World Superbikes 2013

[steveyb]

I recall the BMW CEO or head of racing saying that when they started winning WSBK races then they would move to MotoGP.

[Shorty_925]

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Do we have anyone racing these things in NZ ?

Seen the photo just before that where he's holding the throttle wide up? Sykes must have had enough of that engine.

[roogazza]

Seen the photo just before that where he's holding the throttle wide up? Sykes must have had enough of that engine.

Yeah saw that ! thought I was seeing things ???

[Drew]

Seen the photo just before that where he's holding the throttle wide up? Sykes must have had enough of that engine.

Yeah saw that ! thought I was seeing things ???

I was thinking it was running like a sack of crap after getting a mouth full of oil. He pulled off and held it open to try and clear it....BANG.

[boman]

Seen the photo just before that where he's holding the throttle wide up? Sykes must have had enough of that engine.

IIRC he laid it on its side during Qualifying.

That's why he was so far back in the field.

I guess it may have been starved of oil at some stage and decided enough is enough.

[wayne]

batteries dont have oil

[roogazza]

I was thinking it was running like a sack of crap after getting a mouth full of oil. He pulled off and held it open to try and clear it....BANG.

Yeah that too, must be frustrating for him. How many Tissot watches has he got so far ??? I've looked at a few while away but they were about $1500 !!!!!

[Geeen]

Yeah that too, must be frustrating for him. How many Tissot watches has he got so far ??? I've looked at a few while away but they were about $1500 !!!!!

He got enough to give his crew one each last year.... I think its up to 15 or so now.

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[Dogboy900]

Just watched that race... Wow what a mixed bag of weather, some incredibly brave riding going on out there and the championship is now wide open again!

My other half looked up at it as Skyes dropped his bike and said "Now that is an ANGRY walk" Didn't even look back!

[Shorty_925]

Here's the link to one of the pictures of him with throttle open : http://www.crash.net/world+superbike...93824/2/photos

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

I recall the BMW CEO or head of racing saying that when they started winning WSBK races then they would move to MotoGP.

I wonder?

http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/07/24...end-of-season/

[denill]

Seen the photo just before that where he's holding the throttle wide up? Sykes must have had enough of that engine.

It was just his way of saying "Now fix the fn thing!"

[Shorty_925]

It was just his way of saying "Now fix the fn thing!"

hahah probably. Hope he gets the title this year.

[slowpoke]

Suzuka 8 hour on this Weekend. Shwantz is doing it with Haga and Kagayama. I spose it's a long chalk chance, but what a fairy tale for Shwantz a win would be, especially after the crap he been through of late.
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/193...r_victory.html

Thanks Ant, I knew Schwantz was racing but didn't realise who he was riding with. How good would it be to see the old boys do well?!

I'm just working my through the 2004 WSB season on DVD (thanks Manxkiwi) rather than suffer Morning Show shite coming off nightshift of a morning: Haga, Toseland, Laconi, Vermeulen, Chili etc going at it hammer and tongs. It makes you realise how antiseptic the racing is these days, man those guys could ride, with not a wheel speed sensor or GPS aerial cutting back the tyre smoke or wheelstands. It was a lil' sad seeing Haga circulating back in 15th/16th the other week but seeing him in his prime is something pretty special.

Funny, I used to think of those early/mid 2000's as the "lost years" when Ducati was the only Factory team and the cream of the crop left for MotoGP....but it shits all over any of the current racing in MotoGP or WSB. I think the control tyre and almost by default Ducati 998/999RS control bikes brought everyone together where the only difference was talent...and machine prep with the Ducati's pushed into pulling revs and power that was never originally envisaged. Bare knuckle brawling lap after lap after lap, just sensational.

It's been good to "reset" my own memories actually, as I'm almost seeing things with fresh eyes: I still don't warm to Toseland, but the kid (23 at the time) could bloody ride, and young 21 yr old Vermeulen was amazing fresh out of WSS on the new Fireblade. Laconi just had pace to burn, probably the outright fastest on any given day, Chili was an amazing 40 years old with a heart the size of Texas, but no self preservation instinct whatsover which had you wondering what, if anything, was going on upstairs at times. I just watched the penultimate round at Imola yesterday: Vermeulen (right in the hunt for the championship) binned it on the warm up lap for Race 2 got pillioned back to the grid by good sportsman Bussei and in obvious pain could barely hobble over the pit wall and jump on his spare bike to just make the start from pit-lane, rode through the pack and salvage 6th. Oh the drama, haha. Last round tomorrow morning, I wish I didn't know how it ends......

[Badjelly]

...Vermeulen (right in the hunt for the championship) binned it on the warm up lap for Race 2 got pillioned back to the grid by good sportsman Bussei....

Yeah, and Bussei got fined for it!