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WSBK - Kyalami Winter test times

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Bootsakah

Joined Aug 2007
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Idaho
Day 1
1. Fabrizio (Ita-Ducati) 1'41"204 (66 laps);
2. Spies (Usa-Yamaha) 1'41"599 (46);
3. Neukirchner (Ger-Suzuki) 1'41"713 (69);
4. Haga (Jpn-Ducati) 1'41"730 (31);
5. Kagayama (Jpn-Suzuki) 1'41"755 (39);
6. Nakano (Jpn-Aprilia) 1'41"846 (51);
7. Biaggi (Ita-Aprilia) 1'42"446 (29);
8. Kiyonari (Jpn-Honda) 1'42"744 (62);
9. Corser (Aus-Bmw) 1'42"975 (33);
10. Xaus (Spa-Bmw) 1'43"274 (41);
11. Checa (Spa-Honda) 1'43"418 (10);
12. Rea (GB-Honda) 1'44"496 (16);
13. Sykes (GB-Yamaha) 1'46"780 (16).
 
I'm excited to see Haga on the Ducati and Spies outside of the AMA. I read that Sykes has some sort of virus.

I have a feeling that next season is going to be a good one.
 
First time at a new track on a new bike and Spies comes second
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He's overrated.
 
Day 2
1. Fabrizio (Ita-Ducati) 1'40"256 (44 laps);
2. Neukirchner (Ger-Suzuki) 1'40"688 (50);
3. Haga (Jpn-Ducati) 1'40"709 (53);
4. Rea (GB-Honda) 1'40"842 (40);
5. Kagayama (Jpn-Suzuki) 1'40"959 (52);
6. Nakano (Jpn-Aprilia) 1'40"968 (42);
7. Checa (Spa-Honda) 1'40"995 (31);
8. Spies (Usa-Yamaha) 1'41"049 (38);
9. Biaggi (Ita-Aprilia) 1'41"077 (56);
10. Kiyonari (Jpn-Honda) 1'41"412 (84);
11. Corser (Aus-Bmw) 1'41"986 (34);
12. Xaus (Spa-Bmw) 1'42"438 (40);
13. Sykes (GB-Yamaha) 1'42"933 (18).

Fabrizio still turning in the fastest times, funny as he wasn't such a great qualifier last year, but was often fast during race time. Max N getting on well with the new Suzuki. Haga coming to grips with the V-twin Duke. Spies not as well today, but still improved on yesterdays time by about a 1/2 sec. Good to see Aprilia is fast this early, whereas BMW still needs a lot of work it seems.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bootsakah @ Dec 11 2008, 09:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Day 2
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Nice to see most all the brands in top ten (11 I know). Haha, where is Kawasaki, are they not testing? Or do they just suck that much.
 
Do they just suck, well yes. Kawasaki switched who is running the team, so I imagine they are not there due to still sucking, oh I mean not having their .... together yet.

It is damn cool that all the top teams are represented in the "top 10". Apparently there will be 29 riders in the WSBK next year, amazing. Ezy needs to take some lessons from this series on how to run the show.
 
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I jinxed Spies. Oh well. He's still first Yamaha. Fabrizio looks really good. I wonder where his new found form is coming from?

Are we going to have the second world champ from a non-English speaking nation?

Will we have the first ever champion from a nation whose flag is not composed of red, white, & blue?

Who cares, but the new champion better be American, British, or Australian. Our cultural imperialism is on the line.
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Just curious, Why do they call it a "Tyre test"? Aren't they out there testing everything. Is the test sponsored by Pirrelli?
 

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