WSB 09 The Island, BMW, Corser and Xaus

[Guest24]

LIVE TIMING Phillip Island, 27-28 FebSuperbikeSuperpole 1Session Complete
Pos#Rider BikeLast lapBest lapSepLap
1 65 Rea J. GBR Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'31.906 3
2 19 Spies B. USA Yamaha YZF R1PIT IN 1'31.929 0.023 2
3 41 Haga N. JPN Ducati 1098RPIT IN 1'31.967 0.061 2
4 9 Kiyonari R. JPN Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'32.094 0.188 2
5 84 Fabrizio M. ITA Ducati 1098RPIT IN 1'32.135 0.229 4
5 15 Baiocco M. ITA Kawasaki ZX 10RPIT IN 0
6 56 Nakano S. JPN Aprilia RSV4PIT IN 1'32.264 0.358 7
7 3 Biaggi M. ITA Aprilia RSV4PIT IN 1'32.345 0.439 3
8 76 Neukirchner M. GER Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9PIT IN 1'32.501 0.595 2
8 24 Roberts B. AUS Ducati 1098RPIT IN 0
9 25 Salom D. ESP Kawasaki ZX 10RPIT IN 0
9 96 Smrz J. CZE Ducati 1098RPIT IN 1'32.506 0.600 5
10 67 Byrne S. GBR Ducati 1098RPIT IN 1'32.569 0.663 4
10 31 Muggeridge K. AUS Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9PIT IN 0
11 66 Sykes T. GBR Yamaha YZF R1PIT IN 1'32.599 0.693 6
12 91 Haslam L. GBR Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'32.639 0.733 3
13 55 Laconi R. FRA Ducati 1098 RS 09PIT IN 1'32.666 0.760 5
14 71 Kagayama Y. JPN Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9PIT IN 1'32.700 0.794 2
15 23 Parkes B. AUS Kawasaki ZX 10RPIT IN 1'32.701 0.795 6
16 7 Checa C. ESP Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'32.724 0.818 4
17 11 Corser T. AUS BMW S1000 RR 1'32.873 0.967
18 44 Rolfo R. ITA Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.997 1.091
19 111 Xaus R. ESP BMW S1000 RR 1'33.152 1.246
20 33 Hill T. GBR Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.363 1.457
21 77 Iannuzzo V. ITA Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 0
23 86 Badovini A. ITA Kawasaki ZX 10RPIT IN 0
26 99 Scassa L. ITA Kawasaki ZX 10RPIT IN 0
27 100 Tamada M. JPN Kawasaki ZX 10RPIT IN 0

[Highlander179]

Originally Posted by Jonas The Swede

20 first bikes has a best lap time within a second of eachother!!! WOW!

I think what this tells us is that they've all found the limit of the tires. Superpole will tell us who can go fastest beyond the grip level. Whoever manages tires the best will win. My money goes to the establishment(Xerox/TenKate). They have the most data and the least changes(newness).

[Jonas The Swede]

Originally Posted by Nail24

He's got that unproven bike closer than I thought to his white hot 1'31.826 record. Maybe, just maybe he could surprise us all and bring it home.
BMW,AG would crap their pants if he gets on the second row.

They're out on the track Rea is flying

Oh NOOOOOOooooo......!

Seems like Corser made a misstake and took to the pits too soon!
He should've stayed longer to improve the time. Seems like the stratergy didn't work.

HE'S OUT!

[signit98]

....that's more like it... though I have to admit that I am surprised that Baiocco is in there...

[Guest24]

Analysis Please the top 4 under Corser's old record!



LIVE TIMING Phillip Island, 27-28 FebSuperbikeSuperpole 3Session Complete
Pos#Rider BikeLast lapBest lapSepLap
1 19 Spies B. USA Yamaha YZF R1PIT IN 1'31.069 5
2 3 Biaggi M. ITA Aprilia RSV4PIT IN 1'31.402 0.333 6
3 65 Rea J. GBR Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'31.596 0.527 3
4 96 Smrz J. CZE Ducati 1098RPIT IN 1'31.600 0.531 5
5 84 Fabrizio M. ITA Ducati 1098RPIT IN 1'31.837 0.768 3
6 91 Haslam L. GBR Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'32.112 1.043 4
7 7 Checa C. ESP Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'32.537 1.468 4
8 55 Laconi R. FRA Ducati 1098 RS 09PIT IN 1'32.649 1.580 5
9 56 Nakano S. JPN Aprilia RSV4
10 9 Kiyonari R. JPN Honda CBR1000RR
11 71 Kagayama Y. JPN Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
12 66 Sykes T. GBR Yamaha YZF R1
13 41 Haga N. JPN Ducati 1098R
14 76 Neukirchner M. GER Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
15 67 Byrne S. GBR Ducati 1098R
16 23 Parkes B. AUS Kawasaki ZX 10R
17 11 Corser T. AUS BMW S1000 RR
18 44 Rolfo R. ITA Honda CBR1000RR
19 111 Xaus R. ESP BMW S1000 RR
20 33 Hill T. GBR Honda CBR1000RR

[Jonas The Swede]

Originally Posted by Nail24

Analysis Please

6 91 Haslam L. GBR Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'32.112 1.043 4

Well, all I can be happy about is Leon Haslam on the Swedish Stiggy Motorsport entry.
Leon did a great job on the rookie WSBK team Stiggy Motorsport riding his Honda CBR.
Even though BMW didn't do as well as we had hoped, it's going to be some hard racing tomorrow.

