2012 WSBK round #6 at Miller SPOILERS!!!!!!

[fastwin]

Superpole results...

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2012/05/27/smrz-steals-miller-pole/


Should be interesting. Checa loves Miller!!

[zooom]

was a very interesting pair of races....the BMW is a ferocious beast on that main straight in terms of trap speed...but 200mph was NOT reached...

[gm2]

was a very interesting pair of races....the BMW is a ferocious beast on that main straight in terms of trap speed...but 200mph was NOT reached...

..altitude.

great couple of races.  race 1 really illustrated the ducati's strengths & ..trade-offs, not necessarily weaknesses.  when in the right hands anyway.

stoked for marco.

kawi still hasn't quite figured out how to conserve tires...

[zooom]

here is an interesting comparo...AMA-SBK and WSBK qualy times...AMA bikes/riders in italics

Combined Results from AMA Superbike's Qualifying Session and World Superbike's Qualifying Practice 2 â€" Sunday May 27th, 2012

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time Diff.
1 Jakub Smrz Liberty Racing Team Effenbert Ducati 1098R 1'48.517 -
2 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'48.789 0.272
3 Marco Melandri BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'49.009 0.492
4 Sylvain Guintoli Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'49.079 0.562
5 Eugene Laverty Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'49.175 0.658
6 Jonathan Rea Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'49.243 0.726
7 John Hopkins FIXI Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'49.531 1.014
8 Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'49.584 1.067
9 Leon Haslam BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1'49.634 1.117
10 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'49.636 1.119
11 Michel Fabrizio BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1'49.654 1.137
12 Josh Hayes Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha R1 1'49.729 1.212
13 Chaz Davies ParkinGO MTC Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'49.968 1.451
14 Maxime Berger Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'49.980 1.463
15 Lorenzo Zanetti PATA Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1'50.014 1.497
16 Niccoló Canepa Red Devils Roma Ducati 1098R 1'50.031 1.514
17 Blake Young Yoshimura Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'50.141 1.624
18 Geoff May Team Amsoil/Hero EBR 1190RS 1'50.219 1.702
19 Davide Giugliano Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'50.280 1.763
20 Danny Eslick Team Hero EBR 1190RS 1'50.355 1.838
21 Roger Hayden National Guard Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'50.358 1.841
22 Loris Baz Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'50.424 1.907
23 Ayrton Badovini BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1'50.427 1.910
24 David Salom Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'50.504 1.987
25 Ben Bostrom Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'50.511 1.994
26 Leon Camier FIXI Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'50.520 2.003
27 Josh Herrin Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha R1 1'50.676 2.159
28 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'50.963 2.446
29 Chris Clark Yoshimura Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'51.177 2.660
30 Larry Pegram Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing BMW S1000RR 1'51.547 3.030
31 Steve Rapp Attack Performance Kawasaki ZX-10 1'51.796 3.279
32 Leandro Mercado Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'51.843 3.326
33 David Anthony Kneedraggers.com Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'51.996 3.479
34 Jake Holden Grillini Progea Superbike Team BMW S1000 RR 1'52.108 3.591
35 Robertino Pietri Team Venezuela Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'52.290 3.773
36 Taylor Knapp EvanSteelPerformance.com BMW BMW S1000RR 1'52.565 4.048
37 Chris Fillmore KTM/HMC Racing KTM RC8R 1'52.587 4.070
38 Chris Ulrich M4 Lucas Oil Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'53.397 4.880
39 Shane Turpin Boulder Motor Sports Ducati 1098R 1'54.399 5.882
40 Jordan Burgess Kneedraggers.com Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'55.174 6.657
World Superbike 107% Qualifying Cut Off
41 Reno Karimian Team Air Kawasaki ZX-10 1'56.743 8.226
42 Trent Gibson Seven Sports Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'57.116 8.599
43 Chris Siglin FastLine… BMW S1000RR 1'57.421 8.904
44 Tony Porter EDR Kawasaki ZX-10 2'00.372 11.855

[desmoquattro]

here is an interesting comparo...AMA-SBK and WSBK qualy times...AMA bikes/riders in italics

Are they running the same course now?

[zooom]

Are they running the same course now?

I believe so...only difference it seems is there are more restrictions on the SBK's in AMA IIRC...

derby...care to correct me if I am wrong?

[fastwin]

Yeah, poor Sykes just seems to have his donuts wear out sooner than other riders. Am I seeing that right? He's pounding away at the front then in a heartbeat tends to go backwards through the pack. Doesn't seem like it's him or the bike per se... just seems like he looses the tire grip.

[thought]

Sykes seems like he's having the same teething issues that the BMW had.  Great engine, but TC prob needs work to keep it from eating those tires up.  Corser was doing the same thing to his tires last year IIRC... would be up there in the front of the pack and then drop back off midway through the race.

[fastwin]

Good point.

[gm2]

the kawi GP team is now the kawi WSBK team.. the biggest focus has been electronics.  the engine was already very strong, always has been.  but the bike has always eaten tires even a lot (lot!) faster than it is now.  they're getting there...

also the way tom rides may be part of the issue.  some are really hard on tires, some aren't.  i wonder how that bike would place if you put melandri on it.

[gm2]

oh btw: HELL YEAH CHAZ!   

[fastwin]

the kawi GP team is now the kawi WSBK team.. the biggest focus has been electronics.  the engine was already very strong, always has been.  but the bike has always eaten tires even a lot (lot!) faster than it is now.  they're getting there...

also the way tom rides may be part of the issue.  some are really hard on tires, some aren't.  i wonder how that bike would place if you put melandri on it.

Another good point. Some riders are hard on tires. Some riders in WSBK (like Spies in his day) are easier on them. Electronics help but so does the guy twisting the throttle.

And yes, +1 on Davies!!

[ducpainter]

the kawi GP team is now the kawi WSBK team.. the biggest focus has been electronics.  the engine was already very strong, always has been.  but the bike has always eaten tires even a lot (lot!) faster than it is now.  they're getting there...

also the way tom rides may be part of the issue.  some are really hard on tires, some aren't.  i wonder how that bike would place if you put melandri on it.

If it handles like the Kwaks I've ridden...

Marco would be slower. 

[MadDuck]

If it handles like the Kwaks I've ridden...

Marco would be slower. 

The new ones are "supposed" to be much better.  One of these days I'm going to fanagle a test ride on one just to see.