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Note:  Donnington Park is located in Derby.  D-E-R-B-Y.  The land where all that can be known is known.  The land free of derbys. 

Friday    08.30-10.00  90'   SUPERSTOCK 600 / 1000 TECHNICAL/SPORTING CHECKS
10.00-12.00  WSBK / WSS TECHNICAL/SPORTING CHECKS     
10.00-10.20  APRILIA S / TEENS FREE PRACTICE
10.30-10.50  THUNDERSPORT 600 FREE PRACTICE
11.00-11.20  APRILIA S / TEENS QUALIFYING PRACTICE
11.30-11.50  THUNDERSPORT 600 QUALIFYING PRACTICE
12.45-13.45  WSBK FREE PRACTICE
14.00-14.45  SUPERSTOCK 1000 FREE PRACTICE
15.00-16.00  W SUPERSPORT FREE PRACTICE
16.15-17.15  WSBK QUALIFYING PRACTICE
17.30-18.00  SUPERSTOCK 600 FREE PRACTICE

Saturday    
09.00-09.30  SUPERSTOCK 1000 FREE PRACTICE
09.45-10.30  W SUPERSPORT FREE PRACTICE
10.45-11.30  WSBK QUALIFYING PRACTICE
11.45-12.15  SUPERSTOCK 600 FREE PRACTICE
12.25-12.50  PIT WALK PIT WALK
13.00-13.45  W SUPERSPORT QUALIFYING PRACTICE
14.00-14.45  WSBK FREE PRACTICE
15.00-15.12  WSBK SUPERPOLE (1)
15.19-15.31  WSBK SUPERPOLE (2)
15.38-15.50  WSBK SUPERPOLE (3)
16.10-16.40  SUPERSTOCK 1000 QUALIFYING PRACTICE
16.55-17.25  SUPERSTOCK 600 QUALIFYING PRACTICE
17.45  APRILIA S / TEENS RACE (10 LAPS KM. 40.230)
18.15  THUNDERSPORT 600 RACE (10 LAPS KM. 40.230)

Sunday    
09.00-09.10  SUPERSTOCK 1000 WARM UP
09.20-09.40  WSBK WARM UP
09.50-10.10  W SUPERSPORT WARM UP
10.40  SUPERSTOCK 1000 RACE (12 LAPS KM. 48.276)
11.10-11.30  PIT WALK PIT WALK
12.00  WSBK RACE 1 (23 LAPS KM. 92.529)  
13.25  W SUPERSPORT RACE (22 LAPS KM. 88.506)
14.30  SUPERSTOCK 600 RACE (10 LAPS KM. 40.230)
15.30  WSBK RACE 2 (23 LAPS KM. 92.529)  
16.30  APRILIA S / TEENS RACE (10 LAPS KM. 40.230)
17.00  THUNDERSPORT 600 RACE (10 LAPS KM. 40.230)

<preemptive strike>

Yes, I know there are no spoilers yet. 

Ben's bringing in one of his former Yosh mechanics for Donnington and the rest of the season to get Yamaha's shit sorted out:

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Jun/e/n090625a.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Jun/e/n090625a.htm)

Wood previously worked with Miguel DuHamel at Honda, Steve Rapp at at Vance and Hines Ducati, and Tom Kipp at Chapparal before joining up with Yoshimura Suzuki and Spies six years ago. It's been noted by the media that during Ben's AMA Superbike career, he never suffered a mechanical DNF.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25832.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25832.0)
Derby  [cheeky]

Damn! I derbied in the Derby race thread.  ;D  How'd I miss that?

