World SBK starts this weekend
Discussion
I would really like Haga to win. For the pure determination the guy has. If it's a fight to the finish, it's difficult to believe anyone else will beat him.
Saying that Toseland surprised me last year. I always took him as a good rider, but not a racer would would fight for position. Yet he had a few good tussles towards the end of the year and really deserved his second place.
I want Corser to beat the Suzuki team every time out and reckon he'll do quite well.
Early I think it will be Haga or Bayliss at the front and I think Toseland will catch up. Don't think Max will do as well as it is thought.
Saying that Toseland surprised me last year. I always took him as a good rider, but not a racer would would fight for position. Yet he had a few good tussles towards the end of the year and really deserved his second place.
I want Corser to beat the Suzuki team every time out and reckon he'll do quite well.
Early I think it will be Haga or Bayliss at the front and I think Toseland will catch up. Don't think Max will do as well as it is thought.
Does anyone here have TopUpTV anytime? I've just had an intensly frustrating conversation with TopTV, because they cannot tell me if MotoGP footage is included in their anytime package. I already have a freeview box, so I don't want another one if I can avoid it. Apparently TopUpTV get to pick which hours on which channels are downloaded to their box, but they cannot say what exactly this will be - only it will be popular stuff. 
bunch of Anyway rant over, can anyone help?
Ta,
Steve.
bunch of Anyway rant over, can anyone help? Ta,
Steve.
5150 said:
I think it's ridiculous that one of the biggest attended sports (when it comes to the UK) has absoulutely zero coverage on UK terrestial TV.
Channel 4's so-called 'coverage' of last year's season wasn't worth a you know what, but at least they covered it. . . .
Channel 4's so-called 'coverage' of last year's season wasn't worth a you know what, but at least they covered it. . . .
Just like the biggest race of the year Le mans. covered in most Countrys and in some for the full 24 hours but not here. FFS
I enjoy football but it just seems to get too much covarage over motorsport of any kind
Off to a slow start but you never know
1 Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 1 min 59.019 secs
2 James Toseland GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 1 min 59.056 secs
3 Max Biaggi ITA Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K6 1 min 59.369 secs
4 Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 1 min 59.44 secs
5 Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati Xerox 999F06 1 min 59.459 secs
6 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Xerox 999F06 1 min 59.507 secs
7 Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K6 1 min 59.805 secs
8 Ruben Xaus ESP GMB Racing Ducati 999F06 2 min 0.244 secs
9 Roberto Rolfo ITA Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 2 min 0.258 secs
10 Fonsi Nieto ESP PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse ZX10R 2 min 0.309 secs
11 Michel Fabrizio ITA DFX Treme Honda CBR 1000RR 2 min 0.467 secs
12 Max Neukirchner GER Suzuki Germany GSXR1000 K6 2 min 0.626 secs
13 Regis Laconi FRA PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse ZX10R 2 min 0.733 secs
14 Josh Brookes AUS Alto Evolution Honda CBR 1000RR 2 min 0.936 secs
15 Shinichi Nakatomi JPN Yamaha Motor France-Ipone YZF R1 2 min 1.948 secs
16 Steve Martin AUS DFX Treme Honda CBR 1000RR 2 min 1.964 secs
17 Jakub Smrz CZE Team Caracchi Ducati SC 999 F05 2 min 3.186 secs
18 Dean Ellison GBR Team Pedercini Ducati 999RS 2 min 3.704 secs
19 Alessandro Polita ITA Celani Team Suzuki GSXR100 K6 2 min 3.777 secs
20 Mashel Al Naimi QAT D'Antin MotoGP Kawasaki ZX10R 2 min 6.487 secs
21 Jiri Drazdak CZE Yamaha Junior Pro YZF R1 2 min 7.17 secs
22 Christian Zaiser AUT LBR Racing MV Agusta F4 1000R 2 min 13.134 secs
1 Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 1 min 59.019 secs
2 James Toseland GBR Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 1 min 59.056 secs
3 Max Biaggi ITA Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K6 1 min 59.369 secs
4 Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF R1 1 min 59.44 secs
