WSBK 2013 - Round 2 - Aragon (04.14.2013)

[Spec-ECU]

I think that Chaz Davies is going to be the guy to watch this year.

Anybody have the scoop on TV channel and race times?

See post #11.

 

[budman]

Amazed at the diversity of the bikes in the top 10. :applause

Thanks for the tip -Jim :cool

Looks to be stacking up for a good race and indeed it is a great venue.

 

[budman]

...and btw D sweet intro :thumbup

 

[Tharkûn]

Ducati on par with motogp now

 

[Ducky_Fresh]

You mean the paningale goes as fast as the GP13? Sounds about right.

The ART bike is basically a GP version of the RSV4..

 

[stangmx13]

nah, i think he meant relative performance, ie not at the front. u cant compare laptimes at this track anyway, both series run a diff configuration.

this is a HP track with its hills and the long back straight. hell, i bet if WSBK ran the GP config, the Panigale would be closer. Checa is actually 4tenths faster in QP1 than he was last year. hopefully he can make just as much improvement as he finished 9sec off the leader in both races last year.

 

[DaveT319]

Aragon is such a badass track!!

Most of it is. That start is kind of stupid though. Gas it for about 4 seconds and then a 90 degree left. Kind of a cluster fuck. Should have made the front straight longer, or at least move the starting grid back further.

 

[cencalballer]

nah, i think he meant relative performance, ie not at the front. u cant compare laptimes at this track anyway, both series run a diff configuration.

this is a HP track with its hills and the long back straight. hell, i bet if WSBK ran the GP config, the Panigale would be closer. Checa is actually 4tenths faster in QP1 than he was last year. hopefully he can make just as much improvement as he finished 9sec off the leader in both races last year.

Oh yeah. They don;t run the bus stop for the WSBK race. It's a 1 km straight. Maybe longer actually. I'm not surprised at the BMW's neccessarily but Davies is ripping comapred to what I expected. None the less looking forward to it.

 

[Tharkûn]

Yeah meant relative performance to the rest of the field, my bad

 

[kelsodeez]

i predict an aprilia lockout again.

 

[deanzaZZR]

i predict an aprilia lockout again.

PI was a Eurobike podium lockout. Melandri did podium in race 2.

 

[Spec-ECU]

Aragon - FIM Superbike World Championship - Superpole 3

[table='head']Pos.|Rider|Team|Bike|Fastest Lap
1. |Tom Sykes |(Kawasaki Racing Team) |Kawasaki ZX-10R |1'56.339

2. |Eugene Laverty |(Aprilia Racing Team) |Aprilia RSV4 Factory |1'56.638

3. |Chaz Davies |(BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) |BMW S1000 RR |1'56.845

4. |Sylvain Guintoli |(Aprilia Racing Team) |Aprilia RSV4 Factory |1'57.486

5. |Jules Cluzel |(Fixi Crescent Suzuki) |Suzuki GSX-R1000 |1'57.540

6. |Loris Baz |(Kawasaki Racing Team) |Kawasaki ZX-10R |1'57.869

7. |Davide Giugliano |(Althea Racing) |Aprilia RSV4 Factory |1'57.975

8. |Marco Melandri |(BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) |BMW S1000 RR |1'58.268

9. |Jonathan Rea |(Pata Honda World Superbike) |Honda CBR1000RR |2'01.613

10. |Carlos Checa |(Team Ducati Alstare) |Ducati 1199 Panigale R |1'58.326

11. |Leon Haslam |(Pata Honda World Superbike) |Honda CBR1000RR |1'58.329

12. |Max Neukirchner |(MR-Racing) |Ducati 1199 Panigale R |1'59.993

13. |Ayrton Badovini |(Team Ducati Alstare) |Ducati 1199 Panigale R |1'59.475

14. |Michel Fabrizio |(Red Devils Roma) |Aprilia RSV4 Factory |1'59.478

15. |Alexander Lundh |(Team Pedercini) |Kawasaki ZX-10R |2'01.029

16. |Leon Camier |(Fixi Crescent Suzuki) |Suzuki GSX-R1000 |1'59.379

17. |Federico Sandi |(Team Pedercini) |Kawasaki ZX-10R |2'00.979

18. |Ivan Clementi |(HTM Racing) |BMW S1000 RR |2'02.140

19. |Mark Aitchison |(Team Effenbert Liberty Racing) |Ducati 1098R |2'02.554

20. |Vittorio Iannuzzo |(Grillini Dentalmatic SBK) |BMW S1000 RR |2'03.201
[/table]

 

[motobecane10]

Looking forward to watching.

Here's how I see the race going....

At the start, I see Sykes leading the pack (then fading in typical fashion) with the Aprillia's and BMW's closely behind. I'm pretty sure Checa will be right there with the group and hope to see the two Honda's (Rea and or Haslam) contending with the pack as well. We'll have to see. In the end, it will be Aprilia's within at least top 2, and a BMW finishing podium. None the less, as always, the race(s) are going to be exciting to watch! :ride

<edited to add Haslam in the mix>

as was evident from mid 2012 season on the sykes train didn't fade any longer hence 1/2pt from the title so expect him up front a tone.

 

[Ducky_Fresh]

Smoked 4th by a second! Too bad the kawi can't hang for race distance.

My boys Davis and Ginters will be at the front.


Fabrizio down pretty far. Weird.

 

[deanzaZZR]

An Englishman, and Irishman and a Welshman on the font row. Hodgson, "There must be a joke in that".

 

[Raider]

Marco, Rea and Checa 2 seconds off? wtf?

 

[kevin 714]

the use of qualifying tires in superpoe always kinda throws off what Q means for the race.

I still see marco towards the sharp end of the stick, and I think sykes will fade because of tire use at this HP track.

guintoli FTW

 

[Go2Trackdays]

Anybody have the scoop on TV channel and race times?

I don't know if anybody has tried this yet...

In my area (San Jose, CA) on COMCAST

go to Ch 429 (BEIN)

and/or then do a Search for MOTOCROSS

"WHAT??" you say?

When you click on SOME of the results that come up on a "MOTOCROSS" search, you will see that it Actually Says WORLD SUPERBIKE RACING .... etc etc


You're welcome :teeth

 

[kelsodeez]

good ride by MotoMarquez to get 3rd place in race 1. those bmw's have found a shit ton of pace.

 

[Zerox]

I think that Chaz Davies is going to be the guy to watch this year.

:laughing