Free Practice 1 Results

1. Ben Spies USA Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 30.962s
2. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Yamaha YZF-R1 1min 31.180s
3. Leon Haslam GBR Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 31.209s
4. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 31.604s
5. Gregorio Lavilla ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 31.702s
6. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 31.709s
7. John Hopkins USA Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 31.894s
8. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 31.954s
9. Shane Byrne GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1min 31.981s
10. James Ellison GBR Airwaves Yamaha YZF-R1 1min 32.118s
11. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 32.148s
12. Shinya Nakano JPN Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 32.171s
13. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.307s
14. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 32.363s
15. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 32.538s
16. Carlos Checa ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.566s
17. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 32.806s
18. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1min 32.874s
19. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 33.081s
20. Matthieu Lagrive FRA HANNspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1min 33.127s
21. Broc Parkes AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R 1min 33.208s
22. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 33.381s
23. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 33.411s
24. Jamie Hacking USA Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 33.766s
25. Alessandro Polita ITA Celani Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 33.797s
26. Luca Scassa ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 34.187s
27. Blake Young USA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 34.383s
28. David Salom ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 34.562s
29. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1min 34.728s
30. David Checa ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 1min 34.892s
31. Roland Resch AUT TKR Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 35.079s

Didn't know Blake Young was running in this one. Will be interesting to see how he does.

wuddup hopper.

Qualy 1 Results

Pos   #   Rider   Nat   Bike   Best Lap   Gap      
1   84   Fabrizio M   ITA   Ducati 1098R   1'30.775         
2   91   Haslam L   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR   1'31.191   0.416      
3   19   Spies B   USA   Yamaha YZF R1   1'31.294   0.519      
4   36   Lavilla G   ESP   Ducati 1098R   1'31.401   0.626      
5   67   Byrne S   GBR   Ducati 1098R   1'31.436   0.661      
6   22   Camier L   GBR   Yamaha YZF R1   1'31.454   0.679      
7   96   Smrz J   CZE   Ducati 1098R   1'31.584   0.809      
8   57   Lanzi L   ITA   Ducati 1098R   1'31.705   0.93      
9   7   Checa C   ESP   Honda CBR1000RR   1'31.736   0.961      
10   41   Haga N   JPN   Ducati 1098R   1'31.760   0.985      
11   66   Sykes T   GBR   Yamaha YZF R1   1'31.838   1.063      
12   27   Ellison J   GBR   Yamaha YZF R1   1'31.890   1.115      
13   3   Biaggi M   ITA   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1'31.913   1.138      
14   121   Hopkins J   USA   Honda CBR1000RR   1'32.007   1.232      
15   65   Rea J   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR   1'32.103   1.328      
16   71   Kagayama Y   JPN   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1'32.139   1.364      
17   111   Xaus R   ESP   BMW S1000 RR   1'32.186   1.411      
18   56   Nakano S   JPN   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1'32.188   1.413      
19   23   Parkes B   AUS   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'32.401   1.626      
20   11   Corser T   AUS   BMW S1000 RR   1'32.476   1.701      
21   14   Lagrive M   FRA   Honda CBR1000RR   1'32.879   2.104      
22   99   Scassa L   ITA   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'33.061   2.286      
23   9   Kiyonari R   JPN   Honda CBR1000RR   1'33.093   2.318      
24   25   Salom D   ESP   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'33.262   2.487      
25   2   Hacking J   USA   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'33.587   2.812      
26   117   Andrews S   GBR   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'34.069   3.294      
27   94   Checa D   ESP   Yamaha YZF R1   1'34.259   3.484      
28   79   Young B   USA   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1'34.529   3.754      
29   77   Iannuzzo V   ITA   Honda CBR1000RR   1'35.126   4.351      
30   88   Resch R   AUT   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1'35.176   4.401      
NQ   53   Polita A   ITA   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1'43.938   13.163      

Things are gonna get a little tight in pants if Haga doesn't up the pace a bit.  Fab and Spies are circling the waters.

Haga will be fine.  He's made a habit of being pretty quiet in practice and in superpole this season.  It doesn't stop him from rocketing to the front from the start and then either leading or being with the leaders by the second or third lap.

Camier.   [clap]   There was some chatter about them getting team order from Yamaha about not beating Ben.  I wonder if anyone has talked to them.

I thought Hacking would be running a bit better.  Doesn't he know this course?

The Ducs are running really well again.  Yow--look at that. 

I *really* don't want a flag-to-flag wet race. 

yeah, but it's the UK....

Isn't there someone they can talk to about that?!?

Edit:  Actually, there's a part of me that wants a wet race.

SBK 2008 - Donington Park - Kiyonari Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KycZk1M7g24#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)

On The Throttle Pre-Race show from Donnington (via Skype).  I love these vids!

http://www.onthethrottle.com/content/view/209/1/ (http://www.onthethrottle.com/content/view/209/1/)

I might have to wager on Fabrizio finishing in the top spot this year.  He seems to have momentum at this point in the season.

mitt

I got $ on "not Fabrizio" to win the championship.   [laugh]

"spies... but if it rains, byrne, bryne, bryne... he'll take the whole podium."
 
[laugh]

link?

We need to delete all the BS in the wager thread.

mitt

Link?  Huh?  Oh, my bad.  I didn't mean "I already have a wager on this with someone else".  I meant "I'll put money on 'Not Fabrizio' to win."   You want some of that action?  [laugh]

Yeah, definitely delete all that off-topic stuff in the wager thread re stickies.  That's my bad too.

Whats the odds, or is this just straight up wagers? 

I must be in a gambling mood today, since tonight I bet my wife $10 that we would have red cherry tomatoes on our plants by July 4th, and she took it (I will probably loose, since the fruit are about nickel sized and totally green).

mitt

We've been doing straight up, but since by taking "not Fabrizio", I get Haga, Spies and everyone else (which is kinda useless), 3:1 make sense to me.   $10 v. $30 to RRW?

I'll also bet $10 that before July 4 you can find a plant with ripes tomatoes to plant in place of your current tomato plant.  [evil]

They've got superglue at the grocery store, and there should be some little scissors somewhere.  [evil]

OTT is great stuff.  Makes Speed look like a bunch of amateurs.

Qualifying 2

1. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 30.493s
2. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 30.671s
3. Ben Spies USA Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 30.695s
4. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 30.782s
5. Leon Haslam GBR Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 30.803s
6. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 30.957s
7. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1min 30.961s
8. Gregorio Lavilla ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 31.028s
9. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 31.243s
10. Shane Byrne GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1min 31.311s
11. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 31.352s
12. John Hopkins USA Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 31.382s
13. Leon Camier GBR Airwaves Yamaha YZF-R1 1min 31.454s
14. Shinya Nakano JPN Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 31.457s
15. James Ellison GBR Airwaves Yamaha YZF-R1 1min 31.476s
16. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 31.533s
17. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 31.629s
18. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 31.637s
19. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 31.668s
20. Carlos Checa ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 31.736s

21. Luca Scassa ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 31.874s
22. Broc Parkes AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R 1min 31.887s
23. David Salom ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 32.183s
24. Matthieu Lagrive FRA HANNspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1min
32.243s
25. Jamie Hacking USA Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 32.245s
26. Simon Andrews GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 32.343s
27. Alessandro Polita ITA Celani Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 32.584s
28. Blake Young USA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 32.735s
29. David Checa ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 1min 32.811s
30. Roland Resch AUT TKR Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 33.384s
30. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1min 33.408s

