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So, who else is jumping out of their skin for some action!?!  [Dolph]

The Panigale is not setting things on fire yet (fingers and toes still crossed)



Pos.   Rider   Team   Bike   Time
1   Michel Fabrizio   Factory Red Devils Roma   Aprilia RSV4 1000   1:31.317
2   Eugene Laverty   Factory Aprilia Racing Team   Aprilia RSV4 1000   1:31.392
3   Marco Melandri   BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBKTeam   BMW S1000 RR HP4   1:31.539
4   Leon Camier   Fixi Crescent Suzuki   Suzuki GSX-R1000   1:31.608
5   Chaz Davies   BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team   BMW S1000 RR HP4   1:31.638
6   Leon Haslam   Pata Honda World Superbike Team   Honda CBR1000RR   1:31.687
7   Tom Sykes   Kawasaki Racing Team   Kawasaki ZX-10R   1:31.754
8   Davide Giugliano   Factory Althea Racing   Aprilia RSV4 1000   1:31.793
9   Sylvain Guintoli   Factory Aprilia Racing Team   Aprilia RSV4 1000   1:31.863
10   Jonathan Rea   Pata Honda World Superbike Team   Honda CBR1000RR   1:31.884
11   Jamie Stauffer   Honda Australia   Honda CBR1000RR   1:31.984
12   Carlos Checa   Team Ducati Alstare   Ducati Panigale 1199R   1:32.063
13   Max Neukirchner   MR-Racing   Ducati Panigale 1199R   1:32.243
14   Roger Lee Allerton   Next Gen   BMW S1000 RR   1:32.352
15   Loris Baz   Kawasaki Racing Team   Kawasaki ZX-10R   1:32.497
16   Ayrton Badovini   Team Ducati Alstare   Ducati Panigale 1199R   1:32.540
17   Ivan Clementi   HTM Racing   BMW S1000 RR   1:32.757
18   Jules Cluzel   Fixi Crescent Suzuki   Suzuki GSX-R1000   1:32.801
19   Federico Sandi   Pedercini Team   Kawasaki ZX-10R   1:32.898
20   Vittorio Iannuzzo   Grillini DENTALMATIC SBK Team   BMW S1000 RR   1:33.082

Both Ducati riders were battered from their earlier crashes. Checa said that his crash, at Siberia, was one of the biggest highsides of his career and he was fortunate to have not been more injured.

FP1

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Michel Fabrizio Factory Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:31.218
2 Leon Haslam Pata Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:31.728
3 Leon Camier Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:31.803
4 Sylvain Guintoli Factory Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:31.964
5 Chaz Davies BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team BMW S1000 RR HP4 1:32.046
6 Marco Melandri BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBKTeam BMW S1000 RR HP4 1:32.057
7 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:32.113
8 Jonathan Rea Pata Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:32.158
9 Carlos Checa Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:32.171
10 Davide Giugliano Factory Althea Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:32.315
11 Eugene Laverty Factory Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:32.339
12 Jamie Stauffer Honda Australia Honda CBR1000RR 1:32.512
13 Max Neukirchner MR-Racing Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:32.740
14 Ivan Clementi HTM Racing BMW S1000 RR 1:32.752
15 Alexander Lundh Pedercini Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:32.866
16 Loris Baz Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:32.882
17 Greg ALLERTON NEXT GEN BMW S1000 RR 1:32.935
18 Ayrton Badovini Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:33.006
19 Jules Cluzel Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:33.172
20 Vittorio Iannuzzo Grillini DENTALMATIC SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:33.473


Notes: Hot. And both Ducati riders are reported as having crashed in that session. Both unhurt.

QP1

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Michel Fabrizio Factory Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:31.317
2 Eugene Laverty Factory Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:31.392
3 Marco Melandri BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBKTeam BMW S1000 RR HP4 1:31.539
4 Leon Camier Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:31.608
5 Chaz Davies BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team BMW S1000 RR HP4 1:31.638
6 Leon Haslam Pata Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:31.687
7 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:31.754
8 Davide Giugliano Factory Althea Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:31.793
9 Sylvain Guintoli Factory Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:31.863
10 Jonathan Rea Pata Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:31.884
11 Jamie Stauffer Honda Australia Honda CBR1000RR 1:31.984
12 Carlos Checa Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:32.063
13 Max Neukirchner MR-Racing Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:32.243
14 Roger Lee Allerton Next Gen BMW S1000 RR 1:32.352
15 Loris Baz Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:32.497
16 Ayrton Badovini Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:32.540
17 Ivan Clementi HTM Racing BMW S1000 RR 1:32.757
18 Jules Cluzel Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:32.801
19 Federico Sandi Pedercini Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:32.898
20 Vittorio Iannuzzo Grillini DENTALMATIC SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:33.082


Both Ducati riders were battered from their earlier crashes. Checa said that his crash, at Siberia, was one of the biggest highsides of his career and he was fortunate to have not been more injured.

