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Title: ...knew it was too good to be true... Post by: auntymal on June 17, 2010, 10:08:43 PM Bayliss pours cold water on comeback
He will continue to live the quiet life on the Gold Coast after deciding against a return to the paddock After flirting with the idea of making a dramatic world superbike comeback in 2011, Troy Bayliss has now decided to remain permanently on the sidelines. Although he's still blindingly fast -- the three-time world superbike champion set the fastest time in a recent three-day Ducati test at Misano to coincide with World Ducati Week (WDW) -- the 41-year-old won't rejoin the title that has made him a legend of the sport. "The testing's gone really well and… I hope my feedback can help Nori and Michel, but I'm also tired because we've had a lot to do during this edition of WDW, both on and off track," said Bayliss. "But as I said during Saturday's WDW press conference, I have made up my mind and I won't be coming back to the racing but I will undertake one more superbike test later this year, just before the Imola SBK round, as agreed with Ducati at the start of the season." Riding a 'development' Ducati, Bayliss was the fastest rider on track at Misano with a 1:35.6, ahead of world superbike incumbents Michel Fabrizio (1:36.0) and Noriyuki Haga (1:36.4). Bayliss' career included 52 wins out of 152 starts, a remarkable winning average of 34 percent. He also made a brilliant cameo for Ducati in MotoGP, winning the season finale at Valencia in 2006 (Bikepoint) [bang] Title: Re: ...knew it was too good to be true... Post by: techno on June 18, 2010, 01:05:46 AM Thats a pity.
I think the wifey must have put her foot down. [roll] Title: Re: ...knew it was too good to be true... Post by: mattyvas on June 18, 2010, 01:09:29 AM I never did have much hope that he would make a return.
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