*Spoiler* SBK Phillip Island
 

GO SPIES!!! :pat:


WSBK » Phillip Island test - Overall times
Phillip Island World Superbike unofficial testing times - Overall

1. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098RS 1min 32.19secs
2. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098RS 1min 32.30secs
3. Ben Spies USA Yamaha YZF-R1 1mmin 32.36secs
4. Max Neukirchner GER Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 32.59secs
5. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 32.78secs
6. Troy Corser AUS BMW S1000RR 1min 32.93secs
7. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.96secs
8. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha YZF-R1 1min 33.10secs
9. Carlos Checa ESP Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 33.3secs
10. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW S1000RR 1min 33.53secs
11. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 34.0secs

Ducs are running strong I see, but good for Yamaha! :dthumb:

Sounds like the makings of a great 09 season. Good on Ben Spies. I don't think running against Mladin every weekend got him the credit as a rider he deserved. WSBK is about to be served by an American!:zowned:

whats great about spies so far is that he has no prior experience on these tracks. hes doing well :)

GO Spies, GO Neukirchner!

Superbike - Qualifying 1st Session
Update: February 27, 2009, 05:25 PM ET

1 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'32.312
2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'32.569
3 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.623
4 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'32.673
5 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'32.704
6 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1'32.928
7 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.932
8 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.939
9 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.971
10 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.991
11 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'32.995
12 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098 RS 09 1'33.202
13 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.206
14 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.224
15 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'33.317
16 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.377
17 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.418
18 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.709
19 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.911
20 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.080
21 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.123
22 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.487
23 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'35.123
24 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.716
25 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.759
26 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.103
27 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.514
28 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.127

Rsv is doing great for a brand new design :D

Reports say it has been terribly hot there so tire choice and wear will play a big part. Since they are on the same brand and there are limited compounds to choose from clever race strategy and/or the machine/rider best able to put the power down smoothly will see them at the front come finish time!

I AGREE!! I knew I liked you! and not just for the seemingly never ending supply of pictures beautiful women you post up for us!

It might take Ben a bit to get his feet wet but hes the man! and a hell of a nice guy!

Superpole starts around 10pm CT tonight ;)

6 diff make of bike in top 10


Superbike - Qualifying 2nd Session
Update: February 28, 2009, 01.45 PM ET





1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.161
2 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'32.306
3 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'32.312
4 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'32.377
5 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.397
6 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.491
7 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.500
8 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098 RS 09 1'32.508
9 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.509
10 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'32.525
11 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.602
12 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.623
13 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'32.704
14 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'32.708
15 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.884
16 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1'32.928
17 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.947
18 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.992
19 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.055
20 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.104
21 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'33.588
22 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.709
23 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.174
24 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.194
25 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.341
26 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.390
27 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.767
28 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.363

i guess rea wasnt bullshitting. kid's def gonna be interesting to watch.

Superpole!
 

************SUPERPOLE***************

1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.069
2 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'31.402
3 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.596
4 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'31.600
5 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'31.837
6 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.112
7 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.537
8 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098 RS 09 1'32.649
9 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1'31.843
10 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.860
11 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'31.867
12 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.881
13 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'31.907
14 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'31.916
15 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'32.119
16 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'32.719
17 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.873
18 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.997
19 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.152
20 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.363
21 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'33.588
22 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.709
23 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.174
24 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.194
25 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.341
26 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.390
27 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.767
28 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.363

jeez now im starting to wonder if biaggi has been sandbaggin over the last couple months. either way. awesome. and way to go spies! what the hell happened to haga though?

im pissed..we're blocked from live feed it seems

http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/popup.php?id=305 :rant:

...MISSED SUPERPOLE...LIVE FEED IS NOT AVAILABLE TO UNITED STATES FROM THE WSBK SITE..I AM SO WICKEDLY FREAKKING ANGY RIGHT NOW I COULD BLUDGEN A BOX FULL OF KITTENS WITH A RUSTY MOTORCYCLE CHAIN....

BUT MY FELLOW TEXAN IS SHOWING THE WORLD AROUND PHILLIP ISLAND.. so pints on me gents

!!!make WORLD SBK video coverage available to THE WORLD!!!!

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Not really a shocker...In 290+ races in WSBK, Haga has been on the pole 6 times...

However, he's less than 1 second off the lead time, so it's not really that big of a deal..

trying to find a worthwhile proxy server right now

Starts round 7 pm tonight ;)

http://http://www.justin.tv/azoto

that link is not looking so good

yeah bit laggy...but i was told it will get better for the race we will see..if not we're fucked till Tuesday.

you know how to use this??

http://http://www.anchorfree.com/

Couple observations....
-Only 2 Yami's in the field??? I understand BMW and Aprilla..... but Yamaha?
-The RSV looks like its doing well, we'll see race time. Go Nakano!
-Look at all the fucking Kawi's in the bottom of the barrel, i thought this 10 was good? :panic:

couldnt figure it out

thanks for the link! Best race ive watched in a LONG TIME! Should be an exciting season fo sho

That was some great racing!

ive been sweating this thread all day. trying like hell to stay off of wsbk.com gotta admit i appeciate the no spoilers but the three hour wait is killin me!

that battle was insane.

spies is the fucking man for surviving that

speed channel sucks donkey balls for only showing the first round

hey fucktards use the spoiler tags if your talking about the race results...

Do not post results or anything about results in threads without spoiler tags in the title, this thread has the potential to turn into that even though it has already aired on speed, use spoiler tags if you want to discuss results.

edit: spoiler tags added, reopened.

quit crying nancy. i didnt give anything away

trip said you guys did... so I just replied with out scrolling through...

a quick thought

how did you guys watch race 2? i spent hours dicking with proxy server settings and got shut down everytime. anyone got a torrent link they can pm me? plz? pretty plz with sprinkles on tops?

mms://infrontsp.wmod.llnwd.net/a1386/o16/Free/WorldSBK/2009/BlockUS/20090301_SBK_PHILLIP_ISLAND_RACE2_FR.wmv

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3212/29276967.jpg

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/2929/31830772.jpg

love you trip.

you can also go to racing-underground.com they have the races almost immediatly after... WSBK, MotoGP, AMA... ect...

IF you can get an invite. that is.

At the end of the first race Spies was running 2 seconds a lap faster than Haga and Neukirchner. That R1 is fast as fuck. It's a shame he got run off the track in the first lap. He got no points and was by far the fastest bike out there at the end of the race.

first race was wet tho. might go towards explaining how he was so fast midpack in traffic

Kick ass racing. On a side note the spoiler tags even work in mobile.

im really looking forward to a little later in the season when bmw and aprilia get a bit further along. Both biaggi and corser put in good showings this weekend. Racings only gonna get tighter and better. A shame rae didnt back his shit up in round two though

Race 1, 2 and wss in this link...full races.. :dthumb:

http://www.motogpmatters.com/forum/v....php?f=4&t=343


race one was great...race 2 is way better... WSS was insane...enjoy :D

DAMN.... this is why i like SBK. A six way battle with 8 to go. You'd never see that in MotoGP. You'd have Rossi and Stoner 2 seconds ahead.....

Oh and thx for the feed Trip!

Trip where did you get that wmp file? My friend didnt get to see race one either and needs the file.

Thanks

I downloaded both of the races from torrents. Thanks Alex for that website.

Spies as always IS THA MAN!! yeah he'd probably one the first one too, if it wasnt for his off track mishap

He finished in what? 16? After falling pretty far behind the pack after his run-off. Incredible rider.

the guy is a machine

You mean off track mishapS :lol: Not a good race for him.

Just got finished watching race two...wow! That was an amazing race. :beers: :dthumb:

I agree...the wife and I were watching Race 2 lastnight and said the same thing. I watched most all of MotoGP last year and only some WSB and I now am beginning to like WSB more.

I will continue to watch both and some AMA as well but WSB is winning me over.

mishaps? speed sucks so we only saw like 10 laps total... all I saw was the first corner where he was stood up by looked like Biagi (who was stood up too)

2 run-offs

They only showed Spies going off the second time the during the highlights at the end of the race...but I did notice him drop in the standing.

speed is ghey.... fuck speed... I'd rather download the race a day or two later than watch speeds coverage... EVER.

The RSV looks fast enough, but I'm guessing it or Max was hard on the tires.

Max pushes a front harder than any other rider I have ever seen. He will get his set up right eventually but he is handicapped in that he only knows one way to go fast. Champions know how to go fast with almost any set up deficiency or problem they encounter...

Max has always been a win it or bin it type

WSBK is the series to watch, for sure. I just read an article about the Golden Era of MotoGP, late 80s, early 90s. When it was truly an edge-of-your-seat watching experience, very much unlike today.

little bike style on big bikes?

Yup. He was riding the Marlboro sponsored YZR 500 2 stroker that way in GPs aways back. Had plenty of low sides chasing Rossi. He never learned any other style but did get better at setting up his bikes for his style. If he had more of a repetoire he would have been a champion in something other than the 250s...