Fabrizio?

maybe he feels like he has something to prove so the red mist has come out early?!?!?!

Doesn't seem so odd now...does it?

Fabrizio and Haga had some great races a few years ago.  Good to see the talent still there.

The Ape's a great bike...I just can't believe he kept it on 2 wheels long enough to get P1!  ;D

Spidey's going to be so happy...Fabrizio is his all-time fave!  [laugh]

Qp2

1. Michel Fabrizio   ITA Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 30.387s
2. Leon Camier    GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 30.727s
3. Tom Sykes    GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R    1m 30.740s
4. Eugene Laverty   IRL Aprilia Racing RSV4    1m 30.826s
5. Marco Melandri   ITA BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4    1m 30.931s
6. Sylvain Guintoli   FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4    1m 30.961s
7. Leon Haslam    GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR    1m 31.020s
8. Carlos Checa    ESP Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 31.146s
9. Jonathan Rea   GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR    1m 31.353s
10. Davide Giugliano   ITA Althea Aprilia RSV4    1m 31.470s
11. Chaz Davies    GBR BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4   1m 31.526s
12. Loris Baz    FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R    1m 31.537s
13. Max Neukirchner   GER MR Ducati 1199 R    1m 31.871s
14. Jamie Stauffer   AUS Honda Racing CBR1000RR 1m 31.874s
15. Ivan Clementi   ITA HTM Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 31.963s

Will not progress to Superpole

16. Glenn Allerton   AUS Next Gen BMW S1000RR 1m 32.352s
17. Jules Cluzel    FRA Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 32.402s
18. Alexander Lundh   SWE Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 33.487s
19. Ayrton Badovini   ITA Alstare Ducati 1199 R    1m 32.540s
20. Federico Sandi   ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R    1m 32.898s
21. Vittorio Iannuzzo   ITA Grillini Dentalmatic BMW S1000RR 1m 33.082s

Philip Island official WSBK lap records
Best lap: Michel Fabrizio ITA Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 30.387s (2013)
Race lap record: Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.785s (2012)

I'm sorry, but did you say something?  I was too busy punching myself in the face with the brick to notice.  

Not to worry.  Come race time, Douchebrizio will take a rock chip to the fairing and have to pit to get his Ape detailed.  Or he'll just Pedrolenzo himself.*




* Pedrolenzo -- verb.  1.  to spectacularly launch yourself into orbit and have pictures of it haunt you across the internet .   Origin:  from the words Lorenzo and Pedrosa.

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why did I have this feeling that the stock location of the 1199RS exhaust is going to be banned by WSBK sooner than later

Panigale on pole...in its very first outting  ;D [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]

BTW - Goldfish and Mattyvas from the Oz Monsters are there and have been posting pics to Facebook:
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Great video of Checa during qualy:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151367169734355&comment_id=266799410&offset=0&total_comments=1 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151367169734355&comment_id=266799410&offset=0&total_comments=1)

That's right. Pole. Raux, care to piss and moan about frameless design some more?  :D

yeah but two wrecks and what 19th? for his teammate  [roll]

I'll eat my words when they win consistently and take the championship.

Ah. Only a championship in a debut season can validate a new design. Good point.

fine 2nd i'll accept

come to think of it, maybe Checa is a Stoner and could take the GP bike to the same levels ;)

dont say that, you will have all the haters on the board hating Checa too :)

He already rode the 990 Ducati in '05, finished 9th, got on the bottom step of the podium twice.
IIRC, he wasn't very wild about the bike.

Checa goes well on PI.

Can anybody figure out the online stream on beIN?

