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schedule: http://www.tt-assen.com/bestanden/documenten/374-assen-sbk2009-final-event-schedule-20032009-.pdf (http://www.tt-assen.com/bestanden/documenten/374-assen-sbk2009-final-event-schedule-20032009-.pdf)

edit: spoiler tag...  [cheeky]

OMG SPOILERS

 [laugh]

1. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Italia YZF R1 1min 39.687s
2. Max Neukirchner GER Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 40.050s
3. Carlos Checa ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 40.143s
4. Leon Haslam GBR Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 40.147s
5. Regis Laconi FRA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1min 40.369s
6. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 40.417s
7. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 40.571s
8. Karl Muggeridge AUS Celani Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 40.693s
9. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha Italia YZF R1 1min 40.696s
10. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 40.835s
11. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 40.872s
12. Shane Byrne GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1min 40.914s
13. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 41.017s
14. Shinya Nakano JPN Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 41.108s
15. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 41.111s
16. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 41.170s
17. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 41.202s
18. Tommy Hill GBR HANNspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1min 41.289s
19. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 41.621s
20. Brendan Roberts AUS Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 41.859s
21. David Salom ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 42.134s
22. Luca Scassa ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 42.223s
23. David Checa ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 1min 42.388s
24. Makoto Tamada JPN Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 42.442s
25. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1mins 42.980s
26. Stuart Easton GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R 1min 43.008s
27. Matteo Baiocco ITA PSG-1 Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 43.330s
28. John Hopkins USA Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 44.396s
29. Roland Resch AUT TKR Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 45.276s

http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145770/1/spies_sets_early_assen_pace.html (http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145770/1/spies_sets_early_assen_pace.html)

Just an hour after riding onto the circuit for the first time, Ben Spies has already established himself as the early man to beat around Assen as the fourth round of the World Superbike Championship got underway with opening free practice.

The American rider has had nothing more than computer games to aid his cause in the run up to the Dutch event, but he wasted no time in getting to grips with the circuit as he emerged a sizeable four tenths up on his nearest rival.

bah, no first hand on-track knowledge of a track before you get there is irrelevant these days.

;)



wtf, hopper?  not like he doesn't know this track.  well.

oh, nm: http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145780/1/hopkins_dislocates_hip_in_assen_fall.html (http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145780/1/hopkins_dislocates_hip_in_assen_fall.html)

Pos.   Rider   Team   Bike   Time
1   Ben Spies   Yamaha World Superbike   Yamaha YZF R1   1:38.747
2   Jakub Smrz   Guandalini Racing   Ducati 1098R   1:39.055
3   Yukio Kagayama   Suzuki Alstare   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1:39.128
4   Carlos Checa   HANNspree Ten Kate Honda   Honda CBR1000RR   1:39.141
5   Michel Fabrizio   Ducati Xerox Team   Ducati 1098R   1:39.238
6   Regis Laconi   DFX Corse   Ducati 1098R   1:39.246
7   Max Neukirchner   Suzuki Alstare   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1:39.265
8   Jonathan Rea   HANNspree Ten Kate Honda   Honda CBR1000RR   1:39.359
9   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Ten Kate Honda Racing   Honda CBR1000RR   1:39.506
10   Leon Haslam   Stiggy Racing Honda   Honda CBR1000RR   1:39.585
11   Troy Corser   BMW Motorrad Motorsport   BMW S1000 RR   1:39.597
12   Noriyuki Haga   Ducati Xerox Team   Ducati 1098R   1:39.621
13   Shane Byrne   Team Sterilgarda   Ducati 1098R   1:39.784
14   Karl Muggeridge   Celani Corse   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1:39.897
15   Tom Sykes   Yamaha World Superbike   Yamaha YZF R1   1:39.899
16   Max Biaggi   Aprilia Racing   Aprilia RSV4   1:39.934
17   Shinya Nakano   Aprilia Racing   Aprilia RSV4   1:40.199
18   Ruben Xaus   BMW Motorrad Motorsport   BMW S1000 RR   1:40.349
19   Tommy Hill   HANNspree Honda Althea   Honda CBR1000RR   1:40.617
20   David Salom   Team Pedercini   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1:40.853

Is it weird that I'm more excited about WSBK this weekend than the MotoGP race?

Not at all.  I am also.  I imagine others as well.

