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DUR.    CATEGORY    PROGRAMME
Friday          
08.00-09.30    90'    SUPERSTOCK 600 / 1000    TECHNICAL/SPORTING CHECKS
09.30-11.30    120'    WSBK / WSS    TECHNICAL/SPORTING CHECKS
11.45-12.45    60'    WSBK    FREE PRACTICE
13.00-13.45    45'    SUPERSTOCK 1000    FREE PRACTICE
14.00-15.00    60'    W SUPERSPORT    FREE PRACTICE
15.15-16.15    60'    WSBK QUALIFYING PRACTICE
16.30-17.00    30'    SUPERSTOCK 600    FREE PRACTICE

Saturday          
08.00-08.30    30'    SUPERSTOCK 1000    FREE PRACTICE
08.45-09.30    45'    W SUPERSPORT    FREE PRACTICE
09.45-10.30    45'    WSBK    QUALIFYING PRACTICE
10.45-11.15    30'    SUPERSTOCK 600    FREE PRACTICE
11.25-11.50    25'    PIT WALK    PIT WALK
12.00-12.45    45'    W SUPERSPORT    QUALIFYING PRACTICE
13.00-13.45    45'    WSBK    FREE PRACTICE
14.00-14.12    12'    WSBK    SUPERPOLE (1)
14.19-14.31    12'    WSBK    SUPERPOLE (2)
14.38-14.50    12'    WSBK    SUPERPOLE (3)
15.10-15.40    30'    SUPERSTOCK 1000    QUALIFYING PRACTICE
15.55-16.25    30'    SUPERSTOCK 600    QUALIFYING PRACTICE

Sunday          
08.00-08.10    10'    SUPERSTOCK 1000    WARM UP
08.20-08.40    20'    WSBK    WARM UP
08.50-09.10    20'    W SUPERSPORT    WARM UP
09.40       SUPERSTOCK 1000    RACE (12 LAPS KM. 55.104)
10.10-10.30    20'    PIT WALK    PIT WALK
11.00       WSBK    RACE 1 (22 LAPS KM. 101.024)
12.25       W SUPERSPORT    RACE (20 LAPS KM. 91.840)
13.30       SUPERSTOCK 600    RACE (10 LAPS KM. 45.920)
14.30       WSBK    RACE 2 (22 LAPS KM. 101.024)

This weekend is going to rock.  Ben needs the double and Haga has Fabrizio to lend a helping hand.  As much as I believe in Ben, I think Haga finally eeks out a much deserved championship.  Either way, I can't wait for this weekend's racing!!!  Unfortunately then we have to deal with the sadness of no racing until next year.   >:(

yes....it will be an exciting end to a great racing season and a sad beginning to a long winter of withdrawal...

...assuming nori doesn't do something silly  :)

Maybe Sykes can torpedo Haga to offset Fabrizio's 'favor'.  [laugh]

it's not like tom needs to worry about keeping his ride ;D

That's Rea's job. 

guintoli is coming to play:

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/153747/1/guintoli_its_a_big_but_wonderful_challenge.html (http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/153747/1/guintoli_its_a_big_but_wonderful_challenge.html)

Keep dreaming. :P

This is gonna be good.

My money is on Fabrizio taking out Haga under the Repsol teamwork philosophy.

that excuse only works when you still have a mathematical chance at the championship.

Last time I checked a 10 point lead with two races to go constitutes a mathematical chance. unless you're a Spies fan ;D

fabrizio's 346 vs haga's 436 with only 50pts left on the table.

fabrizio is very much mathematically out of the championship.

If Spies and Haga take each other out in Race 1 and neither grids up for Race 2 and Fabrizio wins both races and he gets double word score for being a douchebag, then he wins the championship.

Oh, you meant from Fabrizio's perspective. Got it.

