2022 Superbike World Championship

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:13 pm

fede999 wrote:

- What happened to Team Effenbert?

Liberty Racing fired all their riders, lost the Effenbert backing and have made no announcements since the last race of 2012. Apparently they have bought BMW Italia's two bikes from last year but there are no confirmed plans to race them. A few places were reporting that they would appear in all the European races this year with Lorenzo Lanzi as a rider, but Lanzi has said he's made no agreement with the team.

Alonsomania · PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:25 pm

Anything will be fine as long as it is no Checa walkover

Hopefully the Kawasaki's tyres will last a bit longer and looking forward to how Davies gonna go

Fish88 · PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:30 pm

I thought the Ducati's weren't that great during winter testing.

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:25 pm

Metzo · PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:46 pm

sweet

Fish88 · PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:03 pm

Ducati, yay. Aprillia, meh.

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:03 pm

I'm loving the amount of large, readable numbers on most of these bikes. I can't stand the trend of weird fonts and multiple colours that has taken over recently.

fede999 · PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:53 pm

ChiliFan wrote:

I'm loving the amount of large, readable numbers on most of these bikes. I can't stand the trend of weird fonts and multiple colours that has taken over recently.

Agreed. I totally hate the fake headlights though.

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:12 pm

Teams have arrived at Phillip Island for the first round. There was an unofficial test today to get them acclimatised to the new surface and already Tom Sykes, Jules Cluzel and Leon Camier have had crashes. No electronic timing today but the official test is on Monday and Tuesday next week.

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:06 am

Tom Sykes has a broken wrist after his crash yesterday, he is still intending to race next weekend. Carlos Checa is missing from the unofficial test due to illness.

Confirmed Phillip Island entry list:

Code:

   #    Rider                  Nat. Team                           Bike
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1  2    Leon      Camier       GBR  FIXI Crescent Suzuki           Suzuki GSX-R1000 L3
2  5    Alexander Lundh        SWE  Team Pedercini                 Kawasaki ZX-10R
3  7    Carlos    Checa        ESP  Team Ducati Alstare            Ducati 1199 Panigale 
4  16   Jules     Cluzel       FRA  FIXI Crescent Suzuki           Suzuki GSX-R1000 L3
5  18   Ivan      Clementi     ITA  HTM Racing                     BMW S1000RR
6  19   Chaz      Davies       GBR  BMW Motorrad GoldBet           BMW S1000RR
7  23   Federico  Sandi        ITA  Team Pedercini                 Kawasaki ZX-10R
8  27   Max       Neukirchner  GER  MR Racing                      Ducati 1199 Panigale 
9  31   Vittorio  Iannuzzo     ITA  Grillini Dentalmatic SBK Team  BMW S1000RR
10 33   Marco     Melandri     ITA  BMW Motorrad GoldBet           BMW S1000RR
11 34   Davide    Giugliano    ITA  Althea Racing                  Aprilia RSV4 Factory
12 50   Sylvain   Guintoli     FRA  Aprilia Racing Team            Aprilia RSV4 Factory
13 58   Eugene    Laverty      IRL  Aprilia Racing Team            Aprilia RSV4 Factory
14 65   Jonathan  Rea          GBR  Honda WSBK Team                Honda CBR1000RR
15 66   Tom       Sykes        GBR  Kawasaki Racing                Kawasaki ZX-10R
16 76   Loris     Baz          FRA  Kawasaki Racing                Kawasaki ZX-10R
17 84   Michel    Fabrizio     ITA  Red Devils Roma                Aprilia RSV4 Factory
18 86   Ayrton    Badovini     ITA  Team Ducati Alstare            Ducati 1199 Panigale 
19 91   Leon      Haslam       GBR  Honda WSBK Team                Honda CBR1000RR
20 14   Glenn     Allerton     AUS  Next Gen Motorsports           BMW S1000RR           *Wildcard
21 21   Jamie     Stauffer     AUS  Team Honda Racing              Honda CBR1000RR       *Wildcard

Liveries for this year, will be updated with better photos for some riders:

2 Leon Camier

5 Alexander Lundh

7 Carlos Checa

16 Jules Cluzel

18 Ivan Clementi

19 Chaz Davies

23 Federico Sandi

27 Max Neukirchner

31 Vittorio Iannuzzo

33 Marco Melandri

34 Davide Giugliano

50 Sylvain Guintoli

58 Eugene Laverty

65 Jonathan Rea

66 Tom Sykes

76 Loris Baz

84 Michel Fabrizio

86 Ayrton Badovini

91 Leon Haslam

14 Glenn Allerton

21 Jamie Stauffer

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:27 am

Laverty fastest in the first official test session, ahead of the two Hondas. Melandri 5th, Sykes 7th. Australian wildcards Stauffer and Allerton showing well in 11th and 15th. Ducati struggling with Checa in 12th. Neukirchner crashed hard and got the session red-flagged, not sure if he'll be out for second session. Rea, Guintoli and Stauffer also crashed without injury.