Free Practice 2

1 19 B. SPIES USA Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'30.559 22 159,927 266,9
2 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'30.771 0.212 0.212 20 159,553 264,3
3 36 G. LAVILLA ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'30.872 0.313 0.101 13 159,376 258,6
4 67 S. BYRNE GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1'31.002 0.443 0.130 21 159,148 264,9
5 66 T. SYKES GBR Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.028 0.469 0.026 21 159,103 262,3
6 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.123 0.564 0.095 21 158,937 268,2
7 91 L. HASLAM GBR Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.154 0.595 0.031 18 158,883 261,1
8 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'31.164 0.605 0.010 20 158,865 265,6
9 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'31.208 0.649 0.044 21 158,789 266,9
10 96 J. SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'31.326 0.767 0.118 19 158,584 261,7
11 56 S. NAKANO JPN Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'31.477 0.918 0.151 21 158,322 264,9
12 7 C. CHECA ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.484 0.925 0.007 21 158,310 263,6
13 22 L. CAMIER GBR Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.527 0.968 0.043 16 158,235 262,3
14 9 R. KIYONARI JPN Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.541 0.982 0.014 17 158,211 268,9
15 27 J. ELLISON GBR Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.666 1.107 0.125 16 157,995 258,6
16 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'31.826 1.267 0.160 17 157,720 262,3
17 121 J. HOPKINS USA Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.834 1.275 0.008 15 157,706 261,7
18 23 B. PARKES AUS Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'31.971 1.412 0.137 18 157,471 261,7
19 99 L. SCASSA ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'32.026 1.467 0.055 19 157,377 256,7
20 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1'32.055 1.496 0.029 15 157,328 261,1
21 25 D. SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'32.113 1.554 0.058 19 157,229 256,7
22 117 S. ANDREWS GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'32.128 1.569 0.015 22 157,203 266,2
23 71 Y. KAGAYAMA JPN Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'32.145 1.586 0.017 18 157,174 260,4
24 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'32.250 1.691 0.105 12 156,995 262,3
25 14 M. LAGRIVE FRA Honda Althea Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.348 1.789 0.098 20 156,829 261,7
26 77 V. IANNUZZO ITA Squadra Corse Italia Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.782 2.223 0.434 18 156,095 262,3
27 2 J. HACKING USA Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'32.910 2.351 0.128 15 155,880 261,1
28 53 A. POLITA ITA Celani Race Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'32.993 2.434 0.083 20 155,741 262,3
29 94 D. CHECA ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 Ipone Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.128 2.569 0.135 18 155,515 256,7
30 79 B. YOUNG USA Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'33.356 2.797 0.228 20 155,135 266,9
31 88 R. RESCH AUT TKR Suzuki Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.037 3.478 0.681 13 154,012 255,5

Superpole 1

1 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'30.351 6 160,295 266,9
2 19 B. SPIES USA Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'30.401 0.050 0.050 3 160,206 262,3
3 7 C. CHECA ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.482 0.131 0.081 6 160,063 262,3
4 96 J. SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'30.509 0.158 0.027 4 160,015 261,7
5 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'30.545 0.194 0.036 5 159,951 263,0
6 66 T. SYKES GBR Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'30.579 0.228 0.034 4 159,891 263,0
7 36 G. LAVILLA ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'30.580 0.229 0.001 6 159,890 257,9
8 121 J. HOPKINS USA Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.682 0.331 0.102 5 159,710 262,3
9 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'30.687 0.336 0.005 2 159,701 266,9
10 91 L. HASLAM GBR Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.728 0.377 0.041 3 159,629 261,1
11 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'30.754 0.403 0.026 6 159,583 263,0
12 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.767 0.416 0.013 3 159,560 268,2
13 27 J. ELLISON GBR Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 1'30.807 0.456 0.040 6 159,490 259,2
14 67 S. BYRNE GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1'30.884 0.533 0.077 4 159,355 263,0
15 56 S. NAKANO JPN Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'30.954 0.603 0.070 5 159,232 266,2
16 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'31.030 0.679 0.076 6 159,099 264,3
-------------------------------------------------- Not Qualified to Superpole 2 --------------------------------------------------
17 22 L. CAMIER GBR Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.176 0.825 0.146 7 158,844 260,4
18 71 Y. KAGAYAMA JPN Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'31.215 0.864 0.039 6 158,777 264,3
19 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1'31.217 0.866 0.002 7 158,773 261,1
20 9 R. KIYONARI JPN Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.260 0.909 0.043 6 158,698 264,3

