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4/9-411....putting up the topic now for the eventual chatter anc spoilers to come!

SpeedTV schedule says races to be aired at 1pm and 2pm EST.

Just counting down the minutes until I see my boy Haga get his ass handed to him again and have my heart ripped out for the third time this season....

Don't despair, Haga's done well at Valencia.

times from 1st practice....

1 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1:35.154
2 Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1:35.288
3 James Toseland Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1:35.598
4 Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:35.776
5 Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:35.794
6 Leon Haslam Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:35.875
7 Jonathan Rea HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:35.881
8 Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1:36.066
9 Leon Camier Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:36.070
10 Tom Sykes Kawasaki World Superbike Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1:36.130
11 Max Neukirchner HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:36.187
12 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1:36.199
13 Jakub Smrz Borciani-Guandalini Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1:36.203
14 Sylvain Guintoli Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:36.254
15 Shane Byrne Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1:36.319
16 Lorenzo Lanzi  Ducati 1098R 1:36.350
17 S. Andrews Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX 10R 1:36.378
18 Ruben Xaus BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:36.447
19 Luca Scassa Supersonic Team Ducati 1098R 1:36.807
20 Andrew Pitt Reitwagen Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:36.815


21st Roger Lee Hayden 1:37.169

QP1 times...

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff
1 7 C. Checa Ducati 1098R 1'34.220   
2 96 J. Smrz Ducati 1098R 1'34.502 0.282
3 67 S. Byrne Ducati 1098R 1'34.690 0.470
4 3 M. Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'34.771 0.551
5 91 L. Haslam Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'34.780 0.560
6 84 M. Fabrizio Ducati 1098R 1'34.886 0.666
7 41 N. Haga Ducati 1098R 1'34.935 0.715
8 57 L. Lanzi Ducati 1098R 1'35.049 0.829
9 35 C. Crutchlow Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.052 0.832
10 2 L. Camier Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'35.132 0.912
11 50 S. Guintoli Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'35.189 0.969
12 52 J. Toseland Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.203 0.983
13 65 J. Rea Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.232 1.012
14 11 T. Corser BMW S1000 RR 1'35.279 1.059
15 99 L. Scassa Ducati 1098R 1'35.467 1.247
16 76 M. Neukirchner Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.555 1.335
17 111 R. Xaus BMW S1000 RR 1'35.641 1.421
18 88 A. Pitt BMW S1000 RR 1'35.906 1.686
19 66 T. Sykes Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.912 1.692
20 15 M. Baiocco Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.766 2.546
21 32 S. Morais Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.865 2.645
22 95 R. Hayden Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.928 2.708
23 31 V. Iannuzzo Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.171 2.951
24 17 S. Andrews Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.477 3.257
25 123 R. Resch BMW S1000 RR 1'37.712 3.492

 [thumbsup] RLH not in last!  ;)

6 ducs in the top 10. Awesome

Superpole

1 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.615
2 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'33.840
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'33.860
4 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'33.961
5 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.059
6 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'34.073
7 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.235
8 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.261
9 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.988
10 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.021
11 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'34.100
12 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'34.246
13 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'34.273
14 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'34.280
15 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.730
16 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.934
17 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.756
18 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.894
19 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'36.088
20 32 Morais S. (RSA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.072
21 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.104
22 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.117
23 17 Andrews S. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.329
24 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.524
25 123 Resch R. (AUT) BMW S1000 RR 1'36.639

cal!   [thumbsup]

Damn, they are all so close ('cept for the last coupla guys).  And DAMN, Cal can throw down a fast lap.

Factory Ducs and Rea laggin'.  :-\  Haga better capitalize on his patented starts. 

When is JT gonna start movin' up the points?

The times are pretty close.  Haga needs to use this race as an opportunity to jumpstart his season.  If he doesn't make a podium soon, I'm sticking the fork in him.

haga is currently 42 points back from the championship leader with 22 races to go (including this weekend)... spies came back from what, an 80 point deficit last season? if that taught us anything, it's not over till it's over.

You're right Derby, I just hope The Ben didn't finally suck away his competitive fire.  A lot of talented people across different sports never win the championship, but I feel Haga really deserves one.  I guess we'll see what happens.

;D

make the beast with two backsin' A HAGA! About damn time... I was beginning to fear the worst.  [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

I wish the coverage was better, I could hardly tell who's who out there with the camera vantage a mile away.  Qatar was clear as day.

I'll happily put my fork back in the drawer.  Hopefully this was the jumpstart Haga needed.   [thumbsup]

Did the whole aggregate time thing have to do with the red flag and subsequent restart?  I caught the second race just as they restarted and the whole time Camier was in front they were talking about Checa leading.  I finally realized what they were talking about but I never found out why.

Jup, they added the timing from the first part of the second race...

Awesome to see Haga on the top step again. 

Nori!   [thumbsup]

Good to not see Fabio on the screen (other than watching him toss it away).  DNF'd both races.

Anyone see the Supersport race?  Chaz was sliding that thing like crazy.

That grid is really small.  Looks like Moto2 killed it. 

Wish Troy was still out there.

Dolph     :)

me too!


and notice how they didn't say really another word about the crash that caused the red flag...they usually beat it to death in looking and trying figure things out and if the rider was okay or not....

I am thinking it was pretty severe...

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/158648/1/broken_heel_for_andrews_after_valencia_shunt.html (http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/158648/1/broken_heel_for_andrews_after_valencia_shunt.html)

broken heel: ouuuuuch.

yeah...

but after seeing the carnage...

I bet he feels lucky.

I don't get that crash at all.  The other guy stayed upright and was clutching his chest after he oiled down the entire track.  That doesn't make sense if the other guy hit andrews from behind.  I've watched the footage (which is limited) a couple of times and just don't get it.

Either way, he's lucky.  That looked just nasty.  <shudder>

Broken bones are good ('specially if they're non-displaced).  They heal fast.  It's the tendons and ligaments that are a pregnant dog. 

Ok, what's the weirdest part of this story? 

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/158754/1/fabrizio_solves_valencia_brake_problem.html (http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/158754/1/fabrizio_solves_valencia_brake_problem.html)

Head Mechanic <whispers>: "Ernesto, we didn't find anything wrong with the brakes."

Ernesto <whispers>: " Shit. Alright. "

Ernesto: " Fabrizio, we found the problem with your brakes. The Flux capacitor was shorted, so we replaced it. "

Fabrizio: " Great! Now I can ride fast again! "

That Fab has groin pain from riding the "1998"?

We have a winnah!

Before lunch Fabrizio was suffering from a severe groin pain and, satisfied with the work done up until then, he preferred to conclude testing early in order to seek medical advice and rest so as to be in good shape for the next race at Assen.