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14 Feb 2004, 10:49 (Ref:874027)
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No surprise that Laconi is fastest but Steve Martin has really impressed me in 2nd ahead of Toseland. Top non-Duke was Corser in 6th (Foggy) with Vermeulen in 8th (Honda) and Fuertes in 9th (Suzuki).
I notice there are a few names on the testing timesheets that aren't on the entry list. Are these extra bikes for the championship? And has the 2nd Ten Kate seat been filled yet? http://www.worldsbk.com/results.asp?p_S_Campionato=SBK |
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14 Feb 2004, 11:19 (Ref:874046)
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No surprise to see Ducati dominate the scoring sheets. Honda (or make that Ten Kate) are still developing the new Fireblade while the non-factory Suzuki and Kawasaki teams will continue to struggle. Unfortunate that Suzuki did pull the official plug, because the GSX1000 was a potential threat for at least race victories...
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14 Feb 2004, 13:51 (Ref:874125)
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No surprise at all to see Martin running quickly. You have to rememebr that he has been running Pirelli tyres on a Ducati for the past few years so knows the feel of the rubber very well.
Also am impressed by how quick the new Blade is and how tasty the Renegade team are straight off the bat. |
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14 Feb 2004, 14:30 (Ref:874148)
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suzuki are soft - though they have there reasons for departure.....
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15 Feb 2004, 06:55 (Ref:874561)
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The aussie boys are going ok - would like to see McCoy go a bit better.
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15 Feb 2004, 12:19 (Ref:874745)
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Good point chunder that Martin is used to the handling and eprformance of the Pirellis. His advantage will fade as the year goes on, but in the early race she has every chance of scoring podiums.
It's clear that, although we have a weakened field and a continued predominance of Ducatis, the racing is likely to be close and thrilling. Although MotoGP is by far the bigegr deal now, there';s plenty of like in WSBK. |
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15 Feb 2004, 19:45 (Ref:875017)
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I am sure Steve will appreciate you calling him a she Boots! And as for your point about the WSB series then I think we have to wait and see. No Japanese teams are officially involved and it is hard to see progress beyond that fact.
Saying that, there are no "factory" teams in WSS eitehr and that prospers doesn't it. The bikes use factory kit but are not official factory teams I believe. Give it time and maybe we might get back to the hey day of the mid nineties. Let's hope Vermuelen goes well this year and encourages Honda to come back officially, that will make the otehr follow I think. |
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15 Feb 2004, 21:40 (Ref:875103)
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I will be pleased this year if a non-Duke wins one race! Just not like last year!
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15 Feb 2004, 22:53 (Ref:875151)
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There is every chance Ten Kate could win a race this season. The Honda should be competitive, but it will take a couple of rounds for the bike to be completely race-ready.
The Foggy Petronas still leaves heads scratching as to how it will perform over the whole season... |
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16 Feb 2004, 08:26 (Ref:875457)
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the testing times at valencia show that the racing this year could be very good
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16 Feb 2004, 11:26 (Ref:875624)
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I think it will be more competitive than 2003 - hopefully Hagas brilliance will make up for the slight disadvantage Renegade will have to the Fila Ducati squad! But it would have been better still if the GSE team were still running!
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