5 Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati Xerox 999F06 1 min 59.459 secs
6 Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Xerox 999F06 1 min 59.507 secs
7 Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 K6 1 min 59.805 secs
8 Ruben Xaus ESP GMB Racing Ducati 999F06 2 min 0.244 secs
9 Roberto Rolfo ITA Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 2 min 0.258 secs
10 Fonsi Nieto ESP PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse ZX10R 2 min 0.309 secs
11 Michel Fabrizio ITA DFX Treme Honda CBR 1000RR 2 min 0.467 secs
12 Max Neukirchner GER Suzuki Germany GSXR1000 K6 2 min 0.626 secs
13 Regis Laconi FRA PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse ZX10R 2 min 0.733 secs
14 Josh Brookes AUS Alto Evolution Honda CBR 1000RR 2 min 0.936 secs
15 Shinichi Nakatomi JPN Yamaha Motor France-Ipone YZF R1 2 min 1.948 secs
16 Steve Martin AUS DFX Treme Honda CBR 1000RR 2 min 1.964 secs
17 Jakub Smrz CZE Team Caracchi Ducati SC 999 F05 2 min 3.186 secs
18 Dean Ellison GBR Team Pedercini Ducati 999RS 2 min 3.704 secs
19 Alessandro Polita ITA Celani Team Suzuki GSXR100 K6 2 min 3.777 secs
20 Mashel Al Naimi QAT D'Antin MotoGP Kawasaki ZX10R 2 min 6.487 secs
21 Jiri Drazdak CZE Yamaha Junior Pro YZF R1 2 min 7.17 secs
22 Christian Zaiser AUT LBR Racing MV Agusta F4 1000R 2 min 13.134 secs
Would like to see Biaggi have a win on Saturday. I'm not really a fan of his, but I would imagine he can only make the racing even better.
What I'm really hoping for is a double from JT. Failing that Haga, as he rides a Yamaha, yea,"I know" poor reason for wanting someone to win.
Being realistic,Bayliss will probably have a win.
So, Here's my 1 2 3 for Saturday.
1st Race
Bayliss
Toseland
Haga
2nd Race
Biaggi
Bayliss
Toseland
Quinny said:
Like all true bike race fans, I don't care who wins, all the riders have fantastic skill levels, and bravery
But you could be right about Biaggi, he's the only rider to win first time out on a GP500, and his testing times are good.
But he's been out of top flight competition for a while and that could play against him for the early races.
There are so many good riders, and good bikes, that it'll be hard to call, but I'm going to stick with Haga for at least 1 win, and I hope Toseland gets one as well
But you could be right about Biaggi, he's the only rider to win first time out on a GP500, and his testing times are good.
But he's been out of top flight competition for a while and that could play against him for the early races.
There are so many good riders, and good bikes, that it'll be hard to call, but I'm going to stick with Haga for at least 1 win, and I hope Toseland gets one as well
Yea, it'll be nice just to see motorsport back on T V again. Biaggi has been quite active since his departure from Moto GP, so anything could happen.
As you say, they are all great rider's and I for one will not be disappointed by race order.
Unless Toseland doesn't win one.
pvapour said:
Dont forget Moto GP testing is on this weekend also ...
...dont talk to me about the motoGP test this weekend
my mates have all gone didnt realise untill to late that my passport has expired
I better get it sorted before our nurburgring easter weekend trip (dunno wether to take the blade or the T5) our group is a good mix of cars and bikes so should be interesting either way
y2blade said:
pvapour said:
Dont forget Moto GP testing is on this weekend also ...
...dont talk to me about the motoGP test this weekend
my mates have all gone didnt realise untill to late that my passport has expired
I better get it sorted before our nurburgring easter weekend trip (dunno wether to take the blade or the T5) our group is a good mix of cars and bikes so should be interesting either way
well, its raining there today if thats any help
short of that, do you know anyone who looks like you? you could use their passport and fly down and be there before your mates 
I shall be attending the Ring as a soon as weather allows, the last trip never happened due to weather
I think their are a couple of others that are going around easter to, duno, maybe it was yourself on the other thread 
pvapour said:
y2blade said:
pvapour said:
Dont forget Moto GP testing is on this weekend also ...
