Troy Bayliss is back racing
Discussion
He's going to be doing the 2018 Australian Superbike Championship.
http://www.crash.net/bikes/news/888191/1/troy-bayl...
http://www.crash.net/bikes/news/888191/1/troy-bayl...
He's decided he wants to contest the Australian Superbike Championship on a ducati. Mixed feelings about that. I'm a huge Bayliss fan but I'm not sure what is going to go well for him that didn't for so many other "come backs". I also think there is a massive Australian shaped hole in MotoGP at the moment and having a 48 yr old clogging up another domestic seat, wont help.
Not exactly as if the Australian Championship is a feeder for MGP .... WSB maybe ... but nothing beyond that, the odd fluke Aussie that can ride doesn't really make for a program, same as the brits, Cal is really the first in a huge while to take advantage of a seat, as much as Redding and Bradley are doing ok, they aren't future champs.
Maybe the cheese dodger should come back.
Maybe the cheese dodger should come back.
Biker's Nemesis said:
I hope we can get the racing on UK TV
Keep an eye on this - https://www.asbk.com.au/live-stream/Youtube gets them too - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=asbk+...
Edited by FourWheelDrift on Wednesday 13th December 12:58
FourWheelDrift said:
Keep an eye on this - https://www.asbk.com.au/live-stream/
Youtube gets them too - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=asbk+...
]
Will do, cheers.Youtube gets them too - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=asbk+...
]
dibblecorse said:
The lactose intolerant one that quit to go fishing ....... last seen in the GP paddock with Uccio asking 'more cheeeeze Casey' in his best Wallace and Gromit tones ....
You wanna som Cheezy knob of Rossi kazey...I should have realised who you were talking about but I think...
...what were we talking about?
dibblecorse said:
Not exactly as if the Australian Championship is a feeder for MGP .... WSB maybe ... but nothing beyond that, the odd fluke Aussie that can ride doesn't really make for a program, same as the brits, Cal is really the first in a huge while to take advantage of a seat, as much as Redding and Bradley are doing ok, they aren't future champs.
Maybe the cheese dodger should come back.
The odd fluke Aussie? Like Stoner, Doohan, Gardner, Bayliss, sharing 8 world championships between the first three is a fluke? You have to go back to when many on here weren’t born for last time a Brit won the title and there have only been two British race victories since then. Maybe the cheese dodger should come back.
Sorry, but the Aussies can produce some seriously good riders, whereas we can’t produce title winners at the top level.
308mate said:
At The Island, on the pace in 2017 for the ASBK is a mid 1:33
For WSBK its a mid 1:31
The highest placing Ducati in the ASBK last year finished the series 9th in the ch'ship...
What (or who) does Troy know that everyone else doesn't?
He jointly owns the team and has decided he fancies racing. Why not? If he feels he has unfinished business then good for him. For WSBK its a mid 1:31
The highest placing Ducati in the ASBK last year finished the series 9th in the ch'ship...
What (or who) does Troy know that everyone else doesn't?
Gavia said:
dibblecorse said:
Not exactly as if the Australian Championship is a feeder for MGP .... WSB maybe ... but nothing beyond that, the odd fluke Aussie that can ride doesn't really make for a program, same as the brits, Cal is really the first in a huge while to take advantage of a seat, as much as Redding and Bradley are doing ok, they aren't future champs.
Maybe the cheese dodger should come back.
The odd fluke Aussie? Like Stoner, Doohan, Gardner, Bayliss, sharing 8 world championships between the first three is a fluke? You have to go back to when many on here weren’t born for last time a Brit won the title and there have only been two British race victories since then. Maybe the cheese dodger should come back.
Sorry, but the Aussies can produce some seriously good riders, whereas we can’t produce title winners at the top level.
308mate said:
At The Island, on the pace in 2017 for the ASBK is a mid 1:33
For WSBK its a mid 1:31
The highest placing Ducati in the ASBK last year finished the series 9th in the ch'ship...
What (or who) does Troy know that everyone else doesn't?
He jointly owns the team and has decided he fancies racing. Why not? If he feels he has unfinished business then good for him. For WSBK its a mid 1:31
The highest placing Ducati in the ASBK last year finished the series 9th in the ch'ship...
What (or who) does Troy know that everyone else doesn't?
dibblecorse said:
Yeah, when you look over what time period those championships were won ... not exactly a consistent crop is it ..... they've done ok but anyone claiming that Troy taking a seat in the Australian championship is throttling aussie rider development is a in denial .... also as joint owner, hd there been an appropriate aussie talent for the bike, he'd have had them on it !!!!
It’s not a bad timeframe, all well within living memory and one of them was pretty much unbeatable in his prime. Agree on the rest of the post though, I don’t see what the issue with him racing again is. Good for him is my view. Gavia said:
dibblecorse said:
Yeah, when you look over what time period those championships were won ... not exactly a consistent crop is it ..... they've done ok but anyone claiming that Troy taking a seat in the Australian championship is throttling aussie rider development is a in denial .... also as joint owner, hd there been an appropriate aussie talent for the bike, he'd have had them on it !!!!
It’s not a bad timeframe, all well within living memory and one of them was pretty much unbeatable in his prime. Agree on the rest of the post though, I don’t see what the issue with him racing again is. Good for him is my view. dibblecorse said:
A lot of its in jest mate, I loved watching various Aussie riders over the years .... as an Italian though, they'll never quite be as good lol .... ;-)
MotoGP/500 Titles by Nationality. Funny to think Australia has as many as Spain 
Italy 20
United Kingdom 17
United States 15
Spain 8
Australia 8
Rhodesia 1
Rawwr said:
dibblecorse said:
A lot of its in jest mate, I loved watching various Aussie riders over the years .... as an Italian though, they'll never quite be as good lol .... ;-)
MotoGP/500 Titles by Nationality. Funny to think Australia has as many as Spain Italy 20
United Kingdom 17
United States 15
Spain 8
Australia 8
Rhodesia 1
Just in case anyone has forgotten and missed the races on Eurosport the first 3 rounds are online here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCghn5tfYCfPHBkQZY...
Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff