2009 World Superbike Championship Round 3, Valencia

Stolen from Motogpmatters - I carefully formatted it for ease of viewing, but the forum just bunches it all together, sorry.

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Full times from the first free practice session of World Superbikes at Valencia:

Pos. No. Name Bike Time Diff Laps
1 7 C. Checa Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.673 22
2 71 Y. Kagayama Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.741 0.068 23
3 3 M. Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.805 0.132 23
4 9 R. Kiyonari Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.839 0.166 24
5 84 M. Fabrizio Ducati 1098R 1'36.027 0.354 22
6 96 J. Smrz Ducati 1098R 1'36.110 0.437 22
7 76 M. Neukirchner Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'36.160 0.487 24
8 23 B. Parkes Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.205 0.532 23
9 41 N. Haga Ducati 1098R 1'36.221 0.548 25
10 55 R. Laconi Ducati 1098R 1'36.369 0.696 22
11 66 T. Sykes Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.398 0.725 23
12 91 L. Haslam Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.407 0.734 23
13 11 T. Corser BMW S1000 RR 1'36.450 0.777 19
14 65 J. Rea Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.599 0.926 24
15 56 S. Nakano Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'36.643 0.970 23
16 121 J. Hopkins Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.646 0.973 21
17 19 B. Spies Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.690 1.017 19
18 67 S. Byrne Ducati 1098R 1'36.791 1.118 25
19 24 B. Roberts Ducati 1098R 1'36.802 1.129 24
20 31 K. Muggeridge Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'37.045 1.372 18
21 100 M. Tamada Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.419 1.746 23
22 25 D. Salom Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.446 1.773 24
23 111 R. Xaus BMW S1000 RR 1'37.527 1.854 19
24 99 L. Scassa Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.690 2.017 24
25 86 A. Badovini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.055 2.382 19
26 94 D. Checa Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.058 2.385 21
27 77 V. Iannuzzo Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.299 2.626 23
28 33 T. Hill Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.344 2.671 22
29 88 R. Resch Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'38.709 3.036 18
30 15 M. Baiocco Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'39.124 3.451 20

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Valencia Superbike - Qualifying 1st Session

Friday, 03 April 2009 16:27

1 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'34.775
2 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'34.907
3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'34.908
4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'35.243
5 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.270
6 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'35.278
7 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.285
8 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.316
9 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.328
10 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.372
11 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.416
12 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'35.489
13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'35.516
14 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.535
15 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.541
16 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.662
17 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'35.755
18 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.868
19 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'36.051
20 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.086
21 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.189
22 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'36.266
23 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'36.404
24 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.745
25 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.758
26 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.906
27 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.041
28 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.509
29 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.541
30 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'38.225

I'm thinking Biaggi's gonna be the man to beat this weekend. :)

He's sure looking good - every race so far he has improved. I hope he gets a win, we don't want this season to be all Spies and Haga.

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

He's sure looking good - every race so far he has improved. I hope he gets a win, we don't want this season to be all Spies and Haga.

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I think as the RSV4 continues to be developed it's going to be one of the best bikes on the grid. It's certainely the overall fastest. Plus, there's a lot of talent in paddock this season. We've only just begun.

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

He's sure looking good - every race so far he has improved. I hope he gets a win, we don't want this season to be all Spies and Haga.

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Good luck to Biaggi.........He's stuck with it and deserves to be up in the front pack as does Aprilia in this category.