That cracks me up! Good one. [laugh] Too bad the reality of that statement isn't as funny. [bang] If Rossi hadn't tossed it in that last race Nicky would have never won that championship and we'd all hate Pedro-bot even more... if that's possible. [laugh]

Still, it's going to be a killer race weekend in Portugal! It's going to drive me nuts as I will be driving back into town when it's broadcast and will have to watch it all later on Sunday evening. For once I won't look at the results on the internet first, it'll be a surprise. I'll be happy for either rider who wins it. I can't loose! [clap]

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/153785/1/ben_spies_two_wins_and_the_title.html (http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/153785/1/ben_spies_two_wins_and_the_title.html)

(http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/710/PA611529.jpg)

What a couple of goofs!!   [laugh]


Looking forward to Sunday.   [moto]   [popcorn]

I think the single biggest thing I like about Spies is the fact that he and Nori actually have fun racing against each other. And the kid honestly would be happy if Nitro Nori ended up with the championship.

While it would be nice to see Ben pull it off in his only year in WSBK competition, I think Nori deserves it more from shear consistency. Well that and I have a sick twisted love affair with remembering Nori on the R7...

yep, it is about impossible to lay any hate on the Ben  :) but I've been waiting long enough, it's Nori's year, dang it!!!

Ditto!

a green hornet casting call?

Ben better quit f-ing around and get his head in the game. They can spoon all they want on monday but he's got a championship to win.

As a spectator, nothing would be better than Race 1 being between Ben and Nori, with Ben finishing first and Nori second.  Cuz then it ALL comes down to Race 2.

Giggity!   [moto]

(http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/archive/handcrunch.jpg)

haven't followed WRC in a while now, but damn I'm tired of seeing Loeb win  [cheeky]

cardenas standing in for harms in supersport:

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=38514 (http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=38514)

ulrich:

http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?p=2751877#post2751877 (http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?p=2751877#post2751877)

Those two aren't having any fun...

are they? ;D

hey maybe he can take out crutchlow and laverty!

FP1 Results

1. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 44.855s
2. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 44.934s
3. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 44.976s
4. Broc Parkes AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R 1min 45.006s
5. Leon Haslam GBR Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.078s
6. Carlos Checa ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.101s
7. Ben Spies USA Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 45.118s
8. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 45.165s
9. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.198s
10. Fonsi Nieto ESP DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1min 45.400s
11. Shane Byrne GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1min 45.475s
12. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 45.660s
13. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 45.769s
14. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.796s
15. Matthieu Lagrive FRA Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.994s
16. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 46.171s
17. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 46.183s
18. Luca Scassa ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 46.351s
19. Makoto Tamada JPN Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 46.492s
20. Ruben Xaus   ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 46.633s
21. David Salom ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 47.080s
22. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 47.132s
23. Matteo Baiocco ITA Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 47.257s
24. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1min 47.697s
25. David Checa ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 1min 47.890s
26. Roland Resch AUT TKR Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R1000    1min 49.494s

SBK Portimao Pre-Race Show part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtgOz8T7Dcw&feature=player_embedded#normal)

SBK Portimao Pre-Race Show part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGTz_NyafOw&feature=player_embedded#normal)

SBK Portimao Pre-Race Show part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsUw2rF8xH4&feature=player_embedded#normal)

Top 14 riders within 1 second of each other.  It sure isn't like that in MotoGP.

Qualifying 1 Results

1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.786
2 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'43.866
3 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.870
4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.945
5 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'43.947
6 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'44.005
7 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.154
8 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'44.210
9 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'44.254
10 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.324
11 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'44.674
12 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.822
13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.830
14 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.963
15 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.977
16 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.077
17 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.133
18 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'45.239
19 22 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'45.333
20 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'45.345
21 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.390
22 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'45.508
23 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.676
24 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.512
25 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'46.775
26 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'47.961

Spies should be worried about Rea and about Spies' starts.  Rea's got the potential to be a serious spoiler. 

