Yonkyo wrote:Those essentially stock HP2's did very well to finish 5th & 6th at Daytona. Even if they were racing against 600cc fours. Still they beat all the other twins though.

Not quite, an 848 Duc finished 4th (or 3rd if Josh Hayes was in fact disqualified)
Pos. Rider Team Bike
1 Josh Hayes Erion Honda Honda CBR600RR
2 Chaz Davies Attack Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R
3 Steve Rapp Attack Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R
4 Larry Pegram Pegram Racing Ducati 848
5 Martin Cardenas M4 EMGO Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600
6 Richard Cooper BMW HP2
7 Brian Parriott San Jose BMW BMW HP2
8 Bobby Fong Safety First Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600
9 Bostjan Skubic Yamaha YZF-R6
10 Steve Atlas Honda CBR600RR
11 Fernando Amantini Kawasaki ZX-6R
12 David Anthony Suzuki GSX-R600
13 Jake Zemke Erion Honda Honda CBR600RR
14 Rob Frost Honda CBR600RR
15 Taylor Knapp Ray C's Extreme Kawasaki ZX-6R
16 Jonas McCluskey Yamaha YZF-R6
17 Robert McLendon Triumph Daytona 675
18 Bostjan Pintar Yamaha YZF-R6
19 Eric Wood Ducati 848
20 Barrett Long Longevity Racing Ducati 848
If enough is enough and more is better than too much should be just about right.