2009 World Superbike Round 13 - Magny-Cours (Race 2 Spoilers)

[gm2]

Motherfackinghellyea!

[gm2]

Almost a half-second gap. 

Go TheBen! 

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[ducpainter]

I'm liking Fabrizio less and less.

[Spidey]

That's impressive.  But I'm not sure how much SP times mean.  Nori will get off the line like a bat out of hell, and then his race pace will be close to (+/-) or the same as The Ben's.  His form has been great lately -- back to what he looked like at the beginning of the seasons.  I'm excited.    Nori's interview in the other thread is good too.  

I'm liking Fabrizio less and less.

Cuz he put Nori on the second row?

[ducpainter]

That's impressive.  But I'm not sure how much SP times mean.  Nori will get off the line like a bat out of hell, and then his race pace will be close to (+/-) or the same as The Ben's.  His form has been great lately -- back to what he looked like at the beginning of the seasons.  I'm excited.    Nori's interview in the other thread is good too.  

Cuz he put Nori on the second row?

Yup.

IMO...

fabrizio doesn't have a chance in hell of a championship this year, and even though Nori says it's got to be him that wins or loses...

fabrizio would be wise to 'play the corporate game'.

[gm2]

Yup.

IMO...

fabrizio doesn't have a chance in hell of a championship this year, and even though Nori says it's got to be him that wins or loses...

fabrizio would be wise to 'play the corporate game'.

he may feel less inclined to do that seeing as he's already signed his contract...

[gm2]

and i agree - nori will be there in the first corner regardless.

i'm just stoked on the 10th pole and the half second crushing he put on everyone.. on yet another track he'd never seen before thursday.

[ducpainter]

he may feel less inclined to do that seeing as he's already signed his contract...

all contracts come to an end... I wonder what Tardozzi is thinking right now?

Hopefully it won't matter.

Nori is right behind Ben on the grid and is usually a good starter.

However it shakes out it will be exciting.

[Spidey]

Yup.

IMO...

fabrizio doesn't have a chance in hell of a championship this year, and even though Nori says it's got to be him that wins or loses...

fabrizio would be wise to 'play the corporate game'.

I agree generally about the team orders, but I'm not sure how to have it apply to Superpole.  He should let Nori by at the first opportunity during the race (assuming Nori wants to go by and doesn't want a tow from Fabio), but I think he should let it all hang out for Superpole.  The farther up the order Douchebrizio lands, the more he can help Nori.  Either way, it's why they need to put their heads together and come up with a team race strategy. 

I guess I'd be more concerned if Nori wasn't such a rocket off the line. 

[derby]

Race 1 Results

Pos     #     Rider     Nat     Bike     Last Lap     Best Lap     Gap     Laps
1    19    Spies B    USA    Yamaha YZF R1    1'39.449    1'38.752       23
2    41    Haga N    JPN    Ducati 1098R    1'39.041    1'38.619    0.181    23
3    3    Biaggi M    ITA    Aprilia RSV4 Factory    1'39.550    1'38.761    5.009    23
4    84    Fabrizio M    ITA    Ducati 1098R    1'42.572    1'38.833    16.347    23
5    91    Haslam L    GBR    Honda CBR1000RR    1'40.853    1'39.214    22.622    23
6    7    Checa C    ESP    Honda CBR1000RR    1'40.499    1'39.436    24.948    23
7    71    Kagayama Y    JPN    Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9    1'40.831    1'39.684    27.144    23
8    67    Byrne S    GBR    Ducati 1098R    1'40.377    1'39.707    27.578    23
9    11    Corser T    AUS    BMW S1000 RR    1'40.289    1'39.647    28.486    23
10    96    Smrz J    CZE    Ducati 1098R    1'40.379    1'39.336    28.716    23
11    111    Xaus R    ESP    BMW S1000 RR       1'40.547       22
12    15    Baiocco M    ITA    Ducati 1098R       1'40.539       22
13    99    Scassa L    ITA    Kawasaki ZX 10R       1'41.286       22
14    94    Checa D    ESP    Yamaha YZF R1       1'40.881       22
15    25    Salom D    ESP    Kawasaki ZX 10R       1'40.992       22
16    88    Resch R    AUT    Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9       1'41.984       22
17    40    Gentile F    ITA    Honda CBR1000RR    1'47.127    1'42.145    1 Lap    22
18    22    Camier L    GBR    Aprilia RSV4 Factory       1'39.489    2 Laps    20
19    132    Morais S    RSA    Kawasaki ZX 10R    PIT IN    1'40.938    9 Laps    13
20    10    Nieto F    ESP    Ducati 1098R    PIT IN    1'40.011    10 Laps    12
21    23    Parkes B    AUS    Kawasaki ZX 10R    PIT IN    1'40.777    12 Laps    10
22    65    Rea J    GBR    Honda CBR1000RR    PIT IN    1'38.818    14 Laps    8
23    77    Iannuzzo V    ITA    Honda CBR1000RR    PIT IN    1'42.518    17 Laps    5
24    9    Kiyonari R    JPN    Honda CBR1000RR    CRASH    1'40.018    19 Laps    3
25    31    Muggeridge K    AUS    Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9    PIT IN    2'13.447    19 Laps    3
26    66    Sykes T    GBR    Yamaha YZF R1    CRASH       21 Laps    1

