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| Second place too close to call Update: October 13, 2008, 12.00 PM ET Comment Email Print With Troy Bayliss having tied up the championship at Magny-Cours the new circuit of Portimao will form the backdrop for what is set to be a close and competitive fight for second place in the championship rankings. Arithmetically, there are still four riders in with a chance of taking the runner-up spot but it would be a remarkable feat if Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) could make up his current 41-point disadvantage after Magny-Cours. Even Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) may find the 27 points he sits behind second place man Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) too much to reverse over two races, which indicates that the most likely fight will be an inter-team rivalry between Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia). Haga is only nine points ahead of Corser, with 50 up for grabs for any rider who can win both Portimao races. Right now, Haga has seven wins contributing to his points total of 325, while Corser is still looking for his first win, but has been a more consistent points finisher, securing 12 podiums so far and having only three no scores. Haga has 11 podiums so far but a whopping six no scores. On recent form? Haga is almost perfect, having won three of the last four races, and been second in the other. |
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| Yes, great result from Troy, well done to him and the team :) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| congrats to bayliss, i love seing him as world champ again, bayliss is an awesome representive for australian motor sport, always gracious and always the first to be accountable for his blips, never blames anyone else or anything else, takes it like a true champion...well done troy you deserve al the accolades you get :-))))))) superbikes will miss you dearly next year. |
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| Race 2 Bayliss and Haga thrashed out a duel for the entire second race, but two laps before the end the newly-crowned champion made his attack and went on to conclude a triumphant day with the win. Third place on the podium went to Corser, who also rode an attacking race, with Checa finishing fourth. There was a terrific s *** for fifth between Sterilgarda team-mates Ruben Xaus and Max Biaggi, with the Spaniard getting the edge in a sprint finish with the Italian. The second race was not so good for the Suzuki riders, with Yukio Kagayama, Nieto and Max Neukirchner finishing in that order behind Biaggi. Roberto Rolfo (Honda Althea) and Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati RG) both finished in the points, but it was a race 2 to forget for Fabrizio, who only finished 14th. |
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| Bayliss SBK World Champion for the third time! Update: October 05, 2008, 19.00 PM ET Comment Email Print Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) clinched the FIM Superbike World Championship for the third time today after finishing third in race 1 at Magny-Cours in front of 78,000 spectators. The Australian rider then celebrated his title in the best possible way by winning race 2. Victory in race 1 and second place in race 2 went to Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB), who moves into second place in the table, with just the final round at Portimao (Portugal) remaining on November 2. With today's results, Ducati also celebrates its fifteenth Manufacturers' title. Race 1 The race was dominated by Haga, with his third win in a row, the Japanese rider finishing 6" ahead of Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki Alstare), who had a good race to finish runner-up, and Bayliss, who stayed out of trouble to take the title. Fourth went to Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati), who came on strong towards the end. Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) was sixth, followed by Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) and Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), who faded with tyre problems after a good early part. Three laps from the end Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) crashed out while fighting for a podium place with Nieto and Bayliss, while Frenchman Régis Laconi took his PSG-1 Corse Kawasaki to a respectable eleventh place. |
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| Superbike - Race 2 Update: October 05, 2008, 16.45 PM ET Comment Email Print 1 21 Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08 38'33.579 (157,864 kph) 2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 0.909 3 11 Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1 2.966 4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 7.175 5 111 Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08 12.822 6 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 13.004 7 34 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 18.876 8 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 19.512 9 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 19.627 10 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 21.425 11 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 25.133 12 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 30.538 13 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS 08 35.334 14 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 38.453 15 9 Walker C. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 40.008 16 38 Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 40.802 17 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 46.941 18 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R 50.172 19 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR 58.616 20 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'00.422 21 69 Silva I. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'02.852 22 88 Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'21.378 23 13 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'32.289 RET 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR RET 73 Zaiser C. (AUT) Yamaha YZF-R1 RET 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF-R1 RET 194 Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 RET 32 Bauer M. (AUT) Honda CBR1000RR |
