WSBK/BSB 2013

Northern Monkey

Anyone going to knockhill next weekend?

nerrad1983

A double for "Shakey" Byrne today

Great racing as usual in the BSB

Brooks was going hell for leather in the final lap of race 2, dont no how he stayed on the bike

Max Headroom

Great 600 race...Wilson was xcellent...missed Richards though...

Great double for Shakey, wish he'd passed Brooks sooner..i hate that follow the leader crap....nice to see Kiyo back up there...Lowes was off the pace and off the bike ....:)
Good results for Chris Walker too...long time fan...

Max Headroom

Checa...mmmm.....dont know what to say really...:rolleyes:


wow.....Baz crash....:eek:

stephen97

frostie500 wrote: »

By the way I'm trying to organise an interview with Eugene Laverty over the weekend so if anyone has any specific questions let me know and I'll try and fit them in

i know its a little late but, brother michael races under the union jack and eugene under the irish flag, but why?

Max Headroom

Max Headroom wrote: »

Why is riding under the Irish flag...???? or maybe you could answer that...

h3000 wrote: »

I think it's because...
He applied for his race licence through Motorsport Ireland. Anyone living in NI can apply to the Irish or UK authorities. To the best of my knowledge the flag your race under corresponds to where your licence was issued.

h3000

I think I was mistaken with that Max.

FIA wrote:

112. Nationality of a competitor or driver
As far as the application of this Code is concerned, every competitor or driver who has obtained their licence from an ASN takes the nationality of that ASN for the period of validity of that licence. All drivers, irrespective of the nationality of their licence, participating in any FIA World Championship event, shall retain the nationality of their passport in all official documents, meetings, information bulletins and prize-giving ceremonies.

http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/917D67F70F1C5EE7C12573B7003DCEC5/$FILE/CSI%20modif%20ap%20AGO%20oct%2007%20ANG%20-%20Applic.%2001.01.08%20-%20clean.pdf?Openelement

Max Headroom

So he chose to use his Irish passport then.??

stephen97

paddy147 wrote: »

Id love to see Eugene Laverty on the Tech 3 M1 in MotoGP next year.
There will be a seat going there (if Crutchlow heads off to Suzuki,as is rummored to be).

Maybe there might be 2 seats,as Bradley Smith is only on a 1 year deal with Tech 3...(thank god for that)

Eugene on an M1 would do a hell of alot better than Bradley Smith,thats for sure.

i think yamaha already signed pol

Infoanon

stephen97 wrote: »

i think yamaha already signed pol

Eugene on an Aprilla in Moto GP has been rumoured recently - and given Alexi Espagaros pace on the Aspar Aprilla it might not be such a bad move !

stephen97

Infoanon wrote: »

Eugene on an Aprilla in Moto GP has been rumoured recently - and given Alexi Espagaros pace on the Aspar Aprilla it might not be such a bad move !

eugene is no Aleix Espargaró, or even alexi espargaros
why leave a championship he might be capable of winning to fight it out with his brother for 15th spot, ducati are way behind but when they come back to form, with the possibility of suzuki returning, an aprilia superbike versus a prototype, no chance

frostie500

stephen97 wrote: »

eugene is no Aleix Espargaró, or even alexi espargaros
why leave a championship he might be capable of winning to fight it out with his brother for 15th spot, ducati are way behind but when they come back to form, with the possibility of suzuki returning, an aprilia superbike versus a prototype, no chance

Eugene is hugely talented andmore than capable of being a top gp rider. He was arguably more impressive than crutchlow on an inferior wss bike. He won't be coming to motogp for anything less than a top bike though, where did the aprilia rumour come from by the way?

stephen97

not sure its the first that ive heard about
eugene is great but still trailed behind max and trails sylvain, these two were average riders in gp , max was great in 250 but not in 500, runner up still lost the championship
but ill still support eugene flying the flag

Infoanon

frostie500 wrote: »

Eugene is hugely talented andmore than capable of being a top gp rider. He was arguably more impressive than crutchlow on an inferior wss bike. He won't be coming to motogp for anything less than a top bike though, where did the aprilia rumour come from by the way?

