WSBK Rd 5 -- Monza, Italy (Spoilers)

[Spidey]

This weekend, gang.   [moto]

I call Ollie's boobies in 1st and 2d for both races.    

[gm2]

on @ noon and 1pm PST, speed

jt re monza: "The high-speed circuit is also pretty special; to hold it flat out in top gear for 7 or 8 seconds is something you don't do anywhere else."   

[pennyrobber]

on @ noon and 1pm PST, speed

jt re monza: "The high-speed circuit is also pretty special; to hold it flat out in top gear for 7 or 8 seconds is something you don't do anywhere else."   

Sweet. Can't wait for the races.

[zooom]

FP1

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1:43.758
2 Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1:43.844
3 Jonathan Rea HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:44.004
4 Leon Haslam Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:44.043
5 James Toseland Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1:44.190
6 Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:44.259
7 Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:44.416
8 Leon Camier Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:44.489
9 Ruben Xaus BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:44.547
10 Max Neukirchner HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:44.597
11 Tom Sykes Kawasaki World Superbike Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1:44.769
12 Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1:44.951
13 Jakub Smrz Borciani-Guandalini Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1:45.095
14 Lorenzo Lanzi   Ducati 1098R 1:45.206
15 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1:45.399


Roger Hayden, 22nd, 1:46.812.

[Triple J]

Wow...a factory Duc in the top 5!! 

[DCXCV]

Wow...a factory Duc in the top 5!! 

The wrong one, though 

[gm2]

The wrong one, though 

...what happened here last year?

[Spidey]

...what happened here last year?

Wrong duc. 

[DCXCV]

Yeah, yeah, it's Fab's track.  Of course, I'd still rather see Haga on the top step.

[Spidey]

Q1

1 35 C. CRUTCHLOW GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.577 19 198,870 318,3
2 65 J. REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.789 0.212 0.212 17 198,467 319,4
3 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'45.134 0.557 0.345 20 197,816 309,2
4 11 T. CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'45.234 0.657 0.100 17 197,628 320,4
5 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'45.303 0.726 0.069 18 197,499 317,3
6 111 R. XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'45.542 0.965 0.239 23 197,051 309,2
7 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'45.592 1.015 0.050 22 196,958 313,2
8 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team PATA B&G Racing Ducati 1098R 1'45.603 1.026 0.011 16 196,938 314,2
9 52 J. TOSELAND GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'46.019 1.442 0.416 23 196,165 318,3
10 99 L. SCASSA ITA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1'46.111 1.534 0.092 17 195,995 311,2
11 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.170 1.593 0.059 20 195,886 312,2
12 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'46.216 1.639 0.046 17 195,801 319,4
13 76 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.402 1.825 0.186 16 195,459 313,2
14 57 L. LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1'46.413 1.836 0.011 15 195,439 311,2
15 41 N. HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1'46.451 1.874 0.038 19 195,369 312,2
16 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'46.588 2.011 0.137 23 195,118 310,2
17 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'46.756 2.179 0.168 15 194,811 305,3
18 67 S. BYRNE GBR Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'47.466 2.889 0.710 14 193,524 304,4
19 71 D. SAKAI JPN Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'47.922 3.345 0.456 11 192,706 307,3
20 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'48.041 3.464 0.119 20 192,494 304,4
21 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'48.191 3.614 0.150 19 192,227 312,2
22 23 B. PARKES AUS ECHO CRS Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1'48.254 3.677 0.063 17 192,115 301,5
23 95 R. HAYDEN USA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'49.217 4.640 0.963 19 190,421 303,4
24 31 V. IANNUZZO ITA S.C.I. Honda Garvie Image Honda CBR1000RR 1'49.958 5.381 0.741 13 189,138 303,4

[gm2]

Yeah, yeah, it's Fab's track.  Of course, I'd still rather see Haga on the top step.

oh me too, no question.

I'm pretty sure every single other ducati corse employee felt that way about monza last year, also.

[derby]

oh me too, no question.

I'm pretty sure every single other ducati corse employee felt that way about monza last year, also.

hehhehee.

[gm2]

[Spidey]

OnTheThrottle's pre-Monza skype coverage:

[gm2]

OnTheThrottle's pre-Monza skype coverage:

did they cut out all the dead air?  the connetion dropped 3 or 4 times during the chat.