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| Superbike - Race 1 Update: October 05, 2008, 13.35 PM ET Comment Email Print 1 41 Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 38'33.367 (157,878 kph) 2 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 6.223 3 21 Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08 6.875 4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 7.237 5 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 8.925 6 11 Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1 10.714 7 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 16.176 8 34 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 22.661 9 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR 27.224 10 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 31.300 11 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 35.558 12 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 35.774 13 194 Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 36.078 14 38 Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 36.289 15 9 Walker C. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 40.472 16 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 40.497 17 32 Bauer M. (AUT) Honda CBR1000RR 43.350 18 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R 54.263 19 88 Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 54.382 20 69 Silva I. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 54.513 RET 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS 08 RET 73 Zaiser C. (AUT) Yamaha YZF-R1 RET 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 RET 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 RET 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF-R1 RET 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR RET 111 Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08 RET 13 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R |
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| Just reading that Corser will be riding for BMW next year. Can someone tell me if i am right to say that this is BMW first time into Superbikes? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| debbie does dallas IMO was over rated , however we are not opposed to viewing ginger lin or early tracy lords in a starring roles, oops my bad, but for the real action i do prefere the videos of the 2000 gp at the island where maxxxx won :-)) |
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| milfy,,just a quick question.. in the privacy of the bedroom,,which dvd would you like the old man to put on,before some hot action.. 1..debbie does dallas.. 2..max s rim bashing escapades.. thank you milfy.. |
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| 'yep matt i am being one eyed and on the biaggi bandwagon now :)' LOL Did i say anything? ;) |
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| my mistake 1/ haga 2/ fabritzio 3/ corser lost train if thought when bayliss went off, what a ride by bayliss and haga, fecking magee sying it was excellent racing to watch and great riding not unlike the stoner and rossi battle WHICH HE sooked about, FECKING MAGEE HYPOCRITE. |
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| haga 1 corser 2/ neukirk 3/ well done nitro norri.. bayliss what can i say,,,,,,Doh, bad luck everyone here just went f u c c c c ckkk .... and max wtf happened, hope they both are ok. |
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| haga 1 biaggi 2 corser 3. good race, see biagggi touch hagas back wheel sphinktas action there its fair to say ...oh oh oh ooh oh good ride by my mate biaggi considering he is on the satellite ride and haga is on the full factory yamaha, right on his hammer the whole race, yep matt i am being one eyed and on the biaggi bandwagon now :) tommy did you see the front wheel action biaggi had coming out of the turn, more sphinkta action there, ooh oohhh ooohhh ooohhh. race two up soon,, |
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| Superbike - Superpole Update: September 20, 2008, 17.10 PM ET Comment Email Print 1 21 Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08 1'36.606 2 11 Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1 1'36.730 3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 1'36.915 4 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'37.134 5 23 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.342 6 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'37.427 7 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 1'37.550 8 34 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'37.607 9 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'37.692 10 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'37.820 11 111 Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08 0.000 12 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 0.000 13 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.910 14 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.925 15 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'38.043 16 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.267 17 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.492 18 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'38.530 19 38 Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 1'38.574 20 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF-R1 1'38.660 21 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'38.749 22 194 Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 1'38.970 23 13 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'39.362 24 88 Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'39.531 25 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'39.532 26 9 Walker C. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'39.623 27 73 Zaiser C. (AUT) Yamaha YZF-R1 1'40.162 28 122 Smrz M. (CZE) Honda CBR1000RR 1'40.633 29 50 Lynn M. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.680 |
