SBK Round 3: Valencia

[DooberRoni]

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk279/DooberRoni/SBKValencia.jpg FIM World Superbike Championship
Circuit Ricardo Tormo - Valancia, Spain
April 3 - 5

US Broadcast:

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Race# 1 - Sunday April 5
4:00pm EST - 1:00pm PST
Race# 2 - Tuesday April 7
1:00pm EST - 11:00am PST

Will our new boy, Ben, keep it up? Will Speed ever figure out that we want to see BOTH RACES on the same day. Will it rain in Spain? Hang out here in the 'Ville to find out. Be sure to check our SBK news uptown in DooberVille (http://www.dooberville.com/amasbk.htm).

2008 Top 10 Results - Race 1
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk279/DooberRoni/SBK2008Val1.jpg

2008 Top 10 Results - Race 2
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk279/DooberRoni/SBK2008Val2.jpg

[ÜberDoober]

Biaggi fastest in provisional qualifying. Spies second!

I'm thinking Ben will have his hands full this weekend. The nod seems to be going toward Haga. Hopkins will not be a factor but I didn't/don't expect him to be.

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1:34.775
2 Ben Spies Yamaha World Superbike Yamaha YZF R1 1:34.907
3 Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1:34.908
4 Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R 1:35.243
5 Tom Sykes Yamaha World Superbike Yamaha YZF R1 1:35.270
6 Jakub Smrz Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1:35.278
7 Max Neukirchner Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1:35.285
8 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1:35.316
9 Jonathan Rea HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:35.328
10 Ryuichi Kiyonari Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR 1:35.372
11 Shinya Nakano Aprilia Racing Aprilia RSV4 1:35.416
12 Regis Laconi DFX Corse Ducati 1098R 1:35.489
13 Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1:35.516
14 Leon Haslam Stiggy Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:35.535
15 Carlos Checa HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR1000RR 1:35.541
16 Broc Parkes Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki ZX 10R 1:35.662
17 Brendan Roberts Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R 1:35.755
18 John Hopkins Honda CBR1000RR 1:35.868
19 Shane Byrne Team Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R 1:36.051
20 David Salom Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R 1:36.086

[ÜberDoober]

SPIES WINS SUPERPOLE - AGAIN!

With a bum Internet connection, we're a bit behind keeping things updated but working hard to catch up.

Valencia Superbike - Superpole
Saturday, April 04, 2009 7:08 AM

1 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.270
2 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'33.955
3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'34.082
4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'34.259
5 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.755
6 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'34.903
7 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.056
8 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.346
9 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.536
10 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.655
11 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'34.684
12 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'34.742
13 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.823
14 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.863
15 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'35.082
16 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.251
17 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.203
18 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.204
19 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'35.806
20 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.416
21 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.718
22 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.890
23 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.909
24 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.030
25 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.119
26 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.581
27 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.745
28 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.813
29 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.826
30 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'37.820

Wha happened to Biaggi?

[ÜberDoober]

We'll try to watch the first race on SPEED today but it looks like my prediction that Spies will win one of both races failed to deliver. He crashed in race two but so did Checa and Corser.

It was Haga for the double, which was predicted by many. Still, good comeback in race two for Spies to finish second. Hopkins out of the top ten but then he's never been on a superbike before.

Valencia Superbike - Race 1
1 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 36'44.766 (150,408 kph)
2 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 3.677
3 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 3.959
4 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 4.210
5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 13.824
6 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 14.562
7 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 15.155
8 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 16.316
9 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 20.361
10 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 23.878
11 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 30.902
12 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 31.298
13 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 32.660
14 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 42.156
15 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 43.040
16 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 45.204
17 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 52.023
18 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 52.474
19 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 55.775
20 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 56.202
RET 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1
RET 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R
RET 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1
RET 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR
RET 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
RET 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R
RET 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR
RET 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR


Valencia Superbike - Race 2
1 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 36'46.927 (150,261 kph)
2 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 5.105
3 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 6.386
4 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 6.573
5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 14.075
6 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 17.333
7 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 19.207
8 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 20.697
9 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 21.015
10 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 22.581
11 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 22.604
12 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 23.952
13 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 29.082
14 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 29.277
15 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 32.384
16 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 35.125
17 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 38.344
18 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 39.161
19 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 39.374
20 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 49.904
21 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 52.631
22 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 52.966
23 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 53.196
24 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 53.491
25 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'19.946
RET 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9
RET 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R
RET 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R
RET 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R

[ÜberDoober]

Alrighty then! Got to check the action on SPEEDtv and got a few screen grab of Ben's big event. Quality is bad but you get the idea.

Man, that's a gaggle of bikes going into the first turn.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/1stcorner.jpg

Ben was running 3rd and challenging for second when he tucked the front.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/spies1.jpg

Luckily, he went off the low side.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/spies2.jpg

Ben slid a long way on his ass
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/spies3.jpg

Looks like he started to stand up before he was done sliding?
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/spies4.jpg

Then he tumbles.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/spies5.jpg

He walks away unhurt.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/spies6.jpg

Haga celebrates at the checkers
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/HagaWins.jpg

Too bad we don't get to watch race 2 today.