BSB - Mallory Park (CONTAINS SPOLIERS)

so then, what did we all think to BSB today?
bloody brilliant if your ask me! 2 cracking races, won by 2 great riders!
although i must say that i am beginning to get fed up by Shakey winning nearly every race, it almost reminds me of Stoner last season ..........without the boring element of course!

aagghh that bloomin' back marker Martin Jessop in race 1 holding Haslam up and ruining what could have been a very close finish!!!

Then race 2, how strange that was in the first few laps with having the 'big boys' scattered all throughout the pack
I dont see why Stuart Higgs couldn't have prosponed the race for five minutes, that way it would have enabled everyone to get the correct tyre set up for the track conditions as some people were beginning to struggle with wets on a dry track.
and Karl Harris finishing a race!. . . .my oh my, thats something i didnt expect to see!. but all credit to him, hes a great guy!

then. . . .The Blade taking a win at his home round!!!!!!
couldnt have gone better for him in race 2, so pleased for him to get a win, he deserves it!!!


<u>RACE 1</u>

1: Shane Byrne (Ducati) 28:33.049

2: Leon Haslam (Honda) +1.024

3: Cal Crutchlow (Honda) +1.147

4: Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki) +1.355

5: James Ellison (Honda) +11.302

6: Billy McConnell (Kawasaki) +17.149

7: Simon Andrews (Yamaha) +18.252

8: Tristan Palmer (Honda) +19.761

9: Atsushi Watanabe (Rizla Suzuki) +26.422

10: John Laverty (Ducati) +27.593




<u>Race 2</u>

1: Michael Rutter (Ducati) 30:10.219

2: Shane Byrne (Ducati) +4.405

3: Cal Crutchlow (Honda) +4.586

4: Tom Sykes (Rizla Suzuki) +13.383

5: Karl Harris (Yamaha) +13.589

6: Leon Haslam (Honda) +19.517

7: Simon Andrews (Yamaha) +25.928

8: Leon Camier (Ducati) +35.007

9: Tristan Palmer (Honda) +44.194

10: Scott Smart (Kawasaki) +56.422

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Louise. @ Jun 29 2008, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I was hoping that Sykes could do better

yeah i hoped for his first win seeing as he was the pole sitter and hes been so close to his first win before. . .especially at Oulton Park before Haslam knocked him off

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Louise. @ Jun 29 2008, 06:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I was so gutted I couldn't go to this race The riders really get involved with the crowd and there seems to be a good atmosphere

i wanted to go as well with it not being far, but im glad i didnt go because of the rain, my hair would have got ruined

i think the best track for the fans is Cadwell, its great for spectating and the riders really interact with the crowd and before the races they all come out to the crowd as stuff.
made me laugh last year, went to the clubhouse at Cadwell last year and there was Whitham. . . pissed as a fart of course! and he'd talk to you like he had known you all his life

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Louise. @ Jun 29 2008, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> Haha I would like to see Whitham like that. Someone in the paddock at Snetterton started throwing water bombs Talk about taking it too far... it was way too cold

haha that is too far when its cold!, funny though!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Haga @ Jun 29 2008, 11:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Seeing as Shakey and Ducati's obvious dominance is boring me these days

i dont find it boring yet but i think i will begin to do soon!
although Shakey has enough points at the moment to settle for 2nds and 3rds, i just wish he would let others have a go at the win. people such as Tom Sykes. Even though Shakey will probably never let that happen. . .but then again, thats racing for ya!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jun 30 2008, 11:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Shakey needs to keep trying his best to show superiority if he wants to get the wsbk ride.

yeah that is a good point there Tom!, but if Shakey did replace Bayliss, do you think he would make much of an impact during the races? or would it just be left to the likes of Haga/Corser/Biaggi etc. ??

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jun 30 2008, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I feel that he could definitely make a significant impact, for me it would be a matter of time. I have faith is Shakey, especially how he goes on Ducati superbikes but i'm not sure if he'd have an impact immediately or if we would find ourselfes waitng as we are with Kiyonari.

Ducati really seems to suit Shakey's style, remember him on the monster mob ducati!!
But in the past two years he's been with Honda & Suzuki and hasnt had much luck with them.
If he was to make the move into world superbikes i think that it would definatly take time because look at Kiyo, hes a fantastic rider but isnt getting where he would like to be in world supers.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jun 30 2008, 01:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Sucks to be Leon Haslam

Shhhhh!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jun 30 2008, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>As a fan what do you make of his performance this year? Is he struggling to adapt to the four? Is he feeling the pressure of being expected to walk it? Are we finding out that he is just not as good as we might have thought? The lack of wins so far hasn't been the issue that leaves me confused, its been the average - poor results he's had off of the podium, and the amount of run ons and mistakes we've seen. Very un-Leon traditionally

I just dont think the honda suits Leon at all. He seemed more adapted to the Airwaves Ducati and had better results on it. In the previous seasons Leon was very consistent and was one of the 3 top BSB riders. . .now it looks more like top 5 or lower!. Things have really gone downhill for him
His performance this year is not what i expected at all, i expected him to be a close championship contender which he has been in the past years, however this is not the case now unfortunaly. . .
He does have the potential to do well, but this year things just arent going his way