Good post by Atreiu at 14:24.
I think Rossi will stay at Yamaha and I hope Stoner goes to Honda so we can see how good he is on a non Ducati, it might be that after honing himself on the Ducati the Honda is a piece of piss to ride and he just walks off with it. At least it will give us some comparison.
If he does go then who will replace him? Logically you might say swap with Pedrosa, but I actually don't think Dani is that keen to muscle the Ducati around so would only go if he didn't have his contract renewed. If it is renewed, and that depends on this years performances, then maybe Dovi goes and he goes to Ducati .. Italian rider on Italian bike and Dovi is a bit bigger than Dani, more Hayden size which might assist him and the team more than a big and a little guy to get a bike to work for.
Then of course there is Lorenzo, perhaps he will be enticed by some megabucks. That would mean Dovi would go to Yamaha and Rossi would like that more than Lorenzo! But then Spies may continue to impress this year and join Rossi.
We had this last year and it all stayed the same though. Just for interest sake rather than chance of happening I'd like to see
Yamaha => Rossi/Spies
Honda => Stoner/ Pedrosa
Ducati => Lorenzo / Hayden
I doubt it will be like that though. You'd have to be mad to bet on anything at this stage.
Andy
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QUOTE (giddyup409 @ May 13 2010, 12:35) 
don't think pedrosa or lorenzo want to go to ducati either
Thats what I think is gonna hold up the entire 'huge mix-up' that we could potentially see.
Who on earth would think its a good career move to go to Ducati at this point? Every rider thats gone there the past few years have been humiliated.
Big question is: is Nicky's recent turn to form more of a case of the bike becoming more rideable, or just plain hard work from last year paying off? I think we haven't seen enough yet to really say, and I think it could be a large factor in what happens.
QUOTE (Seanspeed @ May 14 2010, 10:57)
Thats what I think is gonna hold up the entire 'huge mix-up' that we could potentially see.
Who on earth would think its a good career move to go to Ducati at this point? Every rider thats gone there the past few years have been humiliated.
Who on earth would think its a good career move to go to Ducati at this point? Every rider thats gone there the past few years have been humiliated.
Yes but someone might end up being forced to either move there, or end up in a midfield/backmarker bike. All it takes for it to happen is for the Stoner-Honda move to be confirmed and then Yamaha to decide to take only 1 of their current superstars, promoting Spies. The other Yamaha superstar will have to move to Ducati...
If Rossi/Lorenzo doesn't take it then the backup plan for them will have to be Dovizioso I guess?
QUOTE (AndyW35 @ May 14 2010, 07:53)
Good post by Atreiu at 14:24.
I think Rossi will stay at Yamaha and I hope Stoner goes to Honda so we can see how good he is on a non Ducati, it might be that after honing himself on the Ducati the Honda is a piece of piss to ride and he just walks off with it. At least it will give us some comparison.
If he does go then who will replace him? Logically you might say swap with Pedrosa, but I actually don't think Dani is that keen to muscle the Ducati around so would only go if he didn't have his contract renewed. If it is renewed, and that depends on this years performances, then maybe Dovi goes and he goes to Ducati .. Italian rider on Italian bike and Dovi is a bit bigger than Dani, more Hayden size which might assist him and the team more than a big and a little guy to get a bike to work for.
Then of course there is Lorenzo, perhaps he will be enticed by some megabucks. That would mean Dovi would go to Yamaha and Rossi would like that more than Lorenzo! But then Spies may continue to impress this year and join Rossi.
We had this last year and it all stayed the same though. Just for interest sake rather than chance of happening I'd like to see
Yamaha => Rossi/Spies
Honda => Stoner/ Pedrosa
Ducati => Lorenzo / Hayden
I doubt it will be like that though. You'd have to be mad to bet on anything at this stage.
Andy
I think Rossi will stay at Yamaha and I hope Stoner goes to Honda so we can see how good he is on a non Ducati, it might be that after honing himself on the Ducati the Honda is a piece of piss to ride and he just walks off with it. At least it will give us some comparison.