Superpole 2

1 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'29.664 6 161,523 263,0
2 19 B. SPIES USA Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'29.766 0.102 0.102 2 161,339 266,2
3 96 J. SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'29.916 0.252 0.150 4 161,070 261,7
4 56 S. NAKANO JPN Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'29.917 0.253 0.001 6 161,069 267,5
5 67 S. BYRNE GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1'30.064 0.400 0.147 7 160,806 263,6
6 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'30.080 0.416 0.016 4 160,777 265,6
7 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'30.091 0.427 0.011 2 160,757 266,2
8 7 C. CHECA ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.156 0.492 0.065 6 160,642 264,9
-------------------------------------------------- Not Qualified to Superpole 3 --------------------------------------------------
9 91 L. HASLAM GBR Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.159 0.495 0.003 6 160,636 261,1
10 66 T. SYKES GBR Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'30.229 0.565 0.070 4 160,512 262,3
11 121 J. HOPKINS USA Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.272 0.608 0.043 5 160,435 260,4
12 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'30.387 0.723 0.115 6 160,231 269,6
13 36 G. LAVILLA ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'30.612 0.948 0.225 6 159,833 260,4
14 27 J. ELLISON GBR Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 1'30.816 1.152 0.204 6 159,474 259,8
15 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'30.916 1.252 0.100 5 159,299 265,6
16 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'31.120 1.456 0.204 4 158,942 261,7

spies, biaggi, byrne, nakano, fabrizio, haga, checa, smrz...

3m left in superpole and it looks like everybody pulled in due to some light rain.

yup... times were about 1s slower than superpole 2.

Superpole 3

1 19 B. SPIES USA Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.294 1'30.695 44 1'29.846 1'29.846 161,196
2 3 M.BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'31.913 1'31.243 47 1'30.080 0.234 1'30.080 160,777
3 67 S. BYRNE GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1'31.436 1'31.311 32 1'30.535 0.689 1'30.535 159,969
4 56 S. NAKANO JPN Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'32.188 1'31.457 38 1'30.671 0.825 1'30.671 159,729
5 84 M.FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'30.775 1'30.493 44 1'30.734 0.888 1'30.734 159,618
6 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'31.760 1'30.671 43 1'31.023 1.177 1'31.023 159,111
7 7 C. CHECA ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.736 1'32.225 39 1'31.342 1.496 1'31.342 158,556
8 96 J. SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'31.584 1'31.533 43 1'34.797 4.951 1'34.797 152,777
-------------------------------------------------- Superpole 2 --------------------------------------------------
9 91 L. HASLAM GBR Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.191 1'30.803 45 1'30.159 1'30.159 160,636
10 66 T. SYKES GBR Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.838 1'30.957 42 1'30.229 0.070 1'30.229 160,512
11 121 J. HOPKINS USA Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.007 1'31.382 31 1'30.272 0.113 1'30.272 160,435
12 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.103 1'30.782 35 1'30.387 0.228 1'30.387 160,231
13 36 G.LAVILLA ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'31.401 1'31.028 40 1'30.612 0.453 1'30.612 159,833
14 27 J. ELLISON GBR Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.890 1'31.476 42 1'30.816 0.657 1'30.816 159,474
15 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'32.476 1'31.668 34 1'30.916 0.757 1'30.916 159,299
16 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'32.186 1'31.352 39 1'31.120 0.961 1'31.120 158,942
-------------------------------------------------- Superpole 1 --------------------------------------------------
17 22 L. CAMIER GBR Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 1'31.454 1'31.808 28 1'31.176 1'31.176 158,844
18 71 Y. KAGAYAMA JPN Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'32.139 1'31.637 43 1'31.215 0.039 1'31.215 158,777
19 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1'31.705 1'30.961 39 1'31.217 0.041 1'31.217 158,773
20 9 R. KIYONARI JPN Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.093 1'31.629 34 1'31.260 0.084 1'31.260 158,698
-------------------------------------------------- Others in Grid --------------------------------------------------
21 99 L. SCASSA ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.061 1'31.874 46 1'31.874 157,638
22 23 B. PARKES AUS Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'32.401 1'31.887 38 1'31.887 157,615
23 25 D. SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.262 1'32.183 44 1'32.183 157,109
24 14 M.LAGRIVE FRA Honda Althea Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.879 1'32.243 46 1'32.243 157,007
25 2 J. HACKING USA Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.587 1'32.245 41 1'32.245 157,004
26 117 S. ANDREWS GBR MSS Colchester Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.069 1'32.343 36 1'32.343 156,837
27 53 A. POLITA ITA Celani Race Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'43.938 1'32.584 37 1'32.584 156,429
28 79 B. YOUNG USA Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.529 1'32.735 40 1'32.735 156,174
29 94 D. CHECA ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 Ipone Yamaha YZF R1 1'34.259 1'32.811 44 1'32.811 156,046
30 88 R. RESCH AUT TKR Suzuki Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.176 1'33.374 36 1'33.374 155,105
31 77 V. IANNUZZO ITA Squadra Corse Italia Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.126 1'33.408 43 1'33.408 155,049

