Wsbk 2015

[husaberg]

Life in the old dog yet eh!

June 19, 2015
Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Max Biaggi Aprilia Factory Aprilia RSV4 RF 1:35.380



Max Biaggi is 43 years old and has not raced since the final round of the 2012 WSBK season.

Amazing alright. Still... the cunning old dog has been doing a lot of testing there so the setup should be pretty much spot on. Will give Haslam a much needed boot up the arse. It's still a competitive bike.

Anyone remember Marcellino Lucchi
He was the Aprilia Part time test rider fulltime dustman
He won the Italian GP in 1998 at 42 or 43
He carried on with Aprilia until 2004
Runner up that day was Rossi
Aprilia used to give him a wild card for the Italian GP every year. the only race he generally used to do.
As a test rider for that track he often was pole anyway.
Not bad considering his first GP was 1982

[J.A.W.]

Which class are you claiming as a GP win for Lucchi in `98?

AFAIR, V.R. was a junior class rider then..

[malcy25]

Anyone remember Marcellino Lucchi
He was the Aprilia Part time test rider fulltime dustman
He won the Italian GP in 1998 at 42 or 43
He carried on with Aprilia until 2004
Runner up that day was Rossi
Aprilia used to give him a wild card for the Italian GP every year. the only race he generally used to do.
As a test rider for that track he often was pole anyway.
Not bad considering his first GP was 1982

Yeah, his full time profession was actually a rubbish collector!

[malcy25]

Which class are you claiming as a GP win for Lucchi in `98?

AFAIR, V.R. was a junior class rider then..

Rossi
1996 125
1997 125 w/champion
1998 250
1999 250 w/champion
2000 500
2001 500 w/champion
2002 onwards motogp 4 stroke

And Lucchi did beat Rossi for the win at the 98 Italian GP

[husaberg]

Yeah, his full time profession was actually a rubbish collector!

Yeah he used to take days off to test the 250's. Frits said he was a bloody nice guy well liked and respected by everyone.
Rolf Biland would have been 45 when he won his last sidecar gp championship and 47 when he won his last GP race and 49 when he actually finally retiried from Riding/driving in GP's

Jeremy McWilliams would have been 41 when he finally won his first and only GP
He was still going in moto 2, last year at 50

[Mental Trousers]

Jeremy McWilliams would have been 41 when he finally won his first and only GP
He was still going in moto 2, last year at 50

That was a one off ride he did to help out the team. Certainly highlighted how much more work they need to put into the bike in an environment where it isn't winning.

[Shaun Harris]

That was a one off ride he did to help out the team. Certainly highlighted how much more work they need to put into the bike in an environment where it isn't winning.

Sure did. JM is a really cool relaxed guy, Hard as nails but relaxed. WE destroyed a rental Van in Malaysia one year together haha, By Mistake of course!

[roogazza]

Johnny Rea World Champion 2015.

You could be forgiven for not knowing that in NZ.

[denill]

Johnny Rea World Champion 2015.

You could be forgiven for not knowing that in NZ.

And even less Kiwis know Avalon Biddle is now the 2015 European Woman's Cup Champion.........

[pritch]

Yeah I followed Avalon Biddle on Twitter in case she was updating her progress because I didn't expect to read much in the news.

Beacause I follwed Avalon, Twitter thought I might also like to follow Anastassia Kovalenko of Estonia who also races in the European Junior Cup.
She is a bright young lady, has a BA and a Master of Law, is a gifted pianist and an accomplished ballroom dancer as well as racing motor bikes.
No, I'm not rushing to follow her on Twitter
A) because I'm old and
B) because she doesn't post much. She is a busy girl after all.

Oh and a pic?

[pritch]

Happy birthday Avalon. Nice present.

[pritch]

Yamaha announce return to WSBK, Alex Lowes and Guintoli on board.

[denill]

Will be interesting!

[roogazza]

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