Here are some pics from WSBK testing on at the moment at Kyalami
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm272/jacopansegrouw/sbkk7.jpg?t=1228911331)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm272/jacopansegrouw/sbkk6.jpg?t=1228911366)
Yes that`s Haga`s Bike and he did fall off
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm272/jacopansegrouw/sbkk5.jpg?t=1228911396)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm272/jacopansegrouw/sbkk4.jpg?t=1228911445)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm272/jacopansegrouw/sbkk3.jpg?t=1228911468)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm272/jacopansegrouw/sbkk2.jpg?t=1228911496)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm272/jacopansegrouw/sbkk1.jpg?t=1228911524)
I will post some more pics and times if I can later [thumbsup]
hey zooom, should we wager on #19's testing times...? he's never seen that track either. [cheeky] ;D
Does Ducati use a 2:1:2 exhaust for their 1198? It sure looks like it from those pics.
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Dec/081210a.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Dec/081210a.htm)
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Dec/081210b.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Dec/081210b.htm)
http://superbikeplanet.com/2008/Dec/081210c.htm (http://superbikeplanet.com/2008/Dec/081210c.htm)
W00t!
Go Ben! [thumbsup]
"So, new team, new circuit, new bike, new tires, slight jet lag, and a soft motor spec = 2nd place for Spies.
Wow."
Yeah, no shit. Jeebus. This is gonna be fun to watch. ;D
:o ;D [thumbsup]
"Boy, sure is a good thing that Suzuki's MotoGP team passed on that pesky Ben Spies and his pain in the butt mom."
[laugh]
come on, the mole is gonna OWN 7th place.
Spies is gonna piss more people off in the paddock if he doesn't learn to watch his words carefully. Did you see that part where he said that some of the WBSK guys could definitely win AMA superbike? Not well said, Ben. I know what he means and he might be right, but not everyone shares his (and our) belief in how good he and Mladin are. Either one would be very competive at the international level, and thus winning AMA superbike is no walk in the park. But Ben needs to realize that everyone else thinks AMA<WSBK. I like the guy, but if he makes a habit of putting his foot in his mouth, it's gonna get nasty.
Quote from: Spidey on December 10, 2008, 04:25:14 PM
Spies is gonna piss more people off in the paddock if he doesn't learn to watch his words carefully. Did you see that part where he said that some of the WBSK guys could definitely win AMA superbike? Not well said, Ben. I know what he means and he might be right, but not everyone shares his (and our) belief in how good he and Mladin are. Either one would be very competive at the international level, and thus winning AMA superbike is no walk in the park. But Ben needs to realize that everyone else thinks AMA<WSBK. I like the guy, but if he makes a habit of putting his foot in his mouth, it's gonna get nasty.
He's an American...
keeping up the tradition is all. ;)
Quote from: Spidey on December 10, 2008, 04:25:14 PM
but not everyone shares his (and our) belief in how good he and Mladin are. Either one would be very competive at the international level, and thus winning AMA superbike is no walk in the park. But Ben needs to realize that everyone else thinks AMA<WSBK.
all generally true. but i bet even now that opinion is starting to rapidly change.
(helped also by josh hayes)
Quote from: gm2 on December 10, 2008, 05:05:14 PM
(helped also by josh hayes)
I saw that he went to WSBK, but didn't really follow it (too many other moves happenin' and AMA turmoil). Where's he? And howz he doin'?
Quote from: Spidey on December 10, 2008, 06:01:29 PM
I saw that he went to WSBK, but didn't really follow it (too many other moves happenin' and AMA turmoil). Where's he? And howz he doin'?
he went to WSS, only for the last three races of the season, filling in for the late craig jones at parkalgar honda. he got (i think) 10th and then 8th in the first two races. in the third (final of the season, in portugal, parkalgar's home) he briefly lead the race and missed the last podium spot by .043 seconds. he was fighting up front the whole race.. got *everyone's* attention.
he got a factory AMA superbike ride for '09 @ yamaha, alongside bboz.