w00t.

and, Aprilias!

Race 1 - ben leads start to finish, biaggi put up a great fight from 2nd then nearly ran out of gas in the last split of the last lap.  shook the bike, got enough fuel pushed back to finish in 2nd ahead of nori.  Ben and Max were lapping under bayliss' '08 lap record for almost the entire race.  wow.

1   Ben Spies   Yamaha World Superbike   Yamaha YZF R1
2   Max Biaggi   Aprilia Racing   Aprilia RSV4
3   Noriyuki Haga   Ducati Xerox Team   Ducati 1098R
4   Leon Haslam   Stiggy Racing Honda   Honda CBR1000RR
5   Shane Byrne   Team Sterilgarda   Ducati 1098R
6   Shinya Nakano   Aprilia Racing   Aprilia RSV4
7   Jonathan Rea   HANNspree Ten Kate Honda   Honda CBR1000RR
8   John Hopkins   Stiggy Racing Honda   Honda CBR1000RR
9   Jakub Smrz   Guandalini Racing   Ducati 1098R
10   Ryuichi Kiyonari   Ten Kate Honda Racing   Honda CBR1000RR
11   Carlos Checa   HANNspree Ten Kate Honda   Honda CBR1000RR
12   Michel Fabrizio   Ducati Xerox Team   Ducati 1098R
13   Leon Caimer   Airwaves Yamaha   Yamaha
14   Lorezno Lanzi   DFX Corse   Ducati 1098R
15   Ruben Xaus   BMW Motorrad Motorsport   BMW S1000 RR
16   M. Lagrive   Honda Athena   Honda CBR1000RR
17   Yukio Kagayama   Suzuki Alstare   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
18   Broc Parkes   Kawasaki World Superbike R.T.   Kawasaki ZX 10R
19   Luca Scassa   Team Pedercini   Kawasaki ZX 10R
20   S. Andrews   MSS   Kawasaki ZX 10R

Jamie Hacking, 21st.  Blake Young, 25th.  Sykes DNF.

Race 2 - ben takes the double by about 6 seconds.  crushed 'em.   [bow_down]

ton of crashes early on, maybe 6-7 riders.  haga went down bad and was transported to the medical center -- highside and then the bike was on top of him for a very uncomfortable amount of time.  looks like he fractured a vertebra  :(

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/149095/1/noriyuki_haga_suffers_fractured_vertebra.html (http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/149095/1/noriyuki_haga_suffers_fractured_vertebra.html)

biaggi and rea both lowsided but continued.  hacking crashed out as well.

great battle between haslam, fabrizio, and byrne.  hopper sat out race 2, said he barely finished race 1 due to the pain.

haga now leads the championship by only 14 points and looks doubtful for Brno....

