Graves Yamaha's Josh Herrin suspended for Infineon, put on probation by AMA - Sport Rider MagazineDMG: Herrin Suspended For One Event, Team Fined For Daytona Actions
Monday, March 21, 2011
This just in:
AMA Pro Racing Announces Details of Assessed
Penalties and Fine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (March 21, 2011) - AMA Pro Racing announced today that penalties and an accompanying fine have been assessed against Josh Herrin and Graves Motorsports, respectively, as the result of actions during the March 12 Daytona 200, specifically those related to the rider's last-lap approach to start/finish. As per the AMA Pro Road Racing 2011 Rule Book, rules A1.1, A2.1, A2.3.p, and A2.3.u, the details of the penalties and fine are as follows:
Rider penalty: One-event suspension, to be applied at Infineon Raceway Round 2, May 13-15
Rider penalty: Season-long probation, in effect through December 31, 2011, the violation of which shall result in further and more-serious penalties
Team penalty: $7,500 fine, the entire proceeds of which will be applied to the purchase of additional Airfence
Both rider and team were notified of the above details in advance of this release, and the penalties do not prevent them from taking part in the May 2-3 official AMA Pro test at Miller Motorsports Park.
AMA Pro Racing thanks all involved parties for their patience. A copy of the 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing rulebook can be downloaded at http://amaproracing.com/assets/AMAPr...1-Rulebook.pdf
Video for those who don't know:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYax09u5Bdk&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - 2011 Daytona 200 Last Lap[/ame]
My opinion that you don't care about:
That's just stupid, accidents happen especially at the last lap where everyone is fighting for positions. When you're riding so close like that with elbows out an accident is sure to happen.