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WSBK Rd3: Assen

Jumkie

Jumkie

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Does anybody care around here? Btw, interesting, all brands represented in top 6 for this session.





Smrz Again Fastest In First Qualifying At Assen WSBK

Friday, April 15, 2011

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time

1 Jakub Smrz Team Effenbert - Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1:36.058

2 Max Biaggi Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1:36.287

3 Marco Melandri Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 1:36.494

4 Michel Fabrizio Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:36.550

5 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:36.747

6 Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:36.876

7 Leon Haslam BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:36.989

8 Eugene Laverty Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 1:37.024

9 Jonathan Rea Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:37.063

10 Noriyuki Haga PATA Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1:37.106

11 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1:37.114

12 Joan Lascorz Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:37.364

13 Leon Camier Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1:37.373

14 Ruben Xaus Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:37.424

15 Ayrton Badovini BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:37.613

16 Roger Lee Veneman BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:37.716

17 Maxime Berger Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1:37.853

18 Sylvain Guintoli Team Effenbert - Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1:37.899

19 Chris Vermeulen Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:38.452

20 Roberto Rolfo Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:38.487
 
glad to see that vermeulen is finally back on a bike! its been almost a year already!?

interesting that there are no ten kate hondas in the top 6, its their home race and i am guessing that it wont stay like that for much longer. lets hope there are some max v marco shenanigans again too but with proper punching this time!

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World superbikes is looking great this year very close racing no one miles ahead 6 manufacturers in the top six of race 2 at donnington and now end of day one at assen same again six manufacturers and a good spread of riders .



keep it up and keep us guessing
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BigAl said:
glad to see that vermeulen is finally back on a bike! its been almost a year already!?

interesting that there are no ten kate hondas in the top 6, its their home race and i am guessing that it wont stay like that for much longer. lets hope there are some max v marco shenanigans again too but with proper punching this time!

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did not notice that . but i think rea will be up there tomorrow
 
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Jumkie said:
I await a full report and pictures, preferably of all the umbrella girls.
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friend of my dad called the other day (the former chef-cook of bmw, perhaps you remember Ive mentioned him before (prob not)) and he said he arranged some VIP passes for us. guess what my dad said... 'well mate, I dunno if we want to go in the pitlane etc, I'll call you on sunday if we want to use those passes'
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so prob no umbrella girl pics if its up to my dad
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Marijke said:
scusa but when did xaus do cut it in a positive way? all he does is crash
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Well he was fast once....amid all that crashing....which was always spectacular. He put a very good run together towards the end of 2001 on the factory Ducati - in the process becoming the first Spaniard to win a WSB race, finished second to Hodgson in '03, and actually podiumed in Moto GP at Qatar in '04 on the Dantin Ducati which was no mean feat. Since then admittedly he has largely specialised in ingesting gravel.



Ruben is the only rider that I can think of that I have seen crash in both the warm up and cool down laps of a race. At Laguna in '02 he crashed twice on the warm up lap of Race 2, and I recall a failed burnout celebration in '03 I think having won a race somewhere in Europe.



Then of course, there was this........



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Arrabbiata1 said:
Well he was fast once....amid all that crashing....which was always spectacular. He put a very good run together towards the end of 2001 on the factory Ducati - in the process becoming the first Spaniard to win a WSB race, finished second to Hodgson in '03, and actually podiumed in Moto GP at Qatar in '04 on the Dantin Ducati which was no mean feat. Since then admittedly he has largely specialised in ingesting gravel.



Ruben is the only rider that I can think of that I have seen crash in both the warm up and cool down laps of a race. At Laguna in '02 he crashed twice on the warm up lap of Race 2, and I recall a failed burnout celebration in '03 I think having won a race somewhere in Europe.



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I didnt said anything about his entertainment level, he sure isnt boring, so agreed with everything above. dont think bmw was too happy with him tho with all the crashing. do you know if he managed to stay ON the bike for an entire race weekend last season?!
 
Marijke said:
I didnt said anything about his entertainment level, he sure isnt boring, so agreed with everything above. dont think bmw was too happy with him tho with all the crashing. do you know if he managed to stay ON the bike for an entire race weekend last season?!
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As I recall I think he got off to speak to his engineers, make the occasional cup of tea, sleep in his motorhome, and talk to the press.



Actually, can you picture Xuas in endurance racing..now that is a scary thought.



Anyway Mari, don't you have somewhere rather pressing to be this weekend?
 
Arrabbiata1 said:
As I recall I think he got off to speak to his engineers, make the occasional cup of tea, sleep in his motorhome, and talk to the press.



Actually, can you picture Xuas in endurance racing..now that is a scary thought.



Anyway Mari, don't you have somewhere rather pressing to be this weekend?
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yes I do, but due to my dads unemployement we can only go on race day
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Superpole



Pos # Rider Nat Bike Last Lap Best Lap Gap Int.1 Int.2 Int.3 Speed Laps

1 7 CHECA C ESP Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'35.292 4

2 96 SMRZ J CZE Ducati 1098R PIT IN 1'35.560 0.268 225,1 4

3 58 LAVERTY E IRL Yamaha YZF R1 PIT IN 1'35.580 0.288 233,4 2

4 41 HAGA N JPN Aprilia RSV4 Factory PIT IN 1'35.920 0.628 284,5 4

5 4 REA J GBR Honda CBR1000RR PIT IN 1'36.138 0.846 265,6 4

6 1 BIAGGI M ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory PIT IN 1'36.302 1.010 289,8 5

7 66 SYKES T GBR Kawasaki ZX-10R PIT IN 1'36.351 1.059 277,9 4

8 33 MELANDRI M ITA Yamaha YZF R1 PIT IN 1'37.036 1.744 287,5 3

9 2 CAMIER L GBR Aprilia RSV4 Factory

10 11 CORSER T AUS BMW S1000 RR

11 17 LASCORZ J ESP Kawasaki ZX-10R

12 91 HASLAM L GBR BMW S1000 RR

13 84 FABRIZIO M ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000

14 111 XAUS R ESP Honda CBR1000RR

15 50 GUINTOLI S FRA Ducati 1098R

16 86 BADOVINI A ITA BMW S1000 RR
 
So what in the hell has happened in this series. Last year, the Ducati was nowhere. This year with no factory team, they appear unstoppable with 2 riders that have never been accused of being world beaters. Poor old Haga, always in the wrong place at the wrong time.
 
povol said:
So what in the hell has happened in this series. Last year, the Ducati was nowhere. This year with no factory team, they appear unstoppable with 2 riders that have never been accused of being world beaters. Poor old Haga, always in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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You can say that again...



Though i think being in a team like this without any pressure is good for him after last year.
 

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