WSBK Assen (may contains spoilers)

YES it's finally here my dad and me are going to the open paddock tomorrow afternoon in assen and see if we can get as many signatures/pictures as we can of all the riders. my goal is to get 2 signatures from Haga, one for my cousin and one for me I'll post pics here too...

thought it would be wise to make the spoiler tag already, cause I know that when I come back next sunday, I would want to share every little detail of what happend with all of you, including results

lets hope the weather stays good too

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Apr 24 2008, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Let's not


I don't envy you at all, no way.
it rained today on our way back from assen was soaking wet when I got home (which is like, 45 minutes a go) and it looks like we might get some rain on sunday too

had a good time, those open paddock days are good fun! saw all the riders, took lots and lots of pics and got lots of signatures! I got 2 signatures from haga which is really cool. bayliss wasn't there, he's injured (he crashed his bicycle during training), but everyone else was here: max, ruben, carlos (found out I'm taller than carlos ) and lots more

pics!:
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JT's bike at Ten kate stand

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Pirelli

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paddock

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gorgous triumph

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miguel praia and craig jones

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Joshua Brookes and Robbin Harms (Brookes (the guy on the right) has unbelievable pretty blue eyes I'm a fan! )

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Pitt

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Brookes (not harms thanks krusty ) again

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Nakatomi, a japanese with blonde hair

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david Checa

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Napoleone loic never heard of him, but he stood THIS close infront of me, I had to take a pic

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Fonsi, and uhm... don't know his name atm, max neurkirchner

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sunshine fonsi he needs to learn how to smile from time to time, he's worse than dani!

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didier van Keymeulen and our dutch pride, the one who won le mans a couple of weeks a go, Barry Veeneman

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Lanzi (in the yellow), a happy Max Biaggi and Ruben Xaus

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Jakob Smrz, Lanzi, Max and Xaus

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Barry Veeneman

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Ruben Xaus

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Lorenzo Lanzi. what a typicall italian guy

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Giancarlo Falappa. for those who don't remember him cause I had NO idea who he was, he's the guy who first made wheelies a la rossi. he crashed so many times, his movements are just like ozzy osbourne. he gave away 3 autographs, and guess who got one for my dad

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Arie Vos. dutch ofcourse

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some cute guy he was busy controlling the music and looked really bored

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Haga! looked like he just woke up

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haga+troy corser

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how close is that! corser, nice guy

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Carlos, Tamada (???) and Kenan Sofuoglu (he has a really high voice, like someone just kicked him in the nuts haha!)

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Carlos Checa

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (krusty @ Apr 24 2008, 10:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Thanks for the photos Marije.

Unfortunately you have the wrong person as your fantasy man ... that is Josh Brookes, not Robbie Harms!
I'll change it

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hayden Fan @ Apr 24 2008, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Have fun Mari. If Mr. Cute Guy is bored, don't get to know him. He is probably not a race fan then.

Kenan Sofuoglu - a Jerry Lee Lewis, "Hey ....!" type high voice, or a just loud voice, like I have.
a very HIGH feminin voice I don't know who that lewis guy is here, you hear him talk some bits when the german dude shuts up

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NAU4xBOyko8

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hayden Fan @ Apr 24 2008, 11:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Feminine voice eh? Okay, but can he ride?
yes he can! he's great, watch him this weekend in assen, he'll do a good job

FP1:

1. Bayliss
2. Haga
3. Neukirchner
4. Kagayama
5. Carlos Checa
6. Corser
7. Muggeridge
8. Nieto
9. Lanzi
10. Lavilla
11. Tamada
12. Badovini
13. Smrz
14. Xaus
15. David Checa
16. Laconi
17. Sofuoglu
18. Kiyonari
19. Fabrizio
20. Biaggi
21. Rolfo
22. Nakatomi
23. ARIE VOS
24. Gimbert
25. Ianuzzo
26. Napoleone
27. Holland
28. Morelli
29. Aoyama

Carlos Checa and Fabrizio had a crash, but are both ok

1st quali:

1. Bayliss
2. Haga
3. Kagayama
4. Smrz
5. Nieto
6. Tamada
7. Fabrizio
8. Neukirchner
9. Kiyonari
10. Lanzi
11. Biaggi
12. Muggeridge
13. Carlos Checa
14. David Checa
15. Corser
16. Nakatomi
17. Xaus
18. Badovini
19. Lavilla
20. Laconi
21. Gimbert
22. Rolfo
23. Sofuoglu
24. ARIE VOS
25. Aoyama
26. Morelli
27. Holland
28. Iannuzzo
29. Napoleone

Arie Vos had a huge crash, had a highsider which he could manage to keep his bike up, but then lost the bike completly. He is fine, but his rear wheel broke off, it's still a question if he can finish the race weekend... so looks like we won't have a dutch rider anymore

check this

http://racesport.nl/nieuwsbericht/15922/Su...s+in+beeld.html

according to teletekst it's going to be 23 degrees tomorrow PERFECT

back from assen! had a superb time, got a pretty bad sunburn too I even burned my ears! races were ok, race 1 was such a let down when Haga crashed and Ruben going to the back of the grid in the first lap. I was hoping Ruben would win, or maybe a podium place... but good ride from checa and bayliss! race 2 wasn't that exciting (or it could also be because I was SO tired I could hardly keep my eyes open had a good nap on the tribune after the 2nd race), but near the end it got pretty good too. to bad ruben couldn't keep his 3rd place, but all props for checa to ride a very very good (1st and) 2nd race

supersport 600 was FANTASTIC! THE race of the day, a head-group of 8-10 riders, all fighting to get on the podium and to win. awsome awsome awsome I'm even more a fan of joshua brookes now too, he's a great rider. and that Rea dude, what was he on! fantastic how he kept on pushing and fighting for the win. Pitt said he was still in shock, 2 hours after the races finished did I said it was an awsome race already?! might be the best race I've ever saw in real life

on our way to the track we saw 2 crashes one where the ambulance just arrived, but the ambulance broke down so they had to close the entire left lane to sent in the mechanics to repair the ambulance (no serious injuries for the rider) 2nd crash was a bit more serious, bike totall loss and a huge oil leak on the streets. rider was ok too.

I always wonder what it's like in foreign races, do the people in the villages go to the highway too to wave at all the bike-riders???

took some pics, but I wasn't really in the mood to make an effort for it, so sorry for the crap quality

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Warm up lap race 1. tribune you see is the stekkenwal, we're going to sit there with the TT

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checa and others

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bayliss?!

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Think it was neukirchner. he went fishing yeah you really can fish on the track. no joke

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supersport 600

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my only attempt to get Joshua Brookes on a photo failed...

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Peter. thats how we take naps during WSBK weekend can't do that during TT race day

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Bayliss race 2

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Bayliss, Haga, Ruben and Corser race 2

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people on the way back