Its been a few days but (and I am open to correction) but while being interviewed on Eurosport about riders/engines for next year etc ,Paul Bird made a comment about a manufacturer pushing for a certain rider to be in motogp next year - Jules(or Toby?) commented, so more Ulster accents then next year. Aprilla had been discussed immediately before the comment.
Paul Bird also let slip that discussions are taking place with Honda - that the final decision will be made over a few beers and that Jonny Hernadez was suggested to PBM by Dorna (with a quip that you dont say no to Dorna).

stephen97

Infoanon wrote: »

Its been a few days but (and I am open to correction) but while being interviewed on Eurosport about riders/engines for next year etc ,Paul Bird made a comment about a manufacturer pushing for a certain rider to be in motogp next year - Jules(or Toby?) commented, so more Ulster accents then next year. Aprilla had been discussed immediately before the comment.
Paul Bird also let slip that discussions are taking place with Honda - that the final decision will be made over a few beers and that Jonny Hernadez was suggested to PBM by Dorna (with a quip that you dont say no to Dorna).

i think that was johnny rea, not laverty

Infoanon

stephen97 wrote: »

i think that was johnny rea, not laverty

Very possible - but I would see Rea being primed for a second LCR or the Gresini Honda (if they can afford one)

frostie500

Ive heard nothing linking Eugene to a ride here (he'll only move for a factory deal by all accounts) Rea on the other hand is a logical target. He's a HRC protege and they would be delighted to see him on one of the production RCVs next season. Birdy has mentioned the Honda as well as a possible bike for next season, along with using his chassis and a leased Yamaha engine. They're ruling nothing out and if they drop Hernandez they would be looking to put a Brit onto the bike making Rea (who races under the Union Jack) a solid candidate.

I'm just after arriving at Laguna so I'll see if I can dig anything up over the weekend

stephen97

frostie500 wrote: »

Ive heard nothing linking Eugene to a ride here (he'll only move for a factory deal by all accounts) Rea on the other hand is a logical target. He's a HRC protege and they would be delighted to see him on one of the production RCVs next season. Birdy has mentioned the Honda as well as a possible bike for next season, along with using his chassis and a leased Yamaha engine. They're ruling nothing out and if they drop Hernandez they would be looking to put a Brit onto the bike making Rea (who races under the Union Jack) a solid candidate.

I'm just after arriving at Laguna so I'll see if I can dig anything up over the weekend

dont forget your shovel

Infoanon

stephen97 wrote: »

i think that was johnny rea, not laverty

Indeed it is Johnny Rea not Laverty - Japanese manufacturer ie Honda is pushing for him to be in Moto GP

h3000

Some bad news coming out of Moscow. The remainder of the race weekend has been cancelled. It's said to be due to the atrocious weather conditions. I really hope it's not connected to the accident I really hope he is okay.

h3000

h3000 wrote: »

Some bad news coming out of Moscow. The remainder of the race weekend has been cancelled. It's said to be due to the atrocious weather conditions. I really hope it's not connected to the accident I really hope he is okay.

Unfortunately the very sad news that Andrea Antonelli has succumbed to injuries suffered during an accident in the WSS race in Moscow.

RIP Andrea

http://www.crash.net/world+supersport/news/193749/1/andrea_antonelli_dies_in_wss_accident.html

Grim.

h3000 wrote: »

Unfortunately the very sad news that Andrea Antonelli has succumbed to injuries suffered during an accident in the WSS race in Moscow.

RIP Andrea

http://www.crash.net/world+supersport/news/193749/1/andrea_antonelli_dies_in_wss_accident.html

Terrible news R.I.P

MrJoeSoap

RIP AA.

paddy147

Absolutely horrible crash...saw if happen live on the TV.

I had a very bad sinking feeling about it,the second it happened.

RIP,a very sad loss to the series.

paddy147

Is the 2nd WSBK race canceled aswell,as a mark of respect?


I presume so,as British Eurosport are only showing Live BSB todayand doing interviews at Brands hatch..

h3000

paddy147 wrote: »

Is the WSBK race canceled aswell,as a mark of respect??

The rest of the race weekend has been cancelled. Originally stated because of safety grounds but I'd imagine the accident was the real reason.

XsApollo

As allways when something like this happens do you remember and realise the dangers of this sport and how close all these guys are to the limit of what they are doing.

R.I.P Andrea.

Max Headroom

stephen97 wrote: »

id love to know what channels coverage you were watching when you got that sinking feeling
personally i was watching eurosport, and when the crash happened, at the back of the straight, cameras were on Sofuoğlu and lowes, and in the distance were water spray and pieces of fairing flying about, but no replays and no actual view of the crash on eurosport.
just interested to know the channel you were watching

I think anyone watching 'cept u it seems, knew straight away it was a bad'n.....bikes and bodies flying around..........IMO bike racing is dangerous enough without water added..its sad that its really all about the TV and money and riders safety rarely comes into it these days....

R.I.P.


Brilliant BSB at Brands as usual..cracking 600 race....mental stuff....

h3000

A man died do we really need an argument about what was caught on video, or to post screenshots of it for the matter :mad::mad:

Max Headroom

Jack Kennedy was in that same group.........he's lucky i guess..

