hopkins fastest in P1!
http://superbikeplanet.com/2011/Jul/110729a.htm (http://superbikeplanet.com/2011/Jul/110729a.htm)
Quote from: gm2 on July 29, 2011, 06:52:26 AM
hopkins fastest in P1!
http://superbikeplanet.com/2011/Jul/110729a.htm (http://superbikeplanet.com/2011/Jul/110729a.htm)
Wow!
I saw that... it won't last. But good for him. [thumbsup]
Quote from: fastwin on July 29, 2011, 07:13:11 AM
I saw that... it won't last. But good for him. [thumbsup]
when the big boys find their mojo...it will be on like donkey kong!
this should be interesting... hopkins at his "home" track vs the worldsbk regulars...
who wants to wager on his finishing position?
fwiw, "back in the day" the bsb regulars often put a hurt on the worldsbk boys.
Quote from: derby on July 29, 2011, 09:18:57 AM
fwiw, "back in the day" the bsb regulars often put a hurt on the worldsbk boys.
I seem to recall a couple years ago at Donnington Park, the HM Plant BSB Honda's outperforming the Ten Kate WSBK Honda's...
Quote from: zooom on July 29, 2011, 09:29:56 AM
I seem to recall a couple years ago at Donnington Park, the HM Plant BSB Honda's outperforming the Ten Kate WSBK Honda's...
i know that, more than once, the bsb wildcards have won AND taken two of the three steps on the podium.
1ST QUALY
Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Carlos Checa Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 2:05.477
2 Maxime Berger Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 2:05.870
3 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R 2:05.899
4 Leon Camier Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2:05.937
5 John Hopkins Team Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 2:05.974
6 Michel Fabrizio Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 2:06.023
7 Jakub Smrz Team Effenbert - Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 2:06.029
8 Eugene Laverty Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 2:06.037
9 Max Biaggi Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2:06.044
10 Leon Haslam BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 2:06.116
11 Sylvain Guintoli Team Effenbert - Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 2:06.176
12 James Toseland BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 2:06.316
13 Ayrton Badovini BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 2:06.647
14 Marco Melandri Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 2:06.697
15 Alex Lowes Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2:06.740
16 M. Aitchison Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2:06.752
17 Noriyuki Haga PATA Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2:06.762
18 Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 2:06.890
19 Joan Lascorz Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 2:06.952
20 Roberto Rolfo Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2:07.245
[thumbsup] for Berger's rim staying on!
I rode a BMW S1000rr for the second time last weekend. BMW needs to get very serious about developing that bike. There is no good reason that they shouldn't be kicking big time ass.
I have no idea why (cuz I don't like the guy), but I'm rooting for Hopper. [thumbsup]
http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=45511 (http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=45511)
hopper takes superpole...
Go Hopster
WOW oh wow for the old man taking the double! props to the Hops for doing better than I thought he would!
Quote from: fastwin on July 29, 2011, 07:13:11 AM
I saw that... it won't last. But good for him. [thumbsup]
lasted through superpole at least.. ;)
amazing rides by checa.
fun to see hopkins and melandri going at it. i bet we see john-john in wsbk next year, if not on a 2nd rizla.
Quote from: gm2 on August 01, 2011, 06:01:46 AM
fun to see hopkins and melandri going at it. i bet we see john-john in wsbk next year, if not on a 2nd rizla.
well...Johnathan Greene mentioned that he was breaking the silly season silence with the bomb of Crescent Suzuki coming to WSBK with Hopper...
my 2 silly questions are this though...what does Crescent do (or Yoshimura in AMA) that Batta's boys haven't figured out yet...and what is Suzuki going to be doing in terms of new model development if any?
guess i missed that mention. cool!
as for your two questions.. crescent is denning, denning is also (for now anyway) suzuki GP. so i'm sure crescent has quite a good relationship with the factory. and yosh usa have been pretty much running their own ship for years. around the time corser won in 2005 (+ before and since, i'm sure) suzuki japan was often coming to yosh usa and asking them wth they were doing. cuz it worked.
wonder if hopkins get 1.5 rides next year ;)
Supersport race was fantastic as usual. [thumbsup]
Two good superbike races, a good supersport race, and if you caught them the superstock classes were fun to watch as well.