WSBK Jerez

[KungFooBob]

He was on the Ten Kate Yam last year, but they didn't field a team in Superbike this year so he didn't get a ride.

So not only has he not ridden a superbike since last year, it's a completely different one.

[weeksy]

With Davies declared unfit for this weekend’s round ten at Jerez, the team elected to bring in Baz who is currently on similar machinery in MotoAmerica.

The former MotoGP (2015-17) and WorldSBK rider - as recent as last season with Ten Kate Racing Yamaha - finished fourth in his debut season stateside.

[Yorick]

Baz isn't doing terrible is he?

I wonder what he was doing before the call up from Ducati?

Having a cuppa from what I heard.

[weeksy]

FP2
1 Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team 1:39.671s
2 Michael Rinaldi ITA Aruba.It Ducati +0.399s
3 Leon Haslam GBR Team HRC +0.657s
4 Scott Redding GBR Aruba.It Ducati +0.671s
5 Alvaro Bautista SPA Team HRC +0.678s
6 Alex Lowes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team +0.681s
7 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR PATA Yamaha +0.682s
8 Andrea Locatelli ITA PATA Yamaha +0.930s
9 Garrett Gerloff USA GRT Yamaha +1.074s
10 Michael Van Der Mark NED Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team +1.187s
11 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Ducati +1.226s
12 Loris Baz FRA GoEleven Ducati +1.467s
13 Eugene Laverty IRL Motorrad BMW WorldSBK Team +1.526s
14 Isaac Vinales SPA Orelac Racing Kawasaki +1.526s
15 Leandro Mercado ARG MIE Honda Racing +1.562s
16 Christophe Ponsson FRA Gil Yamaha +1.665s
17 Lucas Mahias FRA Kawasaki Puccetti +1.704s
18 Jonas Folger GER Benovo BMW +1.851s
19 Marvin Fritz GER IXS-YART Yamaha +1.959s
20 Samuele Cavalieri SPA Barni Ducati +2.170s
21 Andrea Mantovani ITA Vince64 Racing Kawasaki +2.373s
22 Kohta Nozane JPN GRT Yamaha +2.450s
23 Loris Cresson BEL Pedercini Kawasaki +2.611s
24 Lachlan Epis AUS Pedercini Kawasaki +4.705s

[weeksy]

I guess this answers a question of whether Kenan Sofuoglu would be on the pace

1 Dominique Aegerter SWI Ten Kate Racing Yamaha 1:42.455s
2 Philipp Oettl GER Kawasaki Puccetti Racing +0.054s
3 Steven Odendaal SA Evan Bros Yamaha +0.287s
4 Niki Tuuli FIN MV Agusta Corsa Clienti +0.334s
5 Manuel Gonzalez SPA Yamaha Parkingo Racing +0.446s
6 Randy Krummenacher SWI CM Racing Yamaha +0.572s
7 Kenan Sofuoglu TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing +0.640s
8 Raffaele De Rosa ITA Orelac Racing Kawasaki +0.663s
9 Can Oncu TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing +0.676s
10 Stefano Manzi ITA GMT94 Yamaha +0.697s
11 Federico Caricasulo SPA Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing +0.785s
12 Jules Cluzel FRA GMT94 Yamaha +0.958s
13 Peter Sebestyen HUN Evan Bros Yamaha +1.097s
14 Marcel Brenner SUI VFT Racing Yamaha +1.170s
15 Glenn Van Straalen NED EAB Racing Yamaha +1.252s
16 Unai Orradre SPA Yamaha MS Racing +1.349s
17 Federico Fuligni ITA VFT Racing Yamaha +1.559s
18 Vertti Takala FIN Kallio Racing Yamaha +1.569s
19 Kevin Manfredi ITA Altogo Yamaha Racing +1.613s
20 Marc Alcoba SPA Yamaha MS Racing +1.614s
21 Christoffer Bergman SWE Woicik Racing Yamaha +1.720s
22 Hannes Soomer EST Kallio Racing Yamaha +1.732s
23 Galang Hendra Pratama IND Ten Kate Racing Yamaha +2.213s
24 Michel Fabrizio ITA G.A.P Motozoo Puccetti Kawasaki Racing +2.229s
25 David Sanchis Martinez SPA WRP Wepol Yamaha Racing +2.286s
26 Maria Herrera SPA Biblion Yamaha Motoxracing +2.474s
27 Shogo Kawasaki JAP G.A.P Motozoo Puccetti Kawasaki Racing +2.853s
28 Billy Van Eerde AUS IXS-Yart Yamaha +2.856s
29 Leonardo Taccini ITA Orelac Racing Kawasaki +2.905s
30 Eduardo Montero Huerta SPA DK Motorsport Yamaha +3.131s
31 Stephane Frossard SWI Jura Vitesse Moto Team Yamaha +3.208s
32 Martin Vugrinec CRO Ferquest - Unior Racing Team +3.232s
33 Luigi Montella ITA Chiodo Racing Yamaha +3.350s
34 Ondrej Vostatek CZE IXS-Yart Yamaha +3.362s

