivion, Yamaha, 56
53. Charles W. Sipp, Buell, 39
54. Tyler McDonald, Yamaha, 37
55. Blake Kelly, Honda, 18
56. Shane C. Narbonne, Triumph, 18
57. Scott Decker, Suzuki, 18
58. John Ashmead, Kawasaki, 16
59. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 10
60. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, 4
61. David L. McPherson, Yamaha, 4
62. Joshua Day, Yamaha, 4
63. Gabor Rizmayer, Suzuki, 4
64. K. Mark Crozier, Triumph, 4
65. Garrett D. Carter, Suzuki, 2
66. Tony Meiring, Yamaha, 2
67. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1
68. Rico Penzkofer, BMW, DNS
69. Nate H. Kern, BMW, DNS

Race Statistics:
Time Of Race: 2:01:31.342
Margin of Victory: 32.762
Winner's Average Speed: 98.8 mph
Laps Led: Hayes 53; Zemke 12; Pegram 2; Hodgson 1; Davies 1.



AMA Superbike Results
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 15
2. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 15
3. Jason Disalvo, Yamaha, 15
4. Tommy Hayden, Suzuki, 15
5. Jamie Hacking, Kawasaki, 15
6. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 15
7. Neil Hodgson, Honda, 15
8. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 15
9. Blake Young, Suzuki, 15
10. Geoff May, Suzuki, 15
11. Akira Yanagawa, Kawasaki, 15
12. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 15
13. Chris Peris, Suzuki, 15
14. Matt Lynn, Honda, 15
15. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 15
16. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, 15
17. Ben Thompson, Suzuki, 15
18. Brian McCormick, Suzuki, 15
19. Horst Saiger, Suzuki, 15
20. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 14
21. Santiago Villa, Suzuki, 14
22. Keith Marshall, Suzuki, 14
23. James McBride, Suzuki, 14
24. Johnny Rock Page, Yamaha, 14
25. Eric Bostrom, Yamaha, 10
26. Scott Russell, Yamaha, DNS
27. Robertino Pietri, Suzuki, DNS

Looks like we might have a British Winner in the form of Chaz

Former - and perhaps future - grand prix rider Chaz Davies looks to have become the first ever British rider to win the prestigious Daytona 200 AMA race after Josh Hayes, who crossed the line first, was disqualified for illegal crankshaft modifications.

Taken form http://www.crash.net

Fabulous pics, many thanks for sharing them. alf

Who took the photos ?

Really good.

Irish Ago in action at Daytona. Photo courtesy of Ian Kerr

The Irving Vincent. Photo by Ian Kerr