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New
Look
for
64th
Running
of
Daytona
200
AMA
Pro
Racing
press
release
Duhamel
takes
another
shot
at
Russell’s
record
Racing
fans
at
Bike
Week
2005
will
not
only
have
the
opportunity
to
see
history
in
the
making
when
Formula
Xtreme
bikes
run
in
the
64th
Daytona
200
on
Saturday,
March
12,
the
race
will
also
be
held
on
a
newly
reconfigured
course.
With
the
new
bikes
and
new
track
this
is
one
of
the
most
unpredictable
Daytona
200
events
in
years.
However,
one
thing
that
is
for
sure
is
that
Honda’s
Miguel
Duhamel
will
make
another
assault
on
“Mr.
Daytona”,
Scott
Russell’s,
record
of
five
wins
in
the
Daytona
200.
Duhamel
came
up
just
short
last
year,
finishing
third
in
the
historic
race.
This
year
provides
a
unique
opportunity
for
Duhamel.
For
the
first
time
since
1985
the
style
of
bikes
has
changed
from
AMA
Superbikes
to
AMA
Formula
Xtreme
machines.
Duhamel
is
the
defending
Lockhart
Phillips
USA
Formula
Xtreme
Champion.
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The
new
track
design
excludes
NASCAR
Turns
1
and
2
and
will
shorten
the
course
to
2.95
miles.
The
previous
length
of
the
motorcycle
course
was
3.56
miles.
The
Daytona
200
will
now
be
68
laps
instead
of
57.
It’s
the
sixth
time
the
track
has
been
changed
since
the
race
moved
from
the
beach
to
Daytona
International
Speedway
in
1961.
The
new
circuit
received
favorable
reviews
from
most
of
the
riders
participating
in
off-season
tire
testing.
Duhamel,
who
begins
his
16th
season
of
AMA
professional
racing,
feels
the
new
track
will
be
even
more
challenging
for
the
riders
in
the
200.
“The
Formula
Xtreme
bikes
may
not
be
as
tough
to
handle
as
a
Superbike,
but
I
think
Daytona’s
new
configuration
is
going
to
be
more
physically
demanding,”
said
the
seven-time
AMA
road
racing
champion.
“With
the
old
track
you
had
some
time
to
rest
on
the
banking.
The
new
section
is
tight
and
twisty
and
is
going
to
demand
a
lot
of
attention.
To
race
200
miles
without
making
errors
is
going
to
take
a
lot
of
concentration
and
stamina.”
Duhamel
won
the
Daytona
200
in
his
first
appearance
in
1991
and
then
went
on
to
victories
in
1996,
1999
and
2003.
A
victory
this
year
would
tie
Duhamel
with
Scott
Russell
for
the
record
for
the
most
Daytona
200
wins.
Russell,
who
is
now
retired
from
racing,
won
his
fifth
Daytona
200
in
1998.
"To
tie
Scott’s
record
would
be
really
special
for
me,”
Duhamel
said.
“He
was
so
comfortable
at
Daytona
and
just
made
it
his
home.
I’ve
had
a
tougher
relationship
with
the
track
at
times,
but
that’s
Daytona,
it
can
make
you
look
like
a
chump
or
a
hero.
Hopefully
I’ll
stick
around
long
enough
to
tie
and
maybe
break
the
all-time
win
record.”
Duhamel’s
toughest
competition
could
come
from
Honda
teammate
Jake
Zemke
and
Erion
Honda’s
Kurtis
Roberts.
Zemke
was
runner-up
to
Duhamel
in
the
Formula
Xtreme
Series
last
season.
Roberts
is
a
two-time
former
champion
of
the
series.
If
Roberts
manages
to
win
the
200
it
would
be
only
the
second
time
in
the
history
of
the
Daytona
200
that
a
father-son
combination
won
America’s
top
motorcycle
race.
Roberts’
father
Kenny
Roberts
was
a
three-time
winner
of
the
200.
Floyd
Emde,
the
1948
winner
and
Don
Emde,
winner
in
1972,
are
the
only
father
and
son
to
win
the
race
so
far.
One
of
the
most
intriguing
subplots
in
this
year’s
Daytona
200
is
the
possibility
that
an
American-made
motorcycle
has
an
opportunity
to
win
the
race
for
the
first
time
since
Cal
Rayborn
rode
a
Harley-Davidson
to
victory
in
1969.
Buell
will
be
represented
by
Shawn
Higbee
on
the
XB12R
Lightning.
Higbee
is
a
veteran
road
racer
and
is
excited
about
racing
in
the
200
once
again.
"Over
the
years,
I
have
had
the
chance
to
work
with
several
great
teams,”
Higbee
said.
“Now,
I
have
the
goal
to
bring
together
the
best
aspects
of
each
of
them
into
one
cohesive
unit.
All
of
this
hard
work
has
really
motivated
me
toward
Daytona.
I
am
really
excited
about
the
coming
season."
Buell’s
only
previous
appearance
in
the
Daytona
200
was
in
1984
when
Georgian
ace
racer
Doug
Brauneck
raced
the
Daytona
200
on
the
Harley-Davidson-powered
machine.
Ten
years
ago
Kawasaki
was
the
bike
to
beat
in
the
Daytona
200,
but
Team
Green
hasn’t
won
the
race
since
1995.
This
year
the
team
will
rely
on
Attack
Kawasaki
with
Ben
Attard.
This
will
be
the
up-and-coming
Australian’s
first
appearance
in
the
200
and
he
hopes
to
follow
in
footsteps
of
countryman
Mat
Mladin
and
become
only
the
second
Aussie
native
to
win
the
race.
Attack’s
Josh
Hayes
is
rumored
to
be
an
entry
for
the
200
as
well.
Hayes
came
straight
out
of
the
club-racing
ranks
to
win
the
AMA
750
Supersport
race
at
Daytona
in
1999.
Perhaps
Suzuki’s
biggest
hope
to
defend
its
Daytona
200
victory
with
Mat
Mladin
last
year
is
Team
M4
EMGO
Suzuki’s
Vincent
Haskovec.
Haskovec
finished
third
in
the
2004
AMA
Formula
Xtreme
Championship
with
one
pole
position,
three
podium
finishes,
and
a
best
race
finish
of
second
place.
Haskovec
is
a
native
of
the
Czech
Republic.
The
64th
Daytona
200
will
be
shown
live
on
Speed
Channel
starting
at
approximately
8:00
a.m.
on
Saturday,
March
12,
with
the
pre-race
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