If he does go then who will replace him? Logically you might say swap with Pedrosa, but I actually don't think Dani is that keen to muscle the Ducati around so would only go if he didn't have his contract renewed. If it is renewed, and that depends on this years performances, then maybe Dovi goes and he goes to Ducati .. Italian rider on Italian bike and Dovi is a bit bigger than Dani, more Hayden size which might assist him and the team more than a big and a little guy to get a bike to work for.
Then of course there is Lorenzo, perhaps he will be enticed by some megabucks. That would mean Dovi would go to Yamaha and Rossi would like that more than Lorenzo! But then Spies may continue to impress this year and join Rossi.
We had this last year and it all stayed the same though. Just for interest sake rather than chance of happening I'd like to see
Yamaha => Rossi/Spies
Honda => Stoner/ Pedrosa
Ducati => Lorenzo / Hayden
I doubt it will be like that though. You'd have to be mad to bet on anything at this stage.
Andy
Top Post!
As you say anything can happen - but I think Lorenzo and Rossi are in their final year together as team mates - especially if Lorenzo takes the championship this year (he's looking awesome as well)
for sh!ts n Giggles how about:
Yamaha =>Rossi/Spies
Honda =>Dovi/Lorenzo
Ducati =>Stoner/Pedrosa
with Hayden off to WSBC - or even Moto2!
just guessing, but this season has been great so far
You don't like Hayden?
C'mon, Moto 2?
I'll take:
- HRC - Stoner, Pedrosa, Spies (crack that piggy bank open)
- Ducati - Hayden, Lorenzo
- Yamaha - Rossi, Dovi
C'mon, Moto 2?
I'll take:
- HRC - Stoner, Pedrosa, Spies (crack that piggy bank open)
- Ducati - Hayden, Lorenzo
- Yamaha - Rossi, Dovi
FP1
84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'39.081
2 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'39.333
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'39.457
4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'39.727
5 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'39.771
6 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'40.151
7 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.221
8 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'40.227
9 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'40.370
10 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'40.466
11 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'40.625
12 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'40.637
13 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.645
14 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'40.702
15 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'40.792
16 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'41.027
17 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'41.081
18 32 Morais S. (RSA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'41.141
19 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'41.434
20 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'41.438
21 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'42.862
22 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'43.797
84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'39.081
2 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'39.333
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'39.457
4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'39.727
5 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'39.771
6 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'40.151
7 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.221
8 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'40.227
9 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'40.370
10 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'40.466
11 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'40.625
12 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'40.637
13 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.645
14 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'40.702
15 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'40.792
16 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'41.027
17 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'41.081
18 32 Morais S. (RSA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'41.141
19 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'41.434
20 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'41.438
21 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'42.862
22 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'43.797
What? They are racing again?
QUOTE (Atreiu @ May 14 2010, 12:33)
What? They are racing again?
Yep round 6 ....Kyalami South Africa May 16
Looks like its still a Ducati track as per 2009.
Looks like Vale is going nowhere....
As Furusawa says, the priority is to keep Rossi:
“I need both riders and soon we have to decide. I would like to keep both of them but this depends on the decision of the riders. To be honest my priority is to keep Valentino more than Jorge. Valentino came to Yamaha in 2004 and he contributed a lot to us.
He gets a lot of money from Yamaha but he also works very hard. I really appreciate his job and I’d rather keep Valentino more than Jorge.”
As Furusawa says, the priority is to keep Rossi:
“I need both riders and soon we have to decide. I would like to keep both of them but this depends on the decision of the riders. To be honest my priority is to keep Valentino more than Jorge. Valentino came to Yamaha in 2004 and he contributed a lot to us.
He gets a lot of money from Yamaha but he also works very hard. I really appreciate his job and I’d rather keep Valentino more than Jorge.”
QUOTE (Atreiu @ May 13 2010, 18:22)
He crashed exactly when he decided to pace himself instead of going for it every lap.
