WSBK is back in action this weekend

povol · Sep 1, 2009

Nurburgring. Last year,Haga dominated the weekend. Was it Haga,or was it the bike?

Haga will have a little more experience on the track than Spies, but not as much as some of the other tracks they have visited. The 4 cyl bikes went well there last year so im hoping for a huge weekend from Spies. He needs to get the points lead and see if Haga implodes under pressure.

SackWack · Sep 1, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Sep 1 2009, 09:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Nurburgring. Last year,Haga dominated the weekend. Was it Haga,or was it the bike?

Haga will have a little more experience on the track than Spies, but not as much as some of the other tracks they have visited. The 4 cyl bikes went well there last year so im hoping for a huge weekend from Spies. He needs to get the points lead and see if Haga implodes under pressure.

+1

I was about to start the same thread. I can't wait for the action to get underway again. They took too long of a break. Haga sounds like he is almost fully fit, no word on Fabrizio. It's going to be a great weekend.

On a sour note, there is another 3 week break after this round, WTF??????????

VTtwinner · Sep 1, 2009

Hard to find gripes with WSBK, but a 5 week layoff, followed by a 3 week one is piss poor planning.

frosty58 · Sep 1, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SackWack @ Sep 1 2009, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>On a sour note, there is another 3 week break after this round, WTF??????????

yeap..... it'll be 3 ...... weeks before we get any bike racin. because of the balaton ring cancelation gps will also be gone for 3....

levigarrett · Sep 1, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (VTtwinner @ Sep 1 2009, 05:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hard to find gripes with WSBK, but a 5 week layoff, followed by a 3 week one is piss poor planning.

I agree. WTF, one race in 8 weeks???? The only good thing is that Haga has had time to recover from two different operations to repair his arm. That's a .... ton of time under the knife. I'm hopeful Haga, Fabi and Spies can cleanly battle for the title..............with Haga winning of course!

DRILL · Sep 2, 2009

Can`t wait meself,I`m loving that battle at the top ,more of the same next year and Moto2 as well ,we are spoilt.!!!

J708 · Sep 2, 2009

Man , I'm so fukin excited. I've waited 6 damn weeks for this weekend. I really do hope Haga is fully recovered and his arm doesn't act up on him at any point during the race or before the race. I'm quiet confident Haga can get 1st given he doesn't start hurting. I hope not. The close competition in SBK this year has really made me divert all my attention to it rather than MotoGP. With MotoGP, unless Rossi ..... up and falls off, the final result is pretty obvious. With Spies and Haga, it just keeps you on your toes. Two great riders. What a competition is it gonna be. I just fear Fab screwing Haga over in some way or another.

Pigeon · Sep 2, 2009

Yeah WSBK/MOTOGP this weekend.WSBK has been a battle all year & Cudos to Spies he's brought it to the plate as a rookie, great stuff.
i feel Haga might be a Mamola in his career.We'll see.

P.S. i bet they clash for tv coverage.

SackWack · Sep 2, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (J708 @ Sep 2 2009, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I just fear Fab screwing <strike>Haga</strike> Spies over in some way or another.

Fixed it for ya

Oh wait, your right, that has already happened.

povol · Sep 3, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pigeon @ Sep 2 2009, 06:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yeah WSBK/MOTOGP this weekend.WSBK has been a battle all year & Cudos to Spies he's brought it to the plate as a rookie, great stuff.
i feel Haga might be a Mamola in his career.We'll see.

P.S. i bet they clash for tv coverage.
Its all on SpeedTV. Kind of jumbled times, but on, none the less.

Eastern Time
Moto GP 250 1pm-2pm
Moto GP 2pm-3pm

Wsbk Race 1 8pm-9pm
Wsbk Race 2 9pm-10pm

AMA 12.30 am till 2.30

At least im off Monday for Labor Day

Bootsakah · Sep 3, 2009

WSBK is back, can't wait. Oh crap, I have to wait, because I am leaving town over the weekend. Just checked my DVR, all set to record the races, damn there is a ton of racing going on this weekend.

J708 · Sep 3, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bootsakah @ Sep 3 2009, 03:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>WSBK is back, can't wait. Oh crap, I have to wait, because I am leaving town over the weekend. Just checked my DVR, all set to record the races, damn there is a ton of racing going on this weekend.

dont worry buddy. i'll pm you the final results for both events

as soon as the races finish

Bootsakah · Sep 3, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (J708 @ Sep 3 2009, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>dont worry buddy. i'll pm you the final results for both events

as soon as the races finish

No spoilers. LOL

Haga back at full strength on a track he has done well at (double last year). Spies hungry to take over the championship lead. Looks to be an exciting weekend.

Jumkie · Sep 3, 2009

I too cant wait and hope everybody is fit.

JohnnyKnockdown · Sep 3, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (J708 @ Sep 2 2009, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>. The close competition in SBK this year has really made me divert all my attention to it rather than MotoGP. With MotoGP, unless <strike>Rossi</strike> Spies ..... up and falls off, the final result is pretty obvious.

I've found WSBK this year to be much like last year. Some decent racing but with 3 to 5 laps to go there is never any doubt to who is the winner.

mattsteg · Sep 3, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JohnnyKnockdown @ Sep 3 2009, 10:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I've found WSBK this year to be much like last year. Some decent racing but with 3 to 5 laps to go there is never any doubt to who is the winner.
I can think of at least one last-lap "pass" off of the top of my head (when spies ran out of gas) and a few more times where there was at least mild uncertainty. The first race in aus had 2 passes in the last half lap, margin of victory 0.032.
Spies made a sweet last-lap pass for victory at assen.
Fabrizio and Haga had a last-lap battle in south africa
Rea barely won in San Marino
Biaggi sort of threatened at donnington before he ran low on fuel
Biaggi was there at the last race in brno, but spies was too strong in front.

That's 4-5 races with a pass or almost-pass for the lead on the last lap and another couple of relatively close ones.

JohnnyKnockdown · Sep 3, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mattsteg @ Sep 3 2009, 11:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I can think of at least one last-lap "pass" off of the top of my head (when spies ran out of gas) and a few more times where there was at least mild uncertainty. The first race in aus had 2 passes in the last half lap, margin of victory 0.032.
Spies made a sweet last-lap pass for victory at assen.
Fabrizio and Haga had a last-lap battle in south africa
Rea barely won in San Marino
Biaggi sort of threatened at donnington before he ran low on fuel
Biaggi was there at the last race in brno, but spies was too strong in front.

That's 4-5 races with a pass or almost-pass for the lead on the last lap and another couple of relatively close ones.
There's been 20 races, so 4 or 5 is quite a small number. The racing has been decent and a few times brillant but overall it's been pretty predictable. Spies has been like James Stewart. If he doesn't crash than he wins almost every time.

mattsteg · Sep 3, 2009

A close race every other meeting isn't that small of a number, especially compared to the recent situation in GPs.

I wouldn't say 25% of the time constitutes "never".

J708 · Sep 4, 2009

free practise session 1 begins in 8 minutes. I can watch the timings on the website just like motogp. yeah?

WSBK is back in action this weekend

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