No b/c he wouldn't get that close.
Overall, two pretty good races in WSBK. I'm glad Checa got held up in Race 1 b/c it allowed for good racing at the front. Too bad for Smrz, but if you look at the beginning of the race, he was backing it in so much that his rear tire was never going to last the distance. Melandri looked great, I'm really happy that he has regained his form. If he manages to take down the title, I hope he is not tempted by 1000cc MotoGP competition. He's too good not to have multiple premier class world championships in either WSBK or MotoGP. Tardozzi deserves a lot of credit for helping him get his head straight.
Race 2 was pretty uneventful, but Camier put in a ridiculous ride. Good ride by Melandri in second, and solid performance from Lascorz in 5th. The BMW is still fading and experiencing electrical glitches according to the Eurosport guys. Quite disappointing. Rae and Laverty were also disappointing. I know Rae was banged up again, but he's got to stop crashing. No idea what the deal was with Laverty. Guintoli was also nowhere and I wonder if it would not have been better to sit this round out rather than ride with a really bad right wrist.
Can't believe how good Scassa is in WSS. I knew the kid had talent, but I never imagined he'd do anything in WSS since he's so big. I certainly never thought he'd beat Chaz b/c Chaz was riding some pretty trick 600s when he was racing FX in the AMA. Very interesting.
BTW, was it just me or did Crescent Suzuki say that Hopper was going to be a wild card at Donnington. Did they withdraw his entry to keep him in good nick for Jerez or was he supposed to wild card at Silverstone in WSBK?