1 26 Lascorz J ESP Kawasaki ZX-6R PIT IN 1'35.948 16
2 35 Crutchlow C GBR Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'36.311 0.363 20
3 13 West A AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.009 1.061 21
4 51 Pirro M ITA Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'37.208 1.260 17
5 50 Laverty E IRL Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.351 1.403 22
6 21 Fujiwara K JPN Kawasaki ZX-6R PIT IN 1'37.395 1.447 15
7 77 Veneman B NED Suzuki GSX-R600 PIT IN 1'37.502 1.554 20
8 54 Sofuoglu K TUR Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.545 1.597 21
9 99 Foret F FRA Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'37.582 1.634 19
10 8 Aitchison M AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.614 1.666 19
11 14 Lagrive M FRA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.614 1.666 19
12 1 Pitt A AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.701 1.753 18
13 127 Harms R DEN Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.859 1.911 18
14 55 Roccoli M ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.983 2.035 22
15 105 Vizziello G ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.258 2.310 18
16 96 Smrz M CZE Triumph Daytona 675 PIT IN 1'38.313 2.365 17
17 5 Pradita T INA Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'38.373 2.425 21
18 117 Praia M POR Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.476 2.528 18
19 30 Günther J GER Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.581 2.633 19
20 69 Nannelli G ITA Triumph Daytona 675 PIT IN 1'38.700 2.752 18
21 83 Holland R AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.750 2.802 18
22 24 McCoy G AUS Triumph Daytona 675 PIT IN 1'38.772 2.824 16
23 9 Dell'Omo D ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.872 2.924 18
24 7 Vostàrek P CZE Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'39.242 3.294 16
25 32 Lai F ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'39.610 3.662 19
26 28 Vos A NED Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'39.907 3.959 15
27 88 Guerra Y ESP Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'40.351 4.403 19
28 78 Geronimi S AUS Suzuki GSX-R600 PIT IN 1'42.723 6.775 12

Lascorz :s hock: :s hock:
Crutchlow :s hock:
Good to see Westy back up there..
Two horse race though?

Man, Shaun Geronimi has been really struggling since he went to WSS :(

embarassing performance really..
can't complain about the bike, look at veneman..

Valencia Superbike - Qualifying 2nd Session

1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'34.709
2 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.714
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'34.775
4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.817
5 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.839
6 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.851
7 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'34.908
8 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.939
9 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.955
10 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.968
11 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'34.997
12 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'35.051
13 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.117
14 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.139
15 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'35.236
16 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.270
17 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'35.416
18 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.416
19 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.437
20 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.556
21 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.718
22 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.890
23 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.909
24 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.030
25 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.119
26 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.581
27 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.745
28 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.813
29 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.826
30 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'37.820

Amazing......One solitary second covers the first 20 bikes. I can't recall seeing this before.

.2 covering the top 10!!! :eek:

Remaining events on Saturday....local time
15.00-15.12 12' WSBK SUPERPOLE (1)
15.19-15.31 12' WSBK SUPERPOLE (2)
15.38-15.50 12' WSBK SUPERPOLE (3)
16.10-16.40 30' SUPERSTOCK 1000 QUALIFYING PRACTICE
16.55-17.25 30' SUPERSTOCK 600 QUALIFYING PRACTICE

Sunday
09.00-09.10 10' SUPERSTOCK 1000 WARM UP
09.20-09.40 20' WSBK WARM UP
09.50-10.10 20' WSS WARM UP
10.40 SUPERSTOCK 1000 RACE (13 LAPS KM. 52.065)
12.00 WSBK RACE 1 (23 LAPS KM. 92.115)
13.25 WSS RACE (23 LAPS KM. 92.115)
14.30 SUPERSTOCK 600 RACE (11 LAPS KM. 44.055)
15.30 WSBK RACE 2 (23 LAPS KM. 92.115)

Hopkins into the Superpole round robin first time out, after maybe an hour on a new bike and new tyres - he is delivering. I hope Stiggy has the tactics to give him the best possible shot at a decent qualifying position. I want to see him racing for podiums! The more high calibre racers running at the front the better.

16th on the grid isn't exactly delivering IMO..

To get into Superpole first time out is pretty good from where I sit, with the potential to get himself further up the order during the knock-out (moot point now as he's out after SP2). I predict top ten for Hopkins in race 1 and for him to better his race 1 result in race 2.

Well, Ben Spies is just a ridiculously talented motorcycle racer...

WSS Warmup:

