2011 WSBK Round 2 - Donington (Spoilers! Races 3/27)

[Raux]

check out the tire tread shoes

[gm2]

http://motomatters.com/analysis/2011/03/28/2011_wsbk_donington_race_round_up_changi.html

[Spidey]

f'n great races.  

It's official.  I'm back on the Melandri bandwagon.  He made me a lifelong fan with that epic powerslide, and it's good to be feelin' the love again.  And it's even better to watch him help Max totally decompensate in front of a world audience.  Max, Marco made you his pregnant dog this weekend. Now write "I won't be a douche" on the board 100 times and STFU for a bit.

Uh  . . . what happened to Checa over the last two years?  Wowza.

I think Rea screwed up by riding a Honda again.  It's too finicky.  

Would someone please tell Fabrizio that WSBK runs TWO races in a weekend.  It's not one practice session--where you can just pull in if you get a hangnail--and then one race.  How many times has that guy pitted because he needed to change his tampon?

Donington 2009 is where it all went south for Haga.  He hasn't been the same since.  Did The Ben break him or has that injury been taking a toll.  This is the first I remember hearing about it.  

[El Matador]

Max Biaggi: Insta-douche, Just add championship!

The wheel thing was crazy, but not more than the awesomeness of checa and Melandri storming through the pack.

And Spidey, I believe it was at Monza when god decided to punish him and broke his collarbone via kamikaze-bird

[Triple J]

so all you guys with OZ rims gonna get them x-rayed?

I don't think those are OZ...at least not what is available to us. Mine (748) are 5 spoke...as are the OZ 1198 rims.

[derby]

I don't think those are OZ...at least not what is available to us. Mine (748) are 5 spoke...as are the OZ 1198 rims.

[Triple J]

Well, there ya go!  Any idea if they're Magnesium or Aluminum?

(I still don't plan on worrying about mine on my lowly 748)

[fastwin]

I think it was the 300 ft.lbs. of torque the 1198 puts on the ground. Bet that Bimmer rider needed a fresh set of leathers.

[Spidey]

I hate when that happens:

It's the new DTC "wheel ejection" setting. 

[DRKWNG]

It's the new DTC "wheel ejection" setting. 

Effective form of wheelie control...

[gm2]

Uh  . . . what happened to Checa over the last two years?  Wowza.

he grew up and someone gave him a factory ducati

I think Rea screwed up by riding a Honda again.  It's too finicky.  

yeah, the whole ten kate squad in both classes is having a hard time.  weird.

Would someone please tell Fabrizio that WSBK runs TWO races in a weekend.  It's not one practice session--where you can just pull in if you get a hangnail--and then one race.  How many times has that guy pitted because he needed to change his tampon?

maybe he was just all bunched up over seeing his bike from last year nearly win race 1.

[mitt]

They found the limit on how light you can make that type of rim 


mitt

[DRKWNG]

Well, there ya go!  Any idea if they're Magnesium or Aluminum?

(I still don't plan on worrying about mine on my lowly 748)

According to OZ's site, the six spoke jobbies are forged mag.

http://www.ozracing.com/motorbike_wheels_var/OZ%20MOTORBIKE/34527/OZ%20MOTORBIKE/CATTIVA%20R/34529.aspx

[triangleforge]

Any idea why the team would number the spokes on the wheel?

[DRKWNG]

Could have been done afterward, to easily show how they mated up.