WSBK rd.4: Monza

vladut50 said:

Biaggi vs. Melandri vs. Checa

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Biaggi has the horse power under his seat, brakes better than most, likes this track and has a good history here.

Melandri has the guts to do the job, the desire to kick Biaggis assy', has a bike that is smooth with the tires, but does not know the track at all. He has a PS3 at his disposal, I hope.



Checa is the guy to beat this beginning of the season

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But will he have the straight line speed? No doubt a quick visit to Bologna will be on the agenda before they arrive at the circuit.



Melandri has a great chance. You can chuck a stone at the Yamaha Italia workshops from the parabolica - this is their back yard. Not only that, but Marco's home turf. I do agree though, you have to fancy Max's chances. Dark horse - Haga,, also loves this place.



Let's hope that everyone avoids the customary first lap carnage of Variante Del Retifino.

vladut50 said:

That is right, sheer speed and power is the most important factor here. We will have to wait and see if the Roman Emperor will have the focus to do the job.

I think the first chicane has been changed, so a first lap carnage is less likely, right?

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I think it was recently modified and is now less severe but en-masse riders still trip up going through it.

WSBK use to be the drama free zone, that is until GP exiles started to talk ..... I want a drama free weekend of good racing, period. No .... talking or soap opera .........



Go Haslam!

Jumkie said:

WSBK use to be the drama free zone, that is until GP exiles started to talk ..... I want a drama free weekend of good racing, period. No .... talking or soap opera .........



Go Haslam!

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i think haslam might have a good shot for securing bmws first win there. even though i can't quite still figure out why the bmw hasn't got any speed advantage over the aprilia (compare that to the production bikes ) it should be up there in the topspeeds. also i guess since there aren't any long fast corners except the parabolika ,the bmws horrendous tyre wear shouldn't be as big of a problem as on many other tracks



haslam has got what it takes to join the battle between checa biaggi and melandri anyways in my opinion



i wouldn't worry about ducati. even if the twin produces a little less top end than the v4 and L4 engines, it takes great care of its tyres and has massive acceleration.it surely will be competitive

I don't see anyone beating Biaggi this weekend. They had a test about a week ago with a new engine. Expect him to break his 204mph record this weekend. The bike is just too fast to be caught at such a horsepower hungry circuit.

Austin said:

I don't see anyone beating Biaggi this weekend. They had a test about a week ago with a new engine. Expect him to break his 204mph record this weekend. The bike is just too fast to be caught at such a horsepower hungry circuit.

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The bike has a powerful engine, a small frontal area (so it appears), and a small, lightweight rider. Unless Biaggi has a problem, he should take down both races.



The interesting storyline will be Melandri and the Kawasakis. Melandri hasn't ridden the track since 1996, and chassis setup isn't terribly important so the Kwaks generally go a little bit better at Monza than other rounds. Keep your eyes on Lascorz.

Biaggi, hard to bet against.



Although BMW might bring something this weekend.



Checa will just have to get whatever is available.

Looking forward to this weekend. i don't think Yamaha have the juice to go with the Aprilla on the long straight. The Kwaks and BMWs still can't figure out how to get their tires to last race distance. I think its going to be an Aprilla walk away, watch out for Haga. Checa and Ducati is going to have to come up with something crazy.

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Superbike - Results Free Practice 1st Session

Monza, 6-7-8 May 2011

No. Rider Nat Team Bike Time Gap Rel. Laps Avg

Speed

Max

1 4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.712 22 200,528 324,7

2 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'43.765 0.053 0.053 20 200,426 324,7

3 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1'43.913 0.201 0.148 20 200,141 321,5

4 1 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'44.099 0.387 0.186 21 199,783 330,2

5 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.208 0.496 0.109 23 199,574 328,0

6 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'44.221 0.509 0.013 22 199,549 330,2

7 58 E. LAVERTY IRL Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.232 0.520 0.011 20 199,528 323,6

8 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'44.257 0.545 0.025 20 199,480 319,4

9 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'44.264 0.552 0.007 19 199,467 319,4

10 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'44.303 0.591 0.039 20 199,392 322,6

11 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'44.336 0.624 0.033 20 199,329 320,4

12 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'44.364 0.652 0.028 22 199,276 322,6

13 121 M. BERGER FRA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1'44.374 0.662 0.010 21 199,257 316,3

14 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'44.466 0.754 0.092 18 199,081 322,6

15 111 R. XAUS ESP Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.559 0.847 0.093 19 198,904 318,3

16 41 N. HAGA JPN PATA Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'44.564 0.852 0.005 20 198,894 323,6

17 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'45.109 1.397 0.545 11 197,863 320,4

18 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'45.123 1.411 0.014 20 197,837 317,3

19 44 R. ROLFO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'45.944 2.232 0.821 24 196,304 315,2

20 8 M. AITCHISON AUS Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'46.129 2.417 0.185 21 195,962 312,2

21 52 J. TOSELAND GBR BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1'46.568 2.856 0.439 15 195,154 317,3

22 32 F. LAI ITA Echo Sport Racing Company Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.735 3.023 0.167 15 194,849 308,2

Qualifying Lap Time (107% Of 1'43.712): 1'50.973

Condition:

AIR Humidity:

TRACK Dry

26% 24°C

38°C

Temp:

Temp:

2010 C. Crutchlow 1'42.937

2010 M. Biaggi 1'42.121 203,650

Lap Record: 202,040

Best Lap:

Km/h

Km/h

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Start End The results are provisional until the end of the time limit for protests and appeals

and the completion of the technical checks.

