WSBK Silverstone ***SPOILER***

[motodog650]

HOPPER  

WSBK Silverstone FP1 results:

01- John Hopkins – Samsung Crescent Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 2’06.667
02- Leon Camier – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.221
03- Jakub Smrz – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.301
04- James Toseland – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 0.319
05- Carlos Checa – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.346
06- Troy Corser – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 0.397
07- Leon Haslam – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 0.433
08- Michel Fabrizio – Team Suzuki Alstare – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.459
09- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 0.521
10- Sylvain Guintoli – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.841
11- Maxime Berger – Supersonic Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 0.880
12- Alex Lowes – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 0.919
13- Eugene Laverty – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1.020
14- Marco Melandri – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1.085
15- Mark Aitchison – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.120
16- Max Biaggi – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 1.293
17- Ayrton Badovini – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 1.406
18- Jon Kirkham – Samsung Crescent Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 1.433
19- Noriyuki Haga – Pata Racing Team Aprilia – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 1.580
20- Roberto Rolfo – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.781
21- Joan Lascorz – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 2.438
22- Fabrizio Lai – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 2.751

[Capirex]

Wow.  
Izzat in the wet?

[motodog650]

Wow.  
Izzat in the wet?

Dry best I can tell.

Just looked at live timing for FP1 Superstock 1000 and saw 'T (Taylor) Knapp' on a ZX-10R...  

[motodog650]

WSBK Silverstone QP1 results:

01- Carlos Checa – Althea Racing – Ducati 1198 – 2’05.477
02- Maxime Berger – Supersonic Racing Team – Ducati 1198 – + 0.393
03- Tom Sykes – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 0.422
04- Leon Camier – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.460
05- John Hopkins – Samsung Crescent Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.497
06- Michel Fabrizio – Team Suzuki Alstare – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 0.546
07- Jakub Smrz – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.552
08- Eugene Laverty – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 0.560
09- Max Biaggi – Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 0.567
10- Leon Haslam – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 0.639
11- Sylvain Guintoli – Team Effenbert Liberty Racing – Ducati 1198 – + 0.699
12- James Toseland – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 0.839
13- Ayrton Badovini – BMW Motorrad Italia – BMW S1000RR – + 1.170
14- Marco Melandri – Yamaha World Superbike Team – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1.220
15- Alex Lowes – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1.263
16- Mark Aitchison – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.275
17- Noriyuki Haga – Pata Racing Team Aprilia – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 1.285
18- Troy Corser – BMW Motorrad Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – + 1.413
19- Joan Lascorz – Kawasaki Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.475
20- Roberto Rolfo – Team Pedercini – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1.768
21- Fabrizio Lai – Castrol Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 2.184
22- Jon Kirkham – Samsung Crescent Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 2.412

[Blunder]

Anyone got a link to watch these races?

[DogBoy]

Anyone got a link to watch these races?

Copied the times below from the ADVrider Racing forum. I don't have any experience with LA7.tv but this is all I could find outside of whatever RU reincarnated as.

TV times for LA7.tv and Eurosport broadcasts. These are Italy times, so East Coast is - 6 hours, West is - 9 hours.

Saturday, July 30th

11:40 Superbike QP2 (La7 - live)

16:00 Superpole (La7 - live)


Sunday, July 31st

13:00 Superbike - Race 1 (La7 and Eurosport 2 - live)

15:50 Supersport (Eurosport - live)

16:30 Superbike - Race 2 (La 7 and Eurosport - live)
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[Blunder]

Copied the times below from the ADVrider Racing forum. I don't have any experience with LA7.tv but this is all I could find outside of whatever RU reincarnated as.

Cool beans.   Being semi-bilingual allows me to figger out most euro languages. I got yer Spanish, Italian, German (auf naturlich) and yer Dutch and Belgian Flemish, though the last borders on French and it escapes me most times.

[Orson]

mebbe BMW shoulda hired Haga.

 

[DredheadV2.0]

Qualifying.  Dang, Hopper.       And WTF happened to Max?