Qualy 2 results


1. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 43.458s
2. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 43.597s
3. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 43.714s
4. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 43.796s
5. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 43.803s
6. Ben Spies USA Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 43.870s
7. Shane Byrne GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1min 43.885s
8. Leon Haslam GBR Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 43.943s
9. Carlos Checa ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 43.945s
10. Fonsi Nieto ESP DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1min 44.005s
11. Luca Scassa ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 44.010s
12. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 44.039s
13. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 44.087s
14. Matthieu Lagrive FRA Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1min 44.214s
15. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 44.264s
16. Broc Parkes AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R 1min 44.487s
17. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 44.569s
18. Ruben Xaus   ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 44.755s
19. Matteo Baiocco ITA Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 44.903s
20. Makoto Tamada JPN Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 44.938s

Will not progress to Superpole

21. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 44.978s
22. David Salom ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 45.153s
23. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA SCI Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.518s
24. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 45.676s *
25. David Checa ESP Yamaha France GMT 94 1min 46.006s
26. Roland Resch AUT TKR Switzerland Suzuki GSX-R1000    1min 46.596s

* Has withdrawn from the race weekend

superpole coming up...

superpole in progress... haga misses final superpole session and will be gridded 9th.

oops... 10th, thanks to corser.

And Spies is on top of Superpole 2.  [beer]

Superpole results

1   19   Spies B   USA   Yamaha YZF R1 1'42.412      4
2   67   Byrne S   GBR   Ducati 1098R 1'42.996   0.584   5
3   84   Fabrizio M   ITA   Ducati 1098R 1'43.015   0.603   3
4   65   Rea J   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.126   0.714   5
5   91   Haslam L   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.523   1.111   6
6   3   Biaggi M   ITA   Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'43.526   1.114   5
7   10   Nieto F   ESP   Ducati 1098R 1'43.553   1.141   5
8   11   Corser T   AUS   BMW S1000 RR 1'44.719   2.307   5
9   96   Smrz J   CZE   Ducati 1098R            
10   41   Haga N   JPN   Ducati 1098R            
11   50   Guintoli S   FRA   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9            
12   7   Checa C   ESP   Honda CBR1000RR            
13   22   Camier L   GBR   Aprilia RSV4 Factory            
14   71   Kagayama Y   JPN   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9            
15   100   Tamada M   JPN   Kawasaki ZX 10R            
16   15   Baiocco M   ITA   Ducati 1098R            
17   14   Lagrive M   FRA   Honda CBR1000RR            
18   23   Parkes B   AUS   Kawasaki ZX 10R            
19   111   Xaus R   ESP   BMW S1000 RR            
20   99   Scassa L   ITA   Kawasaki ZX 10R            

That's a lot of traffic for Haga.  I know he's a great starter, but this is not good for him.  Ben is going to try and break the field and leave, Pedrosa style.

Here's where douchebrizio gets to try to be a good teammate.  Use those awesome Ducati starts to get into T1 first and slow the whole race down for two laps.  That's all Haga needs to get through.

Haga's got some work to do.  Byrne and Rea and Biaggi (among others) are hard to pass, even if you're goin' a bunch faster.  Haga could snatch a coupla spots off the line, but at least two of those guys are gonna be ahead of him for part of lap 1.

w00tHE BEn  [thumbsup].  new lap record, 11th pole of the season.



and ok, nowwww i get it: shakey's only fast at this track  [cheeky]


traffic or not.. nori'll be there.

he sure as hell is capable of it, but still.. it's not like having to get a double is an easy task.  can't wait.   [popcorn]

please don't jinx it.. i'm even too nervous to talk shit.

exactly... ben has to do the double. there are other permutations where he can still gain the 10pts on haga, but the only way he can guarantee is is by winning both races.

has the universe imploded?

only in texas  [cheeky]

If it was anyone other than Haga (including Spies), I'd agree.  But Haga moves through the field in the first coupla laps like everyone is standing still.  Add to that his great starts, and 10th isn't as bad as it sounds.  He's amazing.  


 ???   :o

(http://phoenix.fanster.com/files/2009/01/hellfrozenover.jpg)

race 1 in progress.... ben in the lead and haga crashed w/ 16 laps to go.

