2013 WSBK Phillip Island RND1...Spoilers

[Triple J]

1st...beIN Sports coverage rocks!! 

Both good races...Apes look tough this year. I like Laverty, so 

Sucks about Checa...hope he's OK. Glad to hear he apparently was able to walk off. 

Great start to the season. 

[Raux]

Not hating checa. hate ducati pinned its hope on the failed gp design

[Raux]

read Checa can't remember the accident

[duccarlos]

Concussion and staying overnight in hospital. Next round is not for over a month, so he has sufficient time to recover.

The Apes again looking like they brought the gun to a knife fight. I wonder what would happen if you put MotoGP tires on those things. If Aprilia would just run these instead of the ART bikes, would they be more competitive?

Great job by Melandri to ruin the all Ape party in race 2.

[Triple J]

Not hating checa. hate ducati pinned its hope on the failed gp design

Good thing this isn't MotoGP. Give it a chance already.

[swampduc]

Not hating checa. hate ducati pinned its hope on the failed gp design

[ducpainter]

Not hating checa. hate ducati pinned its hope on the failed gp design

I kinda like the fact that Ducati tried to approach the task in a different manner than Honda and Yamaha.

The same as I like the way Ducati builds their road bikes different than the UJM's.

The fact that it didn't work on GP spec tires doesn't mean it won't work on the SBK Pirelli's.

You should sell your Ducs and get a Honda.

[MadDuck]

1st...beIN Sports coverage rocks!! 

Both good races...Apes look tough this year. I like Laverty, so 

Sucks about Checa...hope he's OK. Glad to hear he apparently was able to walk off. 

Great start to the season. 

+2

I was watching and thinking how good the coverage was, and it is basically the same coverage as last year, and then realized "Hey, there's no commercials!!"         Not having to put up with Flo makes it all the more enjoyable.   

[Jester]

Not hating checa. hate ducati pinned its hope on the failed gp design

Its a good thing they are two entirely different bikes then.

[Raux]

[Raux]

Its a good thing they are two entirely different bikes then.

eh not so much

[Goat_Herder]

In Phillip Island, motorcycle rides you!

Ouch, that's painful.  Speedy recovery, Checa

[ZLTFUL]

Was watching the crash over again...huge props to Melandri for not throwing a fit at getting taken out but instead going over to check on Carlos.

[Grampa]

I like the guys lamenting the absence of Marcos woman.

[ducpainter]

Was watching the crash over again...huge props to Melandri for not throwing a fit at getting taken out but instead going over to check on Carlos.

Agreed.

BTW...I don't think the pic of the bike hitting Checa is the crash from the race. I watched it again and the bike was no where near him.