What is Haga's problem with Assen?

mitt

I suspect most folks are more excited about WSBK. Haga? Don't worry. It's early and race day is what counts.

http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145576/1/haga_out_to_flatten_rocky_assen_record.html (http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145576/1/haga_out_to_flatten_rocky_assen_record.html)

Its normal to feel that way when one of your countrymen is at the front of the pack, I love both series but at the moment Moto GP is still more exciting for me, Casey being an Aussie and all [thumbsup]

http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145868/1/four_from_four_for_spies.html (http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145868/1/four_from_four_for_spies.html)

WSBK »

Assen - Superpole qualifying times

Full Superpole times and grid positions for the fourth round of the World Superbike Championship at Assen, Netherlands.

1. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Italia YZF R1 1min 37.626s
2. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 37.765s
3. Leon Haslam GBR Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 38.072s
4. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 38.202s
5. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 38.215s
6. Max Neukirchner GER Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 38.363s
7. Carlos Checa ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 38.640s
8. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha Italia YZF R1 1min 38.770s

9. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 38.288s
10. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 38.441s
11. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 38.510s
12. Regis Laconi FRA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1min 38.521s
13. Karl Muggeridge AUS Celani Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 38.802s
14. Shane Byrne GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1min 38.881s
15. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 38.906s
16. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 39.079s

17. Tommy Hill GBR HANNspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1min 39.387s
18. Brendan Roberts AUS Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 39.390s
19. Shinya Nakano JPN Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 39.569s
20. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 39.643s

Did not qualify for Superpole

21. David Checa ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 1min 40.496s
22. David Salom ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 40.572s
23. Stuart Easton GBR Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R 1min 40.608s
24. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1mins 41.014s
25. Makoto Tamada JPN Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 41.057s
26. Matteo Baiocco ITA PSG-1 Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 41.062s
27. Luca Scassa ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 41.085s
28. Roland Resch AUT TKR Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 41.978s

John Hopkins USA Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR Did Not Participate

Official Assen WSBK lap records:
Superpole: Troy Bayliss Ducati 1min 38.355sec (2008)
Race lap: Max Neukirchner Suzuki 1min 39.395sec (2008)

Spies   [bow_down] [bow_down]

Damn that guy can run a quali lap.

4 for 4.  guess we should stop saying "wow!"....   :o

http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145882/1/spies_i_wish_they_gave_out_points_for_pole.html (http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/145882/1/spies_i_wish_they_gave_out_points_for_pole.html)

video games. yes, really...

UNBELIEVABLE moves from ben in race 1.  someone try and argue he can't race toe to toe....

heartbreaking race 2.  see the bike go flipping over the wall?

Race one was awesome. Great finish.

I just started watching WSBK last year and this year is much better.

Race 2  [bang]

I hope nobody got hit by any flying parts. The bike jumped over the wall at the very end. Crazy.

do yourself a favor and go back and watch the full seasons you missed from about 1996 or so on.

especially the british and japanese rounds (strongest wildcards) and the edwards/bayliss seasons.

Yep, race 1 was one of the best races I have ever watched.

Didn't see the bike flip - do you mean Ben's bike or someone else?  There were several bad get-offs.


mitt

ben's bike.  it cartwheeled all the way over the barrier.

stupid grass.

What happend to Fabrizia in the end of race 2?  He was going a great job holding on to 3rd place.  Camera swtiched to Haga toward the end and Fabrizia ended up 4th?  He seemed really frustrated.

fabrizio basically just effed up on his own.  missed a gear.

many moments like this to refer to but you should watch the last AMA superbike race of 2007 (@ laguna).

and don't worry, he'll get this new-bikeyness under control and stop doing things like clipping the grass entering corners  >:(

I totally respect spies and his talent, but I swear to god the speed announcers act like they want to have his babies!!  For every one time they mention haga (the points leader),  they spend five minutes drooling over spies.  Maybe it's just me, but it's driving me nutty!

people don't come in from smaller, national series and do what he's doing in wsbk.  it's unprecedented.

he 'ought' to be performing about like shane byrne.

....and jonathan greene has some sort of connection to texas, so i s'pose he's predisposed somewhat.  however there's also not been an american pulling any weight in this series since 2002.

(and 4 out of 4 poles will get you a lot of superlatives)

Yeah, my buddy has been watching WSBK, AMA and GP as long back as I can remember. I was hearing about Rossi when he was racing 250's. I didn't start watching GP until 2004? I think that was Rossi's last year on the Honda. Or his first year on the Yamaha. Whatever year it was, I saw the second half of his last year on the Honda. Watching racing is what made me buy my Monster.

