Canadian suspension engineer Dale Rathwell, who has worked with the Vance and Hines Yamaha, Yoshimura Suzuki, Muzzy Kawasaki and Harley-Davidson teams in the past as a freelance suspension wizard, was sighted at Daytona.

Rathwell spent last season working for Team Roberts.

Rathwell spent the majority of his time around the Kawasaki garage. Doug Chandler is a big Rathwell fan and wanted him to re-join Muzzy's years ago when Rathwell was without work.