Watanabe had qualified ninth for the snow-cancelled Brands Hatch round, then lined up eleventh on the grid after a damp qualifying session at Thruxton.
Posted by Sick Cylinder - Unregistered (23 days ago)
Kiyo won the Japanese supersport championship in 2002 and was unsuccessful in MotoGP in 2003, so his pedigree on starting in BSB was lower, however he was much younger than Watanabe so possibly had more potential.
Posted by Anorak - Unregistered (23 days ago)
OK chaps, this is watan's last chance saloon, he's here because the japs need a jap on a jap bike in this championship, lets see at the end of the season... (MID TABLE, IF THAT)
Posted by ZX9R steve - Unregistered (22 days ago)
2 people agree.
ZX9R steve stop talking out of your ****, I would like to see you moving to a completely different culture and try learning UK tracks for the first time, if its that easy you do it? no you cant can you....
Posted by 74Forever - Unregistered (22 days ago)
74Never, one name KAGAYAMA, from the same country and same jap champ'ship he was on it from the start and for the next two seasons entertained everybody, that was Rizla suzuki as well and unable to speak the lingo, so whats yu point..
Posted by ZX9R steve - Unregistered (22 days ago)
Give the lad a chance, you don't become 2 x Japanese champ without having something. he may end up mid-table or just above this year. Next year will tell us what he's about. He should just concentrate on this year as a learning experience and if he gets a few good results all the better.
no no no no no no no no no no no no! Jesus, im not disagreeing with the fact the he's good, they all are, im just refering to the origional story that he's better than Kiyo.
Posted by ZX9R steve - Unregistered (22 days ago)
1 people disagree.
i agree with steve - lavilla came on a substitute job for haydon (guy who has the highest number of substitutes in motorsport) at airwaves and took th championship
i think the level this year in bsb has lowered a bit though
kiyo is one guy who s ran on the best bike of the grid every time he s been in a chship ...
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