WSBK Phillip Island Testing

[Raux]

hmmm

frameless WSBK Ducati... a second off the pace... where have I heard those numbers before for the frameless design

[zooom]

Checa wasn't testing though and he has always been the faster one...and Sykes apparently broke or rebroke his wrist...the whole test for all has apparently been a bit of a crashfest with the new surface...

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130215a.htm

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130214g.htm

[ellingly]

New surface at PI seems to be pumping out good times. By all accounts it's grippier...


... which allows for faster accidents...


... and bikes to end up ON THE SPECTATORS SIDE OF THE FENCE.

Turn 12 is pretty fast, but.

[gm2]

sure, but a *suzuki* set the fastest lap!  keith code is having kittens about now.

[Triple J]

sure, but a *suzuki* set the fastest lap!  keith code is having kittens about now.

Is this Yoshimura's 1st year in WSBK? Impressive if they turn it around that fast.

[duccarlos]

At least Checa made it onto the track:

http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-sbk-news/16114-camier-on-good-form-at-phillip-island.html

[derby]

Is this Yoshimura's 1st year in WSBK? Impressive if they turn it around that fast.

they've run as wildcards in a handful of rounds over the last few years and were working with the crescent guys last year.

fwiw, the "yoshimura japan" team is not the same guys as the "yoshimura r&d of america" running in ama superbike.

[Triple J]

fwiw, the "yoshimura japan" team is not the same guys as the "yoshimura r&d of america" running in ama superbike.

Ah, didn't know that. I figured it was all the same.

[derby]

Ah, didn't know that. I figured it was all the same.

it can be a little confusing.

the easiest way to explain it is that the race teams are managed and run completely separate. afaik, the ama guys, the worldsbk guys, and the japanese guys (running world endurance and, i believe, the all japan superbike series) each run independent programs.

http://yoshimura-racing.com/history/

[gm2]

interesting thing is that the yosh-engine'd crescent bikes last year didn't really do anything last year.

[gm2]

leon fastest again

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130218a.htm

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/results/188092/1/phillip_island_-_official_test_times_monday_pm.html

[Speeddog]

Must be using some of Mladin's cranks.

What's up with the new surface?
These guys are dropping like flies....

[gm2]

aint no rubber on it yet

[Raux]

ok, stand corrected, Checa is on top.

[zooom]

ok, stand corrected, Checa is on top.

linkyness..

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/188116/1/checa_tops_testing_with_new_ducati_1199.html

1. Carlos Checa ESP Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 31.059s
2. Marco Melandri ITA BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4 1m 31.237s
3. Leon Camier GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 31.243s
4. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 31.261s
5. Michel Fabrizio ITA Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 31.350s
6. Jonathan Rea GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 31.356s
7. Leon Haslam GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 31.396s
8. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.452s
9. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Aprilia RSV4 1m 31.640s
10. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.658s
11. Jules Cluzel FRA Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 32.044s
12. Chaz Davies GBR BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4 1m 32.077s
13. Glenn Allerton AUS Next Gen BMW S1000RR 1m 32.159s
14. Jamie Stauffer AUS Honda Racing CBR1000RR 1m 32.231s
15. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 32.625s
16. Ivan Clementi ITA HTM Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 32.789s
17. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA Grillini Dentalmatic BMW S1000RR 1m 32.880s
18. Federico Sandi ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 32.964s
19. Alexander Lundh SWE Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 33.447s
20. Max Neukirchner GER MR Ducati 1199 R 1m 33.541s
21. Ayrton Badovini ITA Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 33.686s

Philip Island official WSBK lap records
Best lap: Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1m 30.882s (2011)
Race lap record: Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.785s (2012)