MrJoeSoap

Max Headroom wrote: »

Jack Kennedy was in that same group.........he's lucky i guess..

Jack was fairly shaken up after it.

Max Headroom

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Jack was fairly shaken up after it.

I'll bet....looked like it all went on in front of him....i thought for a sec he was involved....scary.....

CJhaughey

The Germans are pulling out of WSBK, is this the start of a mass exodus from the paddock of all the factory teams?
I can't help thinking Dorna's rule changes are behind this with more or less Superstock rules in place its going to be a privateers dream.
The gap between SBK and MotoGP will be big, maybe too big for it to be a stepping stone to MGP.
Who is left now? Aprilia, Kawasaki in factory teams and the rest are more or less privateers including Ducati and Suzuki.

Max Headroom

Lookin forward to see Brookes at Cadwell pk tomorrow....they should rename the mountain to Brookes Leap......amazing...:)

MrJoeSoap

Max Headroom wrote: »

Lookin forward to see Brookes at Cadwell pk tomorrow....they should rename the mountain to Brookes Leap......amazing...:)

Johnny Rea was the king of it back in the day, showing off his motocross skills.

Max Headroom

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Johnny Rea was the king of it back in the day, showing off his motocross skills.

Yeah.....its funny that theres only a few that dont "fear" it........:)

Grim.

frightening crash's on oil for Rea and Camier in race one, broken femur for Rea and Camier flown to hospital for precautionary checks

Ghost Train

Pretty high speed, lucky Camiers bike didn't go in at same spot as Rae

EB_2013

Such terrifying looking crash when it was shown live, thank god Camier missed Rea. Bad mistake there from the marshalls not waving the oil flag. At least they were on the ball at the end of race 2 when they stuck the red out after the crash.

Max Headroom

Ther is a god.Sofu crashing out of the SS race...in fairness i'd have liked to see Sam wipe his smug grin off tho......but a win is a win....:P

Great finish for Eugene in race 2.........:)

paddy147

Any news on Camier and Rea?


Are they ok??

h3000

Rea posted this on twitter on Sunday

Johnny Rea wrote:

Spoke with surgeon that performed the operation and he was real happy with it. Today I'll have further x rays then hopefully get home soon!

and this today

Max Headroom

Good win for Eugene in race 1.......fingers crossed for a double....:)

......2 out of 2..well done Eugene...perfect races...;)


With a bit of luck ya might get a mention on RTE news.........:pac:

Monkeybonkers

Max Headroom wrote: »

With a bit of luck ya might get a mention on RTE news.........:pac:

Lets not hold our breath though

frostie500

Great performance by Eugene, firmly back in the title hunt and Laguna is the ultimate wild card to be thrown into the championship!

Grim.

disappointing to see Eugene Laverty is looking for a new job next year hope he can get a decent bike and team.

frostie500

Grim. wrote: »

disappointing to see Eugene Laverty is looking for a new job next year hope he can get a decent bike and team.

Looks like Aprilia have offered a contract to Melandri in WSBK to team up with Guintoli which will leave Eugene out of their factory Superbike team but there's persistent rumours that he'll be moving to Aspar in MotoGP. Looks like Hayden will be confirmed at Aspar before Aragaon and it looks almost certain that Espargaro will move to Forward Racing. De Puniet has struggled this year so I would imagine he'd be happy to spend the year testing for Suzuki and get back onto a prototype in 2015 which would leave a spot at Aspar open for Laverty.

It would be great to see him in GPs next year where if it happened we'd have two sets of brothers in the premier class!

h3000

frostie500 wrote: »

Looks like Aprilia have offered a contract to Melandri in WSBK to team up with Guintoli which will leave Eugene out of their factory Superbike team but there's persistent rumours that he'll be moving to Aspar in MotoGP. Looks like Hayden will be confirmed at Aspar before Aragaon and it looks almost certain that Espargaro will move to Forward Racing. De Puniet has struggled this year so I would imagine he'd be happy to spend the year testing for Suzuki and get back onto a prototype in 2015 which would leave a spot at Aspar open for Laverty.

It would be great to see him in GPs next year where if it happened we'd have two sets of brothers in the premier class!

Will there be a penalty for Esparago to break the contract with Aspar? Provided he wins of course.

frostie500

h3000 wrote: »

Will there be a penalty for Esparago to break the contract with Aspar? Provided he wins of course.

yeah there's a buy out clause of 600k but if he wants out he'll get out

Max Headroom

BSB -Assen....great racing as per....wonder what'll happen to Lowes....silly move imo....