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Superbike - Results Free Practice 1st Session

Monza, 6-7-8 May 2011

11.30 Start

11.39 Haga On the Gravel - Re-Joined - Turn 8

11.39 Fabrizio Crashed - Rider OK

11.42 Biaggi Technical Problem - Turn 5

11.42 Fabrizio Entered Pits

11.55 Aitchison Stop - Technical Problem

12.03 Aitchison Crashed - Rider OK - Turn 1

12.08 Haslam On the Gravel - Re-Joined - Turn 1

12.08 Aitchison Entered Pits

12.10 Vermeulen Crashed - Rider OK - Turn 8

12.11 Vermeulen Entered Pits

12.21 Vermeulen Medical Center

12.32 End Of Session

Session Highlights

No. Rider Nat Team Bike Local Time Time Gap Avg

Fastest Laps Sequence

84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 11:33'44.221 1'47.748 193,017

11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 11:33'52.520 1'46.763 -0.985 194,798

17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 11:33'53.792 1'46.696 -0.067 194,920

2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 11:34'12.352 1'46.633 -0.063 195,035

4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 11:35'30.497 1'46.047 -0.586 196,113

11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 11:35'37.537 1'45.017 -1.030 198,037

11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 11:37'22.285 1'44.748 -0.269 198,545

17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 11:37'23.497 1'44.466 -0.282 199,081

7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 11:37'24.674 1'44.264 -0.202 199,467

4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 12:15'21.873 1'44.239 -0.025 199,515

4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 12:17'05.585 1'43.712 -0.527 200,528

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Start End The results are provisional until the end of the time limit for protests and appeals

and the completion of the technical checks.

Biaggi 205 mph



Checa 198 mph.



To be honest, i thought it might be a larger difference

Biaggi playing with everyone in the first practice.

I noticed Rea wasn't mentioned in some of the above posts....he might have a say in who takes the top spot.

vladut50 said:

I think it is just a matter of setup.

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You think what is just a matter of setup, the top speed difference?

i like the track & hope to see some good racing

and its free on Eurosport germany too this weekend astra19.2e

Jumkie said:

WSBK use to be the drama free zone, that is until GP exiles started to talk .....

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I don't think its about GP racing backgrounds, i think it might be because the proportion of the front runners from Latin Europe is increasing.

Aprilia is super fast on the straights so Biaggi will probably win it. Rea, the BMWs and maybe a Yamaha will battle for podium places. Checa will do well if he finishes in top5.

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Superbike - Results Qualifying 1st Session

Monza, 6-7-8 May 2011

No. Rider Nat Team Bike Time Gap Rel. Laps Avg

Speed

Max

1 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'42.934 18 202,044 324,7

2 1 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'42.953 0.019 0.019 25 202,007 332,5

3 58 E. LAVERTY IRL Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.265 0.331 0.312 24 201,396 326,9

4 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1'43.276 0.342 0.011 19 201,375 325,8

5 4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.321 0.387 0.045 18 201,287 323,6

6 41 N. HAGA JPN PATA Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'43.531 0.597 0.210 20 200,879 323,6

7 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.588 0.654 0.057 22 200,768 326,9

8 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'43.640 0.706 0.052 22 200,668 325,8

9 121 M. BERGER FRA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1'43.679 0.745 0.039 21 200,592 314,2

10 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'43.730 0.796 0.051 8 200,494 326,9

11 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'43.762 0.828 0.032 23 200,432 319,4

12 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'43.850 0.916 0.088 23 200,262 325,8

13 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'43.861 0.927 0.011 20 200,241 316,3

14 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'44.071 1.137 0.210 23 199,837 319,4

15 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'44.095 1.161 0.024 25 199,791 323,6

16 111 R. XAUS ESP Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.232 1.298 0.137 18 199,528 318,3

17 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'44.401 1.467 0.169 17 199,205 317,3

18 44 R. ROLFO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'44.922 1.988 0.521 21 198,216 311,2

19 52 J. TOSELAND GBR BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1'44.989 2.055 0.067 14 198,089 324,7

20 8 M. AITCHISON AUS Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'45.356 2.422 0.367 25 197,399 311,2

21 32 F. LAI ITA Echo Sport Racing Company Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.964 4.030 1.608 18 194,432 311,2

Qualifying Lap Time (107% Of 1'42.934): 1'50.140

Condition:

AIR Humidity:

TRACK Dry

25% 26°C

45°C

Temp:

Temp:

2010 C. Crutchlow 1'42.937

2010 Max Biaggi 1'42.121 203,650

Lap Record: 202,040

Best Lap:

Km/h

Km/h

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Start End The results are provisional until the end of the time limit for protests and appeals

and the completion of the technical checks.

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Superbike - Results Qualifying 1st Session

Monza, 6-7-8 May 2011

15.30 Start

15.36 Camier Technical Problem - Turn 13

15.58 Xaus Crashed - Rider OK - Turn 3

15.59 Xaus Re-joined

16.02 Camier Crashed - Rider OK - Turn 10

16.13 Camier Entered Pits

16.22 331,4 Kph overall top speed

16.32 End Of Session

Session Highlights

No. Rider Nat Team Bike Local Time Time Gap Avg

Fastest Laps Sequence

91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 15:33'36.524 1'44.159 199,668

91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 15:35'20.529 1'44.005 -0.154 199,963

4 J. REA GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 15:35'34.848 1'43.808 -0.197 200,343

33 M. MELANDRI ITA Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 15:35'35.089 1'43.737 -0.071 200,480

91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 15:37'04.118 1'43.589 -0.148 200,766

91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 16:04'03.177 1'43.424 -0.165 201,087

58 E. LAVERTY IRL Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 16:22'36.296 1'43.265 -0.159 201,396

1 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 16:23'56.948 1'42.953 -0.312 202,007

91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 16:31'01.348 1'42.934 -0.019 202,044

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06/05/2011 15:30 16:32

Start End The results are provisional until the end of the time limit for protests and appeals

and the completion of the technical checks.