Thread: Rumours Mills 2008/09

BikeSport news have Roby Rolfo partnering Leon Haslam at Stiggy WSB next year:

http://www.bikesportnews.com/article...AM_AT_STIGGY_1

They now seem to be the source for news - amongst other things they led Donington getting F1, Tom Sykes going to Yam Italia, Brands Hatch losing WSB for 2009 (although I believe a rescue mission may be on for that one), and several other things. They tend to be right!

Originally Posted by patnicholls

BikeSport news have Roby Rolfo partnering Leon Haslam at Stiggy WSB next year:

http://www.bikesportnews.com/article...AM_AT_STIGGY_1

They now seem to be the source for news - amongst other things they led Donington getting F1, Tom Sykes going to Yam Italia, Brands Hatch losing WSB for 2009 (although I believe a rescue mission may be on for that one), and several other things. They tend to be right!

Roby Rolfo to HANNSpree Stiggy Honda, wreaks of a 'personal sponsorship' move to me..

He's lucky to be in WSBK for next year after this seasons performance, would have demoted him to WSS and given Westy a go aboard the big bike, having come directly from MotoGP..


Meh.. Sponsors Shmonsors...

Originally Posted by X-ecutioner

That was my first thought too when I saw it. I think you're right. The black and white livery and those lines makes it look much bigger. Especially the front part.

yeah ...

Originally Posted by ChrisS

Italian sites are reporting that Nakano has signed for Aprilia in SBK

well shock on that! nakano to aprillia, I quess that aspar are not coming in motogp next year

Originally Posted by leopardsleeping

yeah ...

Bahahahahahahaaa

Ahem, nice front end. Do you think that's aerodynamically efficient?

Now rumours of Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM) running the Kawasaki Superbike Team next year (which is better than DFX in my opinion). Thoroughly unimpressive and amateurish the Kawasaki international circuit racing program. To get to this point with no announcement of team or riders for next year is very ordinary. They should take a leaf out of their own MX teams book on how to be successful.
Makoto Tamada and Broc Parkes are rumoured to be the riders. I'm torn though because I really like Parkes but I also reckon Badovini deserves to be in the factory team after his efforts this year.

Originally Posted by X-ecutioner

Bahahahahahahaaa

Ahem, nice front end. Do you think that's aerodynamically efficient?

My understanding such aero works extremely fine in wet ... races.

how the new 09 R1 sounds: http://superbikeplanet.com/sound/newr1superbike.mp3



Spies did a few laps during yesterday's 'press testing' session.. A full days testing today/tommorow will take place for WSBK/WSS riders..

Eugene Lavery also did one or two laps aboard his new Parkalgar Honda..



good luck to the lad.. WSS should be cracking next year:-

Sofuoglu, Pitt, West, Laverty, Crutchlow etc.. Should be exciting..

Originally Posted by NinjaMaster

Now rumours of Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM) running the Kawasaki Superbike Team next year (which is better than DFX in my opinion). Thoroughly unimpressive and amateurish the Kawasaki international circuit racing program. To get to this point with no announcement of team or riders for next year is very ordinary.

Could not agree more. The Green machine needs as much prep and solidity as possible. I am not against the move to Birdy, I just hope the planning is well under way and just becoming public knowledge.

Somehow I feel this is not the case and Team Green are piecing it together on the run, will 2009 be another year wasted?

Broc Parkes is rumoured to be riding for Paul Bird's Kawasaki team.. Career suicide much?

Originally Posted by tha_jackal

Broc Parkes is rumoured to be riding for Paul Bird's Kawasaki team.. Career suicide much?

Broc is at the crossroads. He should have at least one WSS title under the belt by now, but does not.

His career is not on the up and up, Paul Bird's Kawasaki is a life line. And who knows, maybe results may come?

FIAT and yamaha to continue another 2 years.. Blugh, that livery is so ugly

Originally Posted by Corny

FIAT and yamaha to continue another 2 years.. Blugh, that livery is so ugly

Which one, Multipla?

Alto Evolution Honda will be renamed to Team Pro Ride Honda for next season.

Alto Group sold the team to its General Manager, Marco Nicotari. Alto will remain as the title sponsor, the structure and the staff will remain the same and
Gregorio Lavilla is expected to join the team. he already tested at Portimao

Its official, Paul Bird Motorsport will be running the Kawasaki factory team next season

With riders Makoto Tamada and Broc Parkes, I suspect Kawasaki would be struggling again in 2009. Tamada doesn't scored a single point in the second half of the season!

Here's my provisional list for WSB at the minute - some of this is just this year's lineup cut-and-pasted in for now:

Xerox Ducati: Haga & Fabrizio
Sterilgarda Ducati: Alessandro Polita & Shakey Byrne
RG Ducati: Ben Bostrom(!)/Luca Scassa/Lorenzo Lanzi?
Guandalini/Boulder Ducati: J. Smrz & Jake Zemke
Ten Kate Honda: Kiyonari, C. Checa & Jonathan Rea
PBM (Vent-Axia) Kawasaki - Tamada & Broc Parkes
DFX Honda: Regis Laconi? & Lorenzo Lanzi?/Muggeridge?
Althea Honda: Tommy Hill & ?
Pro Race Honda: Lavilla
Stiggy Honda: Leon Haslam & Roby Rolfo
Yamaha Italia: Tom Sykes & Ben Spies
YZF Yamaha: Katsayuki Nagasuga (Japanese SBK champ; replaces Nakatomi)
GMT94 Yamaha: D. Checa & Gimbert?
Grillini Yamaha: Zaiser?
Alstare Suzuki: Neukirchner, Kagayama & Fonsi Nieto/Xavier Simeon?
PSG1 Ducati?: Badovini? & ?
Pedercini Kawasaki/Ducati?: Iannuzzo? & ?
Aprilia: Biaggi & Nakano
BMW: Xaus & Corser

If everyone listed above appears, plus the question marks get filled in, that could be about 38 regular riders!

Getting a point or two is already looking like a decent achievement!

Ben Bostrom on an RG Ducati, would be good to see

Much of a chance of happening?