British Superbike Championship -- This is racing!!!

Forum Sponsor
murf said:
U ever see Isle of Man racing, or real road racing in Ireland?
Click to expand...

I went to the Skerries race in Ireland when I was there a few years ago it was awesome. My uncle goes to the Isle of man every year for the TT this year he trailored his bike and ran the mountain course on mad Sunday. Thats definately on my bucket list. Joey Dunlop was his idol.
 
It really is competitive and great racing to watch. Don't know many of the riders but after watching a few races, Eugene Laverty has great style to his racing, I've seen him lean so low with absolute control like no other. He's also so humble a person and a smoking girlfriend to boot!
 
The guy who raced BSB this year is Mike Laverty I believe. Eugene, his brother, has raced a WSBK this season ....
 
That was blokes racing, was that. Good stuff.
 
Hanging off the bike, knee dragging is a way to transfer weight. The bike will lean less, and allow you to get on the throtle harder in the turn. This will give you more exit speed. The pucks do touch the pavement
at times, some do it more than others.

Dave
 
davkan said:
Hanging off the bike, knee dragging is a way to transfer weight. The bike will lean less, and allow you to get on the throtle harder in the turn. This will give you more exit speed. The pucks do touch the pavement
at times, some do it more than others.

Dave
Click to expand...

Weight transfer happens whether or not the knee touches. According to you, when Casey Stoner tucks his knee... and elbow in to lean further, he's actually going slower... Think about it... let it sink in... deep breath... Now step away from the keyboard.
 
We had racing pretty damned near as good all last season, in Pro 600, with the battle between Jodi Christie and Alex Welsh. Pity that so few people here know about it.
 
Rob MacLennan said:
We had racing pretty damned near as good all last season, in Pro 600, with the battle between Jodi Christie and Alex Welsh. Pity that so few people here know about it.
Click to expand...

One of these days someone from CSBK and RACE will start using this forum for advertising.
 
Rob MacLennan said:
Enough of us have made comments about both, over the years, that advertising should be unnecessary.
Click to expand...

Clearly, advertising (or some other new communication strategy) is in order, if judging only by the BYSMAL attendance at the Mosport events every year...

Too bad really, it could be a great experience for many that miss out.
 
gqelements said:
Clearly, advertising (or some other new communication strategy) is in order, if judging only by the BYSMAL attendance at the Mosport events every year...

Too bad really, it could be a great experience for many that miss out.
Click to expand...

It's cultural. In Europe bike racing is huge, the top riders are literally household names. It's never been that way in North America.
 
Prince said:
Oh, I know the history all-to-well. I lived right on the peace line. Tear gas, bombs, Molotov cocktails, and rubber bullets were a way of life. I never thought they'd go as far as depriving us the word "Ireland" tho. I asked them [the passport office] why? It had to go to the higher ups for a proper answer. According to the Good Friday Peace Accord the word "Ireland" is not allowed to appear on Northern Irish passports. It's all ridiculous. Imagine your Canadian passport stating "Toronto, NA" (North America)?

I noticed this season, towards the end of the season in WSBK, the tea-bag commentator begrudgingly referred to Jonny Rae as an "Irish-man" instead of his usual "Brit." You could tell he was told to stop referring to the top Irish riders as Brits.
Click to expand...

I've always been curious, why is Eugene Laverty referred to as an Irish and his flag beside his name is the Irish flag (even though his family is from Northern Ireland), but Rea flies the Union jack beside his name? Is this Laverty's request (and therefore political standpoint), with the same being said for Rea (perhaps on the other side of the Ireland standpoint)

It's apparent that Laverty is much more openly proud to be Irish (just look at his website) than Rea.

But yea BSB provides awesome racing.
 
Rob MacLennan said:
We had racing pretty damned near as good all last season, in Pro 600, with the battle between Jodi Christie and Alex Welsh. Pity that so few people here know about it.
Click to expand...

You are asking too much of people tied up with family stuff, to go in person several times a year to Shannonville or even further is not feasible. Put it on TV and I will watch it for sure. No TV, no watching .... I am not sure advertising would help in any way, because again, I will not have time to go anyways. It's that simple.
 
mxs said:
You are asking too much of people tied up with family stuff, to go in person several times a year to Shannonville or even further is not feasible. Put it on TV and I will watch it for sure. No TV, no watching .... I am not sure advertising would help in any way, because again, I will not have time to go anyways. It's that simple.
Click to expand...

I'm talking National here.

I don't think that I'm really asking all that much, considering that many of the people on this board are young and single. It's also not all that far to go out to Mosport, where the National concluded this year. That's one trip to Shannonville, for the one National that ran there. Admittedly it's a fairly long drive, for a day trip, but it's a whole day of entertainment.

Now if only I could just convince Shannonville to drop the gate.
 
Jia said:
I've always been curious, why is Eugene Laverty referred to as an Irish and his flag beside his name is the Irish flag (even though his family is from Northern Ireland), but Rea flies the Union jack beside his name? Is this Laverty's request (and therefore political standpoint), with the same being said for Rea (perhaps on the other side of the Ireland standpoint)

It's apparent that Laverty is much more openly proud to be Irish (just look at his website) than Rea.

But yea BSB provides awesome racing.
Click to expand...

The Irish national rugby team is made up of players from both the North and South, it's kinda of the same deal with Laverty. Eddie Irvine ex F1 driver had the same deal with the flag. (quote from Irvine) Irvine has self-identified as being Irish:
[TABLE="class: cquote"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 20"][/TD]
[TD]But at the end of the day, I’m Irish. I mean, I’ve got a British passport, but if you’re from Ireland, north or south, you’re Irish. And ‘British’ is. . . such a nondescript thing, isn’t it?[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom