Wow! Did someone print the page upside down? LOL! Max Biaggi, Troy Corser 14th and 15th! Ruben Xaus 13th! Lanzi 27th! eeek!
Nice to see some new names up near the front though and another good ride from Smrz! what a difference from last year's 999 debacle when he was waaay down the grid.
Nah, gotta disagree there Simon (unless you were just being ironic) the 4 cylinder bikes are definitely faster on top speed than the Ducati's with the Suzuki's being the fastest of all of them.
IMO the race series is just about fine, IF the 4-cylinder guys would only stop falling off (in both BSB and WSBK) then you'd have a very close championship in both. It's (so far) just been luck that has handed both Shakey and Troy such a strong led so far. The majority of the races so far this year has seen very close racing in both series. If Cal Crutchlow and Tom Sykes hadn't fallen off/taken out then Shakey wouldn't have won either race on Sunday...
It's hardly Troy Bayliss' fault if the 4 cylinder guys keep falling off or taking each other out is it? Haga, Nieto, Checa, Neukichner (not his fault mind) Corser have all either fallen off or broken down. Troy has finished every race. Consistency wins championships, not falling off.
I think Max Neukirchner is on for a damn good result at Monza, that GSXR has already proven itself to be a rocketship at Qatar etc. Besides which, he's in my MCN Fantasy team, so he better do well! LOL!
Hehe! Such a good report, nice to see you haven't lost your sense of humour Bradders! =8D
Keep up the good work and the experience you'll gain will put you in good stead for your career. I have no doubt that one day you will go on to do VERY well at this malarky!
Well, hopefully he'll cool his heels a bit and make sure he's closer next time before he lunges for an overtake. Last time out at Thruxton Karl Harris was barged out of the way going into the chicane by Leon and took them both wide if I remember rightly. This was apart from the incident in race 2 with Tom.
Agreed an apology wouldn't have gone a miss though.
I like it but I also think it looks just like a Suzuki GSX-R. Let's hope it competitive next year, it would be good to see another manufacturer doing well and stirring things up a bit! ;)
Interesting news indeed! What does everyone think when he says "a number of special features, especially on the cylinder head"? A Pneumatic valve-system perhaps? It would be a first for a road bike. (to the best of my knowledge anyway)
A good report from you Bradders! I always look forward to reading these. A word of warning though, NEVER LET ANYONE CUT YOUR HAIR who says they are a dab hand at it! Were you just giving him overtime with the bike as payback? lol!
M M, I know what you mean about that interview but he WAS asked to clarify what he had said in his book (how old do you have to be nowadays to have an autobiography btw?) In fairness he replied honestly that in his opinion he thought Dani was rude (re the no handshake) and you only had to look at the podium to see that Dani STILL wouldn't acknowledge him. That's a bit petty IMO. You might not like someone, but when they beat you fair and square, shake their hand and beat them next time. It doesn't hurt.
Ahhhhh! Thanks to Chu Chu I watched both the Superstock races from Valencia last night from the comfort of my PC in glorious (really good quality) video! What a pity Greg Black got pitched off his bike when he was leading! Even moreso when you see what a fireball it turned into...
Ahahhahahahaha! It's hard to believe Stoner complaining about folk being too aggressive! Mr.Getouttamyway! He's kicked out at sooo many people in the last 2 ye**** Capirossi wasn't even in his way the last time. I'm quite sure that if/when JT gets some "action" back he'll take it and not complain. He's no cry baby, as one famous commentator said "We're not ballroom dancing here!"
From what I've read of this is MCN this week it seems that as soon as Hopper smacked Lorenzo's Lid he immediately realised Hopper wasn't gonna take his crap lying down and thought better of it. "I had to let him know I'm not as small as Pedrosa" was Hopper's comment.
Frustrating that we will have to wait another 2 years to see it race in WSBK but I guess KTM know how far along the line they are and how much they still need to do! ;) Would be nice to see SuperStock racing on Eurosport instead of the repeat showing of WSBK race 1 though! Why do they do that?
A fitting tribute indeed. My only concern is that it SHOULD be a permanent naming unlike the unfortunate renaming of Jock Taylor''s "Taylors Turn" to REAL Radio hairpin and Duffus Dip to SEAT curves! I''ll always think of them as Taylors and Duffus no matter what they''recalled now!
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