Quote Originally Posted by Jim 'smooth' Brewer View Post
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Reasoning -

  • There hasn't been and are no "heavyweight only" bikes in the MRA (except for Cindy's) so the classes are duplicates of Middleweight.
  • There are enough entries in the heavyweight races to warrant keeping them
  • Designating these classes as "middleweight" is just acknowledging reality
  • Making them amateur classes will expand trophy and contingency opportunities


Historical discussion can be found at http://forums.mra-racing.org/showthr...cussion-thread
The smaller Panigales (899 and 959) exceed the displacement limits for middleweight/GTU classes and we usually compete in Heavyweight classes. If we are doing away with Heavyweight, I think we should add them to the middleweight divisions. The 959 generates ~20HP more than a Daytona 675 or Kawi 636. Moving up to open puts them with a 50+HP deficit.