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:13 am

Day 1 testing times, pretty close among the top 10.

Code:

Pos. #   Rider       Bike      Session 1  Session 2   Overall     Gap Laps
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1    2   Camier      Suzuki     1:32.407   1:31.243  1:31.243           44
2    91  Haslam      Honda      1:31.858   1:31.396  1:31.396   0.153   52
3    84  Fabrizio    Aprilia    1:32.088   1:31.401  1:31.401   0.158   50
4    58  Laverty     Aprilia    1:31.730   1:31.452  1:31.452   0.209   67
5    33  Melandri    BMW        1:31.993   1:31.485  1:31.485   0.242   47
6    7   Checa       Ducati     1:33.013   1:31.523  1:31.523   0.280   54
7    34  Giugliano   Aprilia    1:31.924   1:31.701  1:31.701   0.458   51
8    50  Guintoli    Aprilia    1:32.409   1:31.966  1:31.966   0.723   23
9    65  Rea         Honda      1:31.980   1:32.415  1:31.980   0.737   56
10   66  Sykes       Kawasaki   1:32.178   1:32.061  1:32.061   0.818   60
11   19  Davies      BMW        1:32.688   1:32.077  1:32.077   0.834   62
12   21  Stauffer    Honda      1:32.949   1:32.231  1:32.231   0.988   41
13   18  Clementi    BMW        1:34.112   1:32.789  1:32.789   1.546   38
14   16  Cluzel      Suzuki     1:33.746   1:32.817  1:32.817   1.574   62
15   31  Iannuzzo    BMW        1:34.811   1:33.162  1:33.162   1.919   45
16   27  Neukirchner Ducati     1:33.541             1:33.541   2.298   10
17   76  Baz         Kawasaki   1:34.499   1:33.628  1:33.628   2.385   68
18   14  Allerton    BMW        1:34.045   1:34.009  1:34.009   2.766   46
19   23  Sandi       Kawasaki   1:35.941   1:34.094  1:34.094   2.851   57
20   5   Lundh       Kawasaki   1:35.572   1:34.612  1:34.612   3.369   59

Metzo · PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:44 pm

Neukirchner

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:28 am

Times from all 4 sessions:

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Pos. #   Rider             Bike                  Best Time    Gap  Laps   Session 1  Session 2  Session 3  Session 4 
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1    7   Carlos Checa      Ducati Panigale 1199R  1:31.059           98    1:33.013   1:31.523   1:32.777   1:31.059*
2    33  Marco Melandri    BMW S1000RR            1:31.237  0.178    82    1:31.993   1:31.485   1:33.462   1:31.237*
3    2   Leon Camier       Suzuki GSX-R1000 L3    1:31.243  0.184    72    1:32.407   1:31.243*             1:31.814 
4    66  Tom Sykes         Kawasaki ZX-10R        1:31.261  0.202    99    1:32.178   1:32.061              1:31.261*
5    84  Michel Fabrizio   Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1:31.350  0.291    90    1:32.088   1:31.401   1:35.738   1:31.350*
6    65  Jonathan Rea      Honda CBR1000RR        1:31.356  0.297   100    1:31.980   1:32.415   1:33.840   1:31.356*
7    91  Leon Haslam       Honda CBR1000RR        1:31.396  0.337    84    1:31.858   1:31.396*  1:34.427   1:31.549 
8    58  Eugene Laverty    Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1:31.452  0.393    97    1:31.730   1:31.452*             1:31.712 
9    34  Davide Giugliano  Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1:31.640  0.581    84    1:31.924   1:31.701   1:35.144   1:31.640*
10   50  Sylvain Guintoli  Aprilia RSV4 Factory   1:31.658  0.599    61    1:32.409   1:31.966   1:33.485   1:31.658*
11   16  Jules Cluzel      Suzuki GSX-R1000 L3    1:32.044  0.985    78    1:33.746   1:32.817   1:35.213   1:32.044*
12   19  Chaz Davies       BMW S1000RR            1:32.077  1.018    96    1:32.688   1:32.077*  1:34.754   1:32.102 
13   14  Glenn Allerton    BMW S1000RR            1:32.159  1.100    83    1:34.045   1:34.009   1:36.654   1:32.159*
14   21  Jamie Stauffer    Honda CBR1000RR        1:32.231  1.172    77    1:32.949   1:32.231*  1:34.492   1:32.255 
15   76  Loris Baz         Kawasaki ZX-10R        1:32.625  1.566   113    1:34.499   1:33.628   1:34.328   1:32.625*
16   18  Ivan Clementi     BMW S1000RR            1:32.789  1.730    66    1:34.112   1:32.789*  1:35.560   1:33.293 
17   31  Vittorio Iannuzzo BMW S1000RR            1:32.880  1.821    73    1:34.811   1:33.162   1:36.995   1:32.880*
18   23  Federico Sandi    Kawasaki ZX-10R        1:32.964  1.905    90    1:35.941   1:34.094              1:32.964*
19   5   Alexander Lundh   Kawasaki ZX-10R        1:33.447  2.388   100    1:35.572   1:34.612   1:52.406   1:33.447*
20   27  Max Neukirchner   Ducati Panigale 1199R  1:33.541  2.482    10    1:33.541*                                 
21   86  Ayrton Badovini   Ducati Panigale 1199R  1:33.686  2.627     8                                     1:33.686*