Ah, that's right. How'd I brain fart on that one? Rhetorical. No need to respond. ;)
Some of the times posted late in the day [thumbsup]
1st Michel Fabrizio Ducati 1098F09 1:41.204 66
2nd Ben Spies Yamaha YZF-R1 1:41.599 46
3rd Max Neukirchner Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:41.713 69
4th Noriyuki Haga Ducati 1098F09 1:41.730 31
5th Yukio Kagayma Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:41.755 39
6th Shinya Nakano Aprilia RSV4 1:41.846 51
7th Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 1:42.446 29
8th Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda CBR1000RR 1:42.744 62
9th Troy Corser BMW S1000RR 1:42.975 33
10th Ruben Xaus BMW S1000RR 1:43.274 41
11th Carlos Checa Honda CBR1000RR 1:43.418 10
12th Jonathan Rea Honda CBR1000RR 1:44.496 16
13th Tom Sykes Yamaha YZF-R1 1:46.780 16
day 2 not so fruitful for Spies...
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35161 (http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35161)
Quote from: zooom on December 11, 2008, 10:37:15 AM
day 2 not so fruitful for Spies...
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35161 (http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35161)
i love how that's the first/only thing in this thread you comment on... ;)
Quote from: gm2 on December 11, 2008, 10:45:33 AM
i love how that's the first/only thing in this thread you comment on... ;)
as I read through the thread...people already said what I would have...so...why duplicate?
except for the reason of post whoring
also to keep in mind in fairness...this is all null and void once the lights go out and we go racing at Philip Island...their times at practise right now mean relatively little as they are mostly tuning and testing and collecting data more than setting up for race day...these boys are being used as test mules moreso than as racers right now...
agreed, but it's not relatively little. testing times = confidence. confidence is all important when the lights go out.
regardless, quit trying to suck the fun out of this :)
Quote from: gm2 on December 11, 2008, 11:14:34 AM
agreed, but it's not relatively little. testing times = confidence. confidence is all important when the lights go out.
regardless, quit trying to suck the fun out of this :)
I disagree with you there...confidence is something they mostly already have or they wouldn't be out there...
now...where's my wet/dry shop vac so I can go suck the fun out of some other stuff?!?!?!
Quote from: zooom on December 11, 2008, 12:11:55 PM
I disagree with you there...confidence is something they mostly already have or they wouldn't be out there...
the difference between mostly already have (agree with you there) and really in the zone is the difference between fighting for the podium and... not.
esp in wsbk/wss, if you aren't attacking you're just a guy doing some advertising laps. to attack, you have to have confidence in the package and yourself. it's a major, major factor.
spies ends the test 2nd fastest.
http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35166 (http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35166)
And he did it without putting his foot in his mouth today. He's learning. And the Ducs are lookin' good. 1st and 3rd. [thumbsup]
Is that BMW gonna be a total dog or are they gonna get it together for race season?
I'm not sure about the camo leathers that "dogs borrocks" is wearing.
Anyone want to bet that Spie's HJC paint features a stars and stripes? Anyone? Bueller?
Quote from: Spidey on December 12, 2008, 10:15:09 AM
Is that BMW gonna be a total dog or are they gonna get it together for race season?
BMW has their own methodology about doing things racing oriented...hell..in production vehicles too for that matter...but I am sure they are going to take all the data from Kyalami and crunch some numbers and make some stuff and improvements based on the feedback they got from Ruben and Troy...and who knows...
Quote from: tufty on December 12, 2008, 10:54:19 AM
I'm not sure about the camo leathers that "dogs borrocks" is wearing.
yeah...I was looking at those and thinking..."whattta fashion clash"...
BMW is... german ;). exacting, precise. they have a plan. they've already said they don't expect to win races until 2010. could be marketing, but still.
they also made arguably the perfect hires to get this program off the ground: corser may as well be german. he's so specific, so exact. when he's in the zone, every single lap is identical. and he (obviously) has the experience to tell them what he needs/what they need.
then they have hair-on-fire-when-i'm-standing-still xaus. he'll take all their know-how and corser's down to the degree feedback and then go test it at 130%. he'll wad up the bike a lot but he'll give them the other half of the equation, the info they need to win races.
plus BMW wouldn't have gotten into wsbk unless they intended to be here for a long time.
and nori: far from the first time he's raided barry manilow's closet.
Haga Video
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/videos/2008/December/dec1508-haga-tests-new-2009-ducati-xerox/?&R=EPI-104818 (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/videos/2008/December/dec1508-haga-tests-new-2009-ducati-xerox/?&R=EPI-104818)