Donington should be a fantastic race - the Craner Curves offer some of the best views in bike racing.
Leaving OZ today. Next stop Yorkshire, to pick up my bike. Hoping to make it for raceday, on the way to Moooojello! Donnington is a fabulous track. A real classic. WoooHoo!
Thanks for the link. Very nice feed quality. I usually wait for WSBK to show up on Racing For Me. Glad the weather has cleared up for Super Pole.
Pos. Rider Team Bike Time 1 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:27.378 2 Sylvain Guintoli Factory Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:27.716 3 Eugene Laverty Factory Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:28.014 4 Jonathan Rea Pata Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:28.139 5 Leon Camier Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:28.252 6 Marco Melandri BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBKTeam BMW S1000 RR HP4 1:28.280 7 Chaz Davies BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team BMW S1000 RR HP4 1:28.644 8 Davide Giugliano Factory Althea Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:28.779 9 Nicolo Canepa Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:29.318 10 Carlos Checa Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:28.454 11 Jules Cluzel Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:28.844 12 Loris Baz Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:28.850 13 Leon Haslam Pata Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1:29.172 14 Ayrton Badovini Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:29.211 15 Michel Fabrizio Factory Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1000 1:29.214 16 Max Neukirchner MR-Racing Ducati Panigale 1199R 1:30.817 17 Federico Sandi Pedercini Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1:32.010. 18 Vittorio Iannuzzo Grillini DENTALMATIC SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 1:32.145
Canepa out qualified Checa and Badovini in his first ride on the Duc SBK. :eek1 Burnicle and Whitham reported Checa needs shoulder surgery which will require a long recovery, so he is putting it off. Tough sledding. Sykes was absolutely dominant. I wonder if Melandri or the Aprilias will have anything for him tomorrow. Don't forget all the excitement Johnny Rea caused in the final corner last year. :eek1
This is probably a dumb question but how did Canepa qualify ahead of Checa and 6 other guys that have faster times than him?
How is it that none of the other Kawi guys can get a decent time/race. Is Sykes THAT gods our are those guys that bad? Is Sykes the Stoner of Kawasaki?
They have knock out rounds in Superpole. In the preceding round Canepa set a faster time than Checa. The top nine go to the final round of Superpole. Canepa had probably used up all of his qualifying tires, so was stuck with a race tire for the final round. Thus the slower time. Sykes is not only a Superpole and Qualifying specialist, he is very, very good at Donington.
If anyone needs a live link: http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/188655/1/watch-wsbk-gp-donington-park,-great-britain---all-races.html
Donington - FIM Superbike World Championship - Race 1 1. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 34'10.881 2. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 34'13.260 3. Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 34'14.689 4. Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) Honda CBR1000RR 34'17.641 5. Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) Kawasaki ZX-10R 34'24.530 6. Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 34'26.432 7. Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 34'28.334 8. Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) BMW S1000 RR 34'30.019 9. Jules Cluzel (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 34'38.619 10. Michel Fabrizio (Red Devils Roma) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 34'41.698 11. Ayrton Badovini (Team Ducati Alstare) Ducati 1199 Panigale R 34'42.492 12. Carlos Checa (Team Ducati Alstare) Ducati 1199 Panigale R 34'42.697 13. Niccolò Canepa (Team Ducati Alstare) Ducati 1199 Panigale R 34'42.811 14. Max Neukirchner (MR-Racing) Ducati 1199 Panigale R 34'53.906 15. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Grillini Dentalmatic SBK) BMW S1000 RR 35'40.992 RT. Federico Sandi (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 27'50.190 RT. Alexander Lundh (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 22'01.444 RT. Leon Camier (Fixi Crescent Suzuki) Suzuki GSX-R1000 3'05.872
Still working here http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/188655/1/watch-wsbk-gp-donington-park,-great-britain---all-races.html Race 2 starting in a few.
WSBK: Donington Park Race Two--Sykes Doubles by staff Sunday, May 26, 2013 Pos. Rider Team Bike 1 Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 2 Sylvain Guintoli Factory Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 3 Eugene Laverty Factory Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 1000 4 Davide Giugliano Factory Althea Racing Aprilia RSV4 1000 5 Marco Melandri BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBKTeam BMW S1000 RR HP4 6 Chaz Davies BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team BMW S1000 RR HP4 7 Loris Baz Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 8 Niccolo Canepa Team Ducati Alstare Ducati Panigale 1199R 9 Jules Cluzel Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 10 Michel Fabrizio Factory Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1000 11 Jonathan Rea Pata Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 12 Max Neukirchner MR-Racing Ducati Panigale 1199R 13 Leon Camier Fixi Crescent Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 14 Federico Sandi Pedercini Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 15 Alexander Lundh Pedercini Team Kawasaki ZX-10R