I'm looking but can't find anything

Carlos :o

That sucks

That looked painful  [bang]

http://beinsportlivestreaming.overon.es/ (http://beinsportlivestreaming.overon.es/)

This?

http://beinsportlivestreaming.overon.es/ (http://beinsportlivestreaming.overon.es/)

Checa is ready for Race 2  [thumbsup]

really?

He must be iron man...

didn't get to see it, did the front tuck  [evil]

No Jerry...

He was running second and got passed by Melandri. He make the beast with two backsed up and ran into the back of Melandri trying to get the position back going into Honda...went down hard and smacked his head.

What's with all the hating...seriously?

Checa out for race #2 for what BeIN guys are saying....

1st...beIN Sports coverage rocks!!  [bow_down] [bow_down]

Both good races...Apes look tough this year. I like Laverty, so  [thumbsup]

Sucks about Checa...hope he's OK. Glad to hear he apparently was able to walk off.  [thumbsup]

Great start to the season.  :)

Not hating checa. hate ducati pinned its hope on the failed gp design

(http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207394_581980085163388_1961797159_n.jpg)

 :o

read Checa can't remember the accident

Concussion and staying overnight in hospital. Next round is not for over a month, so he has sufficient time to recover.

The Apes again looking like they brought the gun to a knife fight. I wonder what would happen if you put MotoGP tires on those things. If Aprilia would just run these instead of the ART bikes, would they be more competitive?

Great job by Melandri to ruin the all Ape party in race 2.

Good thing this isn't MotoGP. Give it a chance already.

[roll]

I kinda like the fact that Ducati tried to approach the task in a different manner than Honda and Yamaha.

The same as I like the way Ducati builds their road bikes different than the UJM's.

The fact that it didn't work on GP spec tires doesn't mean it won't work on the SBK Pirelli's.

You should sell your Ducs and get a Honda.

+2

I was watching and thinking how good the coverage was, and it is basically the same coverage as last year, and then realized "Hey, there's no commercials!!"   ;D  ;D  [thumbsup]  Not having to put up with Flo makes it all the more enjoyable.    [laugh]

Its a good thing they are two entirely different bikes then.

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eh not so much
(http://i45.servimg.com/u/f45/13/15/94/65/gp111f10.jpg)
(http://www.ducati.org/forums/attachments/1199-panigale/65939d1353038287-zard-undertail-exhaust-1199-panigale-ducati-1199-frame.jpg)

In Phillip Island, motorcycle rides you!

Ouch, that's painful.  Speedy recovery, Checa

Was watching the crash over again...huge props to Melandri for not throwing a fit at getting taken out but instead going over to check on Carlos.

I like the guys lamenting the absence of Marcos woman. ;D

Agreed.

BTW...I don't think the pic of the bike hitting Checa is the crash from the race. I watched it again and the bike was no where near him.

Yeah...that pic isn't of the crash in the race. Can't find any of his practice crash specifically but that may be where it's from...

I believe it was a test crash.

Melandri started complaining until he saw Checa laying there.

seeing Checa laying there and not moving at all was 100% scary...but I knew it couldn't be that bad since there was no red flag....

Laverty's penultimate lap in race 2 was amazing though....

damnit on the wait time to Aragon...here's to hoping that BeIN's coverage of Aragon is as good as this one was!!!

stoked for guinters and laverty both. 

go chaz!

No kidding!  I've been liking those Apes for a while, and it looks like this just might be another year for them.

apes are cool n all, but i just like both those guys.  solid chaps.

As do I.  Just adds to it in my book.

I actually like all of the front runners in wsbk right now... melandri i'm a bit meh on but everyone else seems like good people.  checa, sykes, laverty, guintoli, rea, haslam... it's making it hard for me to choose a fave though I would love to see the pani shine in it's first year.

true.. hadn't thought about it that way.  totally likeable top ~10.  must be a really fun paddock (as usual)

You mean it's not the same now that Max is gone?  [evil]

Same concept, but you can't question they are different bikes.  Besides, Checa took pole 1.4 seconds faster than the GP Ducati took pole from the race last year.  Different surface, but 1.4 seconds faster than the prototype series bike highlights the success of one design and failure of the other.  I wouldn't throw the street version under the bus just yet.

He threw it under the bus before the first one ever came off the assembly line. You know, because he knows how to design superbikes.

[evil]  you never know