WSB race 1 last night

[Wellyman]

I couldn't belive Lanzi missed the first corner, went down the slip road and jumped in front of everone else and kept going for a large amount of laps.Then when the penalty was finally given the bloody Ducati boss was running to race control to try and keep him in second.very unsportman by Ducati to do that and bad form by Lanzi to jump in into second place in front of everbody. what a dickhead!
WM

[dveus]

While I think he did deserve the ride through penalty, It wasn't like he made up a whole heap of places by doing what he did. He rejoined in the same position he went off.

[TwoSeven]

I think he enjoyed himself.

Its was a brilliant bit of argy bargy in race to tho. Quit enjoyed it. Almost looked like an SS race.

I think corser may have found out the concequences of changing from a 200 to 190 profile tire on a non-prorus surface. No grip, bucket loads of chatter

[Biff]

A brilliant bit of riding from Lanzi IMO. Pretty much guarantees him a contract with the Dukes next year me thinks.

[Big Dave]

My favourite bit from last night was the super sports
Prior to moving to the shakey isles Kev Curtain, Rusty, tony carroll, myself and a few others used to have a few beers in his or tony's shop after work on a friday afternoon and then go over to the toronto (NSW) workers club and have a few more.
last night I'm watching him on the podium.
Awesome.

>>A brilliant bit of riding from Lanzi IMO.<<

Brilliant if you call fluffing a line and getting a stop-go penalty for it 'brilliance'.

[loosebruce]

In hindsight i could believe that Lanzi stuffed it up, alot of pressure on him to perfrom, it's been a long time since an itailan rider in a itailian team on an itailan bike (how the fuck you spell itailian?) since Frankie Chilli has been on form like Lanzi.
I dont think there is a problem with him rejoining where he did, if he had been holding the pace up or caused anyone to crash in the period before his plenalty then yes i think it would've been unfair on his behalf to rejoin in that fashion, Race control dished out the usual pleanty of a ride through, fair enough, and Tardozzi disputed it, understandable, I sure as shit would try if i was a team manager of a factory Ducati team, Lanzi did his pleanty and carried on to ride a pretty fantastic race.
And yes i think Lanzi has performed very well on the factory bike and his privateer bike that he will have pretty much sealed the deal to get a factory ride and good on him.

[Biff]

Brilliant if you call fluffing a line and getting a stop-go penalty for it 'brilliance'.

23 years old, doesn't have a permanent contract, and makes a relatlvely minor mistake (that did indeed cost him). Brilliance is subjective.

[**R1**]

My favourite bit from last night was the super sports
Prior to moving to the shakey isles Kev Curtain, Rusty, tony carroll, myself and a few others used to have a few beers in his or tony's shop after work on a friday afternoon and then go over to the toronto (NSW) workers club and have a few more.
last night I'm watching him on the podium.
Awesome.

>>A brilliant bit of riding from Lanzi IMO.<<

Brilliant if you call fluffing a line and getting a stop-go penalty for it 'brilliance'.

Did u see him in race 2??

[Big Dave]

Did u see him in race 2??

No - fell asleep in the rain break in the super sports.

I was actually using the opportunity to do a Barry Sheene impersonation.
'Biaggi's had some bad luck baz?'
'Well if you call chucking the bike away on the warmup lap bad luck, yeah he's had some bad luck.'

[**R1**]

No - fell asleep in the rain break in the super sports.

I was actually using the opportunity to do a Barry Sheene impersonation.
'Biaggi's had some bad luck baz?'
'Well if you call chucking the bike away on the warmup lap bad luck, yeah he's had some bad luck.'

He kicked ass in the second, good to watch

[Smorg]

Big dave you used to live in toronto? I grew up just down the road used to go to the workers club all the time

[Big Dave]

Big dave you used to live in toronto? I grew up just down the road used to go to the workers club all the time

Yep - I used to run the basketball at the Toronto YMCA too. Moved here from Wangi.

[Smorg]

Yep - I used to run the basketball at the Toronto YMCA too. Moved here from Wangi.

haha no shit i grew up in brightwaters near morriset!!!

[LB]

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Some bloody amazing racing in both races - and S/Sport was good too. Some heart-stopping moments (and that was just for me sitting in the lounge watching it!)

I seem to remember Edwards and someone else (Hodgson?) both taking a short cut a couple of seasons ago, and coming out in the same position and not getting a penalty...or is my memory fuzzy with time? Was it just Edwards? I think it was at one of the English tracks?

Great to see Curtain get a win.

I can't get over the number of Australians in world class bike racing - it's bloody good to see. (Now we just need a Kiwi or two there as well.....)
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