Hey Guys, did any of you catch WSB Championship at the weekend from Quatar. I missed it as it was only being showed on Eurosport. Hoping they might show the highlights this Sunday but could do with an update before. 2nd Race on the 4th, then I'm off to Donnington on the 1st April which i cant wait for. Cheers xx

 

what is WSB??? i dont know.

 

Hey:

WP Ranger World Super Bike, WSB Qatar results:

First Race:
1 Max Biaggi (Ita) Suzuki 36mins 10.115secs
2 James Toseland (GB) Honda 36:11.598
3 Lorenzo Lanzi (Ita) Ducati 36:24.021
4 Yukio Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki 36:24.934 5 Troy Bayliss (Aus) Ducati 36:27.420
6 Max Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki 36:35.046
7 Roberto Rolfo (Ita) Honda 36:35.280
8 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Yamaha 36:37.435
9 Troy Corser (Aus) Yamaha 36:41.352
10 Ruben Xaus (Spa) Ducati 36:41.784

Second Race:
1 James Toseland (Gbr) Honda 36mins 09.433secs
2 Max Biaggi (Ita) Suzuki 36:10.171
3 Troy Corser (Aus) Yamaha 36:16.819
4 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) Yamaha 36:24.417
5 Fonsi Nieto (Spa) Kawasaki 36:24.466
6 Yukio Kagayama (Jpn) Suzuki 36:25.344
7 Lorenzo Lanzi (Ita) Ducati 36:26.097
8 Troy Bayliss (Aus) Ducati 36:32.682
9 Ruben Xaus (Spa) Ducati 36:33.715
10 Max Neukirchner (Ger) Suzuki 36:42.913

Championship standings after 1st round:
Riders:
=1 James Toseland (Gbr) 45pts
=1 Max Biaggi (Ita) 45
3 Lorenzo Lanzi (Ita) 25
4 Troy Corser (Aus) 23
4 Yukio Kagayama (Jpn) 23
6 Noriyuki Haga (Jpn) 21
7 Troy Bayliss (Aus) 19
8 Max Neukirchner (Ger) 16
9 Ruben Xaus (Spa) 13
10 Fonsi Nieto (Spa) 11

Manufacturers:
1 Suzuki 45pts
1 Honda 45
3 Ducati 25
4 Yamaha 24
5 Kawasaki 11

Be here till 12 Mar
Dub

 

you star, you've just made my day. do you think its going to be a cut and dry WSB this year or are they going to battle it out. I'm hoping for James Tosland to win, but Max B is such a good rider

thanks again xxx

 

awesome races but I forgot how crappy the WSBK video quality is in the US after they convert it from PAL to NTSC

I gotta admit I didn't think it would turn out like that, Toseland and Biaggi were battling so damn hard that first race. Then Biaggi, Haga, and Corser in the second race was pretty good but Toseland was just too damn fast

Biaggi definitely got a bad rap from MotoGP but holy crap is he still fast as hell
Seems like most people tend to forget that he really was Rossi's biggest challenge

 

too true, but he still let the pressure get to him. hopefully Rossi will get his **** kicked again this year which makes for good viewing lol. do you get to go to any of the racing, i'm off to Donnington on the 1st which hopefully will show some good racing.let me know em xx its nice to talk to someone who actually knows about it lol

 

Biaggi just never had the natural talent Rossi did. Also Rossi started racing when he was in diapers, max was like 16 or so before he ever sat on a motorcycle

I would expect it to be an extremely competitive season, especially if Bayliss gets back up front. Biaggi and Toseland were fighting hard, the Yamaha's should get a little extra power before long. We could easily see 4 manufacturers with 5 or 6 different riders fighting for the win most of the season. And if Hodgson gets the "Yamaha France" ride, there might be one more.

Unfortunately because of Speed Channel I didn't get to watch too much WSBK last year. Any time a bunch of rednecks get together in crappy cars to drive in circles for hours on end, Speed has to clear5 or 6 days to cover it. A nascar driver getsthe fluand they'll clear the programming schedule for a day or two to cover it lol. Actually I complain but they do usually show MotoGP and AMA Superbike the sunday of, World Superbike is usually just when they get around to it.AMA Supersport, FX, and Superstock the next Tuesday. 125 and 250GP's are a little more rare but we do still get most of the 250 races. I don't think we got but half of World Supersport last year and its usually a couple weeks after the race itself lol. Could be worse I guess. The Daytona 200 and Laguna Seca MotoGP races are live. Of course all of our MotoGP races are cut down to an hour so we don't get the pre and post race stuff, might get one or two interviews sometimes and as I said the picture sucks because of the conversion but thats understandable.

 

Nascar is poisoning your mind.Get out James, GEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTT OOOOOOOOUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTT! It's o.k. people it's just part of the show.
Hey Woody you got any $$$$$$?I still got Toseland to win it all this year and take Honda to the top of WSB this year. I was playin about the $$$$$. I love staying awake till 2 a.m.to watch the races. Thank god I don't have anything better to do. Nascar makes the world go round. I would love to see Toyota run off a domination like Senna & Honda,Schmacher & Ferrari, or Rossi & Honda/Yamaha because IMO it would lose it's popularity.

 

I think we do quite well then considering, we get full coverage of MOTOGP which is always a great watch, and BSB but i'm sure your not to interested in that lol. i think your right about Biaggi but he has got a bit of a chip on his shoulder when it comes to Rossi lol.
We dont get WSB until a week later which doesnt seem the same as watching it live, until i go to the live races that is lol then that will just be amazing. hopeing to get in the paddocks as well which is always a bonus.

Not sure what Nascar is, please enlighten me. i am assuming it car racing like you said but whats the point lol.

As you can tell i'm not to up on cars lol xx

 

[sm=trust_me.gif]Your not missing anything!
IMOsuperbike racingissuperbike racingno matter who's riding. As long as it's good tight running I'm down for the show. When guys are two and three seconds apart from each other and no one's making moves that when it's not entertaining.
I think that's what getsTT so gritty, when they make up the time lapse and they try passing each other. That's when it really, really crazy. Not like you have to add to the drama of averaging 130 mph on public roads.