1. John Hopkins    USA Samsung Suzuki GSX-R1000    2mins 05.058s
2. Carlos Checa    ESP Althea Ducati 1098R    2mins 05.103s
3. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 2mins 05.408s
4. Maxime Berger FRA Supersonic Ducati 1098R 2mins 05.520s
5. Marco Melandri ITA Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 2mins 05.587s
6. Leon Camier    GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 2mins 05.594s
7. Michel Fabrizio ITA Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000    2mins 05.597s
8. Leon Haslam   GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR 2mins 05.640s
9. Noriyuki Haga JPN PATA Aprilia RSV-4    2mins 05.727s
10. Eugene Laverty IRL Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 2mins 05.876s
11. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki RTS ZX-10R 2mins 05.899s
12. Mark Aitchison AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2mins 05.925s
13. Jakub Smrz    CZE Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 2mins 05.948s
14. James Toseland   GBR BMW Italia S1000RR 2mins 05.980s
15. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 2mins 06.044s
16. Ayrton Badovini   ITA BMW Italia S1000RR 2mins 06.076s

17. Troy Corser    AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 2mins 06.304s
18. Alex Lowes GBR Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 2mins 06.524s
19. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 2mins 06.787s
20. Roberto Rolfo ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2mins 06.895s
21. Fabrizio Lai ITA Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 2mins 07.482s
22. Jon Kirkham   GBR Samsung Suzuki GSX-R1000   2mins 07.889s

[falcofred]

Where in the heck did Hopper come from? I thought he was just racing BSB
Another ex-GP racer making good in WSB, nice to see him back and healthy.
Should be interesting to see Max charge from the back of the pack, could be some interesting racing.

[miles]

He's racing as a wild-card.  BSB bikes are built to pretty much the same spec as WSB, so it's a good match- not like throwing an AMA Superbike in the WSB field would be.

[DredheadV2.0]

Aaaaand Hopper takes Pole after beating Crutchlow's lap record by half a second.

[mugwump58]

Nice to see Sylvain and John doing well.

[miles]

And once again, That Spanish Guy crushes all.  Checa seems like the anti-Biaggi.  He never complains, is gracious in defeat, and humble with his dominating wins.  As a plus, he's killing everybody, while riding the slowest bike in the field.

The dude is my hero.

[Kneescrubber]

It's absolutely incredible how smooth and comfortable he looks on the Duc. Haslam looks like they may have figured some things out. I'm hoping for better days ahead for the Beemer.

[J-Mac]

Great races.
Marco was out for blood!

As was Hopper.

[Blunder]

And once again, That Spanish Guy crushes all.  Checa seems like the anti-Biaggi.  He never complains, is gracious in defeat, and humble with his dominating wins.  As a plus, he's killing everybody, while riding the slowest bike in the field.

The dude is my hero.

And he seems to have thrown off his nickname. Chucker.

[falcofred]

And once again, That Spanish Guy crushes all.  Checa seems like the anti-Biaggi.  He never complains, is gracious in defeat, and humble with his dominating wins.  As a plus, he's killing everybody, while riding the slowest bike in the field.

The dude is my hero.

Don't forget that he is one of the "senior" riders out there, and he rides a Ducati Multistrada on the street!

[mugwump58]

Wow! I didn't think any of them were allowed to operate a street bike.

[falcofred]

Wow! I didn't think any of them were allowed to operate a street bike.

I read it in an interview, he rides with friends back home in Spain. You're correct in that a lot of athletes have clause in their contracts prohibiting a lot of dangerous activities. I remember back in the mid nineties when one of the Atlanta Braves, (Ron somebody) broke  a leg in a motorcycle crash and reading that his contract prohibited that.

[DredheadV2.0]

I was hoping to see Hopper fight for a podium spot, but something about his races saw him fade around 2/3rds distance each time.  Still, not a bad showing for a wildcard this weekend, top Suzuki all around.  And the team sponsors must be ecstatic over the number of times the announcers said "Samsung."

[Tyrroneous]

Hopper got tons of air time just riding around in 5th place.    I was hoping he could land a podium but it wasn't to be.  He seems to be really rejuvenated and enjoying racing.  Would love to see him in WSBK full time next year on a competitive machine.  

[DredheadV2.0]

Hopper got tons of air time just riding around in 5th place.

Might have something to do with being surrounded by Italians...