1st WSBK Test Underway
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There are a few out on track. The live timing seems slow to build though. There is a link in the page I posted but its slow to build.
https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2024/LIVE%20UPDAT...
https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2024/LIVE%20UPDAT...
Times at midday - https://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/1043771/1/2024-wor...
I'm currently dealing with a nerve injury myself (thankfully not in my neck and not from a crash like Bautista) and the doctor just casually dropped in to conversation that pain/weakness/tingles etc can take months to fully disappear. You can't always look to deep in to testing headline times (especially with rookies and satellite riders who aren't testing parts, just getting themselves up to speed) but Bautista would have to be concerned being that far down the timesheet and still having issues from the injury.
According to Honda, they are also having to add weight to the bike to meet the minimum weight limit.
As Bautista said, in the grand scheme of things it won't make much difference to the overall performance but it does make braking a bit more difficult and some corners are a bit more problematic.
On recent test evidence, could be an interesting season with more than just the three usual suspects at the front of the field, the upcoming Portimao test could throw up a bit more information on how the season could unfold
As Bautista said, in the grand scheme of things it won't make much difference to the overall performance but it does make braking a bit more difficult and some corners are a bit more problematic.
On recent test evidence, could be an interesting season with more than just the three usual suspects at the front of the field, the upcoming Portimao test could throw up a bit more information on how the season could unfold
egor110 said:
Shots fired.
Topraks just done 1.39.225
I think all this time BMW just needed that top line rider to point them in the right direction, VdM is okay but he doesn't have that last few % and Redding has been lacklustre since he came to WSBK, no doubt proving someone on here right when they said he couldn't set up a deck chair.Topraks just done 1.39.225
Toprak is arguably the best rider in WSBK right now though and i think you could have put him on the Honda and he would be right up there at the front of the field.
slopes said:
yep and without knowing the full details, it isn't looking too good for Taz or Adam Norrodin 5.5 and 9 secs respectively off the pace. Could be any number of reasons of course.
Taz did 2 laps yesterday and they weren’t at Jerez. Fingers crossed it will come together during the season, but not the best start.To put times into context regarding who's actually going for it and who's testing different things not showing their full form would be this.
13th Tito Rabat - Puccetti Racing Team - 1:40.709
The Puccetti Kawasaki has been dog slow, as has Rabat. Even the MIE Hondas beat them last year.
13th Tito Rabat - Puccetti Racing Team - 1:40.709
The Puccetti Kawasaki has been dog slow, as has Rabat. Even the MIE Hondas beat them last year.
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