1 35 Crutchlow C GBR Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'36.317 10
2 26 Lascorz J ESP Kawasaki ZX-6R PIT IN 1'36.510 0.193 10
3 13 West A AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.065 0.748 12
4 1 Pitt A AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.337 1.020 10
5 54 Sofuoglu K TUR Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.424 1.107 10
6 99 Foret F FRA Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'37.593 1.276 11
7 50 Laverty E IRL Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.628 1.311 10
8 127 Harms R DEN Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.697 1.380 12
9 51 Pirro M ITA Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'37.713 1.396 9
10 77 Veneman B NED Suzuki GSX-R600 PIT IN 1'37.724 1.407 10
11 21 Fujiwara K JPN Kawasaki ZX-6R PIT IN 1'37.814 1.497 10
12 55 Roccoli M ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'37.983 1.666 11
13 14 Lagrive M FRA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.006 1.689 9
14 117 Praia M POR Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.077 1.760 10
15 8 Aitchison M AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.130 1.813 11
16 83 Holland R AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.346 2.029 8
17 69 Nannelli G ITA Triumph Daytona 675 PIT IN 1'38.400 2.083 10
18 5 Pradita T INA Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'38.773 2.456 10
19 24 McCoy G AUS Triumph Daytona 675 PIT IN 1'38.777 2.460 10
20 105 Vizziello G ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'38.950 2.633 10
21 96 Smrz M CZE Triumph Daytona 675 PIT IN 1'39.061 2.744 10
22 7 Vostàrek P CZE Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'39.312 2.995 11
23 28 Vos A NED Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'39.753 3.436 8
24 30 Günther J GER Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'39.958 3.641 9
25 32 Lai F ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'40.171 3.854 11
26 88 Guerra Y ESP Yamaha YZF R6 PIT IN 1'40.200 3.883 10
27 78 Geronimi S AUS Suzuki GSX-R600 PIT IN 1'43.617 7.300 9
28 9 Dell'Omo D ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'54.307 17.990 5

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

Well, Ben Spies is just a ridiculously talented motorcycle racer...

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Agree, and he will push Nori to his best year yet - hopefully. :)

Well, Haga walked the race effortlessly. I knew the race was over after the first 5 laps, but to see Spies crash out was very surprising.

Supersport: Crutchlow made West look like standing still in the last lap. I wanted West to win, but Crutchlow deployed those Rossi-like tactics at the perfect moment.

I suppose Eurosport is not gonna show the SBK Race 2 because of some live cycling, :( and since SBK updated their website, I can't watch the races online. So, just great. :angryfire

great races so far..

spies showing he's human afterall *daft punk reference*

think west and crutchlow will be sofuoglu and pitt's main rivals this year..

maybe laverty too, time will tell. .

bring on race two.

WSS results:

Pos # Rider Nat Bike Last Lap Best Lap Gap Laps
1 35 Crutchlow C GBR Yamaha YZF R6 1'37.234 1'36.865 23
2 13 West A AUS Honda CBR600RR 1'37.517 1'37.282 0.171 23
3 54 Sofuoglu K TUR Honda CBR600RR 1'39.277 1'37.566 8.408 23
4 8 Aitchison M AUS Honda CBR600RR 1'38.921 1'37.699 12.421 23
5 21 Fujiwara K JPN Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'39.191 1'37.539 16.529 23
6 14 Lagrive M FRA Honda CBR600RR 1'39.095 1'38.148 19.242 23
7 51 Pirro M ITA Yamaha YZF R6 1'40.585 1'38.319 26.124 23
8 77 Veneman B NED Suzuki GSX-R600 1'39.158 1'38.326 34.525 23
9 50 Laverty E IRL Honda CBR600RR 1'37.961 1'37.462 35.436 23
10 99 Foret F FRA Yamaha YZF R6 1'38.230 1'37.899 38.337 23
11 105 Vizziello G ITA Honda CBR600RR 1'39.048 1'38.816 39.759 23
12 127 Harms R DEN Honda CBR600RR 1'38.780 1'38.471 39.970 23
13 1 Pitt A AUS Honda CBR600RR 1'40.524 1'38.328 50.532 23
14 55 Roccoli M ITA Honda CBR600RR 1'39.088 1'37.913 51.506 23
15 5 Pradita T INA Yamaha YZF R6 1'38.989 22
16 7 Vostàrek P CZE Honda CBR600RR 1'39.897 22
17 28 Vos A NED Honda CBR600RR 1'40.192 22
18 117 Praia M POR Honda CBR600RR 1'39.099 22
19 26 Lascorz J ESP Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'37.143 1'37.143 1 Lap 22
20 88 Guerra Y ESP Yamaha YZF R6 1'41.189 1'40.912 1 Lap 22
21 78 Geronimi S AUS Suzuki GSX-R600 PIT IN 1'43.449 4 Laps 18
22 32 Lai F ITA Honda CBR600RR 1'40.718 1'40.718 5 Laps 18
23 83 Holland R AUS Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'43.535 7 Laps 15
24 9 Dell'Omo D ITA Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'40.840 8 Laps 14
25 24 McCoy G AUS Triumph Daytona 675 PIT IN 1'46.126 9 Laps 13
26 69 Nannelli G ITA Triumph Daytona 675 1'38.625 11 Laps 11
27 96 Smrz M CZE Triumph Daytona 675 CRASH 1'40.161 11 Laps 11
28 30 Günther J GER Honda CBR600RR PIT IN 1'49.281 18 Laps 4

