Imola WSBK

[Skub]

First races with the altered rev limits.

Toprak and JR are very close in first practice and ominously for the competition Bautista is 3rd fastest on a track he doesn't particularly enjoy and has yet to win at.

It's hot,hot hot apparently.

[wull]

Second rpm change this season for them both.

Next possible change will be after the 9th round.

[Skub]

Second rpm change this season for them both.

Next possible change will be after the 9th round.

I'd forgotten about the first one. Here's hoping we see a race,anyway.

[weeksy]

FP2 times.


1 Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.It Racing Ducati 1:47.128s
2 Alex Lowes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK +0.151s
3 Garrett Gerloff USA Bonovo Action BMW +0.326s
4 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Ducati +0.420s
5 Andrea Locatelli ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK +0.464s
6 Danilo Petrucci ITA Barni Spark Racing Team +0.565s
7 Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.It Racing Ducati +0.609s
8 Scott Redding GBR ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team +0.674s
9 Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK +0.702s
10 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK +0.788s
11 Bradley Ray GBR Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team +0.854s
12 Loris Baz FRA Bonovo Action BMW +1.312s
13 Philipp Oettl GER GoEleven Ducati +1.558s
14 Remy Gardner AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team +1.566s
15 Xavi Vierge SPA Team HRC WorldSBK +1.621s
16 Leon Haslam GBR ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team +1.671s
17 Iker Lecuona SPA Team HRC WorldSBK +1.779s
18 Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA GMT94 Yamaha +1.833s
19 Dominique Aegerter SWI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team +1.857s
20 Gabriele Ruiu ITA Bmax Racing BWM +1.953s
21 Roberto Tamburini ITA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing +2.649s
22 Isaac Vinales SPA TPR by Vinales Racing +3.309s
23 Eric Granado BRA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing +3.494s
24 Tito Rabat SPA Puccetti Kawasaki +3.619s
25 Oliver Konig CZE Orelac Racing Kawasaki +3.691s

[Skub]

Alvaro has safety concerns regarding Imola,so maybe he'll be more cautious this weekend.

[ChrisW]

Anyone else see Gabriele Ruiu's suit when he crashed in FP2?

Another go at a textile one-piece but this actually looked quite decent.

https://viruspower.it/wp-content/upload ... O-2022.pdf

[Skub]

Loads of red flags in the practice sessions.

[Yorick]

Redding 5th
Ray 6th

Coolio

[weeksy]

1 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK 1:45.959s
2 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Ducati +0.103s
3 Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.it Racing Ducati +0.186s
4 Andrea Locatelli ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK +0.381s
5 Scott Redding GBR ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team +0.538s
6 Bradley Ray GBR Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team +0.636s
7 Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK +0.673s
8 Michael Ruben Rinaldi ITA Aruba.It Racing Ducati +0.677s
9 Loris Baz FRA Bonovo Action BMW +0.687s
10 Danilo Petrucci ITA Barni Spark Racing Team +0.903s
11 Alex Lowes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK +0.986s
12 Dominique Aegerter SWI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team +1.014s
13 Xavi Vierge SPA Team HRC WorldSBK +1.204s
14 Leon Haslam GBR ROKIT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team +1.261s
15 Garrett Gerloff USA Bonovo Action BMW +1.282s
16 Remy Gardner AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team +1.337s
17 Iker Lecuona SPA Team HRC WorldSBK +1.401s
18 Philipp Oettl GER GoEleven Ducati +1.722s
19 Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA GMT94 Yamaha +1.808s
20 Gabriele Ruiu ITA Bmax Racing BWM +2.152s
21 Tito Rabat SPA Puccetti Kawasaki +2.557s
22 Roberto Tamburini ITA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing +2.759s
23 Eric Granado BRA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Racing +2.844s
24 Isaac Vinales SPA TPR by Vinales Racing +3.451s
25 Oliver Konig CZE Orelac Racing Kawasaki +3.896s

[Bigyin]

Anyone else see Gabriele Ruiu's suit when he crashed in FP2?

Another go at a textile one-piece but this actually looked quite decent.

https://viruspower.it/wp-content/upload ... O-2022.pdf

If it’s as flexible as it looks with the protection of leather then the sidecar crews will be all over it as the passengers are always looking for as much flexibility as possible. I have seen a few versions of Kevlar suits over the years but they always seem to go back to the leather option

[Yorick]

Is race 1 on telly?

Can't find it

[Skub]

Is race 1 on telly?

Can't find it

Eurospt 2 is showing a highlights of the day at 4.30 - 5.30. It looks like tennis has killed the bike live stuff.

[Yorick]

Is race 1 on telly?

Can't find it

Eurospt 2 is showing a highlights of the day at 4.30 - 5.30. It looks like tennis has killed the bike live stuff.

It's climbing on now

[Skub]

Eurosport,the home of motorcycle racing? FFS

[wull]

On Discovery+ Eurosport is bob on with the bikes.

[MrLongbeard]

All I can find on Discovery is the supersport race after the bloody tennis and lycra clad muppets have bumped it off the TV schedule

Edit, NVM found it, bloody shite website

[wull]

I take that back, watching the race just now and there is no commentary, just the sound of the bikes, what the actual fuck.

They’ll probably fix it at some point before the days out, every race weekend they fuck up something. Last time when you clicked on WSBK superpole it kept coming up with free practise 3. They did sort it a few hours later.

[Noggin]

On Discovery+ Eurosport is bob on with the bikes.

I'm half glad I couldn't get it this year!!

But next year I WILL have a VPN and get to watch the BSB, and the WSB!! The BSB is the one I want to see cos a mate sponsors a couple of riders in the supporting races

[Bigyin]

I watched Superbike race 1 live on Discovery+ and there were no issues with sound and full commentary ...weird others had issues

[MrLongbeard]

The superbike race was fine for me, no commentary on the super sport race.