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| Superpole win at Vallelunga goes to Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) Update: September 20, 2008, 19.45 PM ET Comment Email Print WSBK championship leader Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) took his seventh Superpole pole position of the season in dry and sunny conditions at the Vallelunga track on the outskirts of Rome. Troy's 25th career Superpole, which he claimed with a time of 1 minute 36.606 seconds, makes him the firm favourite for the win in tomorrow's two races, results that would earn him his third World Superbike title. The 39 year-old Australian will however have his work cut out trying to hold off his front row rivals, starting with the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB duo of Troy Corser and Noriyuki Haga in second and third slots. The top 3 were the only riders to lap Superpole under the 1'37" mark. Fourth place went to hometown hero Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati), who will be aiming for his first win of the season at his home track. The second row also has a competitive look about it, with fifth place going to Donington and Brands winner, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), just a fraction ahead of Max Neukirchner (Alstare), the first Suzuki rider in the timesheets. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) also put in a good performance to finish seventh, but was disappointed not to be on the front row at his home track. Two riders ruined their Superpole lap with crashes, Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati) and Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), who were up at the front in qualifying but who will now have to start from row 3. |
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| he should of got baylis's ride IMO. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biaggi to return to Aprilia for Superbike World Championship Update: September 19, 2008, 18.20 PM ET Comment Email Print Max Biaggi, who won three of his four world 250 GP titles with Aprilia, is set to return to the Noale-based company to ride the Aprilia RSV4 in the Superbike World Championship in 2009 and 2010. Rome-born Biaggi had a successful period with Aprilia between 1991 and 1996, winning three world titles in the 250 GP class, which included 23 GP wins and 37 podiums. "Biaggi was our number one choice, I'm delighted to have him back with us" declared Leo Francesco Mercanti, Director of Product Development and Sporting Activities of the Piaggio Group. "Max is a rider who has written a number of important chapters in Aprilia's racing history: he was involved in the company's first major triumphs, and the seasons of Aprilia domination, all of which enabled this young company to join the ‘greats' of motorcycle racing. Today, with Biaggi and the Aprilia RSV4 we begin a new challenge. We are convinced that with him, we will be able to put to the best possible use all of our passion, our expertise and desire to win". Aprilia is the most successful Italian manufacturer amongst all those taking part in motorcycle racing: since 1992 it has won 31 world titles in GP racing, as well as 4 titles in Supermoto, 2 in Trial and 8 race wins in the Superbike World Championship. |
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| GREAT to see the aussie standing tall in the supersports too. josh brooks hell of a nice kid too. :)) |
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| FIM Supersport World Championship Joshua Brookes (Hannspree Stiggy Motorsport Honda) scored his first win of the season, when he got the better of his fellow Australian, Andrew Pitt (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) with a terrific battle in the final stages. Thanks to this win, Brookes moves into second place, 32 points behind Pitt. A Honda 1-2-3 was completed by Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate), who held off Barry Veneman (RES Software Suzuki) for fourth. South African Hudson Kennaugh (Raceways Yamaha) scored a good result in fifth, while Team Stiggy wrapped up a good day with sixth place for Robbin Harms, the Dane coming home ahead of Joan Lascorz (Glaner Motocard.com Honda) and Didier Van Keymeulen (RES Software Suzuki). Before the race a tribute was held on the grid to Craig Jones, the British rider who lost his life in a crash at Brands Hatch. Results: 1. Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 34'53.607 (152,188 kph); 2. Pitt A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 0.872; 3. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR600RR 4.846; 4. Veneman B. (NED) Suzuki GSX-R600 5.066; 5. Kennaugh H. (RSA) Yamaha YZF-R6 8.604; 6. Harms R. (DEN) Honda CBR600RR 8.990; 7. Lascorz J. (ESP) Honda CBR600RR 15.660; 8. Van Keymeulen D. (BEL) Suzuki GSX-R600 16.674. Points (after 10 of 13 rounds): 1. Pitt (Honda) 169; 2. Brookes (Honda) 137; 3. Rea (Honda) 133; 4. Parkes (Yamaha) 119; 5. Jones (Honda) 100; 6. Foret (Yamaha) 97; 7. Lascorz (Honda) 92; 8. Veneman (Suzuki) 61; etc. |
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| Race 2 Kiyonari was back at the front in the second race after his crash in race 1. The Honda rider took his third win of the season, holding off a late surge from Cal Crutchlow (HM Plant Honda). The final podium slot went to a battered and bruised Corser, who finished his difficult weekend with a gutsy third place. James Ellison (Hydrex Bike Animal Honda) was fourth, ahead of Italians Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) and Biaggi. The race was held in the pouring rain, and the tricky conditions caught out Bayliss (Ducati), who crashed while in second place. Race 2 was again disappointing for Neukirchner and Checa, while Haga was black-flagged for not coming in for a ride-through penalty. |
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| 2008 CHAMPIONSHIP1BaylissAUS35 9 2CorserAUS258 3NeukirchnerGER254 4ChecaESP240 5HagaJPN230 6NietoESP192 7BiaggiITA192 8KiyonariJPN190 9FabrizioITA172 10XausESP156 |
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| Points (after 11 of 14 rounds): Riders - 1. Bayliss (Ducati) 359 punti; 2. Corser (Yamaha) 258; 3. Neukirchner (Suzuki) 254; 4. Checa (Honda) 240; 5. Haga (Yamaha) 230; 6. Nieto (Suzuki) 192; 7. Biaggi (Ducati) 192; 8. Kiyonari (Honda) 190; 9. Fabrizio (Ducati) 172; 10. Xaus (Ducati) 156; etc. Manufacturers - 1. Ducati 439; 2. Yamaha 366; 3. Honda 335; 4. Suzuki 329; 5. Kawasaki 69. BTW for those who didn't know Bayliss crashed out in the second race while in 2nd place. |
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| RACE 1 1AUSBayliss29'55.384 2GBRSykes29'56.650 3ITABiaggi30'24.020 4ESPLavilla30'28.950 5JPNKagayama30'31.350 RACE 2 1JPNKiyonari40'26.508 2GBRCrutchlow40'28.769 3AUSCorser40'36.235 4GBREllison40'46.735 5ITAFabrizio40'53.983 |
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