WSB Race 1:

Pos No. Rider Country Bike Fastest Lap Diff Total laps
1 41 N. Haga JPN Ducati 1098R 1'34.862 23
2 84 M. Fabrizio ITA Ducati 1098R 1'35.179 3.677 23
3 76 M. Neukirchner GER Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.033 3.959 23
4 55 R. Laconi FRA Ducati 1098R 1'35.121 4.210 23
5 91 L. Haslam GBR Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.381 13.824 23
6 71 Y. Kagayama JPN Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.287 14.562 23
7 66 T. Sykes GBR Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.562 15.155 23
8 3 M. Biaggi ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.372 16.316 23
9 67 S. Byrne GBR Ducati 1098R 1'35.680 20.361 23
10 23 B. Parkes AUS Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.521 23.878 23
11 121 J. Hopkins USA Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.778 30.902 23
12 9 R. Kiyonari JPN Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.082 31.298 23
13 111 R. Xaus ESP BMW S1000 RR 1'36.477 32.660 23
14 100 M. Tamada JPN Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.588 42.156 23
15 33 T. Hill GBR Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.768 43.040 23
16 31 K. Muggeridge AUS Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'36.575 45.204 23
17 86 A. Badovini ITA Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.146 52.023 23
18 99 L. Scassa ITA Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.212 52.474 23
19 25 D. Salom ESP Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.946 55.775 23
20 15 M. Baiocco ITA Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.021 56.202 23
RET 7 C. Checa ESP Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.471 2 Laps 21
RET 94 D. Checa ESP Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.029 10 Laps 13
RET 24 B. Roberts AUS Ducati 1098R 1'36.222 11 Laps 12
RET 19 B. Spies USA Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.276 14 Laps 9
RET 77 V. Iannuzzo ITA Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.046 14 Laps 9
RET 88 R. Resch AUT Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'37.743 17 Laps 6
RET 96 J. Smrz CZE Ducati 1098R 1'35.638 18 Laps 5
RET 11 T. Corser AUS BMW S1000 RR 22 Laps 1
RET 65 J. Rea GBR Honda CBR1000RR 22 Laps 1


WSB Race 2:

Pos. No. Name Country Bike Fastest lap Diff Laps
1 41 N. Haga JPN Ducati 1098R 1'34.618 23
2 19 B. Spies USA Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.004 5.105 23
3 84 M. Fabrizio ITA Ducati 1098R 1'35.301 6.386 23
4 55 R. Laconi FRA Ducati 1098R 1'35.085 6.573 23
5 91 L. Haslam GBR Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.624 14.075 23
6 7 C. Checa ESP Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.337 17.333 23
7 76 M. Neukirchner GER Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.336 19.207 23
8 3 M. Biaggi ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.674 20.697 23
9 9 R. Kiyonari JPN Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.519 21.015 23
10 66 T. Sykes GBR Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.928 22.581 23
11 67 S. Byrne GBR Ducati 1098R 1'35.938 22.604 23
12 121 J. Hopkins USA Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.889 23.952 23
13 65 J. Rea GBR Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.098 29.082 23
14 96 J. Smrz CZE Ducati 1098R 1'35.963 29.277 23
15 11 T. Corser AUS BMW S1000 RR 1'36.030 32.384 23
16 111 R. Xaus ESP BMW S1000 RR 1'36.381 35.125 23
17 23 B. Parkes AUS Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.244 38.344 23
18 24 B. Roberts AUS Ducati 1098R 1'36.986 39.161 23
19 31 K. Muggeridge AUS Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'36.507 39.374 23
20 94 D. Checa ESP Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.788 49.904 23
21 25 D. Salom ESP Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.975 52.631 23
22 33 T. Hill GBR Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.021 52.966 23
23 77 V. Iannuzzo ITA Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.016 53.196 23
24 99 L. Scassa ITA Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.107 53.491 23
25 88 R. Resch AUT Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'37.297 1'19.946 23
RET 71 Y. Kagayama JPN Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.461 2 Laps 21
RET 15 M. Baiocco ITA Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.264 3 Laps 20
RET 100 M. Tamada JPN Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.674 12 Laps 11
RET 86 A. Badovini ITA Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.070 16 Laps 7

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

I predict top ten for Hopkins in race 1 and for him to better his race 1 result in race 2.

