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James Toseland on SBK and MotoGP
Some years SBK riders leave the Championship for the MotoGP and some others return to SBK. What will is the difference? Is it harder to race in the MotoGP? James Toseland explains something.
James believes winning doesn’t make a difference. When you want to reach the top and win a SBK race or a MotoGP race, you must fight hard. The two Championships have different riding styles. The bikes are different and the way to overtake in MotoGP is completely different to SBK. James said: ” It’s not easier to try and beat Valentino Rossi or the bikes in MotoGP or Troy Bayliss in Superbikes. When I was in Superbikes we were all specialists in Superbike racing, so it was just as hard to win those races as these.”
Not so many riders have won races both at MotoGP and SBK. Troy Bayliss, Alex Barros, Chris Vermeulen and Makoto Tamada have won both in recent years but the list is limited.
Via | crash.net
New Superpole format for 2009
The new Superpole format will be introduced next season and the timing of this spectacular event will be moved to 3pm. The Superpole will change radically, with the 16 fastest riders not riding anymore the one extreme fast lap time.
The new Superpole will be for the first 20 riders (instead ofthe 16 riders today). Three elimination stints of 12 minutes will follow, each with seven minutes in between. After the first stint, the four slowest riders will be eliminated and eight riders after the second stint. The last third stint will start with the eight existing riders to have the final standings.
The final regulations will be established and approved by the SBK, FIM, FGSport and the SBK Team Association.
We think, it’s good news to bring more excitement in the Superpole stint. Also the rider with less experience or less good feeling in only riding one fast lap, will be positive about this new system. What’s your opinion?
Via | SBK
Results SBK Brands Hatch 2008
Ryuichi Kiyonari has taken his first double win at Brands Hatch, spectacles from Haga, Corser and Bayliss. Suzuki BSB rider Tom Sykes had a great race and was also battling on top. Ruben Xaus did not race today.
Results race 1.
1. Kiyonari, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda
2. Bayliss, Ducati Xerox
3. Biaggi, Sterilgarda Go Eleven
4. Kagayama, Team Suzuki Allstar
7. Neukirchner, Team Alstare Suzuki
8. Corser, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB
See after the jump for more results.
Ducati fans in the middle of London!
This is a great video of Davide Tardozzi and Ducati ‘tifosi’ invading Carnaby Street in London. It’s the start of the next SBK round and Ducati has really kicked off. Brands Hatch is in the UK for this time. Troy Bayliss was not able to arrive on time so Michel Fabrizio gave the crowd a great burnout in the middle of the street. Davide Tardozzi talked for more than 3 minutes about his vision for the next race, answering questions about possible team orders and much more. If you love Ducati, you won’t miss it!
SBK with more British riders?
James Toseland has said he would like more British riders in the SBK. “Carl Fogarty, Neil Hodgson and I won 7 WSB titles in 15 years. Today only Chris Walker is returning to the Championship and it’s mid-season. We have so much British talent and I would like to see more youngsters given a chance and on a more regular basis.”
Riders like Troy Bayliss, Noriyuki Haga, Checa and others are all verging on retirement, according to the Britisch MotoGP rider James Toseland. Could we see some new blood come through?
Via | news.bbc
Fun at the SBK bowling event
During a World Superbike event there’s also some time for fun. At Brno a group of racers and the media were invited to take part in a ten pin bowling competition held in a huge shopping complex outside the centre of Brno. Riders against media? No, they played mixed, but where’s my invitation?!
Via | Alstare
Chris Walker on the Fireblade
Chris Walker, known as “the Stalker”, speaks on video about his return to the SBK with the Vent Axia VK Team. Recorded at Oulton Park during his first test-session, watch and listen to his review on the Honda Fireblade, saying that whatever you’ve got on your wish list, it has it.
Chris Walker returns to SBK
Chris Walker “The Stalker” again racing in the SBK for 2008.
Chris will join the Vent Axia VK Team for the rest of the SBK races this year. The 36 year-old British rider has left his team in the World Supersport Championship and will race with the 1000cc Honda Fireblade. Chris will join existing rider Gregorio Lavilla.
Chris said: ” it’s a massive opportunity for me and one I don’t intend to waste. Everyone knows this team has pedigree and they build awesome bikes, so I know it will be competitive”.
Next SBK races for 2008:
August 3, United Kingdom Brands Hatch
September 7, Europe Donington
September 21, Italy, Vallelunga
October 5, France Magny Cours
November 2, Portugal Portimao
Via | SBK
FGSport anounces new Official timing Sponsor
After a renewed contract with Pirelli, FGSport has also announced a new agreement.
Meccaniche Veloci is the new official timing sponsor of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship and will appear at this weekend’s race in Brno for the first time.
Meccaniche Veloci was born from the idea to build a prestigious watch inspired by the piston of a four-stroke engine. It’s a mix of enineering and materials used by two and four-wheel racing machines and is made in Italy with high Swiss moving parts: “Quattro Valvole, mathematics and poetry of time”.
Via | SBK
Suspension tests on the Vallelunga racetrack.
More SBK activity on the Italian Vallelunga racetrack. Last week some SBK teams went to Vallelunga for some tyre testing with Pirelli and today Yamaha Motor Italia went with Ohlins for some electronic suspension tests. Troy Corser and teammate Noriyuki Haga tried out new Ohlins suspension units based on electronic damping control.
Troy Corser was happy with the test, he said:”we did a lot of testing, we tried so many settings and the bike worked pretty well”. On september 21 the Vallelunga SBK race will take place.
Via | SBK
A look inside the Ducati Xerox Team
For the first time we get an inside look at the Ducati Xerox Team and can watch the presentation movie from this Superbike squad. Davide Tardozzi (Team Manager) gives a explanation of his work but also other team members like Ernesto Marinelli (Technical Director) and Lindo Sbaraglia (Team Parts Manager) explain the importance of spare parts inside the Xerox Team. And don’t forget of course Matteo Scalmazzi (Team Chef). Being Italians, food is really important. Check it out in the film.
Championship News
In recent championship news, Canepa again performed the fastest laptime during the MotoGP two-day tyre test session on the Indiapolis track with his Ducati. Speculations for next continue, with Mika Kallio, leading in the 250 MotoGP, tipped to move to the Ducati satellite Team d’Antin for 2009.
As reported on MotoGPMatters, in an attempt to cease rumours about Marco Melandri, Ducati boss Livio Suppo has told the Italy’s sports newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport, that Melandri will stay and race for Ducati at the German GP and US GP at Laguna Seca.
Moto73 has reported that Andrea Dovizioso could enter the Repsol Honda Team in place of Nicky Hayden. The Italian SBK Team Guandalini is preparing for the next race with Smrz racing at his home track in Brno. Given his latest performances, it could be the moment when he proves he is on top again.
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