Racing Silly Season - Who's Going Where For 2017?

Racing Silly Season - Who's Going Where For 2017?

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FourWheelDrift

88,537 posts

284 months

Tuesday 17th October 2017
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As rumoured Michael Laverty back at Tyco BMW alongside Iddon - https://twitter.com/TycoBMW/status/920301483932995...

FourWheelDrift

88,537 posts

284 months

Sunday 22nd October 2017
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Michael van der Mark gets his MotoGP call up copying Alex Lowes by standing in at Tech 3 at the Malaysian GP.

FourWheelDrift

88,537 posts

284 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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James Ellison confirmed with Anvil Tag Yamaha, also announced it's his last year in BSB.

https://twitter.com/TAG_Racing/status/922727113748...

Gavia

7,627 posts

91 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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FourWheelDrift said:
James Ellison confirmed with Anvil Tag Yamaha, also announced it's his last year in BSB.

https://twitter.com/TAG_Racing/status/922727113748...
He’s off to the US, as that’s where his wife hails from. On an unrelated topic he suggested me and him team up for an Endurance race next year, as he reckons it’d be a laugh.

Turn7

23,613 posts

221 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Gavia said:
On an unrelated topic he suggested me and him team up for an Endurance race next year, as he reckons it’d be a laugh.
Yeah, Shakey asked me that too....







John D.

17,869 posts

209 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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hehe

Gavia

7,627 posts

91 months

Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Turn7 said:
Yeah, Shakey asked me that too....
We’ll see you on the starting line then. Shame we won’t score any points, but should be interesting.

FourWheelDrift

88,537 posts

284 months

Friday 3rd November 2017
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Jordi Torres has accepted the challenge. He's on the MV Agusta world superbike next year.

poo at Paul's

14,149 posts

175 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Taylor McKenzie not retained at Hawk Suzuki

graeme4130

3,829 posts

181 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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poo at Paul's said:
Taylor McKenzie not retained at Hawk Suzuki
I saw he was out of a ride. Not sure he'll be hanging around for long without someone offering him a seat.
His brother's out of a ride for next year too, I believe ?
Wonder if they'll pair up and make an endurance team for the NLR series too smile
I think the PH massive can show them a quick tap on the tail as we go past them to show them how it's done beerdrink

Gavia

7,627 posts

91 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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poo at Paul's said:
Taylor McKenzie not retained at Hawk Suzuki
Not a surprise as they had three riders last year and only one performed to an acceptable level. I think they’ve only got the Bennett’s sponsorship too, as the Buildbase money was due to expire this season

Turn7

23,613 posts

221 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Gavia said:
poo at Paul's said:
Taylor McKenzie not retained at Hawk Suzuki
Not a surprise as they had three riders last year and only one performed to an acceptable level. I think they’ve only got the Bennett’s sponsorship too, as the Buildbase money was due to expire this season
No Bennetts dollar either, Coops and Ray...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superb...

poo at Paul's

14,149 posts

175 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Turn7 said:
Gavia said:
poo at Paul's said:
Taylor McKenzie not retained at Hawk Suzuki
Not a surprise as they had three riders last year and only one performed to an acceptable level. I think they’ve only got the Bennett’s sponsorship too, as the Buildbase money was due to expire this season
No Bennetts dollar either, Coops and Ray...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/british-superb...
I thought they would try to sign that Lhatti guy, (Finnish lad) who was getting the 600 GSXR to do things it shouldn't last year. Coops and Ray a solid team though.

Gavia

7,627 posts

91 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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graeme4130 said:
I saw he was out of a ride. Not sure he'll be hanging around for long without someone offering him a seat.
His brother's out of a ride for next year too, I believe ?
Wonder if they'll pair up and make an endurance team for the NLR series too smile
I think the PH massive can show them a quick tap on the tail as we go past them to show them how it's done beerdrink
I’m not sure Taylor is all that at the top level tbh. The gulf between superStock and full fat Superbikes seems to be growing as nobody has stepped up and really delivered. He didn’t exactly shine in either of his seasons in BSB.

I thought Taz was going to McAms with Brookes this year.

Fleegle

16,690 posts

176 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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Danny Buchan to FS3 Kawasaki in the superbikes. This must be last chance saloon for him in this class after his previous attempts

Gavia

7,627 posts

91 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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Fleegle said:
Danny Buchan to FS3 Kawasaki in the superbikes. This must be last chance saloon for him in this class after his previous attempts
Another one who has won two titles and dominated the series (admittedly along with Coops last season), but can’t deliver at the top level. He won’t do anything on that bike IMO.

chunder27

2,309 posts

208 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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There are countless riders who could win on superstock but not superbike.

Kirkham, Seeley, Buchan, Hutchy, Farmer. It seems a tough thing to do for some guys, no idea why.

As the bikes are the same really especially now with the set electronics and stuff.

Taz will be fone on Mcams, was hopeless in Moto2 to be hoest but I would imagine that bike has not had a sniff of development all year whereas Aergerters would have.

Taylor, awful year band did zip all on a bike even when Guinters was doing OK year end.

egor110

16,869 posts

203 months

Wednesday 13th December 2017
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Gavia

7,627 posts

91 months

Wednesday 13th December 2017
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egor110 said:
Not back, he’s never run in BSB before.

Turn7

23,613 posts

221 months

Wednesday 13th December 2017
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Gavia said:
egor110 said:
Not back, he’s never run in BSB before.
Correct, and I look forward to seeing how well he can go...
New team,so lots to learn, but have Ray Stringer on board which can only be a good thing.

Not a title fave but possible going to upset the second tier I would hope....