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Race 1 on Sat? Race 2 on Sun? WFT?

that sounds like AMA SBK schedule.....I would be willing to bet that the FIM ENI WSBK schedule will not deviate from their 2 races on Sunday format.

My wife and I will be there....Schedule is already out that shows WSBK Race #1 on Saturday and WSBK Race #2 on Sunday.  I was at the Donington Park round earlier this year where they had both races on Sunday so I will get to see both schedules and determine which I like more.  I wish they were able to bring WSTK and WSS along with them to the US.

Swanny

Blame the Laguna Seca track management for no WSBK support classes. They do the same thing to MotoGP...something to due with zoning and county regulations, etc.
I say track management though because they haven't argued the point to the county to get it changed.

so with race 1 on Saturday, how the hell are they going to do a free practice and then 3 sessions of QP for superpole?

I stand corrected on the schedule and all....here is the schedule of events....

Thursday, September 26
10:00am                 FIM Track Safety Inspection
3:00pm 5:00pm     Rider Track Familiarization – walking only

Friday, September 27
8:00am 8:10am      Timekeeping Laps
8:30am 9:10am      Practice AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200
9:20am 10:05am    Practice AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike
10:15am 11:00am  Practice AMA Pro National Guard Superbike
11:15am                  FIM Track Inspection
11:45am 12:30pm  Free Practice 1 FIM Superbike World Championship
12:30pm 1:30pm    Lunch
12:40pm 12:55pm  Manufacture parade Laps
12:55pm 1:20pm    VIP Rides
1:30pm 2:15pm      Qualifying 1 AMA Pro National Guard Superbike
2:15pm 2:30pm      FIM Track Inspection
2:30pm 3:15pm      Qualifying Practice 1 FIM Superbike World Championship
3:25pm 4:10pm      Qualifying 1 AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike
4:20pm 5:00pm      Qualifying 1 AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200
5:00pm 5:15pm      FIM Track Inspection
5:15pm 6:15pm      Qualifying Practice 2 FIM Superbike World Championship

Saturday, September 28
8:30am 8:40am      Timekeeping Laps
8:45am 9:00am      FIM Track Inspection
9:00am 9:30am      Free Practice 2 FIM World Superbike
9:45am 10:15am    Qualifying 2 AMA Pro Vance &Hines XR1200
10:20am 10:40am   VIP Rides
10:45am 11:00am   FIM Track Inspection
11:00am 11:14am   Superpole #1 FIM World Superbike
11:21am 11:33am   Superpole #2 FIM World Superbike
11:40am 11:50am   Superpole #3 FIM World Superbike
11:50am 12:40pm   Lunch
12:00pm 12:15pm   Fan Parade Lap
12:15pm 12:30pm   VIP Rides
12:40pm 1:20pm     Qualifying 2 AMA Pro National Guard Superbike
1:20pm 1:30pm       FIM Track Inspection
1:40pm                     Opening Ceremonies
1:50pm 2:00pm       Sighting Laps FIM World Superbike
2:00pm 3:00pm       RACE 1 FIM World Superbike
3:00pm 3:15pm       Podium Ceremonies FIM World Superbike Race 1
3:15pm 3:55pm       Qualifying 2 AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike
4:05pm 4:15pm       Sighting Laps AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200
4:15pm 4:40pm       RACE AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200

Sunday, September 29
8:10am 8:20am      Timekeeping Laps
8:30am 8:50am      Warm-Up AMA GoPro Daytona SportBike
9:00am 9:20am      Warm-Up AMA Pro National Guard Superbike
9:30am 10:15am    RACE AMA GoPro Daytona SportBIke
10:28am 10:40am  Sighting Laps AMA Pro National Guard Superbike
10:40am 11:25am  RACE AMA Pro National Guard Superbike
11:30am                   FIM Track Inspection
11:50am 12:05pm  Warm-Up FIM World Superbike
12:10pm 1:20pm    Lunch
12:20pm 12:35pm  Alfa Romeo Laps
12:15pm 1:10pm    Pit Walk
12:35pm 1:10pm    VIP rides
1:25pm                     FIM Track Inspection
1:40pm 1:50pm       Sighting Laps FIM World Superbike
2:00pm 3:00pm       RACE 2 FIM World Superbike
3:00pm 3:15pm       Podium Ceremonies FIM World Superbike Race 2

This schedule is idiotic.

Yeah i was planning on going for SBK, but dont feel like driving down both days. Want to see both races...but cant go on SAT.  [thumbsdown]

the only good thing I see out of this is boosted ticket sales for 3 day and/or for Saturday due to race 1 being on Saturday....and that seems to be what Laguna may have been aiming for in helping boost the idea for them to keep the event since they are more than likely going to lose the GP race.

I think you nailed it.  From what I hear, Saturday tickets sales were miserable so the moved race 1 to Saturday to try to boost sales.

I'm surprised FIM approved it.

It really circumvents the one bike rule.

With this schedule a rider that trashes a bike in race one will most likely be able to ride in race two because the team will have close to 24 hours to repair it.

^ This.

RL Hayden is leading the first WSBK practice with 4min to go  [Dolph]  Crap, now back down thr 3rd, with Eslick 4th, but in the hunt  [thumbsup]

I'm surprised that even in AMA practice, a couple boys are lapping faster than the WSBK boys. Waiting for QP's to be over to really know how they stack up.

I'm upset that they moved it to split races as Sunday was my only day to go. A month or two ago they had it as both races on Sunday along with an AMA race or two. At 40 bucks advance tickets with racing the entire day, that would have been awesome.

If you want to post results...

start a thread with a spoiler alert in the title...

dammit. [bang]

Just got back to the hotel from Laguna Seca.  Saying that today was poorly attended by spectators would be an understatement.  MAYBE 10K people at the track.   Stands were 98% empty and the hills were even more bare.  Maybe more folks will show up tomorrow.  If not, at least there is no traffic getting in and out of the races.

Only 350 miles away.  Have to keep that in mind for next year^^

This BS schedule simply will put off too many race fans.

Greg White interviewed Gill Cambell and they aired tidbits of it on the broadcast of the 2nd race....she said they did the schedule that way because of kids back in school and this, that, and the other and that she wanted to do something different. She said that she got a lot of comments ( ie:read complaints) from WSBK regular hardcore fans commenting about the change and just said that she was trying to be American and do something different as Americans do. ( roughly and loosely paraphrased) She came off as an idiot.