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A week to go until the first race & the boys are testing this weekend down there- would i be too tragic if i wandered down to hang off the fence some time over the weekend? Hope all goes well with testing. http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/latest-news/1492-vermeulen-faces-tough-task-for-kawasaki.html
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If you post update's on the forum you wouldn't be too tragic ;)
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Bomber is down there Marg ... give him a call on his mobile
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Okay then kids,
went down & was not the only tragic checking out the action. quite a few sheep who stopped because they saw people had pulled over, so we gave them a rev about coming back next weekend & bike racing in general.
Chris looked good to my untrained eye. A bit restricted with viewing- mainly turn turn 5-7( Siberia to hayshed) and up turn 9-10 (lukey heights). Then moved to get a look at turn 12 into the straight. Pitted a few times but not for long each time.
Hopefully Bomber got closer to the action & can give his considered opinion & of course a blog from Chris.
To those of you coming down/ over for the weekend, have a safe trip & don't contribute to that idiot Brumby's piggy bank.
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Phillip Island Official Test - Superbike 1 Session
Sunday, 21 February 2010 04:58
1 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.484
2 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'32.518
3 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.669
4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'32.952
5 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.979
6 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'33.147
7 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'33.190
8 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'33.263
9 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.430
10 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.515
11 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.766
12 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.839
13 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.846
14 25 Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.935
15 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'33.937
16 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.246
17 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.301
18 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'34.307
19 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.399
20 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'34.417
21 123 Resch R. (AUT) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.684
22 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'36.991
23 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.598
24 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'37.657
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Phillip Island Official Test - Superbike 1st Day Aggregate
Sunday, 21 February 2010 09:05
1 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'31.959
2 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.349
3 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.484
4 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'32.518
5 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.544
6 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'32.671
7 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.735
8 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'32.832
9 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'32.912
10 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.979
11 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.135
12 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'33.190
13 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.222
14 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.299
15 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.444
16 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.498
17 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.648
18 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.699
19 25 Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.710
20 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'33.852
21 123 Resch R. (AUT) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.361
22 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.260
23 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.087
24 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.155
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I know it's only testing but his laptimes aren't very good. Let's hope he can improve tomorrow and find a good setup for the race next week.
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I think next weekend will tell the real story of where they are at. Obviousely they are still testing parts and setting up the bike.
Hope they get some good weather tomorrow and can keep fine tuning it. I reckon come race time Sunday they'll be right.
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I hope you're right! Looks like a bit of rain tomorrow. I hope it won't interfere with their testing schedule to much.
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Monday AM
1 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'31.650
2 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'31.662
3 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'32.195
4 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'32.247
5 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.279
6 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'32.344
7 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'32.474
8 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.554
9 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'32.621
10 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.691
11 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.781
12 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.819
13 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.869
14 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.880
15 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.892
16 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.032
17 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.095
18 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.466
19 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.950
20 123 Resch R. (AUT) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.234
21 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.663
22 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.763
23 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'37.088
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Hi, this is not what I was expecting from Chris even if they are testing parts (what parts?) they shouldn’t be at this position, lower than BMW.
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I think we all need to relax about testing results.
Like Michael ( from SA) said, it's not a reflection of how he will perform in a race. The past year on Suzuki has been evidence enough that he can get good results out of an underperforming bike.
Better to have a bike he feels comfortable on & can improve with than one that feels out of control & giving no feedback.
I suppose the helpful thing with WSBK is that there are 2 races, giving you a second bite if race 1 doesn't go quite to plan.
