wow the teams look good. no real surprise.
seems ducati have pulled out of motogp than SBK.

Rea and Smrz had a fall.

1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1min 30.882s
2. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 30.895s
3. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1min 31.293s
4. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 31.429s
5. Eugene Laverty IRL Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 1min 31.858s
6. Jakub Smrz CZE Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1min 31.980s
7. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 32.182s
8. Marco Melandri ITA Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 1min 32.662s

9. Michel Fabrizio ITA Suzuki Alstare GSX-R1000 1min 32.153s
10. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki RTS ZX-10R 1min 32.204s
11. Josh Waters AUS Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 32.240s
12. Jonathan Rea GBR Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.708s

13. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1min 32.346s
14. Noriyuki Haga JPN PATA Aprilia RSV-4 1min 32.391s
15. James Toseland GBR BMW Italia S1000RR 1min 32.547s
16. Ruben Xaus ESP Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.788s

17. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 32.847s
18. Bryan Staring AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 32.883s
19. Maxime Berger FRA Supersonic Ducati 1098R 1min 33.079s
20. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR 1min 33.161s
21. Roberto Rolfo ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 33.286s
22. Mark Aitchison AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 33.413s

They should understand their priorities and not merely run after (____________)

Checa has been devastating from the word go in 2011.
What went wrong with Sykes? Wish he grabs a podium and is in the reckoning.

1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 34mins 16.503s
2. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +4.365s
3. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR +10.719s
4. Eugene Laverty IRL Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 +11.266s
5. Marco Melandri ITA Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 +11.293s
6. Michel Fabrizio ITA Suzuki Alstare GSX-R1000 +12.039s
7. Jakub Smrz CZE Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R +20.294s
8. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki RTS ZX-10R +20.742s
9. Noriyuki Haga JPN PATA Aprilia RSV-4 +22.421s
10. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR +25.822s
11. Roberto Rolfo ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +29.270s
12. Jonathan Rea GBR Castrol Honda CBR1000RR +31.059s
13. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 +31.721s
14. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR +36.389s
15. Bryan Staring AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +36.470s


whoo!!!!!

edit...

awesome SS race. last corner is so passe. finish line is in.
Salom
Parkes
Sam Lowes

Respect Earned: Marco Melandri

Melandri vs Biaggi was epic race2 Phillip Island.
Johnny Rea comes from nowhere

and so does Camier!!

worth Second watch

Completely agreed mike ! I m baffled at what Marco did.. I loved Corser Vs biaggi and wanted that to continue but this was epic !
Where the hell did the much hyped Castrol Hondas shy away ?

Rea's come back was awesome espcially after that horrorific crash he had during testing last week. its a miracle he came from nowhere to snatch that place

oh here is the class of 2011

Hate you guys for your Internet speed.

I am using a broad-band too, but its a BSNL, so...

Can't wait for tonight for them to telecast the races, but keeping fingers crossed as despite the schedule appearing on the set top-box and internet, they haven't aired the taped races.

Was out the whole day due to work. Have put a reminder for the telecast Eagerly waiting for it...

If there are re-telecast of the races by StarSports a little later and this would be the trend this year, I would like to suggest something.

Visiting the thread and seeing the results will be a spoiler for the re-telecast. Can we guys hold of for sometime posting the results and timings till Star Sports shows the race? This way we won't be watching the races with the results known. Though this idea is too hard to implement but still suggesting...

Edit 1: The above thing is already in place for motomatters forum.
Edit 2: Just checked the schedule on Airtel Digital TV, the time slot is there but don't know if they'll show it...

Already did this...., didn't saw the results, no visit to the forums......directly watched the repeat telecast....almost like watching a Live race....

already on motomatters??...they don't get live coverage of WSBK either??....

For the race...Awesome Checa....., Marco was too good.....particularly the Max-Marco battle..(considering their history)..the aprilia power tilted it towards max....
Marco should have quietly stuck to the rear wheel of the Aprilia till the last lap and then surprised Max on the last lap(maybe on the honda corner).....by trying early he got Max ready for the last lap and he responded by covering the lines better......my two cents...

Motomatters' forums and the site articles as well have a trend of not putting up the Race results or winners on the title of the threads so that there are no spoilers for the guys who haven't watched the races live. Now it is up to the readers if they are curious to know the results and go inside the thread.

Marco would have been so frustrated with the straight line speed of RSV not once not twice but every time

Hi guys .. yes it was a mind blowing race.. yesterday...
was bit lucky to witness race in live at Philip Island track.

liked to share some pics .. Link

Could not watch the delayed telecast as well. Damn!

Checa off to a perfect start. But the Aprilia's form should send out ominous signals to the rest of the teams.
Anyone betting on Mad Max not retaining the title?

What kind of support is PATA Racing (Haga's bike) getting from Aprilia? He did not qualify well but finished race 2 decently.

Let at least 3 race weekends go by. Post which I can bet.

Though there aren't many riders on whom you can, save for Haslam, Rea and maybe Melandri. (missing someone?)

Kudos to Melandri, had Max not had the top-end advantage, he would be demoted.

I believe for the first time I witnessed a podium which was not having any Jap manufacturer (the first race)

If he had done that ! That aprilia wud have taken a 10 sec lead before the race finished ! His tactics were good.. He kept on disturbing MAx's rhythm !

When was the last time we saw this ! Remember Qatar on GPs

Super Cool Mate ! How many beers did ya have?

Its not gonna be easy for Max ! i m nt betting against him but ! I won t put all my money on him

Haga had tire issues dude in Race and qualifying ! Different riders ! different setups ! diff weight distribution ! diff riding styles ! Huh ! this guy has been on everything ! Cubes ! Inline 4s ! Twins ! V4s ! Wow

learnt lesson from last year im guessing remember haslam running away with it first 3 rounds.

thats more or less been the case with SBK. i still remember Ben Bostrom in 2001 winning 5 races in a row and to a point leading the championship
going into the 2nd half of the championship only to finish 3rd. lesson i have learnt time and again. as far i remember.

1993 Fogarty

1994 Russel

1997 Fogarty

1998 Slight

2002 (nevermind)

2004 Laconi

2005 Vermeulen

2007 Haga

2009 Haga

2010 Haslam