SuperBikes in Portugal

[TonyB]

Tell ya what man, I tend to think it might be Mr Biaggis year. Finally.

Much as I'd looooove to see the Suzuki kick arse.

Agreed. And so would I.
Has Biaggi learned some new skills, or is all that stuff about him never sliding the bike BS? He was definitely sliding the rear on a few corners.

Whats with the proliferation of Poms this year? The bloody gid is full of them! I watched Eurosport coverage downloaded from Racing Underground, they did interviews on the grid, and with the top three or four straight after the race- the Brits were really niggling each other. Should make for an interesting year...it was a bit like a KB racing thread...

[Crasherfromwayback]

road racign in NZ isnt stuffed...you have to know more about it before you make bullshit comment like that

You may find he's comparing it to years gone by...and by those standards...it is stuffed.

[wharfy]

You may find he's comparing it to years gone by...and by those standards...it is stuffed.

Nostalgia is not what it used to be.......

[Crasherfromwayback]

Nostalgia is not what it used to be.......

Think it's more peoples memories are short. That...or they haven't been round for long.

[roadracingoldfart]

You may find he's comparing it to years gone by...and by those standards...it is stuffed.

Agreed Pete, Like try to tell the racers of late how it was not uncommon to have half the guys that turned up for a race faied to qualify fast enough so a second heat was introduced to the class without points attached. Now days , everyone gets in as far as ive seen.

Racing WAS better in some ways during the 80s , 90s but i like some of the techie bits of todays scene.
Today riders pick a bike they like / can afford and run that for several years where with proddy racing we all had new bikes every year or so and the classes were accordingly competative due to the nature of the class , now its bank roll racing and not nearly as much fun.
It was also not uncommon for one rider to have a bike for each class (eg Robert) and i personally had 2 bikes for 3 classes and went home absolutely rooted but with a few $$$ for my work.

Id like to see a way to combine todays mindset with some of what we had then.

Wheres Ian Dawson when you need him ???

Paul.

[denill]

Tell ya what man, I tend to think it might be Mr Biaggis year. Finally.

Oh noooooo. Anyone but Biaggi!

[denill]

Anyone else notice all the other threads in the racing section are just a load crap ?
No wonder Road Racing in NZ is stuffed.

From where I sit (from a distance) I agree.

It seems the NZ RR is doing it's best to self destruct. From within MNZ, to the competitors themselves.

There seems to be no attempt to find 'middle ground' from those have such diametrically opposed opinions.

I know motorcyclists by their very nature are individualists - but what's happening is just fucken stoopid.

[denill]

Crutchlow Goes SuperPole Again--This Time In Valencia
results of qualifying below
Saturday, April 10, 2010

1 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.615
2 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'33.840
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'33.860
4 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'33.961
5 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.059
6 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'34.073
7 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.235
8 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.261
9 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.988
10 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.021
11 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'34.100
12 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'34.246
13 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'34.273
14 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'34.280
15 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.730
16 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.934
17 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.756
18 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.894
19 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'36.088
20 32 Morais S. (RSA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.072
21 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.104
22 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.117
23 17 Andrews S. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.329
24 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.524
25 123 Resch R. (AUT) BMW S1000 RR 1'36.639

[slowpoke]

From where I sit (from a distance) I agree.

It seems the NZ RR is doing it's best to self destruct. From within MNZ, to the competitors themselves.

There seems to be no attempt to find 'middle ground' from those have such diametrically opposed opinions.

I know motorcyclists by their very nature are individualists - but what's happening is just fucken stoopid.

OK, as a gesture of good will, I'm prepared to compromise and do it my way.......

[denill]

And you probably need to know a bit more about who you're conversing with before you make a comment like ^that^ Max.

Yep, if you thrashed an H1 around as Gazza did - and lived, ya earned undying respect.

[denill]

Why wasn't Vermuelen riding?

[denill]

There ya go.

Kawasaki Racing Team's Chris Vermeulen has visited an orthopedic surgeon in Belgium after missing out on the second round of the WSB season at Portimao.


The 27-year-old from Brisbane announced in a blog, posted on his personal website, that he had undergone an arthroscopy operation with Dr Claes last week to help speed up his recovery.


Vermeulen, who spearheads the Kawasaki attack after returning to WSB this year, had an unfortunate start to the year when he damaged his right knee in a high-speed crash in the second race at Phillip Island. After deciding on an early return in Portugal, he was only able to complete two laps of practice on board his ZX-10R before giving up for the rest of the weekend.


The Australian said the operation had been successful, despite the serious damage his knee had suffered, but confirmed that he would miss out on this week's round at Valencia and that he hopes to be fit for round four at Assen at the end of April.