Analysis: BMW seem to have trouble with the tires. Something they obviously didn't have during qualifying. Maybe the new parts they fitted yesterday did something unexpected, while running on qualifiers!?

[Tacodog]

Well, that sure makes Suzuki look stupid. Go Ben!
We can look for Haga to put on a show from 13th working his way to the front. Or chucking it. One of the two.

[Guest24]

Many of the hard chargers won't agree with my statement about locking in the race configuration so the driver isn't testing during the final qualifing run but... Tire choice should have been the least of their concerns Jonas. Maybe my earlier post about not trying to run out there early in the season was correct. Only time and actual racing will tell. What did the engineer say "More DATA"

Watch out for Fabrizio on that 10 no 1198R. They tuned in some fine time on the Q tyres.

[signit98]

...ah all these nay-sayers... darn, the BMW riders showed them!

It's going to be a learning year, it's as easy as that... anything positive that will happen this year is BONUS... it's as simple as that. They are in there and they WILL learn, racing history has shown that the Germans learn rather quickly...

Let's just be happy that BMW has picked up international racing again, shall we? Don't be disappointed, it's the nature of the game... BMW has come to the game fairly late and it's amazing what they have done in a relatively short amount of time...

[Chris Canning]

Just shows how good Spies is and the bike with the new configuration!!,what is never mentioned about Biaggi,as part of his contract he insisted he have all his old championship winning crew from his 250 days all speaking the same language!!

The yeee haaa lets head e'm off at the pass BMW brigade on here,well i'm not going to say i told you so,it's a tuff game out there and BM will learn,but expecting to do good straight from the trap shows more about the BM brigades lack of racing knowledge rather than BM's ability,it's a new crew and it's going to take time.

Interesting Spies saying the real race starts 8 laps from the end.!!

Because of the new format,more time is being spent on qualifying,it'll be interesting who has a good race setting.

[signit98]

Originally Posted by Chris Canning

but expecting to do good straight from the trap shows more about the BM brigades lack of racing knowledge rather than BM's ability,it's a new crew and it's going to take time.

EXACTLY... yet, I am sure they'll come up with plenty of reasons and "what could have been's" No worries, the Kool Aid Drinkers won't give up that easy...

Originally Posted by Chris Canning

Interesting Spies saying the real race starts 8 laps from the end.!!

That's when the tire wear really comes into play... Spies is impressive - most impressive... but, he's not a Jedi yet!

[branners]

Just got back from the track. Some thoughts:
First time I have seen Benny Speez ride up close. Two words; Gee Zus! This guy is the real thing. 31.0! Dang!
The BMW team screwed up. Corser was just on ABC radio, he was saving his Q rubber for Superpole 2 and Superpole 3, and failed to graduate out of Superpole 1, which he ran on a race tyre. His race pace is really good but he is starting back in the pack.
The Beems are about 8-9kmh down on top speed. That is gonna hurt in the race.
Get out a pen and write down JONNY REA. I had a priveleged view of qualifying (from inside Ten Kate, TY Roland) and the kid was dead calm all the way thriough. When Spies did his 31-dead, he shrugged his shoulders and said that he could not make up half a second. Then Biaggi bounced him back to third. Rea did a 20-lap run this morning and was consistent all the way through. The Aprilia is fast over a lap but not over the long run. This is gonna be about Spies and Rea. If the R1 stays kind to its tyres, get beer and popcorn ready because this is gonna be Hall of Fame stuff.

[shreddr]

Originally Posted by shreddr

There's lots of guys to root for, I am hoping the Roundel boys do well, but I will be pulling for Spies. That dude will be world champ at some point!

I think I might be on to something!

[Bob Hancock]

Originally Posted by shreddr

I think I might be on to something!

Try to avoid quoting yourself shreddr.....kinda dorky.

[Chris Canning]

Having just watched the practice,looks like there'll be a technical job at BMW!! blimey talk about a mistake,they won't do that again.

[Jonas The Swede]

Originally Posted by Bob Hancock

Try to avoid quoting yourself shreddr.....kinda dorky.

He he.. kinda like Gollum!
- I think I'm on to something!
- What did you say?
- We, we're on to something...
- That's right my precious!
- Wait until I tell my friends at pelicanparts about Spies...
- You don't have any friends!

[Guest24]

Jonas, I did pick Spies and Rea one two. If they pick the tyres right this will be a short race time wise. BM is still down the learning curve. I still say that they will have to gel as a team during the first half, Sprint vs Endurance. At least the roundel is in the show if not in the hunt-YET.

Watch out for Fabrizio on that 10 no 1198R. They tuned in some fine time on the Q tyres. He could be second after turn 2.

[EZ-RIDER]

Aprilia RSV4PIT seems to be doing really well and they have been out the picture for the last 7 years

[shreddr]

When is KTM going to join the fray?

[shreddr]

I don't think Rea will place well, he has "traction issues" !