WSBK 2018 spoiled

[ducpainter]

When the GOAT retires from riding he'll still be in the paddock, and have his fans support his teams/riders.

MM will become the poster child of GP.

Carmello said so.

[duccarlos]

And they could move Rea over to MotoGP if they really wanted, but they want someone like Cal.

[ducpainter]

Cal speaks up.

Sensational sells.

[duccarlos]

And the reason why someone like Dovi will never get the full backing of Dorna. They know drama sells.

[ducpainter]

Why do I keep misspelling Rae's name?

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https://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/ex-motogp-rider-hernandez-sacked-by-superbike-team/3188842/

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https://www.motorsport.com/wsbk/news/world-superbike-moves-to-three-race-weekend-format/3193331/

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10 kg penalty on anything green 

No, of course not, but Chaz is right - if it's not exciting enough to draw a crowd, it won't help to add a race. Add a drag race instead....

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If I'm not mistaken, the last guy, Scheib, is/was one of the front guys in the Spanish Championship

FP1 Argentina

1 22 A. LOWES GBR Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.096 16 147,879 300,0
2 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'44.230 0.134 0.134 18 147,689 301,7
3 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'44.350 0.254 0.120 15 147,519 298,3
4 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R 1'44.458 0.362 0.108 17 147,366 306,8
5 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'45.244 1.148 0.786 16 146,266 300,0
6 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'45.565 1.469 0.321 17 145,821 301,7
7 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R 1'45.654 1.558 0.089 18 145,698 302,5
8 32 L. SAVADORI ITA Milwaukee Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 RF 1'46.035 1.939 0.381 17 145,175 300,0
9 36 L. MERCADO ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'46.191 2.095 0.156 16 144,961 297,5
10 76 L. BAZ FRA GULF ALTHEA BMW Racing Team BMW S 1000 RR 1'46.216 2.120 0.025 17 144,927 295,1
11 2 L. CAMIER GBR Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.479 2.383 0.263 17 144,569 300,8
12 40 R. RAMOS ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'46.533 2.437 0.054 17 144,496 295,1
13 50 E. LAVERTY IRL Milwaukee Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 RF 1'46.974 2.878 0.441 16 143,900 300,0
14 51 F. MARINO FRA TripleM Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR IND 1'47.047 2.951 0.073 14 143,802 300,0
15 12 X. FORES ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale R IND 1'47.263 3.167 0.216 12 143,513 299,2
16 45 J. GAGNE USA Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'47.921 3.825 0.658 17 142,638 294,3
17 96 J. SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'48.195 4.099 0.274 16 142,276 293,5
18 16 G. RUIU ITA Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'49.955 5.859 1.760 15 139,999 286,5
-------------------------------------------------- Out 107% in this Session --------------------------------------------------
19 77 M. SCHEIB CHI MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4 IND 2'01.600 17.504 11.645 6 126,592 280,5

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Argentina FP2

1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'41.794 16 151,223 305,1
2 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'42.132 0.338 0.338 19 150,723 302,5
3 22 A. LOWES GBR Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'42.159 0.365 0.027 15 150,683 301,7
4 32 L. SAVADORI ITA Milwaukee Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 RF 1'42.454 0.660 0.295 15 150,249 302,5
5 7 C. DAVIES GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R 1'42.488 0.694 0.034 17 150,199 304,2
6 45 J. GAGNE USA Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'42.581 0.787 0.093 16 150,063 297,5
7 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale R 1'42.611 0.817 0.030 17 150,019 305,1
8 50 E. LAVERTY IRL Milwaukee Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 RF 1'42.651 0.857 0.040 14 149,961 305,1
9 12 X. FORES ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale R IND 1'42.976 1.182 0.325 15 149,487 300,8
10 36 L. MERCADO ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'43.015 1.221 0.039 13 149,431 298,3
11 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.100 1.306 0.085 15 149,307 303,4
12 2 L. CAMIER GBR Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.144 1.350 0.044 13 149,244 302,5
13 76 L. BAZ FRA GULF ALTHEA BMW Racing Team BMW S 1000 RR 1'43.316 1.522 0.172 16 148,995 296,7
14 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'43.479 1.685 0.163 16 148,761 304,2
15 96 J. SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'44.420 2.626 0.941 14 147,420 291,9
16 51 F. MARINO FRA TripleM Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR IND 1'44.510 2.716 0.090 15 147,293 300,0
17 77 M. SCHEIB CHI MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta 1000 F4 IND 1'44.545 2.751 0.035 16 147,244 295,1
18 16 G. RUIU ITA Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'46.152 4.358 1.607 15 145,015 292,7
-------------------------------------------------- Out 107% in this Session --------------------------------------------------
19 40 R. RAMOS ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'50.875 9.081 4.723 6 138,837 293,5

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Race 1

1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 21 laps
2. Marco Melandri ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R +9.163s
3. Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-10RR +11.410s
4. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati Panigale R +11.796s
5. Eugene Laverty IRE Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 +12.441s
6. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR +12.690s
7. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 +15.597s
8. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Yamaha YZF-R1 +16.849s
9. Loris Baz FRA Althea BMW S1000RR +28.117s
10. Leon Camier GBR Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 +28.164s
11. Florian Marino FRA TripleM Honda CBR1000RR SP2 +41.449s
12. Roman Ramos ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki ZX-10RR +41.783s
13. Maximilian Scheib CHI MV Agusta 1000 F4 +47.736s
14. Gabriele Ruiu ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10RR +55.986s


DNF
Lorenzo Savadori ITA Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4
Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R
Jake Gagne USA Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2
Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR

DNS
Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Yamaha YZF-R1

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Race 2

1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 21 laps
2. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati Panigale R +3.273s
3. Marco Melandri ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R +4.660s
4. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R +6.838s
5. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR +9.377s
6. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 +10.945s
7. Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-10RR +12.638s
8. Lorenzo Savadori ITA Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4 +13.958s
9. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Yamaha YZF-R1 +15.715s
10. Jake Gagne USA Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2 +20.861s
11. Loris Baz FRA Althea BMW S1000RR +25.595s
12. Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR +33.171s
13. Roman Ramos ESP Team GoEleven Kawasaki ZX-10RR +47.254s
14. Gabriele Ruiu ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10RR +55.140s


DNF
Maximilian Scheib CHI MV Agusta 1000 F4
Leon Camier GBR Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR SP2
Eugene Laverty IRE Milwaukee Aprilia RSV4
Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Yamaha YZF-R1
Florian Marino FRA TripleM Honda CBR1000RR SP2

[ducpainter]

Just think...next year we'll get to watch Rae win three races a weekend. YaY.

[Speeddog]

Just think...next year we'll get to watch Rae win three races a weekend. YaY.

I suspect there will be a late rule change that the reigning champion has to sit out one race per weekend.

[ducpainter]

I suspect there will be a late rule change that the reigning champion has to sit out one race per weekend.

Since they're going to award points for all three races, that wouldn't exactly be sporting, now would it?

The real problem in any series is when the race is for second. Rea needs to move up.

I'm surprised Carmelo can't see this.