SBK Round 1: Philip Island

[ÜberDoober]

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SEASON OPENER!

It's official, World Superbike starts this weekend from the awesome track at Philip Island. Unfortunately, the boobs at SPEEDtv are only showing us one race on Sunday and I see superbikeplanet.com has even posted a WTF comment today. Good for them. Registered Doobers can check out the broadcast times in the Upcoming Events calendar or visit our friends over at Race Fan TV (http://www.racefantv.com/USTV.htm).

With MotoGP resorting to drastic measures like no Friday practice to cut costs, SBK has 35 bikes on the grid and seemingly is the series to watch this year. Personally, I am looking to see our own Mr. Spies does on the world stage. From pre-season testing, it is looking like he just might be a factor at the finish line and wouldn't that be cool?

I'm curious too about the new BMW. With two top notch riders in the saddle, I wonder if the bike will be in the hunt from the get go or if they'll need half a season to get it sorted. All questions will be answered soon!

Stay tuned here and share your comments with the kids and check out the SBK news headlines back at the ranch, dooberville.com (http://www.dooberville.com/amasbk.htm)

[ÜberDoober]

Oh cool! Ben Spies fastest in the first session! Down around 8th for provisional qualifying. Times are posted at RR World & Soup so I won't put them up here, for now.

Corser and Xaus don't seem to have the BMW up to speed yet. I figured first time out on a brand new bike wasn't going to produce fantastic results so I'm not surprised.

[ÜberDoober]

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Jonathan Rea HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:32.161
2 Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1:32.306
3 Jakub Smrz Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1:32.312
4 Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1:32.377
5 Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:32.377
6 Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1:32.491
7 Ben Spies Yamaha World Superbike Yamaha YZF R1 1:32.500
8 Laconi Regis DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1:32.508
9 Tom Sykes Yamaha World Superbike Yamaha YZF R1 1:32.509
10 Max Neukirchner Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1:32.525
11 Ryuichi Kiyonari Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1:32.602
12 Leon Haslam Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:32.603
13 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1:32.704
14 Shane Byrne Team Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1:32.708
15 Tommy Hill HANNspree Honda Althea Honda CBR1000RR 1:32.884
16 Shinya Nakano Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1:32.928
17 Carlos Checa HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:32.947
18 RubenXaus BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:32.992
19 Roberto Rolfo Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:33.055
20 Broc Parkes Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1:33.104

Oh! Forgot about the Aprilia. Nice. Corser has moved the Beemer into the top five. Damn I wish we had live coverage of this. :mad:

[ÜberDoober]

BEN SPIES WINS SUPERPOLE!!!

Holy Scnikes!

FIM Superbike World Championship
Phillip Island, Australia
February 28, 2009
Superpole Results

1. Ben Spies (Yam YZF-R1), 1:31.069
2. Max Biaggi (Apr RSV4), 1:31.402
3. Jonathan Rea (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:31.596
4. Jakub Smrz (Duc 1098R), 1:31.600
5. Michel Fabrizio (Duc 1098 F09), 1:31.837
6. Leon Haslam (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:32.112
7. Carlos Checa (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:32.537
8. Regis Laconi (Duc 1098R), 1:32.649
9. Shinya Nakano (Apr RSV4), 1:31.843
10. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:31.860
11. Yukio Kagayama (Suz GSX-R1000K9), 1:31.867
12. Tom Sykes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:31.881
13. Noriyuki Haga (Duc 1098 F09), 1:31.907
14. Max Neukirchner (Suz GSX-R1000K9), 1:31.916
15. Shane Byrne (Duc 1098R), 1:32.119
16. Broc Parkes (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:32.719
17. Troy Corser (BMW S 1000RR), 1:32.873
18. Roberto Rolfo (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:32.997
19. Ruben Xaus (BMW S 1000RR), 1:33.152
20. Tommy Hill (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:33.363
21. Brendan Roberts (Duc 1098R), 1:33.588
22. Makoto Tamada (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:33.709
23. Ayrton Badovini (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.174
24. David Salom (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.194
25. Karl Muggeridge (Suz GSX-R1000K9), 1:34.341
26. Luca Scassa (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.390
27. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:35.767
28. Matteo Baiocco (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:36.363

Wow! Just Wow!

[ÜberDoober]

Race One Results!

