WSBK Assen

Has Assen been cancelled?

[Corny]

No it isn't ;) I will not be there this year unfortunately

No it isn't ;) I will not be there this year unfortunately

It might be a nice sunny warm day there this year. Shame you have to miss it.

[Corny]

It might be a nice sunny warm day there this year. Shame you have to miss it.
That's true, well I have other enjoyable things this coming weekend :D I might go on friday

I think it'll be a Suzuki/Haslam weekend

[Wim_Impreza]

I am going tomorrow for the open paddock and of course Friday until Sunday for the practices and races. :)

I think Haslam and Haga will win the WSBK races.

[Corny]

Waar slaap je, Wim?

[Wim_Impreza]

Ik slaap in Gieten bij een vriend. ;) Now I am going to travel.

[Corny]

Plans changed: I'm off to Assen, but only for tomorrow ;) Weather is very good for the weekend

[TheFamousEccles]

Lucky buggers, both of you! Would love to go to an Assen race one day (though being an older fan, the original track is preferable - sorry to bring that up ;) ).

[Corny]

(though being an older fan, the original track is preferable - sorry to bring that up ;) ).
The 'Noordlus' part (beautiful north side of the circuit), which are now all parking places, was already forbidden a few years before they changed the circuit.. So for spectators the changes don't really care, it even got better as you can follow the bikes very long..

Had a good day, and what a great guy James Toseland is, he took so much time for his fans..

[Rod Richardson]

A truly great day's racing and a welcome change to see the gaggle of different manufacturer's bikes at the pointy end. Several outstanding performances apart from the usual including those from Toseland, Camier, Corser, Smrz.
Superbikes Race#1
1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 35'38.483 (168,216 kph)
2 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1.106
3 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1.249
4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1.548
5 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 2.738
6 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 2.813
7 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 6.296
8 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 12.022
9 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 12.146
10 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 19.753
11 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 22.204
12 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 22.282
13 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 22.780
14 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 23.364
15 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 37.097
16 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 39.467
17 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 46.468
18 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 57.170
19 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'01.634
20 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'04.295
RET 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR

Race #2
1 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 35'43.137 (167,85 kph)
2 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1.942
3 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 3.928
4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 4.067
5 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 4.176
6 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 4.525
7 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 4.682
8 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 7.698
9 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 9.903
10 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 11.465
11 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 15.489
12 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 23.604
13 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 29.085
14 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 35.401
15 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 44.330
16 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 50.830
17 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 58.819
RET 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
RET 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1
RET 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R
RET 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R
RET 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R

Supersports
1 50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 34'45.753 (164,629 kph)
2 26 Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-6R 2.796
3 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 2.962
4 7 Davies C. (GBR) Triumph Daytona 675 23.040
5 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Triumph Daytona 675 26.338
6 127 Harms R. (DEN) Honda CBR600RR 32.544
7 4 Rea G. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 36.591
8 37 Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 36.697
9 55 Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 36.879
10 117 Praia M. (POR) Honda CBR600RR 47.288
11 5 Lundh A. (SWE) Honda CBR600RR 48.168
12 40 DiSalvo J. (USA) Triumph Daytona 675 49.006
13 9 Dell'Omo D. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 1'28.408
14 8 Chesaux B. (SUI) Honda CBR600RR 1'36.505
15 33 Cazzola P. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR
16 10 Toth I. (HUN) Honda CBR600RR
RET 99 Foret F. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-6R
RET 25 Salom D. (ESP) Triumph Daytona 675
RET 51 Pirro M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR

Superstock 1000
1 86 Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 21'44.147 (162,992 kph)
2 21 Berger M. (FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 2.213
3 34 Giugliano D. (ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 4.323
4 119 Magnoni M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 6.977
5 20 Barrier S. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 9.812
6 8 Antonelli A. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 16.667
7 9 Petrucci D. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 16.713
8 7 Mähr R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 17.069
9 14 Baroni L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 17.198
10 11 Tutusaus P. (ESP) KTM 1190 RC8 R 18.927
11 53 Lammert D. (GER) BMW S1000 RR 27.445
12 93 Lussiana M. (FRA) BMW S1000 RR 32.512
13 134 Lacalendola R. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 34.972
14 99 Leeson C. (RSA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 44.429
15 12 Vivarelli N. (ITA) KTM 1190 RC8 R 45.317
16 45 Sletten K. (NOR) Yamaha YZF R1 55.469
17 29 Beretta D. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 55.931
18 55 Svitok T. (SVK) Honda CBR1000RR 56.749
19 91 Walkowiak M. (POL) Honda CBR1000RR 58.289
20 36 Thiriet P. (BRA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'00.097
21 89 Salac M. (CZE) Aprilia RSV4 1000 1'07.829
RET 69 Jezek O. (CZE) Aprilia RSV4 1000
RET 65 Baz L. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R1
RET 30 Savary M. (SUI) BMW S1000 RR
RET 5 Bussolotti M. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 47 La Marra E. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR

[TheFamousEccles]

Excellent ride from Corser and the Bimmer, I may have to eat my words (from somewhere else earlier on this forum), but maybe they might win one this year?

Monza is a possibility, not as technical as many others, and with a good rider a bike can give a good showing at this track.

The last SBK race was the pick IMO, really good racing from elite riders. Well done the Rea kiddie, excellent racing.

[CaptainRaiden]

Great weekend for Rea, decent one for Haslam, and an absolute crap weekend for Haga. I really wanted Corser to win on the BMW, but well, I guess the machine is not there yet.

What I don't understand is how the Xerox Ducati team went from championship contenders last year to being midfielders in 2010, while Smrz and Checa on privateer Ducatis are doing mighty fine. It's very confusing. Does anybody here know if it's the bike, maybe the '10 spec 1098 has big issues or if they're having setup problems?

[Rod Richardson]

X .....Here is Haga's explanation re suffering worsening engine vibrations..
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2010/haga-engine-vibrations-assen-superbike

Maybe the team is suffering from lossofTardozzi syndrome.

[CaptainRaiden]

X .....Here is Haga's explanation re suffering worsening engine vibrations..
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2010/haga-engine-vibrations-assen-superbike

Maybe the team is suffering from lossofTardozzi syndrome.

Yeah, I read about the engine vibrations, but that was only in Assen. I'm talking about this season, the previous races, the Xerox Ducatis were not in their familiar place, which is closer to the front. They obviously have some major problems, especially in qualifying. Haga should have done a comfortable double at Valencia, given his past record at that track, and he barely won race two.

Loss of Tardozzi it could be, but it's strange how the loss of a manager can affect the performance of the bike. This means he really knows a thing or two about running a team. :p

[patnicholls]

Two excellent superbike races and a decent enough supersport event - a great day's racing (not to mention for my fantasy league team with a double win!)

Hard to pin what's going on at Xerox Ducati. I'd be highly suprised if it was just due to Tardozzi's move - while he is an ex-rider he wasn't involved with setting up the bikes in his role as a team manager. Whilst they've both looked a bit off-colour for some of the time they've also both won races, and aside from last year Haga's traditionally a slow starter to the season.

I'd say it's down to a number of factors - Aprilia are more prepared with a season back under their belt and a competitive second rider, the Haslam/Suzuki combination is working like a dream (Neukirchner was on form last year til a bike hit him at Monza let's not forget, Francis Batta knows what he's doing), Jonathan Rea is no longer a rookie and is a full-on contender, Toseland looks pretty fired up on that Yamaha, and Checa's Ducati is going very well. Whilst there's no Spies, you've got to think that enough other threats are now in town that Ducati probably don't quite know where their main opposition is coming from, and that's left them in bother. Nori must also have thought that last year was his best chance to get that long-deserved title and is probably feeling pretty deflated - maybe he'll sadly always be the bridesmaid.