Member Contributer YoshiHNS Posted February 24, 2016 Member Contributer Posted February 24, 2016 First race of the year is this weekend ! Got to remember to renew my subscription when I get home. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 24, 2016 Member Contributer Posted February 24, 2016 Saw an interview with Nicky (and others), he looks relaxed and happy. When the flag drops The BS stops!!! Here's to good close racing! Quote
AJS Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 As a newby to street bike racing, I'm really looking forward to it! Quote
Member Contributer YoshiHNS Posted February 24, 2016 Author Member Contributer Posted February 24, 2016 Think my favorite comment from Nicky was something like "Well, the straights are a lot longer now". Quote
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted February 27, 2016 Member Contributer Posted February 27, 2016 Nicky finished 9th. Quote
Member Contributer YoshiHNS Posted February 27, 2016 Author Member Contributer Posted February 27, 2016 It's going to be another great season. It was practically a Moto3 race for the first half. But maybe that's just PI and first race of the season. Do wish they made superpole 30 minutes instead of 15. SP1 was more fun to watch because it was only race tires, so everyone was out for most of the session. The qualifying tire does turn SP2 into a one lap session. Quote
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted February 27, 2016 Member Contributer Posted February 27, 2016 WSBK Phillip Island - Race results (1) Full race results (1) from the first round of the 2016 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island, Australia. 1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 22 laps 2. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R +0.063s 3. Michael van der Mark NED Honda Racing CBR1000RR +0.487s 4. Davide Giugliano ITA Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R +0.647s 5. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +3.429s 6. Sylvain Guintoli FRA PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 +3.510s 7. Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta RC F4 RR +10.721s 8. Jordi Torres ESP Althea BMW S1000RR +11.539s 9. Nicky Hayden USA Honda Racing CBR1000RR +15.534s 10. Josh Brookes AUS Milwaukee BMW S1000RR +23.239s 11. Roman Ramos ESP GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R +23.411s 12. Lorenzo Savadori ITA IodaRacing Aprilia RSV4 +24.012s 13. Karel Abraham CZE Althea BMW S1000RR +37.281s 14. Mike Jones AUS Desmo Sport Ducati 1199R +44.720s 15. Sylvain Barrier FRA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +46.357s 16. Dominic Schmitter SUI Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 08.238s 17. Saeed al Sulaiti QAT Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +1m 08.299s 18. Peter Sebesteyen HUN Team Toth Yamaha R1 +1m 30.771s 19. Imre Toth HUN Team Toth Yamaha R1 +1 lap 20. Markus Reiterberger GER Althea BMW S1000RR +1 lap Not Classified 21. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 16 laps completed 22. Xavi Fores ESP Barni Ducati 1199R 12 laps completed 23. Alex de Angelis RSM IodaRacing Aprilia RSV4 2 laps completed Read more at http://www.crash.net/wsbk/results/227959/1/phillip-island-race-results-1.html#TRwxA4oJMcizhcIA.99 Quote
Member Contributer JZH Posted February 28, 2016 Member Contributer Posted February 28, 2016 Nicky almost got on the podium in Race 2, thanks to some shenanigans in front of him, but got pipped at the end by ragged-riding Giugliano (ask Tom Sykes about that!) The racing was close all weekend, which is good, though Rea's form is looking like it was last year, with a double win (he had four or five doubles in 2015). Ciao, Quote
Member Contributer kebrider Posted February 28, 2016 Member Contributer Posted February 28, 2016 Nicky looked solid with both Hondas looking good, though they seem to do well at Phillip Island of late. The new Yamaha looked very good as well and Guintoli (5th) is 1 point ahead of Hayden (7th) in the standings after Round 1. It's early but here's hoping this weekend represents the type of racing we will see this year. Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted February 28, 2016 Member Contributer Posted February 28, 2016 Well done Mark and Nicky! Quote
Member Contributer JZH Posted May 20, 2016 Member Contributer Posted May 20, 2016 This thread seems to have been abandoned, but Nicky Hayden's victory in Race 1 at Sepang is a good reason to revive it, methinks. Congrats to Nicky for his first world-class win since, er, 2006! Just curious, but did this achievement make any of the non-motorcycling papers in the 'States? All I could find on Google News was one short story in a Kentucky newspaper (which failed to mention that he was a former MotoGP world champion). Ciao, Quote
Member Contributer Conedodger Posted May 20, 2016 Member Contributer Posted May 20, 2016 3 hours ago, JZH said: Just curious, but did this achievement make any of the non-motorcycling papers in the 'States? Outside of a few thousand fans, Americans have no idea who Nicky Hayden is. Sad. I watched the race last night and was praying that he would make it to the finish. Great ride by Nicky! Quote
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted May 20, 2016 Member Contributer Posted May 20, 2016 Numbah sixty-nine!!! Quote
Member Contributer YoshiHNS Posted May 30, 2016 Author Member Contributer Posted May 30, 2016 Pretty good race this round. JR needs to learn how to preload that shifter or something! At least he kept TS second win honest. Perfect second race from him. JR's post race demeanor/statements hasn't been giving me the warm fuzzies though. very much getting excited to see what Camier is going to be able to do next year. He's made massive strides in this off-season alone. So long as Mercedes doesn't pull the funding, we might have another podium contender (unless those new hondas are the real deal). It also helps that he doesn't bin it as much as he used to. Wondering what happened to the dutchman? Perhaps conspiracy! The team is moving more resources to the 10 years ago champion in hopes of a win next year? Too bad Chaz had a bit of nostalgia from being back home (close enough) and decided to revert to the tried and true 'win it or bin it', which always ends up well (for someone else). I think aprilia's biggest problem is the color scheme. Ever since they changed from the tried and true Alitalia black, red, green, things just haven't been the same for them. Maybe all savadori needs is a couple of cans of flat black to give him a bit more edge. Quote
bayarearider Posted July 10, 2016 Posted July 10, 2016 Greetings from Laguna Seca... From back in the day. Quote
Member Contributer YoshiHNS Posted July 15, 2016 Author Member Contributer Posted July 15, 2016 Pretty thrilling race. I'd still be royally pissed off at my team mate when I have a championship to fight. GO NICKY! Quote
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted July 16, 2016 Member Contributer Posted July 16, 2016 Long break now before the next WSBK race...yawn. Oh well, MotoGP this weekend in Germany. Quote
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