It seems front end feel is very tricky on the GP10 and sometimes it just "goes off". They even worked solely on it in their Jerez testing after the race, IIRC.
It seems front end feel is very tricky on the GP10 and sometimes it just "goes off". They even worked solely on it in their Jerez testing after the race, IIRC.
I thought he had just set the fastest lap of the race?
Here's what he said:
“Once I got to the front I started to get into my rhythm but I lost the front end a couple of times in long corners so I made the decision to try to ride a bit smoother and not put so much pressure on the front tyre with the full tank.
“Unfortunately that is what led to the crash because looking at the telemetry I didn't have enough load on the front, so I guess in hindsight I should have stuck to the way I'd been riding all weekend.
“It's my mistake and I apologise to the team because we'd done a great job this weekend and we leave empty handed.
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/158653/1/...atar_crash.html
So he gave up pushing crazy, lost the front and crashed.
“Once I got to the front I started to get into my rhythm but I lost the front end a couple of times in long corners so I made the decision to try to ride a bit smoother and not put so much pressure on the front tyre with the full tank.
“Unfortunately that is what led to the crash because looking at the telemetry I didn't have enough load on the front, so I guess in hindsight I should have stuck to the way I'd been riding all weekend.
“It's my mistake and I apologise to the team because we'd done a great job this weekend and we leave empty handed.
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/158653/1/...atar_crash.html
So he gave up pushing crazy, lost the front and crashed.
QUOTE (Atreiu @ May 14 2010, 12:50)
You don't like Hayden?
C'mon, Moto 2?
I'll take:
- HRC - Stoner, Pedrosa, Spies (crack that piggy bank open)
- Ducati - Hayden, Lorenzo
- Yamaha - Rossi, Dovi
C'mon, Moto 2?
I'll take:
- HRC - Stoner, Pedrosa, Spies (crack that piggy bank open)
- Ducati - Hayden, Lorenzo
- Yamaha - Rossi, Dovi
oh for sure I do like Hayden - I like the way he has never given up, especially at Ducati. To be honest when I wrote out the teams, I found I had Hayden without a team, heh!
The team you've listed looks as good as any, Spies certainly needs to be on a works bike, so perhaps 3 into 1 does go
Q1
1. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 1'38.477
2. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 1'38.529
3. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 1'38.687
4. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1'38.896
5. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1'38.951
6. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1'38.954
7. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing) 1'39.027
8. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 1'39.094
9. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 1'39.281
10. Luca Scassa (Supersonic Racing Team) 1'39.288
11. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1'39.336
12. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 1'39.621
13. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 1'39.630
14. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1'39.642
15. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 1'39.656
16. Sheridan Morais (EmTek Racing) 1'39.798
17. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1'39.834
18. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 1'40.024
19. Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1'40.646
20. Roger Lee Hayden (Team Pedercini) 1'41.054
21. Broc Parkes (ECHO CRS Honda) 1'41.216
22. Matteo Baiocco (Team Pedercini) 1'42.172
1. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 1'38.477
2. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 1'38.529
3. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 1'38.687
4. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1'38.896
5. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1'38.951
6. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1'38.954
7. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing) 1'39.027
8. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 1'39.094
9. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 1'39.281
10. Luca Scassa (Supersonic Racing Team) 1'39.288
11. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1'39.336
12. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 1'39.621
13. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 1'39.630
14. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1'39.642
15. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 1'39.656
16. Sheridan Morais (EmTek Racing) 1'39.798
17. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1'39.834
18. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 1'40.024
19. Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1'40.646
20. Roger Lee Hayden (Team Pedercini) 1'41.054
21. Broc Parkes (ECHO CRS Honda) 1'41.216
22. Matteo Baiocco (Team Pedercini) 1'42.172
Sykes seems to be going well on the Kawasaki. Maybe the Monza run has given him some much needed confidence.
QUOTE (Rob @ May 14 2010, 10:33)
Sykes seems to be going well on the Kawasaki. Maybe the Monza run has given him some much needed confidence.
He's been going pretty well all season long on the Kawasaki. Monza was a high, but I think the problem now is mainly the bike, not confidence.
http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=129357
Guess The Bikes thread is up and running now, following my holiday's limited Internet access!
Good luck!
Guess The Bikes thread is up and running now, following my holiday's limited Internet access!
Good luck!
Any predictions for the NW200? Will Guy Martin finally win one?
QUOTE (Gilles4Ever @ May 14 2010, 12:55)
I think Schwantz would make a good team manager, not specifically on Suzuki.
QUOTE (rossifumi46 @ May 14 2010, 13:44)
Looks like Vale is going nowhere....
As Furusawa says, the priority is to keep Rossi:
“I need both riders and soon we have to decide. I would like to keep both of them but this depends on the decision of the riders. To be honest my priority is to keep Valentino more than Jorge. Valentino came to Yamaha in 2004 and he contributed a lot to us.
He gets a lot of money from Yamaha but he also works very hard. I really appreciate his job and I’d rather keep Valentino more than Jorge.”
As Furusawa says, the priority is to keep Rossi:
“I need both riders and soon we have to decide. I would like to keep both of them but this depends on the decision of the riders. To be honest my priority is to keep Valentino more than Jorge. Valentino came to Yamaha in 2004 and he contributed a lot to us.
He gets a lot of money from Yamaha but he also works very hard. I really appreciate his job and I’d rather keep Valentino more than Jorge.”
and Jeremy Burgess tagging along isn't the worlds worst thing either is it
Morais breathing down the neck of Camier.
QUOTE (Rob @ May 14 2010, 21:12)
Any predictions for the NW200? Will Guy Martin finally win one?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/nw200/#two live stream, should be available outside of the uk too!
Doubt Martin will do it. Cummins, Amor and Seeley are the ones to watch!
Missed most of that first race after the feed went down. 
Yeah broke completely. I am missing only the second NW200 in my life!
Well done McPint though.
Well done McPint though.
QUOTE (Atreiu @ May 14 2010, 14:45)
Here's what he said:
“Once I got to the front I started to get into my rhythm but I lost the front end a couple of times in long corners so I made the decision to try to ride a bit smoother and not put so much pressure on the front tyre with the full tank.
“Unfortunately that is what led to the crash because looking at the telemetry I didn't have enough load on the front, so I guess in hindsight I should have stuck to the way I'd been riding all weekend.
“It's my mistake and I apologise to the team because we'd done a great job this weekend and we leave empty handed.
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/158653/1/...atar_crash.html
So he gave up pushing crazy, lost the front and crashed.
“Once I got to the front I started to get into my rhythm but I lost the front end a couple of times in long corners so I made the decision to try to ride a bit smoother and not put so much pressure on the front tyre with the full tank.
“Unfortunately that is what led to the crash because looking at the telemetry I didn't have enough load on the front, so I guess in hindsight I should have stuck to the way I'd been riding all weekend.
“It's my mistake and I apologise to the team because we'd done a great job this weekend and we leave empty handed.
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/158653/1/...atar_crash.html
So he gave up pushing crazy, lost the front and crashed.
Thanks Atreiu. That is not a good sign at all. How can he be expected to ride consistently and with confidence, if the bike behaves unpredictably for him? Nicky seems comfortable with the bike, perhaps Casey's setup is partly to blame?
Supersport race about to start, Michael Dunlop on pole, I reckon this could be anyones race. Looking forward to a 6/7 bike slipstreaming battle!
North West 200 now avalilable on the red button
WSBK grid at Kyalami:
1 35 Crutchlow C GBR Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.243
2 52 Toseland J GBR Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.260 0.017
3 7 Checa C ESP Ducati 1098R 1'37.296 0.053
4 84 Fabrizio M ITA Ducati 1098R 1'37.368 0.125
5 91 Haslam L GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'37.401 0.158
6 96 Smrz J CZE Ducati 1098R 1'37.561 0.318
7 3 Biaggi M ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'37.613 0.370
8 2 Camier L GBR Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'38.148 0.905
9 99 Scassa L ITA Ducati 1098R
10 50 Guintoli S FRA Suzuki GSX-R1000
11 65 Rea J GBR Honda CBR1000RR
12 66 Sykes T GBR Kawasaki ZX 10R
13 11 Corser T AUS BMW S1000 RR
14 32 Morais S RSA Aprilia RSV4 Factory
15 111 Xaus R ESP BMW S1000 RR
16 41 Haga N JPN Ducati 1098R
17 76 Neukirchner M GER Honda CBR1000RR
18 67 Byrne S GBR Ducati 1098R
19 77 Vermeulen C AUS Kawasaki ZX 10R
20 23 Parkes B AUS Honda CBR1000RR
21 Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
22 Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
1 35 Crutchlow C GBR Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.243
2 52 Toseland J GBR Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.260 0.017
3 7 Checa C ESP Ducati 1098R 1'37.296 0.053
4 84 Fabrizio M ITA Ducati 1098R 1'37.368 0.125
5 91 Haslam L GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'37.401 0.158
6 96 Smrz J CZE Ducati 1098R 1'37.561 0.318
7 3 Biaggi M ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'37.613 0.370
8 2 Camier L GBR Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'38.148 0.905
9 99 Scassa L ITA Ducati 1098R
10 50 Guintoli S FRA Suzuki GSX-R1000
11 65 Rea J GBR Honda CBR1000RR
12 66 Sykes T GBR Kawasaki ZX 10R
13 11 Corser T AUS BMW S1000 RR
14 32 Morais S RSA Aprilia RSV4 Factory
15 111 Xaus R ESP BMW S1000 RR
16 41 Haga N JPN Ducati 1098R
17 76 Neukirchner M GER Honda CBR1000RR
18 67 Byrne S GBR Ducati 1098R
19 77 Vermeulen C AUS Kawasaki ZX 10R
20 23 Parkes B AUS Honda CBR1000RR
21 Roger Lee Hayden USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
22 Matteo Baiocco ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R
I dont know why Haga cant qualify this year...
Haga has given up, i can't stand watching him on the duke anymore. If he doesn't up his game soon they might as well put Bayliss on the bike as soon as possible.
Local girl Elena Myers has become the first female AMA Pro Roadracing winner in the history of the AMA, at the ripe age of 16 no less.
That is fantastic news Chubby - way to go Elena!
Neil
Neil
QUOTE (Chubby_Deuce @ May 15 2010, 14:42)
Local girl Elena Myers has become the first female AMA Pro Roadracing winner in the history of the AMA, at the ripe age of 16 no less.
Now, I would like her to go to Italy and kick Marco Simoncelli's ass from here to next week. In a literal sense--I mean, her little booted foot making firm contact with his skinny butt!!
Go Elena!
Fabrizio from Checa
Haga 17th - passed by Scassa, Morias, Xaus, Byrne and Sykes
Nice battle of the Brits - Rae
Haga 17th - passed by Scassa, Morias, Xaus, Byrne and Sykes
Nice battle of the Brits - Rae
Terribly sad story regarding local boy Ronan Quarmby (19)
Crashed in qually after coming together with Pirro. Goes to lacal hospital for checks, but no one suspects anything serious only for them to discover he as a tunor in his femur ruling him out of riding for at least the rest of the year
Crashed in qually after coming together with Pirro. Goes to lacal hospital for checks, but no one suspects anything serious only for them to discover he as a tunor in his femur ruling him out of riding for at least the rest of the year
QUOTE (beanoid @ May 13 2010, 15:48)
You're right--his biggest enemy *is* himself. Like Haga, but not as bad.
It's different though... Stoner has had a few accidents involving losing the front end... he is still an alien. Haga looks like a spent force and is going through the motions. If he keeps this up for a few more races he should quit NOW before he ends up broken like Kagayama.
