The WSB Valencia Spoiler Thread

1st free practice and 1 second covers the first 17 or so.
Checa 1st, Hopkins, Spies, Byrne in 16,17,18

I'm sure everyone in the first 20 will shuffle around over the next
couple of days as it's really only Biaggi in 3rd who's showing the same
form as the recent races.

1 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.673
2 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.741
3 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.805
4 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.839
5 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'36.027
6 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'36.110
7 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'36.160
8 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.205
9 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'36.221
10 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'36.369
11 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.398
12 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.407
13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'36.450
14 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.599
15 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'36.643
16 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.646
17 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.690
18 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'36.791
19 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'36.802
20 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'37.045
21 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.419
22 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.446
23 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'37.527
24 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.690
25 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'38.055
26 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.058
27 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.299
28 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'38.344
29 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'38.709
30 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'39.124

 

Normal order has been restored in 1st qualifying. Again 1s covers the
first 17

1 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'34.775
2 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'34.907
3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'34.908
4 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'35.243
5 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.270
6 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'35.278
7 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.285
8 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'35.316
9 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.328
10 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.372
11 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'35.416
12 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'35.489
13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'35.516
14 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.535
15 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.541
16 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.662
17 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'35.755
18 121 Hopkins J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.868
19 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'36.051
20 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.086
21 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.189
22 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'36.266
23 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'36.404
24 86 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.745
25 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.758
26 94 Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.906
27 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.041
28 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.509
29 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.541
30 88 Resch R. (AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'38.225

 

Hang on, that should be AUS, surely? Everyone knows that Resch's
is an Australian -- indeed NSW -- beer!

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Eh up, Spies wins 3rd straight Superpole.

I'd better post something or I'll be accused of hating americans.

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Looks like the 2Qs for 3 sessions lottery is still screwing some people
over. Biaggi should not be back in 18th

We'll have to see but I think Hopkins may be discovering that WSB is not
a cake walk.

 

In the end, quite the domination by Haga.

Spies is absolutely awesome though - honestly, I would have never
expected him to do quite as amazingly as he is doing. Kinda shows that
racers are racers, and the really outstanding ones the "new circuit"
thing does not quite as apply as much as we sometimes like to think.
But imagine what he'll do once he really settles down... wow.

And the championship has just started...

 

In the first three rounds with Corse he's scored more points than in
any 6-race run in his career. Shows once again what being #1 at Ducati
in WSB can do for one's chances.

Although this weekend killed his chances of having weight stripped frm
his bike, both his wins and Fab's podiums - Duc's top 2 have scored
almost as many points as the 6 four factories combined. Although it
would take a miracle to actually ADD weight to the 1098Rs...

Another way to look at it is that he's simply better than anyone else
in this series, so has so far reasonably successfully countered his
track knowledge and machine disadvantages.

I think it's going to get increasingly tough for him this year, but if
he returns next year - watch out. Not likely, tho...

Or it's already almost over. Haga has a 40-point lead over Spies, and
70-75 over Fab and Neuie, who can't be taken all that seriously. And
no one else has a chance, right?