Make that a double please
Dominating race one and two, Haga made the perfect weekend for Ducati, Fabrizio was the tail man and made a couple of nice passes on Haga, but the Japanese came back just to clinch his sixth win of the season..apart from the last 2 rounds race 2 was a bit boring without Ben Spies of Yamaha pressure on team Ducati, the Texan had to retire after gear problems.
Intense action from Monza
Poor Spies ran out fuel 🙁 i guess the Ducati is more fuel efficient 🙂
Sharing is caring
Filed under: Ducati, Events, Motor Sports, Racing, WSBK, Yamaha
Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) and Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike) shared the wins at one of the most exciting Superbike rounds in Monza today.
Fabrizio won race 1 after Spies ran out of fuel meters from the finish line…in race 2 Spies dominated from start to finish and after a few laps cruised alone to the checker flag.
Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox) crashed in race 2 after being hit by a bird, BMW Ruben Xaus finished in ninth place.
Mr.Elbowz
Filed under: Losail Circuit, Motor Sports, Qatar, Racing, WSBK
WSBK rookie Ben Spies also know as Mr.Elbows due to his riding style where his elbows frequently touch the ground when making sharp turns, is giving the god fathers of the WSBK a run for the pole positions.
Mr.Elbowz dominated the two WSBK qualifying sessions at Losail Circuit in Qatar, he lapped the 5.380 km circuit in 1 minute 57.280 seconds, Jakub Smrz on the 1098R came second, a fraction of a second behind Spies, and ahead of Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) in third. The race is taking place tomorrow, and am very anxious to see if the big boys will let rookies set foot on the podium.
A sweet start
The start of the 09 World Super Bike season was full of surprises, BMW Motorrad Motorsport team scored the fastest lap in race one at Phillip Island with their new bike the S 1000 RR.
BMW may have a long history in racing but they are rookies when to comes to the Superbike World Championship, and they will be facing tough competition from the manufacturers that has been racing the WSBK since 1988.
Branding
Filed under: Bike babes, Branding, Ducati, Photo of the day, Photos, WSBK
Have a nice weekend.
The German SuperBike
Filed under: Bikes, BMW, Racing, Ruben Xaus, Troy Corser, WSBK
BMW officially unveiled the S1000RR, the bike will be piloted by Ruben Xaus and Troy Corse at the 2009 SBK.
Still no news on when a street version will debuts.
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