Racing Silly Season - Who is going where in 2014?

Racing Silly Season - Who is going where in 2014?

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LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Two years seasons ago, this guy was within an inch of winning one of the last races of the year. Last year he started in BSB. This is where he is now

http://youtu.be/OgNcah-ffOw

hebegb

1,523 posts

146 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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LoonR1 said:
George29 said:
I imagine a lot of those are at club level.

If you guarantee it sounds like we need to have a bet! A crate of Peroni perhaps? beer

I just think she's competing at too high a level. I agree there are other riders too that don't deserve to be there. I'm not just having a go at her. I think you should prove you are competitive in other classes before being earning a ride in top level racing.
A crate of Peroni it is. I really just want her to do OK, as it just seems that those in the lower classes are being a bit brutal and I like to support an underdog. Having chatted with a few at the lesser end of the BSB scale, they're quite adamant that she'll put a few noses out of joint this year.
If you win this wager ( which I think you will, Loon ) make sure to request Peroni Red Label, sooooooo much smoother and nicer ...!

LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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hebegb said:
If you win this wager ( which I think you will, Loon ) make sure to request Peroni Red Label, sooooooo much smoother and nicer ...!
Ok. We'll neck half of it, then head off to my local to drink a load more on tap. Have a curry then drink the rest. And that'll jsut be the Wednesday.

StuB

6,695 posts

238 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Laydeez, put the handbags down now please.

Let's see what happens this season (2015, not 2014) biggrin

Chipchap

2,580 posts

196 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Firstly may I say that I am all for Jenny getting a break and having a funded ride on a well built and supported bike. She may not be the fastest in BSB but she has put her own money up to do it for a few years now and has managed to finish ahead of many male riders over that period.

Secondly all this talk of a "Factory Bike" there are no "Factory Bikes" in BSB. Not one. Every bike on the grid has started life as a standard production line bike in a crate just like yours and mine. The then get stripped and rebuilt to individual specifications by a British or UK Based team. On some there may be some help or assistance from the racing dept at the manufacturer. An example being last years TT where BMW built the engines and sent along the young lady that had built them to offer support.

We are in all reality racing what is in essence a production based bike with local tuning, I include light wheels and aftermarket suspension, ecu etc under tuning.

I may of course be wide of the mark and someone actually has a current model year bike that was actually built by the full racing dept of a manufacturer in its country of origin as that is what defines a "Factory Bike" for me. Merely bolting on HRC bits in Louth does not an HRC bike make.


Anyway go Jenny...................

Lincsblokey

3,175 posts

154 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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LoonR1 said:
George29 said:
There's no factory ZX10s I thought?

Being on a factory bike you have to be aiming for the top, you have the top machinery after all. What do you think she should be aiming for?
Lots of posturing form Paul Bird, but Kawasaki pay all the bills now, GB Moto team are well funded (maybe not factory but have a lot of Kawasaki money), ditto BeWiser for Danny Buchan's ride.

They might not be official Factory with a capital "F" but there's lots of money and lots of trick factory parts either fitted for free or bought at a significant discount fitted to those bikes.
Not quite right bud.

PBM don't get anything from Kawasaki, they haven't since Birdy & Kwak fell out over WSBK, GB Moto are the official Kawasaki supported effort, BeWiser getting a fair chunk too, hence walker being placed there to help Danny 'SC0' Buchan.

As for Jenny, it's fairly well publicised that it's a publicity drive to get more women onto bikes, alongside female Motox & Dakar lasses.

I've said my peice on her when it was announced, she will be lucky to score points, pretty much assured she won't in the dry, however she can ride, but she sure as hell hasn't got the ride on pure talent, after all she used to turn up to TSGB and struggle to beat (and only did a couple of times) the likes of Phil Crowe, Jonathon Lodge and The Ram....



neelyp

1,690 posts

210 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Guy Martin standing in for Gowland on the Daytona this weekend.

Tim85

1,742 posts

134 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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3rd bike for hopper??...does he deserve a third bike more than Jenny tinmouth though.....I'm joking though before I get pounced on

LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Tim85 said:



3rd bike for hopper??...does he deserve a third bike more than Jenny tinmouth though.....I'm joking though before I get pounced on
Not to go all "Lincsblokey", but my post from Saturday quoted below

LoonR1 said:
Distinct possibility that one rider's nose is going to be seriously put out of joint with the return of Hopkins to BSB with Halsall Suzuki.

Turn7

23,501 posts

220 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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I really dont see Hopper as first division now though. Its almost like losing to Tommy crushed him

Tim85

1,742 posts

134 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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its got to be iddon out if any surely.

Not a very nice way to start the season for any rider if that is the case but thats racing i suppose.

voyager600

118 posts

129 months

Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Stick Hopkins on a BMW and he'd give Byrne and Kiyo a race. On a Suzuki he's going to do FA.

John D.

17,702 posts

208 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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If he's fit and in form he'll be competitive on any bike. Personally I'm glad to see he's got a ride. Expect I'll change my mind if he turns up fat and performs like last year though!

egor110

16,818 posts

202 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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John D. said:
If he's fit and in form he'll be competitive on any bike. Personally I'm glad to see he's got a ride. Expect I'll change my mind if he turns up fat and performs like last year though!
He's not fat.

It's still a suzuki same as he has last year thats well out of date and out performed by the bmw/kawasakis.

Tim85

1,742 posts

134 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Seems like it was all to announce that bennetts have joined them as main sponsor. Red suzukis....I inow the lucky strikes were red but they just look wrong.

egor110

16,818 posts

202 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Tim85 said:
Seems like it was all to announce that bennetts have joined them as main sponsor. Red suzukis....I inow the lucky strikes were red but they just look wrong.
They'd look so much better if the white bits were also blue.

LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Oh. Well that's me sold a dummy then.

Are MCE still sponsoring the series? I'm amazed they've let a team get sponsored by a rival.

Barclays won't allow any advertising at Premier League grounds that rivals their products.

John D.

17,702 posts

208 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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egor110 said:
He's not fat.

It's still a suzuki same as he has last year thats well out of date and out performed by the bmw/kawasakis.
He was start of last season.

Is the GSXR that uncompetitive? About the same as old R1? Josh Brookes seems to do alright on both. Not class of the field but not that far behind.

egor110

16,818 posts

202 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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John D. said:
egor110 said:
He's not fat.

It's still a suzuki same as he has last year thats well out of date and out performed by the bmw/kawasakis.
He was start of last season.

Is the GSXR that uncompetitive? About the same as old R1? Josh Brookes seems to do alright on both. Not class of the field but not that far behind.
Like you said that was last season.

John D.

17,702 posts

208 months

Wednesday 1st April 2015
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What's the big difference this season with the bikes?

ETA if we are discussing Hoppers weight here I have no idea if he is fit or fat right now. I think we are in agreement a fit Hopper will be quick with decent machinery.

Edited by John D. on Wednesday 1st April 17:55