Here's hoping Troy Bayliss gets back on the Duke in SBK soon after his crash in Race 1 at Donnington. Very un-Bayliss like to have a solo crash.
His injury has got to be one of the worse ones going around, to have your hand caught under the bars while the bike is sliding would be like someone...
looks like troy is on fire.....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Troy Bayliss broke into MotoGP territory at the Phillip Island test today with a lap time that would have seen him running with Rossi and Co. despite being on a sub-200bhp Ducati 999 on controlled Pirelli...
According to American journo Dennis Noyes Bayliss wants to retire at the end of the season, Ducati are trying to convince the veteran champion to stay one more year and lead the development of the new 1200cc Ducati.
Don't cry too much Richo, it was gonna happen some day.
Takes provisional pole in wet conditions almost 2 secs faster from second place rider, Regis Laconi.
Barros is 6th at present.
Full story Here courtesy of Worldsbk.com.
Valencia, Feb 09: Troy Bayliss showed that three years away in MotoGP have done him no harm by breaking the Superbike lap record at the Valencia track in Spain on Tuesday (February 7).
The 2001 Superbike world champion eclipsed Neil Hodgson's 2003 time by a third of a second and was a full...
The following release is from Ducati...
The Ducati Xerox Team will compete in next year's World Superbike Championship with a new rider line-up. Australian Troy Bayliss returns to Ducati to spearhead the squad and he will be flanked by Italian newcomer Lorenzo Lanzi, who sensationally notched...
Ciao,
I thought this would make a good thread.............will Chris V fair better than Shakey did on the Honda? Ok, he has the home track advanatge.............but that mule is a whole different bike as we know his WSBK bike.
I'll be very impressed if he can finish in the top 15.
Cant wait...