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Post by neilf on Jan 28, 2019 12:51:41 GMT
BMWs new bikes look nice; basic and uncluttered... the benefits of not running a title sponsor:  The new S1000RR is ridiculously small for a 1000cc in-line four though ;  |
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Post by Droog on Jan 28, 2019 17:34:35 GMT
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Post by norbs on Jan 28, 2019 21:35:56 GMT
Rea is almost a second faster than Lowes in second place. 😔
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Post by Droog on Jan 30, 2019 18:04:15 GMT
Just read that Laverty is on Bitubo suspension. That's him fighting another handicap.
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Post by mekon on Jan 30, 2019 18:17:24 GMT
He needs a Spondon frame with an Yam Exup thou, RC45 swingarm, and a ZX7R front end. Some sort of fudged Ducati fairing or tailpiece will also work. Well it used to work for the Reader's Special page.
Droog can build it for him.
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Post by vazy on Jan 30, 2019 20:26:20 GMT
Its a bit of a standing joke, but the team have to pull in money from wherever they can I suppose.
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Post by Droog on Feb 2, 2019 12:37:43 GMT
I'm still convinced that the big hindrance for Bradley Ray is the Bitubo setup on his bike. They have to run it as Steve Hicken (good bloke) is the importer. Shame.
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Post by mekon on Feb 2, 2019 16:02:00 GMT
I thought it was his stupid haircut. Short back and sides wins races.
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Post by neilf on Feb 11, 2019 10:19:13 GMT
Final pre-season test Phillip Island coming up next Monday (18th & 19th), before the season kicks off on 23rd & 24th.
Hopefully we'll see some new faces, new bikes and new teams up at the pointy end, but I can't see past again Rea for the title as he is so consistent.
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Post by philthewindsurfer on Feb 18, 2019 10:27:19 GMT
PI is more of a riders track so good to see Bautista at the top of the list. www.crash.net/wsbk/results/912955/1/phillip-island-worldsbk-test-times-monday-session-2 1. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 1m 30.743s* 61 laps 2. Alex Lowes GBR Pata Yamaha 1m 31.146s* 77 laps 3. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 31.189s* 58 laps 4. Tom Sykes GBR BMW WorldSBK Team 1m 31.300s 57 laps 5. Leon Haslam GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1m 31.399s 61 laps 6. Marco Melandri ITA GRT Yamaha 1m 31.445s* 62 laps 7. Michael van der Mark NED Pata Yamaha 1m 31.458s* 61 laps 8. Sandro Cortese GER GRT Yamaha 1m 31.639s* 57 laps 9. Markus Reiterberger GER BMW WorldSBK Team 1m 31.992s* 50 laps 10. Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing 1m 32.050s 71 laps 11. Leon Camier GBR Moriwaki Althea Honda Team 1m 32.459s* 60 laps 12. Jordi Torres ESP Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki 1m 32.670s 74 laps 13. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 1m 32.706s 56 laps 14. Leandro Mercado ARG Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki 1m 32.789s* 58 laps 15. Eugene Laverty IRE Team Go Eleven Ducati 1m 32.797s 57 laps 16. Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN Moriwaki Althea Honda Team 1m 32.962s 68 laps 17. Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Barni Racing Team Ducati 1m 33.402s 69 laps 18. Alessandro Delbianco ITA Althea Mie Racing Team Honda 1m 33.949s 53 laps 19. Troy Herfoss AUS Penrite Honda Racing 1m 34.961s* 27 laps *Fastest lap from Session 1 |
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Post by neilf on Feb 18, 2019 13:23:20 GMT
Good mix of riders, teams and bikes up front, which is good to see. Fingers crossed that Honda isn't just making up the numbers again and that 2019 isn't another damp squib!
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Post by mekon on Feb 18, 2019 17:08:27 GMT
I still think Kiyo was done a decade ago. Strange rider choice unless it comes with unobtanium parts.
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Post by norbs on Feb 18, 2019 22:32:51 GMT
Good mix of riders, teams and bikes up front, which is good to see. Fingers crossed that Honda isn't just making up the numbers again and that 2019 isn't another damp squib! There's an interview with Leon Camier on bikesport news and he doesn't seem overly confident that Honda can make the necessary changes to get them closer to the front. |
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Post by norbs on Feb 18, 2019 22:34:46 GMT
And that's a hell of a time from Bautista, 2 seconds faster than Chaz.
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Post by Droog on Feb 19, 2019 6:59:50 GMT
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