Race 1 results

Pos   #   Rider   Nat   Bike   Last Lap   Best Lap   Gap   Laps
1   19   Spies B   USA   Yamaha YZF R1   1'45.154   1'43.647      22
2   65   Rea J   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR   1'44.474   1'43.773   1.697   22
3   3   Biaggi M   ITA   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1'44.369   1'43.555   2.113   22
4   67   Byrne S   GBR   Ducati 1098R   1'44.423   1'43.752   2.757   22
5   84   Fabrizio M   ITA   Ducati 1098R   1'47.950   1'43.529   14.753   22
6   22   Camier L   GBR   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1'45.759   1'44.524   20.044   22
7   7   Checa C   ESP   Honda CBR1000RR   1'46.250   1'44.685   25.634   22
8   111   Xaus R   ESP   BMW S1000 RR   1'46.642   1'44.797   31.104   22
9   14   Lagrive M   FRA   Honda CBR1000RR   1'46.409   1'44.780   36.689   22
10   15   Baiocco M   ITA   Ducati 1098R   1'45.785   1'44.867   39.331   22
11   23   Parkes B   AUS   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'46.238   1'45.377   41.827   22
12   100   Tamada M   JPN   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'46.931   1'45.156   41.882   22
13   25   Salom D   ESP   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'48.319   1'45.523   54.967   22
14   94   Checa D   ESP   Yamaha YZF R1   1'52.159   1'46.674   1'38.533   22
15   88   Resch R   AUT   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9      1'46.684   2 Laps   19
16   99   Scassa L   ITA   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'47.830   1'45.346   4 Laps   18
17   11   Corser T   AUS   BMW S1000 RR   PIT IN   1'44.388   5 Laps   16
18   91   Haslam L   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR   CRASH   1'44.149   11 Laps   10
19   96   Smrz J   CZE   Ducati 1098R   CRASH   1'44.306   13 Laps   8
20   50   Guintoli S   FRA   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9      1'44.749   13 Laps   8
21   77   Iannuzzo V   ITA   Honda CBR1000RR   PIT IN   1'45.699   14 Laps   7
22   41   Haga N   JPN   Ducati 1098R   CRASH   1'43.786   15 Laps   6
23   10   Nieto F   ESP   Ducati 1098R      1'44.243   18 Laps   3
24   71   Kagayama Y   JPN   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   CRASH         0

race 2... here we go.

race 2, ben spies world champion!

race 2 results

Pos   #   Rider   Nat   Bike   Last Lap   Best Lap   Gap   Laps
1   84   Fabrizio M   ITA   Ducati 1098R   1'44.675   1'43.720      22
2   41   Haga N   JPN   Ducati 1098R   1'44.842   1'44.132   1.195   22
3   65   Rea J   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR   1'46.159   1'44.027   1.494   22
4   67   Byrne S   GBR   Ducati 1098R   1'46.224   1'44.122   5.553   22
5   19   Spies B   USA   Yamaha YZF R1   1'45.103   1'44.240   5.842   22
6   3   Biaggi M   ITA   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1'46.316   1'43.833   7.374   22
7   22   Camier L   GBR   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1'45.195   1'44.442   9.658   22
8   96   Smrz J   CZE   Ducati 1098R   1'45.589   1'44.403   10.434   22
9   11   Corser T   AUS   BMW S1000 RR   1'46.347   1'44.512   17.010   22
10   50   Guintoli S   FRA   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1'46.343   1'44.606   24.509   22
11   71   Kagayama Y   JPN   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   1'46.627   1'44.906   27.195   22
12   23   Parkes B   AUS   Kawasaki ZX 10R   1'45.533   1'45.347   34.825   22
13   14   Lagrive M   FRA   Honda CBR1000RR   1'45.695   1'44.884   35.135   22
14   99   Scassa L   ITA   Kawasaki ZX 10R      1'46.219      21
15   94   Checa D   ESP   Yamaha YZF R1      1'46.324      21
16   100   Tamada M   JPN   Kawasaki ZX 10R      1'45.145      21
17   25   Salom D   ESP   Kawasaki ZX 10R      1'46.404   4 Laps   17
18   15   Baiocco M   ITA   Ducati 1098R   CRASH   1'45.190   6 Laps   15
19   91   Haslam L   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR   PIT IN   1'44.432   13 Laps   8
20   7   Checa C   ESP   Honda CBR1000RR   CRASH   1'44.439   14 Laps   7
21   111   Xaus R   ESP   BMW S1000 RR      1'44.683   14 Laps   7
22   10   Nieto F   ESP   Ducati 1098R   PIT IN   1'45.229   14 Laps   7
23   77   Iannuzzo V   ITA   Honda CBR1000RR      1'46.336   18 Laps   3

booo.

