Joined Sep 2013
233 Posts | 92+
matlock
Great start for redding
- Thread starter yakamoto san
- Start date
I hope this isn't a preview of what's to come, even though I've liked a lot of their riders over the years I can't be doing with the team, PBM are like the Manchester City of BSB.
Come to think of it, Redding like Bautista has a lot of experience of riding V4 Ducati's in MotoGP, none of the Ducati riders in BSB or SBK have because Ducati superbikes have always been twins.
Either way it's not what Scott does testing in Spain it's what he does at tracks he's massively inexperienced at. I think he'll do alright though, I like Scott, doesn't seem to be any ........ about him.
I've never bought into the idea that a MotoGP rider is superior because he's a MotoGP rider though, for the most part long time MotoGP rider and podium finisher John Hopkins and SBK champion Sylvain Guintoli have been mid pack riders in BSB. Nori Haga did nothing in BSB either.
Either way it's not what Scott does testing in Spain it's what he does at tracks he's massively inexperienced at. I think he'll do alright though, I like Scott, doesn't seem to be any ........ about him.
I've never bought into the idea that a MotoGP rider is superior because he's a MotoGP rider though, for the most part long time MotoGP rider and podium finisher John Hopkins and SBK champion Sylvain Guintoli have been mid pack riders in BSB. Nori Haga did nothing in BSB either.
My expectation is that he walks it. Anything less than a championship win is a failed year for me.
High expectations sure, but I rate him very highly.
High expectations sure, but I rate him very highly.
Joined Sep 2013
233 Posts | 92+
matlock
Looking at the BSB testing at the moment does anyone know why there's no BMW's?
Christian Iddon, Keith Farmer, Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman and James Ellison are supposed to be there.
Christian Iddon, Keith Farmer, Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman and James Ellison are supposed to be there.
Joined Mar 2015
2K Posts | 337+
Chertsey, Surrey, UK
I've spent some time trying to find out more, without success, will keep looking anyway.
I've found out why Hickman and Ellison aren't there, on his twitter he says the brand new 2019 bikes only arrived last week and need sorting before they can go out on track.
Maybe it's the same for the Tyco riders too.
If he was it didn't last long as he's down to compete this year with Smiths Racing.
Joined Apr 2011
477 Posts | 195+
Romania
As you said, it didn`t last long, ha-ha.
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/spor...onfirmed-at-tag-yamaha-for-final-year-of-bsb/
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/spor...onfirmed-at-tag-yamaha-for-final-year-of-bsb/
Joined Mar 2015
2K Posts | 337+
Chertsey, Surrey, UK
Thanks, haven't even found anything about it, I think I need a decent search engine and not the crap freebies.
I'll tell you what Hickman and Dunlop don't want to let Dean Harrison get too much of a jump on them testing wise if they've got new machines to sort out, Dean got 170 laps in this week and he's testing at Portimao next week too as well as doing the opening two rounds of BSB and NW200 he's going to have a lot of miles on the clock by the time he gets to the TT.
O'Halloran looks like he could be a contender on that R1.
Still no sign of the BMW's what a clusterfuck that is, first race is less than 2 weeks away and they haven't done one test on the new bike.
Still no sign of the BMW's what a clusterfuck that is, first race is less than 2 weeks away and they haven't done one test on the new bike.
Joined Mar 2015
2K Posts | 337+
Chertsey, Surrey, UK
Well they have got the bikes and will be doing private testing in the next week https://www.motorsport.com/roadracing/news/hickman-dunlop-silverstone-test-bmw/4367367/
Hopkins' body was destroyed by the time he left MotoGP. His right wrist didn't work properly (which is why Ulrich unloaded on him when Hopkins rode for him in AMA).
Mixed weekend for Scott at Silverstone, he finished 3rd in race one albeit fortuitously and crashed out of race two, his team mate Josh Brookes Ducati shat itself in both races.
