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Some photos from the Island. Sorry for the delay but hope you enjoy.
A quite impressive Roby Rolfo proved to be fairly quick over the weekend.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...02009/Roby.jpg
Yukio Kagayama had an impressive race 1.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...2009/Yukio.jpg
Haga had his best start to the championship for a long time.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...02009/Nori.jpg
Broc was clearly the quickest Kwak rider by a long way but for all the pre-season promise, it's looking like a long year.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...09/Parkesy.jpg
Tommy Hill showed some surprising speed.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...02009/Hill.jpg
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Leon Haslam was a surprise podium getter
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...009/Haslam.jpg
whilst Kiyonari on his HRC Honda was the disappointment of the round.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...02009/Kiyo.jpg
"Where'd Ben go? I swear I saw him around a minute ago!" Corser already has the Beamer showing some competitive speed.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...009/Corser.jpg
The best looking bikes on the grid, the sexy Aprilia RSV4's of Biaggi and Nakano.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...09/Aprilia.jpg
Crutchlow has taken to supersport like a duck to water.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...202009/Cal.jpg
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Mark Aitchison looks to be a top 5 supersport contender.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...009/Aitcho.jpg
Westy - he's back!
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...2009/Westy.jpg
McCoy and the Trumpy showed early pace but struggled in the race.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...2009/McCoy.jpg
Lascorz on the new ZX6R showed some promising signs of seeing team green towards the pointy end of Supersport in 2009.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...09/Lascorz.jpg
A solid crowd was on hand on raceday.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...2009/Crowd.jpg
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Lap 1, Race 1, Round 1, 2009 - Jonathon Rea gets the holeshot for the early lead.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r.../R1-1stLap.jpg
But Shakey Byrnes start to the season was short lived after a highside coming out of MG corner.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...hakey-Bike.jpg
He needed a few minutes to collect his thoughts after hitting the tire barrier.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...hakey-Ambo.jpg
Neukirchner reminding people that he's a considerable threat to the title this year, battling with Haga for the lead...
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...LeadBattle.jpg
...before Nori eventually got the better of him.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...aga-R1Lead.jpg
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A Kawasaki in the lead! Lascorz leads 1st lap of WSS race.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r.../SS-1stLap.jpg
Laverty leads a remarkable freight train of 600 supersports.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...-LeadTrain.jpg
Eventually, it became a 3-man fight for the lead. Here, West has the lead in the dying laps.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r.../West-Lead.jpg
Race 2 of superbike and it looks like Haga is on for the double.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...aga-R2Lead.jpg
But Spies wasn't about to let that happen.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...Spies-Lead.jpg
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It really is a shame that traction control is ruining the spectacle of motorcycle racing. ;) This a lap before Corser nearly highsided on the final lap.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...Corser-Fun.jpg
Elbowz was justifiably happy with his race 2 success.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...pies-Happy.jpg
And I walked away a happy-chappy from the weekend having witnessed some incredible racing (including the local support events) and picking up a PSG-1 Kawasaki polo shirt signed by Ayrton Badovini and Matteo Baiocco for a fire victims relief donation. Woohoo!
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...009/Shirt1.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...009/Shirt2.jpg
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seeing this pictures: I would say you can get real close to the track on Philip Island!
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excellent work clint!
looks like you had an amazing weekend.
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good job Ninja... but, where is the grid girl? ;)
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The auction was great wasn't it......
I missed the Roby stuff as I was stilll in the paddock talking to him when they went up for auction!! :(
A friend bought 2 pair of boots, and 1 pair actually fit him!!, and 2 ducati shirts!!