Lots of interesting things to mention:

Top 11 riders within 1 second, entire field within 2.6 seconds
All 6 manufacturers in the top 6 and separated by 0.3 seconds
Both Aussie wildcards right in the mix and potential points scorers
Checa fastest overall despite being way down in early sessions
Fabrizio's private Aprilia is as fast as anything else out there
Aprilias are the fastest in a straight line - works team clocked at 323 km/h, Fabrizio at 321
Other top speeds: BMW 321, Kawasaki 318, Honda 317, Ducati 316, Suzuki 315
Federico Sandi on the notoriously slow Pedercini Kawasaki only 3 tenths off Baz's works bike, both having never been to Phillip Island

fede999 · PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:40 pm

Is Sykes riding with a broken wrist?

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:39 am

fede999 wrote:

Is Sykes riding with a broken wrist?

Yes, and some minor rib injuries too.

Max Neukirchner is currently awaiting an MRI scan to decided whether he's fit to race or not.

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:36 am

Michel Fabrizio is on provisional pole after the first qualifying session:

Code:

Pos.#   Rider             Nat.  Bike          Time     Gap Laps
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1   84  Michel Fabrizio   ITA   Aprilia   1:31.317           21
2   58  Eugene Laverty    IRL   Aprilia   1:31.392   0.075   19
3   33  Marco Melandri    ITA   BMW       1:31.539   0.222   19
4   2   Leon Camier       GBR   Suzuki    1:31.608   0.291   16
5   19  Chaz Davies       GBR   BMW       1:31.638   0.321   22
6   91  Leon Haslam       GBR   Honda     1:31.687   0.370   16
7   66  Tom Sykes         GBR   Kawasaki  1:31.754   0.437   17
8   34  Davide Giugliano  ITA   Aprilia   1:31.793   0.476   13
9   50  Sylvain Guintoli  FRA   Aprilia   1:31.863   0.546   18
10  65  Jonathan Rea      GBR   Honda     1:31.884   0.567   25
11  21  Jamie Stauffer    AUS   Honda     1:31.984   0.667   16
12  7   Carlos Checa      ESP   Ducati    1:32.063   0.746   7 
13  27  Max Neukirchner   GER   Ducati    1:32.243   0.926   18
14  14  Glenn Allerton    AUS   BMW       1:32.352   1.035   18
15  76  Loris Baz         FRA   Kawasaki  1:32.497   1.180   17
16  86  Ayrton Badovini   ITA   Ducati    1:32.540   1.223   14
17  18  Ivan Clementi     ITA   BMW       1:32.757   1.440   17
18  16  Jules Cluzel      FRA   Suzuki    1:32.801   1.484   14
19  23  Federico Sandi    ITA   Kawasaki  1:32.898   1.581   19
20  31  Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA   BMW       1:33.082   1.765   14
21  5   Alexander Lundh   SWE   Kawasaki  1:33.305   1.988   13

Sam Lowes was over a second quicker than anyone else in Supersport, with a time that would have put him ahead of 5 Superbike riders. Supersport also had a spectacular opening practice session which saw 11 crashes and was stopped 5 times.

Video highlights of Free Practice sessions, courtesy of Australian Motorcycle News. Includes the moment when both works Ducatis crashed within 10 seconds of each other:

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:52 pm

There are rumours going round that Silverstone aren't paying their sanctioning fee and that the British round will be moved to Turkey instead, which would be terrible. It's also looking likely that the remaining empty space on the calendar will be dropped.

Metzo · PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:54 pm

WSBK at Istanbul would be awesome

ChiliFan · PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:50 pm

More bad news: WSS race shortened by 6 laps due to tyre wear concerns, WSBK races could also be shortened. Decision to be made some time today.

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