QUOTE (beanoid @ May 15 2010, 23:54)
Now, I would like her to go to Italy and kick Marco Simoncelli's ass from here to next week. In a literal sense--I mean, her little booted foot making firm contact with his skinny butt!!
Go Elena!
Go Elena!Marco's arse is as hairy as his head .. wouldn't feel a thing.
Continue with your Sunday meal folks, don't linger on that image.
Andy
I think I am watching the NW 200 at the moment, my first time. It seems that you do the sighting lap and then a spectator falls ill and the whole thing is stopped. The sighting lap was pretty good though apart from those 200 chicanes they have put in ....
Andy
Andy
Another strong weekend for Leon Haslam but I don't think Max will be too unhappy since this track was supposed to be poor for Aprilia.
Laverty is really showing his worth (with the help of Motec).
Race 2 was nailbiting, great move by Haslam.
Race 2 was nailbiting, great move by Haslam.
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/May/100516c.htm
Twin-cylinder machines to undergo weight reduction from the next SBK round at Miller Motorsports Park.
For the first time in the two and a half years since the regulation was introduced, there will be a change in the new minimum weights applied to the bikes competing in the FIM Superbike World Championship.
Following the official results of Race 2 held at Kyalami (South Africa), the FIM SBK Technical Director has informed that the average value of the event averages over the first six events of the 2010 SBK championship favours the 1000cc 4-cylinder motorcycles by more than 5 points (see the attached document issued by the official time keeping).
As a result, from the next SBK event at Miller Motorsports Park (USA) on 29-30-31 May, the new minimum weight for 1200cc 2-cylinder motorcycles is decreased to 165 Kg, a reduction of 3 Kg as stipulated in Article 2.4.4.2 of the FIM rulebook.
The minimum weight for 1000cc 4-cylinder motorcycles will remain unchanged (162 Kg).
Twin-cylinder machines to undergo weight reduction from the next SBK round at Miller Motorsports Park.
For the first time in the two and a half years since the regulation was introduced, there will be a change in the new minimum weights applied to the bikes competing in the FIM Superbike World Championship.
Following the official results of Race 2 held at Kyalami (South Africa), the FIM SBK Technical Director has informed that the average value of the event averages over the first six events of the 2010 SBK championship favours the 1000cc 4-cylinder motorcycles by more than 5 points (see the attached document issued by the official time keeping).
As a result, from the next SBK event at Miller Motorsports Park (USA) on 29-30-31 May, the new minimum weight for 1200cc 2-cylinder motorcycles is decreased to 165 Kg, a reduction of 3 Kg as stipulated in Article 2.4.4.2 of the FIM rulebook.
The minimum weight for 1000cc 4-cylinder motorcycles will remain unchanged (162 Kg).
QUOTE (Gilles4Ever @ May 16 2010, 12:20)
Terribly sad story regarding local boy Ronan Quarmby (19)
Crashed in qually after coming together with Pirro. Goes to lacal hospital for checks, but no one suspects anything serious only for them to discover he as a tunor in his femur ruling him out of riding for at least the rest of the year
Crashed in qually after coming together with Pirro. Goes to lacal hospital for checks, but no one suspects anything serious only for them to discover he as a tunor in his femur ruling him out of riding for at least the rest of the year
In some ways Gilles that is actually quite a lucky story.
Happy brithday, G4E.
Haga is done then, yeah? I don't see how they can justify keeping him if this is how he's going to perform.
Haga is done then, yeah? I don't see how they can justify keeping him if this is how he's going to perform.
Great race 2, 5 different bikes in the top 5 and a great battle for the championship
Fabrizio's English is great! "1 second, 1 second, 1 second... ****!"
even though haslam mighty screwed my guess the bike, i was pulling for him over rea. i'm very pleased for him.
rea ether has some mighty balls or no brains. odds are on no brains. totally overconfident.
good job by max on a track where aprilia was not a favorite.
roll on utah miller light
rea ether has some mighty balls or no brains. odds are on no brains. totally overconfident.
good job by max on a track where aprilia was not a favorite.
roll on utah miller light
You goin'?
