WSBK - Round 8 of 14- Misano

[Rod Richardson]

Well..............into the second half of the season we go. Fabrizio with the bit between his teeth, Spies on fire, Hopkins back in the saddle this weekend and Haga seemingly focused on winning the championship and just playing it safe rather than risking a trip into the weeds.

[NinjaMaster]

Good job Rod, we've been a bit slack on some of the race threads.

After first qualifying:

1 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'37.016
2 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.102
3 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'37.209
4 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.238
5 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.281
6 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.396
7 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.441
8 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'37.451
9 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.490
10 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'37.503
11 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'37.630
12 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'37.702
13 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'37.710
14 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'37.773
15 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'37.786
16 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'37.813
17 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'37.898
18 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'37.979
19 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.992
20 2 Hacking J. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.441
21 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.522
22 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.671
23 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.755
24 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.827
25 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.828
26 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.856
27 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'39.067
28 53 Polita A. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'39.308
29 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'40.489

Fabrizio has indeed come of age, consistently up the front these days. Spies is still the man to beat, second fastest and only working on race setup. Haga a bit off the pace in 8th but will improve. The top 19 are covered by 1 second! The top 5 are all separate manufacturers and gleefully (for me) Broc Parkes is 5th on his Kwak. I hope this is genuine race speed. Jonathon Rea continues to improve and impress and beware the injured Yukio. Nakkers has started stronger than Biaggi, it would be nice to see him the lead Aprilia rider for a change.

[NinjaMaster]

Supersport Free Practice 1:

1 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 1'39.442
2 26 Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'39.821
3 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 1'39.895
4 50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 1'40.355
5 99 Foret F. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'40.560
6 1 Pitt A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1'40.592
7 8 Aitchison M. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1'40.673
8 55 Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'40.676
9 51 Pirro M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'40.981
10 21 Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'40.984
11 69 Nannelli G. (ITA) Triumph Daytona 675 1'41.190
12 9 Dell'Omo D. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'41.353
13 13 West A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 1'41.401
14 5 Pradita T. (INA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'41.485
15 40 Gentile F. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'41.522
16 127 Harms R. (DEN) Honda CBR600RR 1'41.534
17 77 Veneman B. (NED) Honda CBR600RR 1'41.551
18 44 Brannetti A. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 1'41.580
19 105 Vizziello G. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'41.664
20 24 McCoy G. (AUS) Triumph Daytona 675 1'41.750
21 117 Praia M. (POR) Honda CBR600RR 1'41.962
22 30 Günther J. (GER) Honda CBR600RR 1'42.091
23 28 Vos A. (NED) Honda CBR600RR 1'43.001
24 7 Vostárek P. (CZE) Honda CBR600RR 1'43.468
25 96 Smrz M. (CZE) Triumph Daytona 675 1'43.769
26 25 Laverty M. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 1'43.785
27 101 Coghlan K. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.279
28 22 Muresan R. (ROU) Triumph Daytona 675 1'44.861
29 88 Guerra Y. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.362

Once again Crutchlow and Lascorz lead the way. Eugene Laverty has been joined in the series by his brother Michael, who replaces Russell Holland who has moved on to greener pastures. Barry Veneman returns with Pitt's 08 bikes and was 17th whilst Garry McCoy struggles in 20th. I'm expecting another cracking race.

[Wim_Impreza]

Dutch rider Danny de Boer didn't compete in FIM Cup 1000 anymore. The reason is a lack of money. There are 40 riders this weekend in this class. :)

In WSS Arie Vos has new parts on his Honda, but it seems it will be another difficult weekend for him.

[Rod Richardson]

