WSBK - Portimao - Final Round!!

Ahh i am quite excited about Sundays race. It should be great and hopefully no one will do anything silly (first corner crash ect). Gooooooooo Spies!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ Oct 20 2009, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>+1 ..if it weren't for FaBLITZio... Ducati paid him to take out Spies.
you know as irritating as that incident was it's all those damn mechanical problems & in particular that painful to watch race 1 at monza that really has put the hurt on him.......

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Prendas @ Oct 21 2009, 08:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I don't have a great camera, so i hope that the pic's will satisfy you...

any pics will be just fine..... looking forward to the photos!

don't seem like any streaming is going on today. anything anyone?

free practice 1

1 96 Smrz J CZE Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'44.855 23
2 41 Haga N JPN Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'44.934 0.079 22
3 71 Kagayama Y JPN Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 PIT IN 1'44.976 0.121 23
4 23 Parkes B AUS Kawasaki ZX 10R PIT IN 1'45.006 0.151 20
5 91 Haslam L GBR Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.078 0.223 23
6 7 Checa C ESP Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.101 0.246 22
7 19 Spies B USA Yamaha YZF R1 PIT IN 1'45.118 0.263 19
8 84 Fabrizio M ITA Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'45.165 0.310 22
9 65 Rea J GBR Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.198 0.343 23
10 10 Nieto F ESP Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'45.400 0.545 19
11 67 Byrne S GBR Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'45.475 0.620 21
12 11 Corser T AUS BMW S1000 RR PIT IN 1'45.660 0.805 21
13 3 Biaggi M ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory PIT IN 1'45.769 0.914 19
14 9 Kiyonari R JPN Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.796 0.941 23
15 14 Lagrive M FRA Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.994 1.139 22
16 66 Sykes T GBR Yamaha YZF R1 PIT IN 1'46.171 1.316 16
17 22 Camier L GBR Aprilia RSV4 Factory PIT IN 1'46.183 1.328 25
18 99 Scassa L ITA Kawasaki ZX 10R PIT IN 1'46.351 1.496 24
19 100 Tamada M JPN Kawasaki ZX 10R PIT IN 1'46.492 1.637 23
20 111 Xaus R ESP BMW S1000 RR PIT IN 1'46.633 1.778 16
21 25 Salom D ESP Kawasaki ZX 10R PIT IN 1'47.080 2.225 20
22 50 Guintoli S FRA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 PIT IN 1'47.132 2.277 26
23 15 Baiocco M ITA Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'47.257 2.402 24
24 77 Iannuzzo V ITA Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'47.697 2.842 17
25 94 Checa D ESP Yamaha YZF R1 PIT IN 1'47.890 3.035 21
26 88 Resch R AUT Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 PIT IN 1'49.494 4.639 18

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Oct 22 2009, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>you know as irritating as that incident was it's all those damn mechanical problems & in particular that painful to watch race 1 at monza that really has put the hurt on him.......

yup that to... if not for all that it would be all over.. ah well.. even if Ben doesn't pull it off everyone with an 1/8 brain knows he's the best in SBK.. best rookie ever to

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Oct 23 2009, 04:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>free practice 1

1 96 Smrz J CZE Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'44.855 23
2 41 Haga N JPN Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'44.934 0.079 22
3 71 Kagayama Y JPN Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 PIT IN 1'44.976 0.121 23
4 23 Parkes B AUS Kawasaki ZX 10R PIT IN 1'45.006 0.151 20
5 91 Haslam L GBR Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.078 0.223 23
6 7 Checa C ESP Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.101 0.246 22
7 19 Spies B USA Yamaha YZF R1 PIT IN 1'45.118 0.263 19
8 84 Fabrizio M ITA Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'45.165 0.310 22
9 65 Rea J GBR Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.198 0.343 23
10 10 Nieto F ESP Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'45.400 0.545 19
11 67 Byrne S GBR Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'45.475 0.620 21
12 11 Corser T AUS BMW S1000 RR PIT IN 1'45.660 0.805 21
13 3 Biaggi M ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory PIT IN 1'45.769 0.914 19
14 9 Kiyonari R JPN Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.796 0.941 23
15 14 Lagrive M FRA Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'45.994 1.139 22
16 66 Sykes T GBR Yamaha YZF R1 PIT IN 1'46.171 1.316 16
17 22 Camier L GBR Aprilia RSV4 Factory PIT IN 1'46.183 1.328 25
18 99 Scassa L ITA Kawasaki ZX 10R PIT IN 1'46.351 1.496 24
19 100 Tamada M JPN Kawasaki ZX 10R PIT IN 1'46.492 1.637 23
20 111 Xaus R ESP BMW S1000 RR PIT IN 1'46.633 1.778 16
21 25 Salom D ESP Kawasaki ZX 10R PIT IN 1'47.080 2.225 20
22 50 Guintoli S FRA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 PIT IN 1'47.132 2.277 26
23 15 Baiocco M ITA Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'47.257 2.402 24
24 77 Iannuzzo V ITA Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'47.697 2.842 17
25 94 Checa D ESP Yamaha YZF R1 PIT IN 1'47.890 3.035 21
26 88 Resch R AUT Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 PIT IN 1'49.494 4.639 18

.... man!!!! I`ve gotta pick up the trike on Sunday.Gonna miss the whole lot,ah well highlights here I come.

