Ducky_Fresh
Treasure Hunter
What a snooze fest, who actually fell asleep?
Who fell asleep for WSBK last weekend?
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RightCoastBias
F8TRED
Stayed asleep, haven't watched the races, don't plan to.
shouldnthave
Taze away, Yana...
Boring as hell. If they don't clear out some back markers, and get some real competition at the front soon no one will watch that shit. It was like watching a really fast track day.
The weekend overall was a good time, but I would have preferred to stay home in hindsight.
The weekend overall was a good time, but I would have preferred to stay home in hindsight.
stangmx13
not Stan
The races were so boring they deserved a 2nd thread, ehh?
Huh? WSBK not MA. (Were there any blue flags at Sonoma?!?)
Huh? WSBK not MA. (Were there any blue flags at Sonoma?!?)
shouldnthave
Taze away, Yana...
Oh haha! They had ALLLLL the blue flags... Haven't seen the WSBK race yet, and now I don't have to. :thumbup
scotinexcile
Well-known member
Supersport was the best race of the weekend
clutchslip
Not as fast as I look.
I watched - see here other race thread post
I do think that the number of riders that can run at the front are very limited. Remember that Sykes was "da man" until Rea and Davies proved otherwise. I don't know what they could do on a BMW, but I would like to see.
I do think that the number of riders that can run at the front are very limited. Remember that Sykes was "da man" until Rea and Davies proved otherwise. I don't know what they could do on a BMW, but I would like to see.
Ducky_Fresh
Treasure Hunter
Until dude crashed and they fucked it up with that bullshit red flag.
scotinexcile
Well-known member
Certainly more interesting than WSBK races :rofl
EastBayDave
- Kawasaki Fanatic -
poll needed more choices?
voted yes simply because I WAS asleep at that ungodly hour, & recorded it for later viewing on the DVR...:nchantr
voted yes simply because I WAS asleep at that ungodly hour, & recorded it for later viewing on the DVR...:nchantr
Ducky_Fresh
Treasure Hunter
squidworth
Well-known member
I had this saved to my laptop and watched it on the plane.. I watched the first 5 laps, passed out, and finished the last 5 laps
No. That doesn't make any sense.
Besides there is all kinds of great motorcycle racing that is not road racing.
shouldnthave
Taze away, Yana...
Nothing on the level of WSBK, or Moto GP, but there is always 'real road racing'. Though there aren't 20 courses around the world, of the 5 race events held every year like the Isle of man TT, North West 200, Southern 100, and Ulster Grand Prix really big money from factory teams gets spent.
How does that relate make everything else effectively dead and a waste of money? There are plenty of other racing series where the manufacturers invest millions and get a good ROI.
I don't think the factories spend anywhere near the kind of money on those series that they would have to spend on WSBK to competitive. They're also much lower in travel costs because they're not flying halfway around the world every other week.
Everyone here complains about the racing being boring and just Rea and Davies fighting at the front.
How do you combat that? Do we throw MORE money at it from the other manufacturers (who are all primarily invested in MotoGP and don't provide real factory support because they can't afford to and make most of their money on selling scooters and non-sports bikes) or do we bring everyone down to the same level via regulations tweaks?
I've love to see a breakdown of racing series and money invested by manufacturer. Because outside of MotoGP, I just don't see millions upon millions being spent on this stuff other than KTM in everything dirt related. I don't hear factory names being mentioned as the primary sponsors in BSB or MotoAmerica. It's always some other company first.