Troy Corser's the man! Yukio aint bad either.

**White trash** · 21st January 2005, 10:32

The Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki team, comprising of 1996 World Champion Troy Corser and Japanese star Yukio Kagayama, gave the 2005 GSX-R1000 an excellent debut during a three-day test at Phillip Island.

In the favourable weather conditions of an Australian summer Corser and Kagayama pushed to the limit at the awesome seaside circuit, Corser setting a best of 1m34.2s and Kagayama a 1m34.8s. This combined pace, after just one test, compares favourably with the best lap time of the 2004 race weekend, set by Garry McCoy (Ducati), at 1m34.5s.

Corser had a particularly eventful three days, as his GSX-R twice collided with seagulls, while Kagayama escaped a crash unscathed.

The 2005 season championship will feature high calibre World Superbike entries from six manufacturers, and Suzuki has already proved that it will play a part in what will be a particularly fascinating year of global competition.

I'm predicting Troy Corser to be back on form this year with Yuki' winning the races Troy doesn't

**vifferman** · 21st January 2005, 10:35

Do the 1000cc IL4s still run with restrictors in WSB?

**James Deuce** · 21st January 2005, 10:40

Suzuki riding homos... Oh Fark.

**Pwalo** · 21st January 2005, 10:41

Great to see the Alstare Corona team back in World Supers. Hopefully they've got their throttle body specs, etc sorted. Hard to believe that Suzuki can win BSB, and AMA (and in NZ), but none of the rounds in WSB. (Rules??)

Should be a really interesting year. All the Japanese manufacturers are back, and I'd say Ducati will be sweating a little bit.

Go the Suzuki boys. Not that I'm biased. Oh no!

**White trash** · 21st January 2005, 10:43

Originally Posted by vifferman

Do the 1000cc IL4s still run with restrictors in WSB?

They've lost the inlet restrictors but put a tighter leash on engine mods, therefore making it a little less expensive.

It'll be great to see nori on the R1 too.

**enigma51** · 21st January 2005, 11:00

im a huge fan of the duc's but ever since they had mister wanker O I lost concentration Neil wanka Hodgson I kinda dislike the factory team so good on any other team or manufacturer that will give them a go. I mean look at 2004 it was the best year ever in WSB as Chris was beating the crap out of them with his CBR

**merv** · 21st January 2005, 11:26

Originally Posted by White trash

Corser had a particularly eventful three days, as his GSX-R twice collided with seagulls, while Kagayama escaped a crash unscathed.

That man must attract those birds - didn't he get smashed up a bit the year he clinched the title? I think a seagull smashed his screen and knocked the clutch lever off or something like that. Troy was saved by Aaron Slight having decked the RC45 earlier in the first race so that his points still came out on top.

This year will be good with Honda, Yam and Suz battling it out with Duc.

**k14** · 21st January 2005, 11:35

Yeah and i think the gull ended up on fogartys helmet, haha.

**Coldkiwi** · 21st January 2005, 11:40

Originally Posted by merv

That man must attract those birds - didn't he get smashed up a bit the year he clinched the title? I think a seagull smashed his screen and knocked the clutch lever off or something like that. Troy was saved by Aaron Slight having decked the RC45 earlier in the first race so that his points still came out on top.

This year will be good with Honda, Yam and Suz battling it out with Duc.

You're not confusing Nori haga getting bashed by the bird in 2003 the year after troy moved on when they were racing for aprilia are ya?

**loosebruce** · 21st January 2005, 12:48

Crazy to think that the Sete Gibs pole time at the island was 1:30.122 for motogp and that in 02 Colin Edwards superpole time was 1:32.767 for superbikes, now they are sitting on low 34's, something not quite right there, but i'm sure the championship wil stilll be a stonker this year.

You'd be a foolish man not to put your money on Croser and Yukio, a very foolish man.

SUZKUI :cool2:

**Sparky Bills** · 21st January 2005, 13:01

Bring on the WSB season!!

**Fryin Finn** · 21st January 2005, 13:08

Originally Posted by loosebruce

Crazy to think that the Sete Gibs pole time at the island was 1:30.122 for motogp and that in 02 Colin Edwards superpole time was 1:32.767 for superbikes, now they are sitting on low 34's, something not quite right there, but i'm sure the championship wil stilll be a stonker this year.

You'd be a foolish man not to put your money on Croser and Yukio, a very foolish man.

SUZKUI :cool2:

You gotta put it down to the Pirelli control tyres - only last years results are relevant.

Go Nori

**bear** · 21st January 2005, 14:26

Hopefully will get more coverage in NZ, haven't really been following, but it seems that the motogp gets more coverage than the super bikes - gotta miss the aaron slight days!

**enigma51** · 21st January 2005, 14:38

Originally Posted by bear

Hopefully will get more coverage in NZ, haven't really been following, but it seems that the motogp gets more coverage than the super bikes - gotta miss the aaron slight days!

Wrong way around there is more superbikes than motogp as sky bless there worthless soles dont broadcast motogp. Prime starting broadcasting the motogp half way through the season