Good luck on the weekend Chris, will be cheering you on in a mixture of blue & green ;)
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Monday, 22 February 2010 07:51
1 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'31.680
2 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.067
3 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.175
4 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.446
5 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'32.540
6 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'32.643
7 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'32.680
8 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.714
9 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'32.770
10 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'32.827
11 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.830
12 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'32.870
13 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.979
14 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'33.189
15 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.202
16 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.394
17 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.400
18 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.733
19 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.885
20 123 Resch R. (AUT) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.943
21 25 Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.663
22 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.945
23 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.885
24 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'36.269
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Phillip Island Official Test - Day 2 - SBK Aggregate
Monday, 22 February 2010 07:53
1 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'31.650
2 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'31.662
3 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'31.680
4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'31.959
5 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.175
6 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'32.247
7 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.279
8 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'32.474
9 2 Camier L. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F. 1'32.621
10 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.691
11 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.714
12 52 Toseland J. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.781
13 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.819
14 57 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.830
15 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.869
16 77 Vermeulen C. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'32.870
17 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.880
18 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'33.202
19 88 Pitt A. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.699
20 25 Brookes J. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.710
21 123 Resch R. (AUT) BMW S1000 RR 1'33.943
22 31 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.945
23 15 Baiocco M. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.663
24 95 Hayden R. (USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'35.763
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Margie obviously the problem is with Kawasaki not with Chris. This is the reason they employ him, to correct their bike.
What they are saying is that this years target is tenth palace!! They admit that they are not able to go and win races.
What is BMW approach? Go and take the best result possible. This is completely different attitude.
What worries me more is that they may transfer this wrong attitude (Kawasaki’s) to Chris and make him loose motivation.
Just for the record I own a ZX10R 2009 a GTR 2010 and a KX250F 2009. So my interest is Kawasaki to win not to loose races..
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That's a nice collection of bikes ;) I own a 2005 ZX-6R (636) and the next one is going to be a 2008/2009 ZX-10R (soon I hope :D) As for the results: Kawasaki hasn't performed well in SBK for years but now they are finally investing some time and money to improve. I think they will improve during the season. And in 2011 they should have a new bike that's very different from the one they have now. That's when they want to start winning races. But first let's see what Chris can do with a bike that's under performing at the moment. I think we are going to see some very nice races!
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Bas,
I had a black 636, great sound with Yioshi exhaust. Good starting board but the real thrill is the ZX10R.
I watched Chris in every race track (WSBK and motoGP) in Europe for years now and I know that when he is comfortable on the bike he is unbeatable especially in the rain.
I’m also having a lot of track day on the ZX10 and I know that the bike has strong potential against the rest. You will be surprised to know that everything is down to teams’ knowledge and how to prepare the bike than the actual bike. If someone looks to the results in Superstock he will understand better what I’m saying.
If the team prepares the bike to Chris likes he will thrive next week!!!
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My opinion is that Chris & Kwaka are trying to give his fans a realistic view of what to expect this year.
They are saying the same thing as BMW, except they are saying out loud that top 10 is going to be their best result for a while until the new bike is developed. BMW's best result was 6th at Nurburgring which was the end of the season. For most of the year they were around 10th or worse, a couple of times they retired.
I am a Suzuki girl but i was so glad when Chris stepped of that bike.
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My green 636 sounds great with the Leovince full system on it :D I've only been riding for a couple of years and this is my first bike. And I'm loving it! But after riding a friends GSX-R1000 I really want to go with a 1000 cc bike. They are so smooth at low and midrange and incredibly powerful at the top of the revs! I've also done some trackdays with my bike but not since I crashed and broken my wrist (90 to 100 km/h highsider) I can't wait for the season to start! Looks like I'll be up al night next weekend ;)
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margie wrote:My opinion is that Chris & Kwaka are trying to give his fans a realistic view of what to expect this year.
They are saying the same thing as BMW, except they are saying out loud that top 10 is going to be their best result for a while until the new bike is developed. BMW's best result was 6th at Nurburgring which was the end of the season. For most of the year they were around 10th or worse, a couple of times they retired.
I am a Suzuki girl but i was so glad when Chris stepped of that bike. You are bang on the money Margie. This year is all leading up to the new bike, which I believe isn't going to be released until mid year. Until next season it's development time for both crew and parts and although Chris will ride the wheels off what he's on right now ... your appraisal that top 10 is the short term best expectation is correct. He has said this himself ... so it's no big secret. We all want to see Chris winning or on the podium ... but it's going to be a process that involves a lot of work and patience. However ... I'm sure we'll see the results of that effort in 2011
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