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Jaimec
Posted on Sunday, April 14, 2013 - 11:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Chaz Davies did a pretty convincing impression of Jorge Lorenzo, I must say...
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Trojan
Posted on Monday, April 15, 2013 - 08:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Chaz Davies is a class act and it is about time he has the opportunity to be recognised as a top level rider.

He regularly beat Casey Stoner back in 125 Superteen racing where they both began their road racing careers, and it has been a lack of competitive machinery rather than lack of talent that has held him back so far (if you can call being a World Supersprot Champions and Daytona 200 winner held back!).

He really should be in MotoGP right now and probably would be if he had a different passport. As it is he has now found himself in a great team that he can show his full potential with. I'll bet Melandri isn't to impressed now that he has a properly competitive team mate that won't take any sh*t from him : ) Marco certainly didn't look too happy this weekend : )

Gotta feel sorry for Sam Lowes in WSS though. He looked like a nailed on winner until the last lap when his machine failed on him : (
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Trojan
Posted on Monday, April 15, 2013 - 12:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Also (not entirely related to WSBK of course, but close enough).....

Congratulations to PJ Jacobsen on his decent results at BSB Thruxton this weekend. 9th and 11th may not seem great results, but the weather was awful, qualifying was cancelled, races disrupted by numerous crashes and safety car periods, and Thruxton is a very scary fast track for a rider that has never raced there before on a Superbike : )

Good results and beat some very experienced BSB regulars too : )

Well done lad, keep it up and you will be in WSBK next year I'll bet : )
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Jaimec
Posted on Monday, April 15, 2013 - 01:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Matt, you know I'm no fan of "The Moaner" but the fact is that Casey DID win races in MotoGP on uncompetitive machinery...
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Firstbuell
Posted on Monday, April 15, 2013 - 02:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jaimec,

please note that this is a WSB thread......
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Jaimec
Posted on Monday, April 15, 2013 - 04:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Firstbuell, and please note the posting from Trojan that prompted that response. It's two postings above mine.
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Simond
Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 02:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was waiting for the punchline when we had an Englishman, a Welshman and an Irishman on the front row but wasn't expecting two of them to pull out with mechanical problems.
It's a shame for Eugene Laverty because he looked fast all weekend but great news for Chaz. I've not heard a bad word said against him and he has massive experience in many many classes. He's even mates with Casey Stoner........!
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Xb1125r
Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 08:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

don't feed the troll
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Trojan
Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 12:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

uncompetitive machinery...

Without wishing to totally hijack the thread away from WSB, You can't really say that Stoner was riding uncompetitive machines during his time in MotoGP. His first championship for Ducati was on a much better machine that either Yamaha or Honda produced that year (and with better tyres). His second was on the Honda, acknowledged to be the best MotoGP machine of the year. Ducati became less competitive over the years maybe because Stoner was the only one who could ride it and he/they sat on their laurels and never developed it for other riders/styles.
By the time he left Ducati it was pretty much a pile of poo in comparison to the rest of the MotoGP class, and neither he nor Hayden won on it ; )

Chaz Davies has been less lucky in his career and has truly had some uncompetitive machines in both WSS (Triumph 675) and 250 GP on a privateer Aprilia (although has produced verygood results on them considering). However class will eventually shine through and then he has had competitive bikes he shown that he is world class. At last he has the opportunity to show the GP world what it missed out on : )
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Firstbuell
Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 06:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Go Chaz !!
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Jaimec
Posted on Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 06:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sykes on the pole (again). Neither BMW rider qualified for the first two rows tomorrow. Have the DVR all set and ready to go!
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Jaimec
Posted on Sunday, April 28, 2013 - 07:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Marco is definitely NOT off to a good start this year. Race 2 was VERY exciting.
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Xb1125r
Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 - 07:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

just because reporters jump on the van wagon and say one brand is the better bike its not a reason that the bike will win. I think Rossi lovers would agree with that when he moved to Yamaha.
with supposevly Honda was the best bike!
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Trojan
Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 - 09:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Pardon ?
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Jaimec
Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 - 01:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

As always, Matt, he's in his own little world. Just ignore him.
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Bads1
Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 - 01:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I actually thought both races were great. Even though Sykes checked out,the battle for podium spots were awesome.
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Xb1125r
Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 - 10:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

its sad how BMW after being bike of the year, are having no luck in AMA or WSBK
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Jaimec
Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2013 - 07:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I KNOW I shouldn't feed the troll but... you ARE aware of who won the first two races of the year, right?? Or rather, what he was riding??

Nah, never mind. I keep forgetting you live in an alternate reality.
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Trojan
Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2013 - 08:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

having no luck in AMA or WSBK

Chaz Davies had to have a complete new bike built after he comprehensively and literally smashed his to pieces in the warm up (snapped the main frame!). Spare bikes are not allowed in WSBK any longer so it really is a case of building a bike from scratch. The started from the back of the grid for race one and still managed to finish 7th and 5th in race two. I would call that a decent result considering the problems he had all weekend.

Melandri had a mechanical failure right before the start of race one, and obviously suffered some kind of electronics failure or malfunction in race two that made his bike run on into corners under braking.

I don't think this result will be indicative of their season somehow. Chaz Davies is still second in the championship after all (level on points with Sykes & Laverty).

AMA is a different matter, and probably due to the different rule structure and what they are allowed to do to the bikes. It took a couple of years to get the S1000RR even near competitive in BSB too but it is now getting very close to the front runners.
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Bads1
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 03:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

When is the next round televised?? For some reason I can't find it on my Direct TV guide ???
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Jaimec
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 04:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

beIN has been televising them LIVE, so best bet is to go to the WSBK site and see when/where the next race is being held and figure out the time difference.
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Bads1
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 04:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

But isn't the next one like in a week Jaime?? I'm not finding it. Just got direct TV and I'm trying to get my DVR set up.
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Bads1
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2013 - 10:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Race is on the 12th. Thing is BeinTV doesnt show it on the schedule at all.
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Jaimec
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 07:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Interesting... it's not showing up in my Verizon DVR either. Hmmmmmm...
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Bads1
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - 07:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Makes you wonder doesnt it? Wonder if theres a way to find out?
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Jaimec
Posted on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 - 10:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There is a big gap in the beIN schedule for Sunday morning, listed on Verizon as "To Be Announced." That seems to be around the same time they broadcast the races from Europe... Wonder why it isn't listed yet??
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Jaimec
Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2013 - 02:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That gap is STILL listed as "TBA." Wonder what the problem is?? When I go to the beIN TV website, it shows "FIM Superstock" motorcycle racing, but I don't see a listing for Superbikes?

http://www.beinsport.tv/tv-guide
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2013 - 03:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah I know Jaime. I'm watching it and soon as it appears I will set recording to series. Then I should be set..... I hope.
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2013 - 10:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jaime,

I just checked and it on the guide now. 4:30 am Sunday.
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Jaimec
Posted on Friday, May 10, 2013 - 07:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

And it is now showing up as a "Scheduled Recording" on my DVR too. Whew!
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