simoncelli to wsbk

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SuperShinya56 @ Dec 31 2008, 05:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>ESPECIALLY how next year they will be running 600cc machinery. Whatever the case he will get spanked by my man Shinya Nakano, which was faster than him and Biaggi during Aprilias testing.

Actually we will be having one more year of 250cc racing in the MotoGP series. So perhaps Sic wants to go down in the books as the last 250 champ?

In regards to Nakano, I can't help but agree with you, he seems to be getting on quite well with the new Aprilia. But the questions remains, can Aprilia get the bike setup correctly at all these tracks with no historic data to go off of.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Austin @ Dec 30 2008, 07:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Who is he marketing himself to in SBK that he wouldn't be riding 250s? If he has no interest in SBK, then the people he needs to be marketing himself to are the ones watching 250s, not SBK. What's the point in being in the Piaggio good books? He's already won them a title and if MotoGP is where he wants to go, then there is no need to impress them further as they have nothing to offer him in that series. Superbike experience is pointless now.

Do you not think there is any value in marketting himself at the fans, the press and potential sponsors? And is there nothing to gain from pleasing your employers because they don't currently offer the promotion you want? They may not be in motogp now but what if they are in the future, Biaggi has shown us the results of getting in all the teams bad books, why not do the opposite. I agree that 250cc riding offers better motogp preperation than superbikes, but i wouldn't say having experience in both would do harm, his Gilera probably doesn't even have fuel injection let alone the associated technologies which are a major focal point in motogp bike setup. I think Marco has a lot to gain from a few superbike races even if he isn't considering making the switch permanently.

MCN (reliable i know ) is reporting that Aprilia haven't got the capacity to run Marco in WSBK early next year, so thats off. Also Marco is apparently negotiating with Yamaha and Ducati for motogp rides in 2010, with no word of him looking in superbike!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SuperShinya56 @ Dec 31 2008, 04:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I really think Simoncelli is trying to avoid Rossi as long as he can. Maybe the guy is just too big headed and he refuse to go up and challenge Rossi to be top the top Italian rider, that's what I feel. I really think Simoncelli is considering SBK for his career, to make a name for himself because he knows that if he goes MotoGP he will only be second at best because of Rossi. I'm just speculating but that is how I see things........ If Simoncelli is a real competitor he would of gone MotoGP already, ESPECIALLY how next year they will be running 600cc machinery. Whatever the case he will get spanked by my man Shinya Nakano, which was faster than him and Biaggi during Aprilias testing.
1. Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox 1min 39.714secs
2. Ben Spies Yamaha Italia 1min 39.978secs
3. Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox1min 39.984secs
4. Jonathan Rea Ten Kate Honda 1min 40.035secs
5. Carlos Checa Ten Kate Honda 1min 40.170secs
6. Max Neukirchner Alstare Suzuki 1min 40.394secs
7. Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki 1min 40.675secs
8. Max Biaggi Aprilia 1min 40.768secs
9. Shinya Nakano Aprilia 1min 40.968secs
10. Ryuichi Kiyonari Ten Kate Honda 1min 41.067secs
11. Troy Corser BMW 1min 41.102secs
12. Tom Sykes Yamaha Italia 1min 41.562secs
13. Ruben Xaus BMW 1min 41.996secs

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yamaka46 @ Jan 11 2009, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>8. Max Biaggi Aprilia 1min 40.768secs
9. Shinya Nakano Aprilia 1min 40.968secs


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