...dont talk to me about the motoGP test this weekend
my mates have all gone didnt realise untill to late that my passport has expired
I better get it sorted before our nurburgring easter weekend trip (dunno wether to take the blade or the T5) our group is a good mix of cars and bikes so should be interesting either way
well, its raining there today if thats any help
short of that, do you know anyone who looks like you? you could use their passport and fly down and be there before your mates I shall be attending the Ring as a soon as weather allows, the last trip never happened due to weather
I think their are a couple of others that are going around easter to, duno, maybe it was yourself on the other thread yeah it prob was! like i said dunno wether to take the comfy option with cruise/climate control and go in the VOLVO or take the blade ... i know i will have fun whatever !
never been before so will be going steady
cant wait
Pre-superpole final qualifying
www.crash.net/news_View~t~Toseland-obliterates-lap-record-in-Qatar-~cid~5~id~143606.htm
Go James.
www.crash.net/news_View~t~Toseland-obliterates-lap-record-in-Qatar-~cid~5~id~143606.htm
Go James.superpole
1 AUS Corser 1'58.402
2 ITA Biaggi 1'58.724
3 GBR Toseland 1'59.005
4 JPN Haga 1'59.294
5 ITA Lanzi 1'59.537
-----------the full line up----------
Q1 , Q2 , SP
1 Corser T. Yamaha YZF-R1 1'59.440 1'58.922 1'58.402 35
2 Biaggi M. Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 1'59.369 1'59.403 1'58.724 43
3 Toseland J. Honda CBR1000RR 1'59.056 1'58.681 1'59.005 33
4 Haga N. Yamaha YZF-R1 1'59.019 1'58.955 1'59.294 34
5 Lanzi L. Ducati 999 F07 1'59.459 1'59.286 1'59.537 36
6 Bayliss T. Ducati 999 F07 1'59.507 1'59.522 1'59.668 40
7 Kagayama Y. Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 1'59.805 1'59.457 1'59.964 40
8 Neukirchner M. Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 2'00.626 1'59.830 2'00.098 39
9 Nieto F. Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'00.309 1'59.919 2'00.240 30
10 Rolfo R. Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.258 2'00.077 2'00.414 41
11 Xaus R. Ducati 999 F06 2'00.244 2'00.611 2'00.429 39
12 Fabrizio M. Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.467 2'00.350 2'01.085 37
13 Laconi R. Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'00.733 2'00.329 2'01.176 31
14 Muggeridge K. Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.839 2'01.411 18
15 Brookes J. Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.936 2'01.884 2'01.581 36
16 Nakatomi S. Yamaha YZF-R1 2'01.948 2'01.076 2'02.301 41
1 AUS Corser 1'58.402
2 ITA Biaggi 1'58.724
3 GBR Toseland 1'59.005
4 JPN Haga 1'59.294
5 ITA Lanzi 1'59.537
-----------the full line up----------
Q1 , Q2 , SP
1 Corser T. Yamaha YZF-R1 1'59.440 1'58.922 1'58.402 35
2 Biaggi M. Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 1'59.369 1'59.403 1'58.724 43
3 Toseland J. Honda CBR1000RR 1'59.056 1'58.681 1'59.005 33
4 Haga N. Yamaha YZF-R1 1'59.019 1'58.955 1'59.294 34
5 Lanzi L. Ducati 999 F07 1'59.459 1'59.286 1'59.537 36
6 Bayliss T. Ducati 999 F07 1'59.507 1'59.522 1'59.668 40
7 Kagayama Y. Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 1'59.805 1'59.457 1'59.964 40
8 Neukirchner M. Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 2'00.626 1'59.830 2'00.098 39
9 Nieto F. Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'00.309 1'59.919 2'00.240 30
10 Rolfo R. Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.258 2'00.077 2'00.414 41
11 Xaus R. Ducati 999 F06 2'00.244 2'00.611 2'00.429 39
12 Fabrizio M. Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.467 2'00.350 2'01.085 37
13 Laconi R. Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'00.733 2'00.329 2'01.176 31
14 Muggeridge K. Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.839 2'01.411 18
15 Brookes J. Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.936 2'01.884 2'01.581 36
16 Nakatomi S. Yamaha YZF-R1 2'01.948 2'01.076 2'02.301 41
Edited by y2blade on Friday 23 February 16:38
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