1. Ben Spies    USA   Yamaha WSB YZF R1    23 laps
2. Leon Haslam    GBR   Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR    +6.622s
3. Michel Fabrizio   ITA   Ducati Xerox 1198R    +6.816s
4. Shane Byrne    GBR   Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R    +7.349s
5. Tom Sykes    GBR   Yamaha WSB YZF R1    +8.145s
6. Leon Camier   GBR   Airwaves Yamaha YZF R1    +13.463s
7. Ryuichi Kiyonari   JPN   Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR    +15.751s
8. James Ellison   GBR   Airwaves Yamaha YZF R1    +16.837s
9. Ruben Xaus    ESP   BMW Motorrad S1000RR +22.891s
10. Simon Andrews   GBR   MSS Colchester Kawasaki ZX-10R    +30.347s
11. Lorenzo Lanzi   ITA   DFX Corse Ducati 1098R    +30.622s
12. Matthieu Lagrive   FRA   HANNspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR   +31.562s
13. Yukio Kagayama   JPN   Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9    +32.148s
14. Broc Parkes   AUS   Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R    +32.607s
15. Jonathan Rea   GBR   HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000 +32.806s
16. Luca Scassa   ITA   Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R    +34.269s
17. Blake Young   USA   Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9    +40.664s
18. Gregorio Lavilla   ESP   Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R    +40.956s
19. David Salom   ESP   Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R    +41.302s
20. Troy Corser    AUS   BMW Motorrad S1000RR    +42.856s
21. Max Biaggi    ITA   Aprilia Racing RSV-4    +47.769s

Not Classified

22. Vittorio Iannuzzo   ITA   SCI Honda CBR1000RR    15 laps completed
23. Roland Resch   AUT   TKR Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R1000    15 laps completed
24. Alessandro Polita   ITA   Celani Suzuki GSX-R1000    6 laps completed
25. Carlos Checa   ESP   HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR   5 laps completed
26. David Checa   ESP   Yamaha France GMT 94 YZF R1    5 laps completed
27. Noriyuki Haga   JPN   Ducati Xerox 1198R    4 laps completed
28. Jakub Smrz    CZE   Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R    2 laps completed
29. Shinya Nakano   JPN   Aprilia Racing RSV-4    1 lap completed
30. Jamie Hacking   USA   Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R    1 lap completed

DNS John Hopkins   USA   Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR

Whether Haga races or not, I think Spies is moving on history.  I would doubt Haga's fitness good enough to hold Spies off the rest of the season regardless.  Even full fitness, Haga has his hands full.

 :'( for Nori


 [bow_down] for the ben. that kid is not of this earth.

looks like haga may be better off than originally thought:

http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/latest-news/783-good-news-for-haga.html (http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/latest-news/783-good-news-for-haga.html)

That's good news, but man he's busted up.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Jun/090628e.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Jun/090628e.htm)

"badly broken wrist"

I hate seeing crashes...

particularly when the bike and rider get all tangled up.

minor update, surgery on the wrist:  http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Jun/090629a.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Jun/090629a.htm)

Noriyuki should be able to return home to Italy in the next two days and the Ducati Xerox Team does not currently exclude the possibility of Noriyuki's return to the track in time for the next round in the Czech Republic, on the 26th July at Brno.

I must have nodded off in race two--what happened to Hopper?

DNS.  too much pain after race 1.

Thats too bad he had a good race 1, i thought he was just going to be a big disappointment, hopefully he'll have some more when he's 100%

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=37129 (http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=37129)

greene interviews ben before the Donington races

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/150089/1/haga_passed_fit_to_race_at_brno.html (http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/150089/1/haga_passed_fit_to_race_at_brno.html)

My first reaction was "numbnuts GP is at Donnington this weekend you got it ass backwards, and how are there three pages already?!?!?"

Huh?  ???

Race is in Brno this weekend. Donnington Park was last month.

This weekend GP is at DP, i thought it was an incorrect title

i posted it here because Haga's crash was at Donington, so it's related to Donington, and there's no Brno thread yet.. i didn't feel like creating one. 

it's an update to his injuries.  not so complex.  :)

i got that, it was more towards spidey