WSBK Rd 5 -- Monza, Italy (Spoilers)

[Spidey]

It dropped a coupla times (I'm through all of it yet), but they got them back w/in 30 seconds or so.  So I don't know if they cuts parts out or not.  It's a LONG interview. 

BTW, do you know who Dave Williams is?  How does he get all these people to talk to him for as long and as regularly as they do? 

 

[gm2]

It dropped a coupla times (I'm through all of it yet), but they got them back w/in 30 seconds or so.  So I don't know if they cuts parts out or not.

nope, they didn't

BTW, do you know who Dave Williams is?  How does he get all these people to talk to him for as long and as regularly as they do?  

afaik, he's just OTT-dave.  there must be some other history there, but a while back i made a comment to him @ mladin's treatment of nicky hayden in 2002 and he replied something like "i wasn't paying attention back then".  so he's not old school racing guy.

OTT has been around for several years.  somewhat in 2007, but esp in 2008/2009 he really came into his own by covering the AMA when basically no one else was.  LOTS of goodwill from the paddock.

how that translated to greene & martin i don't know.  unless it's as simple as he hooked up with them @ miller 3 years ago.  1 hotel bar drinkathon would have done the trick, i'm sure.

[derby]

how that translated to greene & martin i don't know.  unless it's as simple as he hooked up with them @ miller 3 years ago.  1 hotel bar drinkathon would have done the trick, i'm sure.

the ott/worldsbk hookup happened last year...

prior to that mainly followed wera racers/racing with some minor ama paddock stuff with those racers.

a few seasons ago, they started doing the ama post-race interviews and it kinda grew from there.

they got a LOT of visibility when the ama was doing week-delayed race broadcasts and ott was the only source for same-day coverage.

i may be wrong, but i think dave (williams) has/had another job with one of the ama teams.

[Spidey]

Q2

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff
1 84 M. Fabrizio Ducati 1098R 1'43.737   
2 65 J. Rea Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.098 0.361
3 3 M. Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'44.314 0.577
4 2 L. Camier Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'44.327 0.590
5 96 J. Smrz Ducati 1098R 1'44.452 0.715
6 91 L. Haslam Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'44.537 0.800
7 35 C. Crutchlow Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.577 0.840
8 99 L. Scassa Ducati 1098R 1'44.723 0.986
9 11 T. Corser BMW S1000 RR 1'44.763 1.026
10 76 M. Neukirchner Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.831 1.094
11 52 J. Toseland Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.912 1.175
12 41 N. Haga Ducati 1098R 1'45.022 1.285
13 50 S. Guintoli Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'45.063 1.326
14 67 S. Byrne Ducati 1098R 1'45.306 1.569
15 111 R. Xaus BMW S1000 RR 1'45.388 1.651
16 66 T. Sykes Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.450 1.713
17 57 L. Lanzi Ducati 1098R 1'45.511 1.774
18 77 C. Vermeulen Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.796 2.059
19 7 C. Checa Ducati 1098R 1'45.864 2.127
20 15 M. Baiocco Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.453 2.716
Out of Superpole
21 71 D. Sakai Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'46.679 2.942
22 95 R. Hayden Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.771 3.034
23 31 V. Iannuzzo Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.912 3.175
24 23 B. Parkes Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.914 3.177

[Spidey]

Superpole Results

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff
1 3 M. Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'42.121   
2 35 C. Crutchlow Yamaha YZF R1 1'42.154 0.033
3 84 M. Fabrizio Ducati 1098R 1'42.499 0.378
4 65 J. Rea Honda CBR1000RR 1'42.566 0.445
5 91 L. Haslam Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'42.633 0.512
6 111 R. Xaus BMW S1000 RR 1'42.725 0.604
7 52 J. Toseland Yamaha YZF R1 1'42.789 0.668
8 66 T. Sykes Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'43.111 0.990
Out after Superpole 2
9 76 M. Neukirchner Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.410 1.155
10 99 L. Scassa Ducati 1098R 1'43.431 1.176
11 7 C. Checa Ducati 1098R 1'43.506 1.251
12 11 T. Corser BMW S1000 RR 1'43.508 1.253
13 2 L. Camier Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'43.530 1.275
14 50 S. Guintoli Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'43.691 1.436
15 67 S. Byrne Ducati 1098R 1'43.813 1.558
16 41 N. Haga Ducati 1098R 1'43.957 1.702
Out after Superpole 1
17 96 J. Smrz Ducati 1098R 1'44.291 1.543
18 77 C. Vermeulen Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.802 2.054
19 57 L. Lanzi Ducati 1098R 1'44.878 2.130
20 15 M. Baiocco Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.180 3.432
Out of Superpole
21 71 D. Sakai Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'46.679 2.942
22 95 R. Hayden Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.771 3.034
23 31 V. Iannuzzo Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.912 3.175
24 23 B. Parkes Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.914 3.177

[Triple J]

Damn...Haga is having a bad year. 

[tufty]

Not as bad as Mr Hayden. I bet Roger wishes he'd stayed home this year.

[Spidey]

In the OTT interview, the WSBK announcers said that RLH would be in the top ten if he was on the Yamaha.   And that the best Rossi could do on the Pedercini bike would have been 10th.   Ouch.  Granted, they were drunk and it was 2 in the morning, but they seemed to have faith his abilities and none in the performance of his bike.  I hope he stays in WSBK and has a decent ride next year.

Interestingly, this year it seems like more and more teams are using both of their qualifiers to get into Superpole 1 rather than saving them.

[Spidey]

BTW, Biaggi did 205 mph (330 kph) down the front straight!?!?     Frack me. 

[gm2]

xaus?!

and yeah, rough for pork chop.  but he has the right attitude about it and keeps improving each weekend.  really hope he can get on a better package for next year.

biaggi's top speed is a new wsbk record, btw

[ducpainter]

Good races...

Biaggi doubled easily.

The changes to the chicane haven't eliminated the first corner debacles.

[supraking21]

Aprilia rsv4 is sick 

[Spidey]

Haga got beat by a Kawi?  WTF?

[superjohn]

2...0...5....... on a motorcycle. That Aprilia is seriously fast.

[derby]

Haga got beat by a Kawi?  WTF?

that factory bikes aren't that bad... hacking was in the mix at miller last year, remember?