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OK, not quite there yet - 11th and 12th. Hopkins shored up the back end of the fast pack in his first race. Given the way West stormed into WSS last year you could be forgiven for thinking Hopkins is not quite up to scratch, but it is fair to say that WSS is not quite WSB... I am confident that Hopkins will be on the podium very soon. Haslam's pair of 5ths is evidence enough that the Stiggy bike has the goods.

Congratulations to Nori!!! Fantastic achievement for him, and especially so early in the season. In race one I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't a '21' on the front of the Ducati.

Also brilliant work from Joaquin Fabrizio to back up his team-mate (Tardozzi will be well pleased) and Laconi certainly deserves an honorable mention (at the very least!) for his performance over the weekend. Neukirchner too showed the excellent form we often see from him.

Not the most memorable round for BMW, and Aprilia had a bad one too given the recent form of the team.

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Originally Posted by X-ecutioner

Well, Haga walked the race effortlessly. I knew the race was over after the first 5 laps, but to see Spies crash out was very surprising.

Supersport: Crutchlow made West look like standing still in the last lap. I wanted West to win, but Crutchlow deployed those Rossi-like tactics at the perfect moment.

I suppose Eurosport is not gonna show the SBK Race 2 because of some live cycling, :( and since SBK updated their website, I can't watch the races online. So, just great. :angryfire

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Same situation here, no race 2 on eurosport and worldsbk.com no longer shows live races in my country :mad:

Race 1 wasn't anything special but thats about what I expected from Valencia. Fantastic ride by Haslam, top Honda again

Supersport started slowly but West and Crutchlow gave us a good show, Superb tactical ride by Crutchlow.

Nori :s mokin: :s mokin: I enjoyed all of the races.

Who had the big wobble on the side of the grid at the start of race 2? He did well to recover anyway.

Well, Haga simply emulated perfection today. From the points perspective, Spies DNF in race 1 was painful. Haga would have still doubled even if he hadn't crashed, though.

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Originally Posted by The Phantom

To get into Superpole first time out is pretty good from where I sit, with the potential to get himself further up the order during the knock-out (moot point now as he's out after SP2). I predict top ten for Hopkins in race 1 and for him to better his race 1 result in race 2.

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Roby could have too..... :mad:

But I'm ok with Hopper staying on and getting some points :(

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Originally Posted by Roby44

Roby could have too..... :mad:

But I'm ok with Hopper staying on and getting some points :(

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Good sport Roby :)

I didn't watch race 2, just read that Hopper was 8th but faded in the last few laps as his tyres went off - so I was closer than I thought! and funnily enough in Race 1 I was thinking to myself that tyres could be the major problem for him - it takes a race or three to get a handle on how your new bike uses up its tyres.

Roby44 - I agree with The Phantom, good sport. Hopper used to be just the guy on the blue bike and then the guy on the green bike to me and then I saw a motogp doco and gained some respect for the guy. I've been a Haga fan for so long that I cannot conceive the day he will retire and my not going thru all the dramas when watching the races - cheering, covering my eyes, pacing the floor and willing him to win. Anyway, it's shaping up to be an exciting year.

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Originally Posted by chac47

Roby44 - I agree with The Phantom, good sport. Hopper used to be just the guy on the blue bike and then the guy on the green bike to me and then I saw a motogp doco and gained some respect for the guy. I've been a Haga fan for so long that I cannot conceive the day he will retire and my not going thru all the dramas when watching the races - cheering, covering my eyes, pacing the floor and willing him to win. Anyway, it's shaping up to be an exciting year.

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I know that feeling!!

CRUTCHLOW AND WEST AT WORK (LAST LAP)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDePf...e=channel_page

ENJOY

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Originally Posted by Rod Richardson

CRUTCHLOW AND WEST AT WORK (LAST LAP)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDePf...e=channel_page

ENJOY

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shame that yammy had the grunt :(

ant had lead just about every lap of the damn race :D

ah well, bring on assen, more of the same please.. except reverse the finishing positions of course..