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Blake
Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 09:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I agree with Matt on the Haga crash. It wasn't like Ben's team mate punted him, not like what Fabrizio did to Ben. I call it even. Let's hope the rest of the grid will let them race now.
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Jaimec
Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 11:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yamaha corporate reveals "The Ben Spies Method:"



(Message edited by blake on September 26, 2009)
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Ebear
Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 09:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

THAT is absolutely BRILLIANT!!!~!!
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Sparky
Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 11:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Classic deadpan! It appears that Ben's developing his entertainer skills on more than one stage... ; )
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Jimidan
Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 05:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

...and then there was Val at the end holding the kitten!
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Jaimec
Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 10:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You DO know what the "WLF" on his leathers mean, right?
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Vagelis46
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 03:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Simoncelli is our new hero ! Good for him and great for Aprilia, to race an RSV4 at Imola.

This guy seems that he really likes his job.

Aprilia !!
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Backcountryme
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 03:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

That was great. Rossi and the kitten was the best way to end that. Truly a work of art.
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Trojan
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 05:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Simoncelli is our new hero !

He has been a hero for a few years now, and is definitelygoing to give the MotoGP boys a shake up when hets there (and the WSB boys before that I think!).
Marco has only two speeds, fast and crash, and even though this weekend isn't about a championship for him I can't see him settling for a gentle ride around on the Aprilia, especially at Imola : )

He was only .6 of a second off the times set by Haga/Fabrizio at Mugello so he will be quick that's for sure.

Spies (and the other front runners) might need their elbowz this weekend : )
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Alessio66xb12r
Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 05:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

" Simoncelli ...hero..."
personally the real hero since the last season i think is PASINI ...just an opinion
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Vagelis46
Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 02:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Why Pasini ??
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Jaimec
Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 12:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Looks like their having problems in Imola with a complete lack of traction. Heard the Supersport and Superstock riders JUST got onto the track, but earlier ALL of the big name Superbike riders were refusing to go out after just a single lap...
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Trojan
Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 05:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Looks like their having problems in Imola with a complete lack of traction.

What a complete balls-up! DMG don't have an Italian wing do they?

Followingt eh Car racing last weekedn somebody washed the track clean of rubber so that there is now less grip in the dry then there would be in the wet normally, and completely different to the track situation when the teams tested there some weeks ago. After just 2 laps of first practice Tom Sykes had crashed adn everyone else went back to the garage refusing to ride.

It wasn't until after 4pm until the Supersport bikes got out on track to put some rubber down (didn't stop Cal Crutchlow lapping 2 seconds faster than everyone else for most of the session though). Superbikes eventually got on track late in the afternoon, using what should have been first qualifying as a free practice session. Qualifying will now take place in just one session tomorrow.

fastest today was fabrizio on the Ducati ahead of Checa, Spies, Rea, Biaggi, and Kagayama on the Suzuki.
Haga ended up in 13th place behind new boy Marco Simoncelli who took his Aprilia to an impressive 12th spot : )

Qualifying will be hectic methinks : )
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Vagelis46
Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 02:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

12th is not impressive. It is disapointing so far. I would expect him to do better. He is 0.5s slower than Biaggi.

Remember Spies first WSBK test ?? He was top 3 from day 1. Nori is 13th, he does not look very good.

Glad to see Honda&Checa being fast.
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Trojan
Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 04:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

12th is not impressive. It is disapointing so far. I would expect him to do better. He is 0.5s slower than Biaggi.


There are a couple of reasons why Nori may be taking it slow on the first day.

1. After the shambles of the morning session he may just be taking it very easy in order to get some tracktime without taking any risks on the unknown surface.
2. He was one of the few riders that didn't test at Imola earlier in the year because he was injured, so will have no basic settings to work from (WSB haven't raced here for 3 years remember).

From the man himself:

"I didn't test here in July of course and so I'm a bit behind with respect to the other guys. I think I just a little more time to learn the track, specifically the last chicane, and we need to find a better solution for the suspension settings."



Hopefully he will be back up to speed for qualifying this morning : )

In a pretty remarkable press release this morning the circuit owners/organisers have basically blamed yesterdays fiasco on the riders! They are syaing that there was nothing wrong with the track and it just needed some rubber put down on it. Somebody is obviously in denial!

(Message edited by trojan on September 26, 2009)

(Message edited by trojan on September 26, 2009)
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Jaimec
Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 09:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe DMG DOES have an Italian affiliate!
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Trojan
Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 12:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Fabrizio pipped Spies to Pole position on the very last lap of qualifying, so the final starting positions are:

Fabrizio
Spies
Rea
Haga
Smrz
Biaggi
Byrne
Simoncelli (How cool is that!)
Corser
Haslam
Fonsi
Nieto
Checa
Kiyonari

So the 4 top guys all line up on the front row. Could be a good race tomorrow with some shenanigans at the last chicane : )
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Simond
Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 12:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I caught the last twenty minutes or so of qualifying. Everyone said the Aprilia was small but it wasn't until I saw Simoncelli on it that I realised just how small. I guess seeing Max on it all year gives a rather false impression!

....and what has happened to Tom Sykes? He looked a real mess on the Yamaha. I know he can ride better than that. Is it the Spies effect - it must be demoralising being his teammate this year.
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Blake
Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 04:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Interesting cordial discussion about WSBK with Jonathan Green and Steve Martin...


Video provided by www.OnTheThrottle.tv
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Blake
Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 04:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

"What a complete balls-up! DMG don't have an Italian wing do they?"

In ten years time after they've taken over FIM, they probably will.

FIM Superbike World Championship
Imola, Italy 26-Sep-09
Superpole Results (all on Pirelli tires):
Pos.RacerBikeQual Time
From Superpole Three:
1Michel FABRIZIO Ducati 1098F09 1:47.735
2Ben SPIES Yamaha YZF-R1 1:47.778
3Jonathan REA Honda CBR1000RR 1:47.834
4Noriyuki HAGA Ducati 1098F09 1:47.885
5Jakub SMRZ Ducati 1098R 1:48.156
6Max BIAGGI Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1:48.665
7Shane BYRNE Ducati 1098R 1:49.092
8Marco SIMONCELLI Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1:49.338
From Superpole Two:
9Troy CORSER BMW S1000 RR 1:48.971
10Leon HASLAM Honda CBR1000RR 1:48.992
11Lorenzo LANZI Ducati 1098R 1:49.080
12Fonsi NIETO Ducati 1098R 1:49.105
13Carlos CHECA Honda CBR1000RR 1:49.168
14Ryuichi KIYONARI Honda CBR1000RR 1:49.340
15Matthieu LAGRIVE Honda CBR1000RR 1:49.641
16Tom SYKES Yamaha YZF-R1 1:49.681
From Superpole One:
17Yukio KAGAYAMA Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:49.906
18Broc PARKES Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:50.012
19Ruben XAUS BMW S1000 RR 1:50.152
20Karl MUGGERIDGE Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:50.414
The Rest of the Grid:
21Makoto TAMADA Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:50.908
22Matteo BAIOCCO Ducati 1098R 1:50.929
23Luca SCASSA Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:51.256
24Luca CONFORTI Ducati 1098R 1:51.551
25David CHECA Yamaha YZF-R1 1:52.477
26David SALOM Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:52.567
27Vittorio IANNUZZO Honda CBR1000RR 1:52.821
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Jaimec
Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 06:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

As I recall, Sykes had a NASTY crash on Friday when running on the slippery track. From the initial reports, I'm surprised he even got back on the bike, but it looks like either it wasn't as bad as it looked, or Sykes is one stubborn cuss.

In any event, I'm not surprised he wasn't at his quickest.
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Jaimec
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 11:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t!!!
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Crusty
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 12:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The last two races will be interesting. Magni Cours is next week; but Portimao isn't until the 25th of October. I have a feeling that this fight is going to last until the end.
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Trojan
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 12:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Tom Sykes was very quick in BSB but dosen't seem to have gelled at Yamaha as well as Spies has. I think Sykes has probably suffered a little from his team mates success this season and I think it is a shame that he will probably be out of the team and out of WSB next year because of it.

A good days racing at Imola and a great second race by Simoncelli! He gave Biaggi a wake up call that's for sure!
Without giving the full results away I must say I am surprised at the lack of team orders at Ducati, and that may come back to bite them at the end of the season.

Spies looked pretty average today for some reason, and ran off track twice in the second race. Once as a result of the Biaggi/Simoncelli overtake and the other trying to pass Shane Byrne for position.
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Vagelis46
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 03:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Aprilia !

Happy for Haga and Fabrizio. What happened to Spies ? Any news ? Setup mistakes ? Too much pressure to win the title and move to motoGP ? Or just a bad day ?
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Jaimec
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 06:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe it was a shrimp and not a seahorse after all...
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Jaimec
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 06:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Electronic issues in Race 1, just plain bad luck in Race 2:

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Sep/090927QMF. htm
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Gregtonn
Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 07:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

...I must say I am surprised at the lack of team orders at Ducati...

As a real race fan I would have been disgusted if there had been. I would hope you feel the same.

G
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Trojan
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 04:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

...I must say I am surprised at the lack of team orders at Ducati...

As a real race fan I would have been disgusted if there had been. I would hope you feel the same.



I certainly don't think that there should have been team orders and would prefer to see open racing right to the end of the season, but this is a big money business and I thought that Ducati would have told Fabrizio to move over in race two just to ensure Nori got maximum points from Imola. Maybe they did and Fabrizio 'didn't see' his pit board ; )
Tardozzi wasn't exactly jumping for joy when the camera showed him just after the finish. Haga seemed his usual calm self in the post race interviews and congratulated Fabrizio on his win, so maybe he wasn't too bothered.

Simoncelli was like a kid at Christmas in his interview : ) Good man!

Congratulations also to Chaz Davies. 4th place on his first ride for Triumph, and beating his experienced team mate as well! I hope this will lead to a full time WSB/WSS ride next year for him.
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Smoke
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 05:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

it was some exciting close racing in WSB yesterday for sure!!! really enjoyed seeing the coverage. the next 4 races should be similar!
tim
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