Finally time for correction of the GtB results from Monza and Kyalami!
Overall Standings prior to Monza:
1, carbuff 41 pts
2, Option 1 40 pts
3, jeze 37 pts
3, Makarias 37 pts
5, giddyup 409 33 pts
6, woftam 18 pts
Monza
jeze's consistency finally takes him to the Championship lead, following a share of the spoils with giddyup 409!
WSBK1/biag/tose/crut
WSBK2/biag/hasl/cors
WSS/lave/sofu/lasc
jeze 15 pts
carbuff 10 pts
giddy 15 pts
Option 1 6 pts
Makarias 7 pts
Overall
1, jeze 52 pts
2, carbuff 51 pts
3, giddy 48 pts
4, Option 1 46 pts
5, Makarias 44 pts
Kyalami
Mekola's 'wildcard' sweeps away the Championship's main runners, and nets a stunning victory with a whopping four points! jeze further strengthen his title bid with a third-place score, while Option 1 closes in to just four points behind the leader, now being second.
WSBK1/fabr/chec/hasl
WSBK2/hasl/rea/biag
WSS/lave/sofu/davi
jeze 12 pts
Option 1 14 pts
giddy 8 pts
carbuff 7 pts
Mekola 18 pts
Overall Current Standings
1, jeze 64 pts
2, Option 1 60 pts
3, carbuff 59 pts
4, giddy 56 pts
5, Makarias 44 pts
6, Mekola 18 pts
=, woftam 18 pts
This weekend, it's the French Grand Prix coming up!
Overall Standings prior to Monza:
1, carbuff 41 pts
2, Option 1 40 pts
3, jeze 37 pts
3, Makarias 37 pts
5, giddyup 409 33 pts
6, woftam 18 pts
Monza
jeze's consistency finally takes him to the Championship lead, following a share of the spoils with giddyup 409!
WSBK1/biag/tose/crut
WSBK2/biag/hasl/cors
WSS/lave/sofu/lasc
jeze 15 pts
carbuff 10 pts
giddy 15 pts
Option 1 6 pts
Makarias 7 pts
Overall
1, jeze 52 pts
2, carbuff 51 pts
3, giddy 48 pts
4, Option 1 46 pts
5, Makarias 44 pts
Kyalami
Mekola's 'wildcard' sweeps away the Championship's main runners, and nets a stunning victory with a whopping four points! jeze further strengthen his title bid with a third-place score, while Option 1 closes in to just four points behind the leader, now being second.
WSBK1/fabr/chec/hasl
WSBK2/hasl/rea/biag
WSS/lave/sofu/davi
jeze 12 pts
Option 1 14 pts
giddy 8 pts
carbuff 7 pts
Mekola 18 pts
Overall Current Standings
1, jeze 64 pts
2, Option 1 60 pts
3, carbuff 59 pts
4, giddy 56 pts
5, Makarias 44 pts
6, Mekola 18 pts
=, woftam 18 pts
This weekend, it's the French Grand Prix coming up!
QUOTE (Chubby_Deuce @ May 16 2010, 19:40)
Haga is done then, yeah? I don't see how they can justify keeping him if this is how he's going to perform.
I think the legitimate worries about Haga's career can begin now. Dean Adams at Superbikeplanet commented on how long it took Haga to regain his form after his horrible loss of the Superbike title in 2000. As we all know, after some time in career wilderness, he got back on a Yamaha in 2005 and has ridden brilliantly ever since. Problem is, he probably doesn't have another five years in him to regain his composure. Hopefully he'll come and do some more BSB instead of retiring; it's becoming more and more difficult to see him in a big WSBK team next year.
Biaggi's looking really... equanimous this season. Almost as if, aged 38, he's finally figured out how to race a whole season. Almost enough to make you wonder -- if he hadn't systematically burned every bridge in the MotoGP paddock -- whether he couldn't be a more serious rival to Rossi now than he was 10 years ago. Some riders just get better as they age...
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