[Bigyin]

Baz isn't doing terrible is he?

I wonder what he was doing before the call up from Ducati?

1s off in FP1 is certainly getting on with it considering he's not a regular....i saw his name on the list and thought "where's he been for the last 6 months"

He has been riding in Moto America Superbike championship for Ducati New York iirc so not exactly been on holiday

[wull]

Yep and lying 4th in the championship with a very up and down season, I follow that championship and tbh it’s a bit pish, Jake Gagne is running away with it and tbh the coverage is absolute tosh, worse than the asbk coverage.

It makes you realise how good we have it with the BSB coverage.

[Bigyin]

Yep and lying 4th in the championship with a very up and down season, I follow that championship and tbh it’s a bit pish, Jake Gagne is running away with it and tbh the coverage is absolute tosh, worse than the asbk coverage.

It makes you realise how good we have it with the BSB coverage.

I tried to watch it and gave up as there are about 4 riders at a decent level, 2-3 as a mid class and the rest are lapped ....imagine the top 6 or 8 of Superstock 1000 BSB against a load of club racers

[KungFooBob]

I wasn't watching, but this just popped up on Friendface on the official WSBK page.

Following an incident in #WorldSSP300 Race 1 involving #25 Dean Berta Viñales, the remaining on-track activity on Saturday has been cancelled.

I'm guessing that's got to be a pretty serious accident.

[Skub]

I wasn't watching, but this just popped up on Friendface on the official WSBK page.

Following an incident in #WorldSSP300 Race 1 involving #25 Dean Berta Viñales, the remaining on-track activity on Saturday has been cancelled.

I'm guessing that's got to be a pretty serious accident.

Yeah. I hope it's not what it sounds like.

[KungFooBob]

Just read that he's died. Bugger.

[weeksy]

Arses. Was likely though after cancellation of races. Damn

[Skub]

Jeez. 15 years old.

[Yorick]

What a fucker

[wull]

Some hard racing there at the front, will make for an exciting 2nd race.

[Yorick]

Some hard racing there at the front, will make for an exciting 2nd race.

I'm a Redding fan, so was gutted they didn't both fall off at Dani's Hairpin

[wull]

Some hard racing there at the front, will make for an exciting 2nd race.

I'm a Redding fan, so was gutted they didn't both fall off at Dani's Hairpin

Make you jealous, signed by the photographer then got the main man himself to sign it as well. Its probably my favourite from the collection that I have.

[Yorick]

Some hard racing there at the front, will make for an exciting 2nd race.

I'm a Redding fan, so was gutted they didn't both fall off at Dani's Hairpin

Make you jealous, signed by the photographer then got the main man himself to sign it as well. Its probably my favourite from the collection that I have.

I followed him for 2 laps at Snetterton. He had the wheel up nearly the whole lap

[Yorick]

Toprak Raghytfdghjgfd went up in my estimation when he stuck it up Redding. SR looked fave for the win, but TR didn't play safe for 20 points. He wanted the full fat 25.

Top bombing.

[Skub]

Some great dicing going on.

The big K and JR are in trouble.