I'm tipping that Roby Rolfo is up there in the top 5 again this round!! ;)
Troy Bayliss willpull out all stops to get back on the podium too, especially after coming last in the remote control bike race!!
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I'm tipping that Roby Rolfo is up there in the top 5 again this round!! ;)
Troy Bayliss willpull out all stops to get back on the podium too, especially after coming last in the remote control bike race!!
Brands Hatch win for JT!
James Toseland secured his first victory of the weekend at Brands Hatch yesterday as he took part in a remote control motorcycle race against Max Biaggi, Noriyuki Haga and Troy Bayliss. The four riders went head-to-head on the Brands Hatch cart track, which is a mini replica of the Kent race circuit.
Each rider's bike was decorated in the livery of their respective teams and the event came complete with a miniature podium, champagne and trophy. At the end of the one-lap dash, Toseland clinched the race win, followed by Haga in second and Biaggi in third place. Fingers crossed that this is a sign of things to come!
www.jamestoseland.com
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any ideas what bikes they were using? I was looking for an R1 RC bike
Eurosport - Sat, 04 Aug 17:01:00 2007
Troy Bayliss spoiled James Toseland's qualifying party at Brands Hatch by taking pole position for the latest rounds of the World Superbike Championship.
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Championship leader Toseland, the penultimate man to take to the track during Superpole, had wowed his patriotic British crowd by going fastest in 1:25.635.
But Bayliss, who said earlier in the week that he wanted to crash the 26-year-old Ten Kate Honda rider's party, did just that by lapping 0.028 seconds faster on his Ducati.
"I had to work bloody hard for that," Bayliss said. "I was quite surprised I wasn' as fast as last year.
"I knew it was possible to beat him when I saw his time and that's exactly what happened."
Toseland looked physically drained afterwards but warned the Australian that he would come back fighting in both of Sunday's races.
"I wanted pole badly," Toseland told Eurosport. "I'd be lying if I said I wasnt disappointed. I've had my best qualifying ever here, but I wanted pole.
"Fair play to Troy. He said he wanted to spoil the party and he has today. Wait till tomorrow though. I'll be there."
Noriyuki Haga improved by four places on his regular qualifying pace on his Motor Italia Yamaha to line up third while fourth went to his Japanese countryman Yukio Kagayama on the best of the Alstare Suzukis.
Haga's team-mate Troy Corser set the fastest time in the first split, but lost time in the final sector and ended up fifth. He complained afterwards that he got the set-up wrong.
Max Biaggi improved from 12th to sixth on his second Alstare bike with a smooth ride while losers in the session were Ruben Xaus and Lorenzo Lanzi, dropping to seventh and eighth on their Sterilgada and works Ducatis.
Toseland's team-mate Roberto Rolfo and fellow Italian Michel Fabrizio on a DFX Honda completed the top ten while Steve Martin equalled his season's best on his series return on a YZF Yamaha.
British duo Marty Nutt and Dean Ellison both failed to make it into Superpole, ending up 18th and 19th on the grid.
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Sat 04 Aug, 07:09 PM
James Toseland's dreams of a winning send-off at Brands Hatch were put on ice after reigning World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss produced a perfect last-minute lap to claim pole position for Sunday's races.
The 38-year-old Australian edged out Toseland by just under three-tenths of a second on his Xerox Ducati 999 in a dramatic superpole session and topped the timings with his lap of one minute 25.607 seconds.
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider Toseland - who heads the standings by 43 points ahead of Sunday's 10th round - is desperate to secure a first win at Brands this weekend after announcing on Wednesday that he will ride in Moto GP next season with Yamaha and thought he had done enough with his lap of 1:25.635.
He said: "It was an okay lap but round here it's so risky to put it right on the line and the last thing I wanted to do was crash out.
"I knew I'd been consistently fast all weekend on race settings so as long as I was on the front row I'd be happy.
"Obviously I wanted pole in front of my home crowd but Troy and I have been swapping fastest times since Friday.
"He pipped me today but hopefully I'll turn the tables tomorrow and finally get a win here."
Toseland's nearest title challenger Max Biaggi is making his Brands Hatch debut this weekend but will start in a creditable sixth place after initially struggling to adapt to the undulating circuit.
The 36-year-old was just 12th-quickest going into superpole but showed all his experience to move up the grid aboard the Alstare Suzuki GSXR-1000 with a lap of 1:26.200.
And Bayliss believes that the five-times world 250cc champion could yet prove a strong threat to the top two.
He said: "Max has done amazingly well to come here first time up and be competitive.
"It's a difficult track to master and you normally have to learn the hard way but he hasn't crashed once and will be there tomorrow for sure."
Japanese duo Noriyuki Haga and Yukio Kagayama complete the front row while Haga's Yamaha Italia team-mate Troy Corser rounds out the top five.
Earlier, Bayliss showed his pedigree in the second qualifying session by topping the time sheets with a lap of 1:26.207.
Fellow Australian Corser was under two-tenths of a second slower in second while Toseland - who topped the leaderboard for the majority of the session - was forced back to third after he posted a best lap of 1:26.753.
Irish wildcard Marty Nutt will start from 18th on the grid on his Nuttravel.com Yamaha YZF-R1 after surprisingly qualifying one place ahead of series regular Dean Ellison who could only manage a lap of 1:29.030 on his Pedercini Ducati 999.
James Toseland will start the final UK round of the Superbike World Championship from the front row after securing the second fastest lap in today's Superpole session. The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider secured provisional pole in scorching conditions with a lap time of 1'25.635, but he was knocked off the top spot by Australian Troy Bayliss.
The Brit had hoped to secure pole for his final home race of the season. However, he is now more determined than ever to achieve two race wins tomorrow. Double victory has so far eluded the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider this season, but he has high hopes of finally achieving his aim in front of a forecast record home crowd.
Team-mate Roberto Rolfo heads up row three in ninth position after setting a lap time of 1'26.717. The Italian rider is working hard to find the optimum set-up for the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda at the Kent circuit.
Both riders are determined to improve on their performances in tomorrow's two 25-lap races. Toseland will officially start the day for visitors with a rendition of the national anthem from the Director's Terrace at 10.10am.
Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager:
"We always aim for the front row and pole position would have been a nice bonus. We are happy with the progress James has made so far, we seem to have found some consistency and we are more or less ready to race. It would have been nice to have seen Roby on the second row. We know that he has the ability to be consistently fast, he just needs to be closer to the front at the beginning of the race."
James Toseland:
"To be honest I am gutted to not have taken pole position. I put everything into that lap and the weekend's been going really well. I am disappointed, but I have a good package and I don't intend to be beaten."
Roberto Rolfo:
"I am unhappy with my Superpole lap because there is one corner that I am still struggling to get to grips with. I was hoping that I would be able to improve today. I was okay during the first section of the track but I lost time during sector two. I then made a mistake in the final part and couldn't get a good lap time. My aim for Superpole was to get into the second row so I am disappointed, but we will work hard in the morning to improve before the race."
Superpole:
1 T. Bayliss 1'25.607
2 J. Toseland 1'25.635
3 N. Haga 1'25.878
4 Y. Kagayama 1'25.961
5 T. Corser 1'26.127
6 M. Biaggi 1'26.200
7 R. Xaus 1'26.488
8 L. Lanzi 1'26.717
9 R. Rolfo 1'26.946
10 M. Fabrizio 1'27.206
For all the girls..
JT has promised to get his leathers off if he wins tonight!!! :s mokin:
I am not able to watch the race (no broadcast here in China), but, can anybody tell me if I can listen to it on the radio live ? It would be better than nothing.
Roby44, thank you for posting so much info as the practise/qualifying progressed - I really appreciate it! :)
I dont know if there is any free radio coverage over the net. you can pay and watch the races live or listen to live coverage at http://www.worldsbk.tv ,also torrents of the eurosport coverage of the races usually appear online a few hours after the racesQuote:
Originally Posted by maxu05
Roby44, I appreciate you posting info but you just copy/paste from other websites, you could just post links to the news articles or at least give credit to the source.