2009 World Superbike Round 6 - Kyalami (Race Spoilers)

[Spidey]

I wonder if haga is still have quack-attack issues

Just sitting back, waiting for spies to come in and take his 7

Haga has been pretty quiet so far this year in practice.  He just does his thing, doesn't struggle to top the time sheets, and gets his set-up for the race and gets ready for superpole.  I wouldn't put a lot of stock in his place (or Spies') in those standings  for the first practice.

Shakey's crew said they figured out what was the problem at Monza and think they've resolved it.  Dunno what it was, but hopefully he'll return to form.  Then again, if he doesn't we get to keep giving tufty shit.  It's win/win.   

[DanTheMan]

Which guy is "Shakey"?

[Spidey]

Byrne.  Last year's BSB champion, I think.

I dunno if you remember that youtube vid from TOB from while back of some brits doing triple digit wheelies while lanesplitting?  They were on a Suzuki TL, a Duc (996?) and something else.  They crashed two of the bikes and spent the entire 30 min vid calling everyone they encountered a dumb, slow mothermake the beast with two backser and generally leaving a trail of bodies throughout western Europe?  That was Shakey.    

[DanTheMan]

Sik, i remember that vid 

[zooom]

He is a 2 time BSB champion...he did it on a 998 for the MonsterMob Ducati team in 02 I think and then last year on the Airwaves Ducati 1098....

[Spidey]

Laconi is in a chemically-induced coma after fracturing his neck in practice.  He can move all his limbs.  Fack.  Good luck, mang.   

http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/146817/1/laconi_seriously_hurt_in_practice_accident.html

[Spidey]

Q1 Results

1   84   M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'38.103 24 155,812 249,5
2   65   J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.506 0.403 0.403 29 155,174 248,9
3   19   B. SPIES USA Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.600 0.497 0.094 26 155,026 246,1
4   91   L. HASLAM GBR Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.865 0.762 0.265 27 154,611 245,0
5   56   S. NAKANO JPN Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'38.998 0.895 0.133 26 154,403 247,2
6   41   N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'39.055 0.952 0.057 25 154,314 246,1
7   96   J. SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'39.230 1.127 0.175 22 154,042 247,8
8   66   T. SYKES GBR Yamaha WSB Yamaha YZF R1 1'39.258 1.155 0.028 22 153,999 248,4
9   3   M.BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'39.284 1.181 0.026 28 153,958 252,4
10   111   R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'39.357 1.254 0.073 20 153,845 245,5
11   7   C. CHECA ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'39.370 1.267 0.013 26 153,825 245,5
12   132   S. MORAIS RSA Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'39.388 1.285 0.018 25 153,797 246,1
13   36   G. LAVILLA ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1'39.389 1.286 0.001 23 153,796 242,8
14   67   S. BYRNE GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1'39.470 1.367 0.081 27 153,670 248,9
15   71   Y. KAGAYAMA JPN Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'39.475 1.372 0.005 27 153,663 251,2
16   9   R. KIYONARI JPN Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1'39.788 1.685 0.313 23 153,181 244,4
17   23   B. PARKES AUS Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'39.961 1.858 0.173 20 152,916 245,5
18   25   D. SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'40.105 2.002 0.144 28 152,696 242,2
19   99   L. SCASSA ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'40.192 2.089 0.087 25 152,563 239,5
20   31   K. MUGGERIDGE AUS Celani Race Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'40.304 2.201 0.112 18 152,393 243,9
21   33   T. HILL GBR Honda Althea Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1'40.308 2.205 0.004 25 152,387 246,7
22   10   F. NIETO ESP Suzuki Alstare BRUX Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'40.544 2.441 0.236 26 152,029 233,8
23   49   S. WHYTE RSA Yamaha France GMT 94 Ipone Yamaha YZF R1 1'41.737 3.634 1.193 21 150,246 240,1
24   17   S. MARTIN AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'42.015 3.912 0.278 24 149,837 241,7

[gm2]

Just sitting back, waiting for spies to come in and take his 7

....7th... pole?

if he gets get pole here it will be 6 straight.

[El Matador]

Sorry, brain fart. Yes 6 is correct

[Jester]

No offense Spidey, but that blue color you used to highlight is really hard to read!

[Spidey]

SUPERPOLE

1. Ben Spies USA Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 37.288s
2. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 37.289s
3. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 37.466s
4. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox 1098R 1min 37.544s
5. Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 37.634s
6. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 37.677s
7. Carlos Checa ESP HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 37.940s
8. Tom Sykes GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R1 1min 38.241s

9. Shinya Nakano JPN Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1min 37.935s
10. Leon Haslam GBR Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR 1min 37.988s
11. Sheridan Morais RSA Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R 1min 38.013s
12. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1min 38.081s
13. Yukio Kagayama JPN Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 38.130s
14. Shane Byrne GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1min 38.171s
15. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 38.194s
16. Gregorio Lavilla ESP Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1min 38.733s

17. Broc Parkes AUS Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R 1min 38.766s
18. Luca Scassa ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 38.779s
19. David Salom ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 38.880s
20. Tommy Hill GBR HANNspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1min 39.001s

21. Fonsi Nieto ESP Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 1min 39.831s
22. Karl Muggeridge AUS Celani Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 39.852s
23. Steve Martin AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 41.227s
24. Shaun Whyte ZIM Yamaha France GMT 94 1min 41.737s

Regis Laconi FRA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R

No offense Spidey, but that blue color you used to highlight is really hard to read!

Hmmm, it looks fine on my computer.  I was goin' for Yammi v. Duc colors.

[Spidey]

BTW, for those of you keeping score, that ties the record held by Polen for consecutive WSBK pole positions.  And he got it by .001 sec.   

[gm2]

oh, i'm keeping score  ;p

[gm2]

http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/146883/1/spies_were_still_struggling_with_race_set-up.html

[Goat_Herder]

http://www.crash.net/World+Superbikes/News/146883/1/spies_were_still_struggling_with_race_set-up.html

Unbelievable.