Portimao Superbike - Qualifying 1st Session
Friday, 23 October 2009 17:26



1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.786
2 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'43.866
3 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.870
4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.945
5 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'43.947
6 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'44.005
7 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.154
8 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'44.210
9 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'44.254
10 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.324
11 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'44.674
12 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.822
13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.830
14 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.963
15 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.977
16 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.077
17 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.133
18 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'45.239
19 22 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'45.333
20 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'45.345
21 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.390
22 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'45.508
23 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.676
24 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.512
25 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'46.775
26 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'47.961

I just don't see Haga winning this. He always disappoints when it comes crunch time, just doesn't have the nerves to put it all together when it counts. Spies is taking this one, I'm not gonna say he deserves it more than Haga... but he is just the better rider.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL @ Oct 23 2009, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>.... man!!!! I`ve gotta pick up the trike on Sunday.Gonna miss the whole lot,ah well highlights here I come.
aaaah nooooo can you record it??

good to hear you're getting the trike tho

Looks like business as usual. Haga sandbagging it as I think he will be a lot quicker than Smrz come racetime. Spies closer to the top but I think that's all he has. Right now it's tougher to tell what Spies is going to do in the race. If he can get a good setup and his package doesn't fail he might have something for Haga.

Look at where the Yamahas are compared with the Ducatis. Just tells me that Spies is going to have to ride over his head to compete. You think that he is going to get any help from Sykes Maybe Rea, but that could go either way.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SackWack @ Oct 23 2009, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Looks like business as usual. Haga sandbagging it as I think he will be a lot quicker than Smrz come racetime. Spies closer to the top but I think that's all he has. Right now it's tougher to tell what Spies is going to do in the race. If he can get a good setup and his package doesn't fail he might have something for Haga.

I dunno. Bayliss turned a 1'43.787 as his best lap in 2008. Smrz performance certainly makes it look like Haga should be able to take another second off of his times.

It's hard to say. Bayliss rode with the back of the bike, and Smrz seems to do the same. Both Fabrizio and Haga ride tight lines and apex early. Maybe it's an issue of style?

No doubt Haga will find several tenths by race day, but will it be enough?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Loose Rod @ Oct 21 2009, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Let us all pray for no 1st turn/turns disasters from the wild cards.
Hayden isn't in WSBK, so we should be ok.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SackWack @ Oct 23 2009, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Looks like business as usual. Haga sandbagging it as I think he will be a lot quicker than Smrz come racetime. Spies closer to the top but I think that's all he has. Right now it's tougher to tell what Spies is going to do in the race. If he can get a good setup and his package doesn't fail he might have something for Haga.

So true, Haga never shows his cards until late in the qualie sessions. At the same time, he seldom takes the pole and doesn't seem in the least bit affected by a second row start. His starts are fantastic and he seems to find the lead from either the first or third row. Let's see how tomorrows times look.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (levigarrett @ Oct 23 2009, 11:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>So true, Haga never shows his cards until late in the qualie sessions. At the same time, he seldom takes the pole and doesn't seem in the least bit affected by a second row start. His starts are fantastic and he seems to find the lead from either the first or third row. Let's see how tomorrows times look.


+10000. I'm quiet happy, infact very happy Haga qualified as he did. this will only motivate him ALOT MORE. And we've seen how he shaved off what he did in race 1 in france towards the end of the race. The guys ... was on FIRE!!! Can't FOKIN wait.

As much as I'm rooting for Spies, I have a feeling this is Haga's gonna ride like a Jedi Knight with Darth Spies on his tail, and beat the friggin' curse once and for all. Then he should retire while he's still on top.

after todays results i really am damn curious wat the top riders got for tomorrow. as far as i'm concerned Rea will end up on the side of the track sooner or later if he keeps up his "superman" attitude. he's fighting for forth, but not too sure he can and will actually make the finish line on race day.

fookin wsbk site
eurosport says live superpole now
wsbk site shows live timing now
live stream says live superpole here LIVE STEAMING IS ENDED.FFS