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FP1

1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1min 48.914s
2. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 49.567s
3. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 49.672s
4. Jakub Smrz CZE Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1min 49.823s
5. Michel Fabrizio ITA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 49.890s
6. Jonathan Rea GBR Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1min 49.937s
7. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 50.051s
8. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki RTS ZX-10R 1min 50.118s
9. Eugene Laverty IRL Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 1min 50.364s
10. Marco Melandri ITA Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 1min 50.510s
11. Ruben Xaus ESP Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1min 50.589s
12. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR 1min 50.604s
13. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1min 50.831s
14. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 50.862s
15. Josh Waters AUS Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 50.969s
16. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1min 51.196s
17. Noriyuki Haga JPN PATA Aprilia RSV-4 1min 51.446s
18. Maxime Berger FRA Supersonic Ducati 1098R 1min 51.475s
19. James Toseland GBR BMW Italia S1000RR 1min 51.600s
20. Roberto Rolfo ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 52.492s
21. Mark Aitchison AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 52.522s

Jebus, Carlos.   :o

Q1

1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1min 48.260s
2. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 49.055s
3. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 49.306s
4. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki RTS ZX-10R 1min 49.432s
5. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 49.552s
6. Jonathan Rea GBR Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1min 49.621s
7. Jakub Smrz CZE Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1min 49.683s
8. Eugene Laverty IRL Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 1min 49.708s
9. Michel Fabrizio ITA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 49.855s
10. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR 1min 49.881s
11. Noriyuki Haga JPN PATA Aprilia RSV-4 1min 49.938s
12. Marco Melandri ITA Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 1min 50.136s
13. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1min 50.140s
14. Ruben Xaus ESP Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1min 50.149s
15. Josh Waters AUS Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 50.153s
16. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 50.159s
17. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1min 50.195s
18. James Toseland GBR BMW Italia S1000RR 1min 50.306s
19. Mark Aitchison AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 50.646s
20. Maxime Berger FRA Supersonic Ducati 1098R 1min 50.717s
21. Roberto Rolfo ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 51.586s

Hopefully Checa's bike can stay running this year!

39F at 0700 - light rain in the forecast....

Anyone else see Max on Wind Tunnel last night?
Ever the accomodating guest, Max respectfully answered Dave's questions, including this one:

Despain: "Do you really hate Rossi?"
Max: "...Yes"


 ;D

Yeah, that was classic.  :D



Checa is on a roll.   [clap]

Just mute the sound those guys are so annoying...are they getting a kick back to say Pirelli  tires  ...just kill me now


anyway good racing

Way to go Carlos!! make the beast with two backsin' A I love it!! Making up for last year big time!! [thumbsup] [Dolph] Dude has a mad on for Miller. I remember his double on the Honda a few years ago and he was due one again in 2010! [bang] Sweetness... [popcorn] [bow_down]

I'm guessing you're talking about Ralph Sheheen and Scott Russell?  I really hate that Speed has them do the US rounds of WSBK and MotoGP.  Soooo annoying.

The racing wasn't super fun to watch, but I was excited by it b/c of the outcome.  I was happy to see Carlos get the double, to see the Yammies running fairly and to see another boneheaded move from Biaggi.

I gotta tell ya, I'm amazed that Xaus still gets a ride each year.  And it's becoming pretty clear that Haslam and Rea chose the wrong manufacturers last year.  They shoulda done everything they could to get on a Yamaha, a Duc or an Aprilia.  And hey, Fabio, how's it feel, ya turd?

Checa eating shit in the mud between Race 1 and Race 2 was awesome.  He handled it as he shoulda -- sheepishly.  Despite the win, I bet his crew wanted to kick him in nads.  He had a perfectly good bike that he facked up for no reason and then they had to scramble to put it back to together.  And mud is a pregnant dog to get out of all the nooks and crannies. 

Good weekend for Checa and not just cuz of the double.  If Max had been 2d in both races with Melandri close by, the double wouldn't mean much for Carlos.  But with Melandri's mediocre point haul and Biaggi's DNF, Carlos put some serious distance between himself and those two.

Yep, he lucked out by the misfortune of others. Still, good for him! [thumbsup] The mud bath was pretty funny. But I'm sure his crew didn't see it that way. [bang]

I'm kinda surprised about Xaus too.  He claimed to have dragged the engine case on the curbing, causing him to lowside.  I guess that's plausible, since the curbs are pretty high in the attitudes.

he and that honda are total strangers.

 [laugh]  It's like a Mad Lib --

he and the top 10 are total strangers.
he and the finishing line are total strangers.
he and sufficient traction are total strangers.

Checa said his mud excursion was "the happiest crash of my life"  And Rea said he got "Simoncelli'd" by Biaggi.  To which Biaggi called him "crazy."  I'm waiting for a truly righteous slap-fight to ensue.

Simoncelli'd... that's a good one!!! [laugh] Oh and I am sure Max called him more than just "crazy"!!! ;D [roll]

Well it sounded like Checa was trying to get over to the fence to pick up a Ducati flag, but I'm assuming he forgot that the off areas are mud pits even if there is grass.    :P  Who cares though, I'm sure the second win of the day made up for all the cleaning that had to do.

Just saw the muddin on YouTube. That was awesome [thumbsup]

I was yearning for Steve Martin and Johnathan Green....race 1 broadcast, they didn't even put up the freaking grid as to whom was where and whatnot...Speed was showing what rank amatuers they are in this realm...except in 1 regard....they used alot more of the onboard the bike camera footage than Eurosport normally does...

Eurosport had lots of on board from Miller. ;)

Eurosport is all I download.  Great onboards, great quality picture and the guys that comment on the race. . .

lively :)

I got an american feed by accident one time and they just sat there chatting like lumps and they muted the sounds of the bikes.

Seriously, why would they do that?!?

Gonna go look up the mud fest on youtube right now.  That was an amazing start he had.  Lap times too.  He's like the bunny the greyhouds chase.  Nobody else had a hope.