[derby]

poor race 2 tire choice for spies... 

race 2 results

Pos   #   Rider   Nat   Bike   Last Lap   Best Lap   Gap   Laps
1   41   Haga N   JPN   Ducati 1098R   PIT IN   1'38.842      23
2   3   Biaggi M   ITA   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   PIT IN   1'38.778   1.480   23
3   65   Rea J   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR   PIT IN   1'38.662   6.024   23
4   19   Spies B   USA   Yamaha YZF R1   PIT IN   1'38.992   18.135   23
5   91   Haslam L   GBR   Honda CBR1000RR   PIT IN   1'39.055   21.236   23
6   71   Kagayama Y   JPN   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   PIT IN   1'39.740   23.647   23
7   67   Byrne S   GBR   Ducati 1098R   PIT IN   1'39.705   23.701   23
8   31   Muggeridge K   AUS   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   PIT IN   1'39.711   24.838   23
9   7   Checa C   ESP   Honda CBR1000RR   PIT IN   1'39.596   31.455   23
10   11   Corser T   AUS   BMW S1000 RR   PIT IN   1'39.660   32.507   23
11   10   Nieto F   ESP   Ducati 1098R   PIT IN   1'39.706   37.594   23
12   111   Xaus R   ESP   BMW S1000 RR   PIT IN   1'40.579   44.727   23
13   84   Fabrizio M   ITA   Ducati 1098R   PIT IN   1'39.151   49.782   23
14   15   Baiocco M   ITA   Ducati 1098R   PIT IN   1'40.636   50.345   23
15   23   Parkes B   AUS   Kawasaki ZX 10R   PIT IN   1'40.763   56.209   23
16   25   Salom D   ESP   Kawasaki ZX 10R   PIT IN   1'40.864   58.796   23
17   94   Checa D   ESP   Yamaha YZF R1   PIT IN   1'40.863   1'00.391   23
18   88   Resch R   AUT   Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9   PIT IN   1'41.770   1'20.777   23
19   132   Morais S   RSA   Kawasaki ZX 10R   PIT IN   1'41.601   1'24.318   23
RET   22   Camier L   GBR   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   RETIRED   1'39.764   8 Laps   15
RET   99   Scassa L   ITA   Kawasaki ZX 10R   RETIRED   1'40.918   9 Laps   14
RET   96   Smrz J   CZE   Ducati 1098R   RETIRED   1'39.841   10 Laps   13
RET   77   Iannuzzo V   ITA   Honda CBR1000RR   RETIRED   1'41.872   11 Laps   12
RET   66   Sykes T   GBR   Yamaha YZF R1   RETIRED   1'40.317   20 Laps   3
NS   9   Kiyonari R   JPN   Honda CBR1000RR   PIT IN         0

[derby]

...so a 10pt difference going into the final round. ben needs to double at portimao to take the championship.

[DesmoDiva]

Go Nitro Nori!!   [moto]

Poor Ben   

Can't wait for the final round. 

[derby]

Is that an official explanation?
I'm still waiting for interviews.

that was steve martin's guess from looking at the tire sheet.

[derby]

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/153185/1/faulty_tyre_undoes_spies_victory_effort.html