WSBK testing at PI

I understand WSBK testing is on this weekend at the island. Luckily I will be down there for a weekend getaway so will try to do the tour of the track whilst it is on and see some of the action. Apparently it is a closed track to spectators otherwise.

Hope they have live timing on the WSBK site

Managed to get a great view of the testing. Saturday arvo I went into the visitors centre, and having paid $13.50, went through the museum and up to the track viewing area just above the main straight looking at Doohan cloner, Great view, you could see about 80% of the track. Today went down the side road outside the back part of the circuit and watched them from overlooking siberia. Saw the ducatis on saturday, they sound great, also Max Biaggi. Also saw (I think) the zx6R in plain white. Kawasaki was there in SBK too. Was good fun, great noise and also a fair few people there - maybe 20 or 30 in each spot.

Cheers

I forgot that the WSBK site wants money to view live timing so I didn't watch it.
From their site...


Bayliss destroys circuit best lap on day two

On the second day of Pirelli tyre tests at Phillip Island Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) took a whole second off the previous best qualifying time, while running a 2007 spec rear and a prototype race front.
His time of 1'31.0 was set in the cooler conditions of the morning, and no other rider got within a second of his time, despite a great improvement in general lap times through the ten rider SBK attendance. Next closest to Bayliss was his team-mate, Lorenzo Lanzi, who scored a 1'32.1.

CORSER AND TOSELAND SHARE THIRD BEST TIME James Toseland (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) shared the time of 1'32.2 with Toseland pleased at his general pace on race tyres but Corser somewhat concerned that in the warmer conditions of the afternoon sessions he could not maintain the pace he could in the mornings. A marked improvement on day two from Yukio Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) pushed him to fifth place, on a 1'32.3.
Despite a fall in the afternoon session, at the slow right-hander of MG corner, Max Biaggi (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) was equal sixth fastest, matching Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) on 1'32.6. Laconi also fell, at Hayshed, at some 240kmph. He was unhurt in his crash and continued to set a pace close to the leaders from then on. Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) went eighth fastest with his 1'32.7, while Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) demonstrated that it was a close day of testing by setting a 1'32.8 for ninth place - only 0.7 seconds from Lanzi in second place. Roberto Rolfo (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) set a best of 1'33.9, 1.5 seconds faster than day one.

how long till biaggi starts complaining about how he'd win if he was on a duc?

my money is on 2 rounds =D

mmamster You should have opted for the pits tour, we spent 30 min in the commentators box and then almost an hour watching the action in the pits from the dais. Well worth the $18.00 it cost us..

mmamster You should have opted for the pits tour, we spent 30 min in the commentators box and then almost an hour watching the action in the pits from the dais. Well worth the $18.00 it cost us..

Bugger...not enough time to wait for it.

Fonsi gets it up at PI.

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Locals at PI testing...

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Nice!

Nice

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Bring on the SBK season!! I think we've got a better chance of seeing some good results here than the "2-wheel Formula 1" series

I hope this guy goes better than last year

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