WSB and MotoGP on Sky

[Motig]

Its that time again, Sky has WSB fom Phillip Island live this coming Sunday 1st March starting at 1.35 in the afternoon so you can settle down with a few bevys for a few hours. MotoGP is also going to be on starting April 12th at Losail. As usual presumably some will probably be live and some delayed. Personally apart from wanting Rossi to win the MotoGP I'm more interested in the Superbikes this year with Aprilia and BMW racing, they wont win it but just that bit more variety in the field makes it better I reckon. Just wish something was able to make it more than the Ducati benefit series.

[R6_kid]

I actually think that BMW and Aprilia have a shot at winning at least one or two races a piece.

The new R1 is going to be really interesting to see (and hear) in race trim.

Dont forget that BMW and Aprilia both have two VERY experienced racers riding for them so given a bit of time and some full on race experience with their machines im sure we'll see good things coming from them. They're both certainly more impressive than KTM's RC8 effort last year.

[Wingnut]

[QUOTE=R6_kid;1947659]I actually think that BMW and Aprilia have a shot at winning at least one or two races a piece.
QUOTE]

Perhaps a podium finish. Maiden season and all. Hope they are competitive at least.

[Fatjim]

They're both certainly more impressive than KTM's RC8 effort last year.

did the RC8 race last year?

[gav]

Yeah WSBK should be huge this year, don't forget no Bayliss this year, so all up for grabs. Not too sure we'll see a Ducati cup this year, if we do, it may well be Shane Byrne on the Sterigada bike. Him, Ben Spies, and Johnny Rae, I rate as the favourites, with Troy Corser to win a Superpole inside the first 3 rounds!
Haga on the Duc could be a dark horse, but hasnt exactly set the world on fire during testing.

[lostinflyz]

yea i cant wait for it. yea shakey bryne on the sterilgada and spies on the yamaha im backing. neukirchner could be a factor. And dont discount Haga. Hes a racer. hes just cruising till race time. cant even get moving for superpole. but there'll be allota racce winners. bring it on.

[kittytamer]

did the RC8 race last year?

The KTM raced in superstock. They said it was a test year before they move up to superbike but that isn't happening this year. Maybe their poor results last year put them off!

[pritch]

The KTM raced in superstock. They said it was a test year before they move up to superbike but that isn't happening this year. Maybe their poor results last year put them off!

It has been reported that they are competing in German Superbikes this year.

http://www.ktm.com/6610.0.html?nodeID=105183&cHash=a9ada509b0

[R6_kid]

The KTM raced in superstock. They said it was a test year before they move up to superbike but that isn't happening this year. Maybe their poor results last year put them off!

With a number of DNF's and generally bad placing it didn't exactly go off the way that KTM had lead me to believe with their media hype. On the other hand, BMW and Aprilia have been somewhat low key with their build up and have proven to be far more interesting to watch develop.

The RC8 is still a very horny looking piece of kit though :niceone:

[Brian d marge]

Now I dont know , but from where I sit and the company I keep , Honda may be a one to watch ...

They reduced their budget in Motogp , and while they are still active in motosport ,( it shifts bikes ) ...funding and more factory support may be heading towards Hanspree...

I have asked , but i hit a stone wall with the factory

Stephen

[skidMark]

On now for the forgetful among us.... bike rider tv after....then race 2 until 630pm....

[thommo77]

German dude looks quick. Obviously tyres a bit dodgy. Race 2 should be a cracker.

[skidMark]

German dude looks quick. Obviously tyres a bit dodgy. Race 2 should be a cracker.


Bit dissapointed by the new big bang r1 though :no:

[frogfeaturesFZR]

R1 won race # 2, good straight line speed, mind you so was the Suzi in race 1. Nori's gonna be the guy to beat. He's learned to bring it home for 2nd instead of going for the win and crashing. :yes:

[pritch]

Bit dissapointed by the new big bang r1 though :no:

So waddya reckon now?

[skidMark]

R1 won race # 2, good straight line speed, mind you so was the Suzi in race 1. Nori's gonna be the guy to beat. He's learned to bring it home for 2nd instead of going for the win and crashing. :yes:


Little japanese guy on arguably the best bike ever made...

That ducati is going to own... so planted.

[Crasherfromwayback]

So waddya reckon now?