Superbike ……..Superpole … ..1.................... 2.................... 3

96 …Smrz …..(CZE) …Ducati………..1'36.087 ……..1'36.203……..1'35.438
65…Rea ……...(GBR)…Honda ……..…1'36.054……..1'36.057……..1'35.609
19…Spies…. ….(USA) ..Yamaha…….1'36.599……..1'36.115 ……..1'35.631
84…Fabrizio…̷( ITA)…Ducati………...1'36.731……..1'36.385 ……..1'35.811
67…Byrne….. (GBR)… Ducati …….…1'36.962 …….1'36.304 ……..1'36.224
41…Haga……. (JPN)… Ducati………...1'36.668……..1'36.408 ……..1'36.277
7 …Checa …̷( ESP)….Honda ….…...1'36.758.…….1'36.137 ……..1'36.537
9 ….Kiyonari ̷( JPN)…. Honda.……..1'37.220.…….1'36.281 ……..1'36.884
3…..Biaggi…..(ITA) …..Aprilia ….……1'36.398 …….1'36.439
91…Haslam…. (GBR) ..Honda ….....1'36.953 …….1'36.510
10 ..Nieto…….(ESP)…. Suzuki………..1'36.924 …….1'36.510.
56…Nakano….(JPN) …Aprilia ………..1'37.076……..1'36.682
71…Kagayama (JPN)… Suzuki……….1'36.872……..1'36.916
66. Sykes…. (GBR)...Yamaha……...1'36.829.......1’36.978
11…Corser …..(AUS)… BMW …….....1'36.643 …….1'36.994
57...Lanzi……. (ITA) ….Ducati ……….1'37.125……..1'37.209
36…Lavilla…..(ESP)…. Ducati………...1'37.266
111 Xaus…̷( ESP)…. BMW ………......1'37.300
23…Parkes….. (AUS)… Kawasaki…..1'37.361
2…Hacking….(USA)… Kawasaki……. 1'38.558


Excellent results for Smrz and Byrne.


Supersport…………………Qualifying 2 ….first 20 positions

51…Pirro………….(ITA)…..….Yamaha …..1'40.498
35…Crutchlow…̷( GBR)… ….Yamaha…..1'40.508
55…Roccolli……...(ITA)……... Honda.… ..1'40.509.
21…Fujiwara……..(JPN)…..….Kawasaki…1'40.994
69…Nannelli……̷( ITA)……...Triumph …..1'41.109
13…West….……. (AUS)………Honda ….....1'41.425
8…Aitchison…….(AUS)…. ….Honda …....1'41.458
50….Laverty……̷( IRL)….. ….Honda…….1'41.459
99…Pitt…………̷( AUS)….….Honda……....1'41.666
26…Lascorz……̷( ESP)… ….Kawasaki…1'41.963
54…Sofuoglu……..(TUR)… ….Honda…….1'42.012
9.…Dell'Omo…̷( ITA)……… Honda ……..1'42.563
24…McCoy……….(AUS)….….Triumph…..1'42.903
105..Vizziello……...(ITA)………Honda ….1'43.240
30…Günther…..…..(GER)…….Honda ……1'43.665
117…Praia….……..(POR)…….Honda …….1'43.707
127…Harms……….(DEN)…… Honda……..1'44.142
99… Foret………...(FRA).… …Yamaha…..1'44.256
28.…Vos ………̷( NED)……..Honda ……..1'44.582
77.…Veneman…̷( NED)…….Suzuki ……1'44.953

Weather obviously upset things during Supersport Qualifying.

[NinjaMaster]

A few unexpected events there. Smrz and Pirro with pole positions, Fujiwara ahead of Lascorz and West and Byrne perhaps back in form. Still expecting the racing to be the usual suspects but it should be close.

[Wim_Impreza]

Rain in Misano. What a big crash in the start of the Superstock 1000 race. Domenico Colucci stalled in the start and Pere Tutusaus hit him very hard in the back. Leader and poleman Xavier Siméon crashed and the race will have a restart after the WSS this afternoon.

[52Paddy]

Race 2 was something else. I wonder how Spies would have raced without those problems early on. Still in all, it was fantastic racing at the front. I'm very impressed with Johnny Rea, it was great to have an Irishman at the front! :D The Xerox Ducatis were great too. Fabrizio just never gave up and Haga raced solidly at a circuit he doesn't like. All good :up:

[patnicholls]

I'm having one of those days where I've been watching the races all day, it's half midnight and so I should go to bed, but those WSB races were ace today. The first one was crazy, and the second one was arguably the most exciting race of any class this year (yes! Even after last week, although we've had many crackers all year). Was rooting for Jonathan and there was a lot of shouting in the room - a bit like the Supersport where me and my mum have Eugene and Cal respectively on our Fantasy League teams!

[The Phantom]

Finally saw WSS and race 2 tonight, bloody hell, those were two ball tearers of the highest order!

Congrats to Rea on a well-deserved win after having qualified so well, but boy that Fabrizio is going to be hard to beat as the season progresses.

What happened to Hopper, did he pull out after practise?

[Wim_Impreza]

What happened to Hopper, did he pull out after practise?

He said he had too much pain and couldn't do race with the injuries.