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Title: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: Raux on February 15, 2013, 01:36:24 AM hmmm
frameless WSBK Ducati... a second off the pace... where have I heard those numbers before for the frameless design Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: zooom on February 15, 2013, 06:22:11 AM Checa wasn't testing though and he has always been the faster one...and Sykes apparently broke or rebroke his wrist...the whole test for all has apparently been a bit of a crashfest with the new surface...
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130215a.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130215a.htm) http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130214g.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130214g.htm) Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: ellingly on February 17, 2013, 02:46:26 PM New surface at PI seems to be pumping out good times. By all accounts it's grippier...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDRy7AgCYAAzvua.jpg:large) ... which allows for faster accidents... (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDH9qyZCcAA1zgb.jpg:large) ... and bikes to end up ON THE SPECTATORS SIDE OF THE FENCE. Turn 12 is pretty fast, but. Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: gm2 on February 17, 2013, 10:43:01 PM sure, but a *suzuki* set the fastest lap! keith code is having kittens about now.
Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: Triple J on February 18, 2013, 09:33:35 AM sure, but a *suzuki* set the fastest lap! keith code is having kittens about now. Is this Yoshimura's 1st year in WSBK? Impressive if they turn it around that fast. Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: duccarlos on February 18, 2013, 01:10:13 PM At least Checa made it onto the track:
http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-sbk-news/16114-camier-on-good-form-at-phillip-island.html (http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-sbk-news/16114-camier-on-good-form-at-phillip-island.html) Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: derby on February 18, 2013, 01:14:23 PM Is this Yoshimura's 1st year in WSBK? Impressive if they turn it around that fast. they've run as wildcards in a handful of rounds over the last few years and were working with the crescent guys last year. fwiw, the "yoshimura japan" team is not the same guys as the "yoshimura r&d of america" running in ama superbike. Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: Triple J on February 18, 2013, 01:36:08 PM fwiw, the "yoshimura japan" team is not the same guys as the "yoshimura r&d of america" running in ama superbike. Ah, didn't know that. I figured it was all the same. Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: derby on February 18, 2013, 03:25:59 PM Ah, didn't know that. I figured it was all the same. it can be a little confusing. ;D the easiest way to explain it is that the race teams are managed and run completely separate. afaik, the ama guys, the worldsbk guys, and the japanese guys (running world endurance and, i believe, the all japan superbike series) each run independent programs. http://yoshimura-racing.com/history/ (http://yoshimura-racing.com/history/) Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: gm2 on February 18, 2013, 04:40:52 PM interesting thing is that the yosh-engine'd crescent bikes last year didn't really do anything last year.
Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: gm2 on February 18, 2013, 04:43:01 PM leon fastest again
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130218a.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130218a.htm) http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/results/188092/1/phillip_island_-_official_test_times_monday_pm.html (http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/results/188092/1/phillip_island_-_official_test_times_monday_pm.html) Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: Speeddog on February 18, 2013, 05:56:27 PM Must be using some of Mladin's cranks.
What's up with the new surface? These guys are dropping like flies.... Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: gm2 on February 18, 2013, 09:47:38 PM aint no rubber on it yet
Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: Raux on February 18, 2013, 09:54:10 PM ok, stand corrected, Checa is on top.
Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: zooom on February 19, 2013, 04:14:29 AM ok, stand corrected, Checa is on top. linkyness.. http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/188116/1/checa_tops_testing_with_new_ducati_1199.html (http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/188116/1/checa_tops_testing_with_new_ducati_1199.html) 1. Carlos Checa ESP Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 31.059s 2. Marco Melandri ITA BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4 1m 31.237s 3. Leon Camier GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 31.243s 4. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 31.261s 5. Michel Fabrizio ITA Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 31.350s 6. Jonathan Rea GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 31.356s 7. Leon Haslam GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 31.396s 8. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.452s 9. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Aprilia RSV4 1m 31.640s 10. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.658s 11. Jules Cluzel FRA Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 32.044s 12. Chaz Davies GBR BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4 1m 32.077s 13. Glenn Allerton AUS Next Gen BMW S1000RR 1m 32.159s 14. Jamie Stauffer AUS Honda Racing CBR1000RR 1m 32.231s 15. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 32.625s 16. Ivan Clementi ITA HTM Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 32.789s 17. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA Grillini Dentalmatic BMW S1000RR 1m 32.880s 18. Federico Sandi ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 32.964s 19. Alexander Lundh SWE Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 33.447s 20. Max Neukirchner GER MR Ducati 1199 R 1m 33.541s 21. Ayrton Badovini ITA Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 33.686s Philip Island official WSBK lap records Best lap: Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1m 30.882s (2011) Race lap record: Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.785s (2012) Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: duccarlos on February 19, 2013, 05:47:31 AM Top 10 riders within 6 tenths of each other! Can't wait to see the race this weekend!
Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: koko64 on February 19, 2013, 11:39:30 AM And six makes in the first six positions. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: WSBK Phillip Island Testing Post by: MadDuck on February 19, 2013, 12:43:54 PM Looks to be great racing ahead. Just hoping for a chance to watch it.
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