I reckon Spies is every bit as good as I've been telling everyone he is for years! New bike...new circuit...no sweat! The others will be shitting themselves.

[denill]

I reckon Spies is every bit as good as I've been telling everyone he is for years! New bike...new circuit...no sweat! The others will be shitting themselves.

Yep, he sure has a need to win........

Which brings back to Miladin. That guy has been wasted in AMA!!!!!!!!!!

Great WSBK racing, nearly as good as WorldSuperSport, lol..

[puddytat]

Yeah big :niceone:to Ben Spies, that,ll have the others worried as it was his first outing at Philip Isl. & it looked like he paced himself really well than just pulled away at the end.....
I havnt watched superbikes since they dropped it of T.V 1, & it was awesome to watch,im sad to say it was more exciting than the G.p's....& the 6hundies , fuck they were even better!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yep, he sure has a need to win........

Which brings back to Miladin. That guy has been wasted in AMA!!!!!!!!!!

Great WSBK racing, nearly as good as WorldSuperSport, lol..

Yeah I've always thought Mladin had a bit of a raw deal not getting a Moto GP ride. Him and Spies are the hardest chargers I've seen race for a long long time!

[svr]

Yeah I've always thought Mladin had a bit of a raw deal not getting a Moto GP ride. Him and Spies are the hardest chargers I've seen race for a long long time!

As a kid Mladin stepped off a winning superbike and was thrown in the deep end of 500 GP. He struggled (well, duh) and cagiva, short sightedly sacked him (honda, meantime thought they'd keep Doohan..)
Understandable that he turned his back on that scene and filled his boots elsewhere. Maybe should have gone to wsbk then? - he would have ruled for years.

Spies - all this talk of electronics and the bike blah blah its good to see that there is scope for an outstanding young rider to rattle the cage a bit! He's got a bunch of tracks to learn, so the championship is a big ask, but he's gonna win a lot of races!
Crasher's right - yesterdays performance will make the established pro's doubt / shit themselves.

[merv]

I reckon Spies is every bit as good as I've been telling everyone he is for years! New bike...new circuit...no sweat! The others will be shitting themselves.

What now then, will you be selling Yamahas at the Scooter Centre again?

[Crasherfromwayback]

As a kid Mladin stepped off a winning superbike and was thrown in the deep end of 500 GP. He struggled (well, duh) and cagiva, short sightedly sacked him (honda, meantime thought they'd keep Doohan..)
Understandable that he turned his back on that scene and filled his boots elsewhere. Maybe should have gone to wsbk then? - he would have ruled for years.



Yeah I rember his Cagiva stint. I've met the guy..and he is a pretty stand offish to say the least. Maybe he was simply too cool to the factories if/when they approached him!

I was a spectator al the Lakeside round of the Aussie Nats when he was back on the TKA ZXR750...and Mladin was the only guy that lap after lap had the thing bouncing off the rev limiter through the nasty kink on the front straight that had a well nasty dip in it too! The sparks were flying off the underside of the bike...and there's a concrete wall on the outside of the kink. Was massive to watch. Respect!

[carbonhed]

Great racing. The highlight for me so far came in the first race of the WSS where Ants West led onto the main straight and was still leading 150m from turn 1 only to go around the corner in fifth place... fucking mental :headbang:

[svr]

Great racing. The highlight for me so far came in the first race of the WSS where Ants West led onto the main straight and was still leading 150m from turn 1 only to go around the corner in fifth place... fucking mental :headbang:

I was getting scared from the couch! Much of the credit for the great racing has to go to the track design - fast as fuckery with a brain-out first corner. Plenty of opportunity for slipstreaming and outballsing the guy in front. They don't build them like this anymore!
Best track still used at the world level?

[Kendog]

That was the first ever WSB event I have watched. I have to say I enjoyed that more than a lot of Moto GP races I have seen recently and I didn't even have favourite riders to support.

[puddytat]

Yeah , my adrenalin kicked in just watching....was good to see bugger all crashing from such a big field who were all riding so damn hard...some of that slide action was awesum!!

[Badjelly]

So what happened? I was away for the weekend so on Friday morning I set my VCR (remember them?) for the channel and times in the TV Guide: Sky Sport 1 from 1:35 pm to 5:30 pm on Sunday 1 March. And all I've got is hockey, rugby, cricket and league. Did they shift it to another channel, or did I make a mistake? Anyway, last night I saw the highlights were on at 10:30 pm, so at 10:25 pm I sat down to watch. (5 minutes early so I wouldn't miss any.) In fact I caught the last 5 minutes of the show, which started at 9:30! Bastards!