Race was declared WET.

Spies runs off track on lap one. Bummer

FIM Superbike World Championship
Phillip Island, Australia
March 1, 2009
Race One Results (wet conditions, all on Pirelli tires):

1. Noriyuki HAGA (Duc 1098 F09), 22 laps, 34:22.631
2. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -0.032 second
3. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -5.347 seconds
4. Michel FABRIZIO (Duc 1098 F09), -6.587
5. Jonathan REA (Hon CBR1000RR), -8.491
6. Leon HASLAM (Hon CBR1000RR), -8.523
7. Regis LACONI (Duc 1098 RS09), -8.766
8. Troy CORSER (BMW S1000 RR), -11.589
9. Jakub SMRZ (Duc 1098R), -11.721
10. Tom SYKES (Yam YZF-R1), -11.761
11. Max BIAGGI (Apr RSV4), -12.609
12. Carlos CHECA (Hon CBR1000RR), -19.096
13. Roberto ROLFO (Hon CBR1000RR), -24.149
14. Tommy HILL (Hon CBR1000RR), -27.416
15. Shinya NAKANO (Apr RSV4), -28.173
16. Ben SPIES (Yam YZF-R1), -28.235, ran off track
17. Brendan ROBERTS (Duc 1098R), -37.348
18. Makoto TAMADA (Kaw ZX-10R), -37.401
19. Ruben XAUS (BMW S1000 RR), -42.614
20. Luca SCASSA (Kaw ZX-10R), -63.794
21. David SALOM (Kaw ZX-10R), -2 laps, crash
22. Matteo BAIOCCO (Kaw ZX-10R), -8 laps, DNF, retired
23. Broc PARKES (Kaw ZX-10R), -14 laps, DNF, retired
24. Vittorio IANNUZZO (Hon CBR1000RR), -14 laps, DNF, retired
25. Shane BYRNE (Duc 1098R), -15 laps, DNF, crash
26. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -18 laps, DNF, mechanical
27. Ryuichi KIYONARI (Hon CBR1000RR), -22 laps, DNF, crashed

[ÜberDoober]

RACE TWO RESULTS - SPIES WINS!

Way to go Ben!

FIM Superbike World Championship
Phillip Island, Australia
March 1, 2009
Race Two Results:

1. Ben Spies (Yam YZF-R1), 22 laps, 34:20.457
2. Noriyuki Haga (Duc 1098 F09), -1.286 seconds
3. Leon Haslam (Hon CBR1000RR), -4.213
4. Regis Laconi (Duc 1098R), -4.490
5. Michael Fabrizio (Duc 1098 F09), -6.045
6. Max Neukirchner (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -9.947
7. Jakub Smrz (Duc 1098R), -10.174
8. Yukio Kagayama (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -12.100
9. Jonathan Rea (Hon CBR1000RR), -12.742
10. Tom Sykes (Yam YZF-R1), -20.061
11. Ruben Xaus (BMW S1000 RR), -24.854
12. Shinya Nakano (Apr RSV4), -25.192
13. Carlos Checa (Hon CBR1000RR), -27.162
14. Tommy Hill (Hon CBR1000RR), -29.737
15. Max Biaggi (Apr RSV4), -30.036, ran off track
16. Roberto Rolfo (Hon CBR1000RR), -38.458, ran off track
17. Makoto Tamada (Kaw ZX-10R), -44.453
18. Broc Parkes (Kaw ZX-10R), -45.486
19. Brendan Roberts (Duc 1098R), -46.198
20. Luca Scassa (Kaw ZX-10R), -57.921
21. Karl Muggeridge (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -57.989
22. Troy Corser (BMW S1000 RR), -60.093
23. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hon CBR1000RR), -67.820, ran off track
24. Matteo Baiocco (Kaw ZX-10R), -81.224
25. David Salom (Kaw ZX-10R), -81.276
26. Shane Byrne (Duc 1098R), -11 laps, DNF, crash
27. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Hon CBR1000RR), -15 laps, DNF, retired

[Uncle Den]

i guess that answers the question some have asked regarding ben's ability to compete at the world level!!!! the perception that america doesn't produce world-level talent is simply ridiculous. go ben!!!!!

[LittleAlguy]

Great job, Ben. That should be the first of many, hopefully. :thumbup1: