While Daytona Motorsports Group has not yet confirmed or released plans to offer a third Superbike class in 2009 named "Factory Superbike" American Honda doesn't seem terribly interested in it.

Asked to comment on a AMA/DMG class which would include a class with FIM World Superbike technical rules and without a spec tire of fule requirement, American Honda Senior Vice-President Ray Blank stated, "Looking at the current state of affairs and how much needs to be accomplished, and the current status of teams, promoters, plans, contracts and budgets, I think we need to take a new tack."

"My concept requires that we move World Superbike rules and regs down a notch to allow a wider field and some economies. I think all concerned would like that. Then, hopefully, British Superbike and Japanese Superbike adopt these. Then we have our global rule platform. How long will it take to get this agreement with the alphabet soup of organizations (WSB, MSMA, FIM, etc.)? Longer than we can draw out this thing for the parties above."

Blank's solution is this: "Propose that 2009 stays unchanged. Use now thru next year to accomplish the new concept global program. Get everyone on the same page. We need to do this right."