They're reshowing the highlights today (or so they say) and I've set the VCR to record them. Wish me luck!

Is there anyone in Wellington who can lend me a tape or DVD of the whole event?

PS: I'm dealing with major disappointment issues here!

[carbonhed]

Is there anyone in Wellington who can lend me a tape or DVD of the whole event?

PS: I'm dealing with major disappointment issues here!

I've got rips of WSBK superpole and both races plus the WSS race that I could stick on a DVD if you're interested?

[skidMark]

That was the first ever WSB event I have watched. I have to say I enjoyed that more than a lot of Moto GP races I have seen recently and I didn't even have favourite riders to support.


Yeah there is a bit more rough and tumble involved.... moto gp looks like its been rehearsed in comparison.

[nudemetalz]

That new crank R-1 sounded awesome !!!
Have to say it was hard to hear what the V4 Aprilia sounded like with those rattly 1198's overpowering them in noise !!
If Biaggi had have got his tyre choice right in that second race, the V4 may have got a 3rd place.
Also good to see the new BMW doing well in it's first outing.

[skidMark]

That new crank R-1 sounded awesome !!!
Have to say it was hard to hear what the V4 Aprilia sounded like with those rattly 1198's overpowering them in noise !!
If Biaggi had have got his tyre choice right in that second race, the V4 may have got a 3rd place.
Also good to see the new BMW doing well in it's first outing.

Yeah r1 is a beautiful symphony, the ducatis sounded like crap to be honest.... sounded like a motard humping a harley.

came past full revs, sounded like it was pulling 2,000 rpm...

Hey what can i say i like screamers not moaners... :shifty:

[piston broke]

wsbk and moto gp on sky.
sucks as i don't have sky.
luckily i foun a website to watch it on.
we need them and live nz bikes live free to air

[skidMark]

wsbk and moto gp on sky.
sucks as i don't have sky.
luckily i foun a website to watch it on.
we need them and live nz bikes live free to air


Unlikely to happen...

Sky has to pay the overseas channels to get thier shows...

Then for tv1 to show highlights etc on thier sunday motorsport shows they buy it off sky.

Sky is only 83 bucks a mont! Thats with all the sports and movie channels... probably about 20 cheaper without the movie channels... but for the little extra i couldn't go without the movie channels bloodey brilliant.

[piston broke]

Unlikely to happen...

Sky has to pay the overseas channels to get thier shows...

Then for tv1 to show highlights etc on thier sunday motorsport shows they buy it off sky.

Sky is only 83 bucks a mont! Thats with all the sports and movie channels... probably about 20 cheaper without the movie channels... but for the little extra i couldn't go without the movie channels bloodey brilliant.

yep sadly very unlikely.
$60+ can be a lot to find in a single income household.
lucky i,ve found free movie,and live wsbk on the net,even if it is in french,doh

[Badjelly]

lucky i,ve found free movie,and live wsbk on the net,even if it is in french,doh

What do the Ducatis sound like in French?

[Badjelly]

I've got rips of WSBK superpole and both races plus the WSS race that I could stick on a DVD if you're interested?
Thanks. Have sent PM.

[skidMark]

What do the Ducatis sound like in French?


Like le frog?...

[Badjelly]

What do the Ducatis sound like in French?


Like le frog?...


Comme la grande tondeuse à gazon, more like.

[skidMark]

Comme la grande tondeuse à gazon, more like.


wee wee????? :mellow:

[Badjelly]

Comme la grande tondeuse à gazon, more like.


wee wee????? :mellow:

Le Masport.

[skidMark]

Le Masport.


Le 160 cc victa 2 stroke?

[Badjelly]

Le 160 cc victa 2 stroke?

No, Ducatis sound more like 4-stroke lawnmowers. N'est ce pas?

[skidMark]

No, Ducatis sound more like 4-stroke lawnmowers. N'est ce pas?

shrug.....................:lol:

[bigears]

speaking of which I forgot about round two and missed it. If anyone taped it and would like to pass it on Superbikes and Supersport will remburse for dvd's or whatever or have phillip Isl. on DVD plus most of last year 0274401904