Great for Ben!  [thumbsup]

Bummer for Haga though.  :'( He rode like a madman that last race, but he essentially gave the championship to Spies by crashing in Race 1. If Haga would have been just a tad more consistent this year.

6 points separating 1st and 2nd though...what a season!!  [bow_down]

 [clap] [clap] [clap]

Great season, from the point in R1 that Max pushed Ben wide in the 2nd turn at Philip Island to no Ducati team orders at Imola, both of them fought back several times to have a chance in the end.


 [clap] [clap] [clap]

How did Haga crash?

mitt

Lost the front end, nothing dramatic.

Just finished watching the dvr'd races.

Great race, excellent win for Ben.......BUT

"thanks yamaha for giving me the "SHIT" I need" ?!?!?

Damn ben, did you really have to just throw some cussing out there on national TV?  Way to rep the 'mericans!  We already look like blumbering idiots to the world....

"...i love winning bets on tv."

i wonder who that bet was with...

(totally sounds like something colin would say  ;D)

I was dying to look at the results yesterday morning but didn't want to spoil the race.  Watched race one. I was psyched that Ben won but bummed that Haga fell off. When Ben started going backwards in race two I had to run in during a commercial and check the WSBK site.  I couldn't take the suspense!  Great season.  Can't wait to see Ben run the last MotoGP race and next season.

ha! i was watching it live and didn't have that option.

the best i could do was look at live timing and scoring and do the math. he was keeping a pretty consistent ~4s gap to camier in 7th and haga wasn't close enough to take first. i did get (more) nervous when he started dicing w/ biaggi, though.

It looked like he got all out-of-sorts on braking, but then bike settled down before turn entry.  He crashed after it had settled.  I think what happened was that he didn't slow it down enough on braking and then was off-line a bit.  He tried to hold his normal line and then just tucked the front. 

---

14 wins (50% of the races)
11 poles (79% of the poles)
rookie WSBK year
new tracks
new bike
buncha mechanicals

--->  Faaaaaaaaaaack, mang.  Impressive.  Just f'n impressive.   [thumbsup]

You forgot one - 12th in all time wins after only 1 season...

mitt

didn't get to watch either race 'til about 10pm last night... although the wife had already watched race 1.  ha!  unexpected.

i was too nervous to do anything but a quick calculation: entering race 2 i thought he had to finish no worse than 5th if haga won; it was really 6th.  shoulda thought harder about it.. race 2 would have been a lot less stressful.  =)

i know that after racing mladin for several years this was really not the pressure cooker for him that it would seem.. but most of the world can't wrap their head around that fact.  still, it's a major understatement to say that what he did this year was unprecedented.  effin' amazing.

who can't wait for Valencia!?    [clap] [popcorn]

(http://superbikeplanet.com/image/2009/wsbk/portugal/1/3.jpg)

Ben Spies 2009 World Superbike Champion Exclusive Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEGFg1thPbA&feature=player_embedded#normal)

Certainly gives me a new appreciation of Mladin's skill, the guy is super fast. Not sure how he'd go learning new bikes & tracks though.

Congratulations to Spies, he really is incredible.

The Biaggi dicing was rediculous.  I think the comment was made, "lets hope Biaggi doesn't end Ben's season like he started it."  [roll]

Biaggi over shot that same turn at least 5 times during the 2nd race among a few others.  I guess he was on the ragged edge.  Very different race then race 1.

max does that a lot.  even on the 'zuk.  but i also think they are having a hard time getting that stupid-fast rsv to turn.

don't expect a performance like Bayliss did after winning the title in '06 on the 990 GP6.

ok, captain random. 

;)