2009 WSBK thread

[bpave777]

WOW!! Great work by Ben winning that. I have it recorded. I'll need to watch it tonight.

[chee16]

WOW!! Great work by Ben winning that. I have it recorded. I'll need to watch it tonight.

man i hope i didn't ruin it for you! i should have put (spoilers) in the title.
it is a great race! i think Ben has ^%$#s of steel cuz he goes into turn one like nobody else on the track.
race one is great also, but Ben gets pushed off the track on turn one so he isn't in the mix.

[bpave777]

You didn't. Thanks for asking. It's going to be an awesome season.

Can't wait for April and MotoGP to start.

[chee16]

well speedtv has the Qatar WSBK races set for 4 and 5pm on saturday. unfortunately i will be at a show for work, so i will be downloading it. i enjoy the eurosport coverage anyway.

it should be great though. i can't wait to see the free practice times and qualifying. should have some times on thurs that might give us an idea of how the rookies will do in the desert.

can't wait!!!

[chee16]

WSB QP1:
1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'58.886
2 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'59.177
3 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'59.731
4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'59.826
5 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'59.937
6 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'59.980
7 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 2'00.024
8 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 2'00.101
9 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 2'00.232
10 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 2'00.238

WOW way to go Ben! its just the first day but you would never know that he has never been on the track before.

[chee16]

Superpole results: Spies gets his second pole position on another track he has never ridden before.

1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'57.280
2 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'57.384
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'57.694
4 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'57.850
5 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'57.878
6 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1'58.755
7 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'59.090
8 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 2'00.021
9 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'58.734
10 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'58.919

plus he shattered the lap record, both the qualifying and race records. Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki) 1'59.156 (2008); Best lap - Troy Corser (Yamaha) 1'58.053 (2008).

Crazy stuff! Spies is doing great! can't wait for the races!

[6Myles]

Yea, Elbows is really getting around those tracks. Especially with the lack of seat time on the bike and all the new tracks. Hell, I'd still be trying to figure out the pit-in/out areas if I was him.

I still find myself doing a double take when I see him with the Yamaha across the chest.

[chee16]

Wow Ben!

Race 1
1. Ben Spies
2. Noriyuki Haga
3. Max Biaggi

Race 2
1. Ben Spies
2. Noriyuki Haga
3. Max Biaggi

great racing!
where was ten kate? where was Brux suzuki? great results for the Aprillia. this season is already great even though Ben has won three of 4 races.