It's nice to see Spies do so well in WSBK. I couldn't stand watching AMA last year. I hope Hopkins gets a chance to do well.

Race 1 was make the beast with two backsing awesome.   [thumbsup]  Spies and Haslem are nuts.  Totally nuts.  And after the race they were both like "yeah, that was fun close racing."  Close?!?  I think they ended up wearing each other's underwear.  That's more than just close. 

Spies is a monster.   With two laps left in Race 1, I just keeping thinking about Road Atlanta last year.   I was so upset when he went down in Race 2.  I shut off the TV.  'course, I turned it back on about 10 mins later and kept watching.   ;D

So far this year, Haga is putting on a Rossi-like clinic -- doesn't always win, but always podiums and is starting to just run away with the points.  He's been ungodly consistent.  It's scary.  Can he get on the podum in every race this year?  Can he go all year without a DNF?  I'm pretty sure the answer to both is no, but at some point, we gotta start asking those questions.  I gotta admit though, I cheer for Ben over Nori.  And now, I cheer for people to beat Nori just so that the points get closer between them.  He looks so much better on that Duc.  He still slides it around, but nowhere near like he used to. 

I've also become a Haslem fan.  He's great.  And I like his girl's boobies.   ;D

Fabrizio, Fabrizio, Fabrizio . . . . <sigh>

Damn, that race 1...  [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] Shouting at the screen the whole time. Spies... just make the beast with two backsing nuts. The move he put on Haslam was just well... damn...


I am extremely surprised that Haslam was able to perform so well while dragging the mouths of the Eurosport commentators on his dick the whole way. It was cute the first 5 minutes, by the end of the second race I was about ready to chuck something at my computer.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had that thought.  That was embarrassing.

ben's crash, the angle you won't see anywhere else:

Ben Spies Crash Assen SBK 2009 door Mbrink (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEh92QVQTDo#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)

That's a great video, Derb.  No wonder he looked like he'd had the wind knocked out of him.  He landed flat on his back. 

just occurred to me what a convenient crash that was for the corner workers.  =)
i like how when he hears the pack coming back around he has to stand up and look..

that still sucks a lot.   :(

That sucks...looks like he just barely caught the grass.

Anyone know if he's OK? He looked pretty banged up...for good reason!

it could've only been more convenient if the bike had landed on the trailer.

yeah, he's fine

Thanks derby!

That was a wicked crash, I didn't realize how fast they were going when it happened.

mitt

You've got to give them a break, Leon Haslam comes from the equivalent of bike racing royalty in the UK and his family is well regarded and loved. James Whitham is close friends with Ron. This combined with him being on a minor privateer bike running 3rd in the championship makes the comments understandable.

It's not as bad as the Ben Spies & World Superbike show on speed.

Go Leon!! ;)

the caption has it right:

http://superbikeplanet.com/image/2009/wsbk/assen/solex/b.htm (http://superbikeplanet.com/image/2009/wsbk/assen/solex/b.htm)

Funniest quote on the page:

I stayed up till two am to watch speeds replay of both race one and two.

I have but one question...........................



since when does spidey like boobies?




* this is such an awesome season. the only way it could get better is with on-bike cameras

I can't be the only one who noticed.

It was hard not to.  ;D I didn't know who she was though.

I noticed


she was "much" happier during race two  [laugh]

She is Leon's fiance'.  I hear the ratio of her talent to the size of the rock on her finger is 2:1  ;D 

I respect Spies' talent, but I am pulling for Haga all the way.  I can't support him having this much success immediately, it is not natural. 

This circuit constantly produces great racing.  Remember the '08 Supersport race?  If you have not seen it you have a homework assignment.  A pack of fifteen...yes fifteen were dicing for podium positions.

Haga sliding it around?  I thought he looked remarkably smooth.  I did not see his bike so much as twitch!  He has the Duc set up just like his old Yammys, and taking lines that other riders won't touch.

Inmake the beast with two backsingcredible moves Ben used to get to the front in Race 1, hard to watch, but amazing!

+1... the '08 assen WSS event was NUTS.  just flippin off the hook outta this world you guys are all retarded insane.

and i didn't see haga sliding either.  at least, not appreciably. 

You were prolly focused on da boobies. 

Did anybody see the SuperSport race?!?!.............freaking incredible!!!

I make a motion to hold all rounds in all classes at Assen.  Just an amazing track that has produced spectacular racing for the 3 yrs I have been watching.

Yeah that was some good racing.   [thumbsup]