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22 Oct 2017, 14:37 (Ref:3775630) | #1 | ||
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2019 World Superbike Championship
Possible calendar: http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/...to-take-shape/
26/27 February - Phillip Island Late March - Thailand April - Aragon April - Assen April/May - Imola 26/27 May - Donington Park 9/10 June - Brno June - Misano Early July – Laguna Seca Early September – Argentina ??? - Magny Cours Mid-September - Portimao Mid-October - Losail |
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22 Oct 2017, 14:41 (Ref:3775631) | #2 | ||
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The Argentina race is not at Termas de RÃ*o Hondo, but the Autódromo El Villicum in Alberdón, San Juan province.
http://www.diariomovil.info/2017/10/...o-proximo-ano/ |
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21 Nov 2017, 13:16 (Ref:3781948) | #3 | ||
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If my time at WSB and BSB was anything to go by, I wouldn't go booking flights just yet. I always waited until January before trusting that their calendars weren't going to change.
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21 Nov 2017, 15:49 (Ref:3781986) | #4 | ||
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I wouldn't book a travel to the Argentina race until the previous month.
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6 Dec 2017, 08:58 (Ref:3785383) | #5 | ||
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Are Red Bull Honda planning on running a 2nd bike?
I see PJ Jacobsen is riding a Honda in SBK for a new team next year... |
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6 Dec 2017, 09:23 (Ref:3785388) | #6 | ||
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Yes - I thought they were keeping Bradl to ride alongside Camier?
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6 Dec 2017, 14:52 (Ref:3785442) | #7 | |
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19 Feb 2018, 10:06 (Ref:3802332) | #8 | ||
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Season kicks off next weekend at Phillip Island with Camier hoping to make an impression on the Honda. Melandri looking quick in testing but will the Ducatis be able to take the fight to Rea on the Kawasaki? Davies grit and determination will be evident as usual, let's hope the Panigale is able to give us a real fight at the front. Lots to look forward to, bring it on!
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19 Feb 2018, 11:02 (Ref:3802350) | #9 | ||
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Apparently the change in regs' hampers Sykes riding style. Rea's probably going to walk it again. I hope the Ducatis and others can make him work for it.
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20 Feb 2018, 15:04 (Ref:3802667) | #10 | |
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It's just a surprise no one in MotoGP has offered Rea a seat, as there's no reason why he can't do well in that season. Certainly he seems too good for WSBK
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20 Feb 2018, 18:45 (Ref:3802735) | #11 | ||
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Not a surprise, he is probably on higher wages than everyone other than the factory riders, would not want to drop that. Was offered a Gresini Honda years ago but turned it down, his own fault.
He is exactly like Mat Mladin who had plenty of chances to quit AMA but wanted to stay, earn a fortune and win easy. HAve no sympathy I am afraid, he would rather be a big fish in a tiny pond, but those that know will never rate him against his peers as he has little compeition. |
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24 Feb 2018, 09:50 (Ref:3803568) | #12 | ||
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Wow! Fantastic season opener at Phillip Island! http://www.worldsbk.com/en/
Who would have guessed that podium? |
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24 Feb 2018, 10:48 (Ref:3803575) | #13 | ||
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Promising start to the season. I really want to see Honda, Aprillia and Yamaha in the mix for wins though...
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24 Feb 2018, 18:43 (Ref:3803659) | #14 | ||
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Entertaining start to the season, I guess Melandri's flyweight stature helped in preserving his tyres where others faded towards the end. Very promising for a slightly more competitive season from all the top runners.
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25 Feb 2018, 08:17 (Ref:3803749) | #15 | ||
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Another action packed race at Phillip Island! http://resources.worldsbk.com/files/...d5751fd79112ed.
Great to see Fores on the podium, and Camier on Honda and Lowes and van der Mark on Yamahas not far behind. |
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25 Feb 2018, 08:30 (Ref:3803752) | #16 | ||
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Marco Melandri looking like world champion material again
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25 Feb 2018, 19:49 (Ref:3803862) | #18 | ||
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two good races
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9 Mar 2018, 19:42 (Ref:3807128) | #19 | ||
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I caught up with the races today and while I enjoyed them overall, we've been here before i.e. Phillip Island producing fantastic racing only for the rest of the season to be somewhat of a letdown in terms of sheer competition. I'm not getting carried away just yet.
I'm not sure what to make of the raft of new regulations; essentially, BoP (whisper it) has come to WSBK. It seems the age of purist motorsport is well and truly dead and buried - when it comes to the major categories at any rate. I can't think of any major racing series where the need to attract diverse entrants by attempting to force a level playing field hasn't trumped the purity of motorsport. I've come to accept it over the years but it's a double-edged sword: you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. My only persisting issue with it is that it can get silly and lack of transparency sometimes means one is never quite sure how level the playing field really is. Is what we're watching reality or a fudge? Anyway, what about the tyre issues? I don't get Pirelli as a corporate entity. I never have. They seem to go out of their way to give the impression of dare I say it, incompetence or ineptitude. How many times can one corporation (the motorsport tyre division at any rate) claim exceptional unforeseen circumstances? Whatever happened to systems thinking/systems approach/systems engineering? Perhaps I'm being overly critical and the situation was really unforeseen this year, maybe tyres are required to made and shipped way in advance in which case they take guesses which sometime fail to meet expectation. It just feels like, it's always them. |
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10 Mar 2018, 03:24 (Ref:3807178) | #20 | |
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I hear you, but Bridgestone had similar issues in 2013 and ran for cover : in consultation with Dorna they split the race into two club-distance sprints. If you recall, Mraquez was disqualified after running a lap too far in the first stanza. We were asking then, has nobody been down to the Island for a bit of pre-season testing to see which compounds/profiles will be best suited ? I can't believe PI is incredibly abrasive, or if so, that it's such a surprise every year.
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they did testing at Philip Island just a week or so before the season.
maybe the weather conditions were much different for the races? |
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10 Mar 2018, 13:09 (Ref:3807231) | #22 | |
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Seems we're in for a good season if the first races are anything to go by, yes Rea had problems in the first race, but what a finish in the second race, shows he's not going to have it easy this season.
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26 Mar 2018, 11:15 (Ref:3810886) | #23 | ||
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A podium in Thailand without Kawasaki (race 2); who would have predicted that?!
Good to see the Yamaha bikes on the podium in Thailand... and Davies back in winning form |
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Great racing, great competition and pretty unpredictable, what more could you ask? In total contrast to F1, Superbikes both British and World along with Motogp is probably the most entertaining motor sport to watch.
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28 Mar 2018, 10:17 (Ref:3811452) | #25 | |
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What a great couple of races. What was up with Rea in race 2? It's good for the championship that he's not as invincible as the previous seasons. Good to see the Yamahas up there. Hopefully the rest of the season will be as good as the two meetings so far
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