WSB 2019

[BLS]

Start of a new season next weekend ...can johnny rea go for a 5 timer or can davies, bautista, haslam, lowes etc push him to the limit and take wins....3 races per weekend should be fun.....whats your thoughts?

 

[big-lew18]

I think the sprint race is a rediculous idea. I'd like to see JR65 take a 5th, and he's hard to bet against

 

[Chris666]

Not liking the sprint race, smells too much of Dorna trying to liven up a dead series too late in the game.

I think Rea will take the 5th, hopefully be more of a scrap for it.

 

[Outkast]

Hoping Bautista will bring some interest to the sharp end.

 

[DriftnSlide]

JR quickest in practice so far, for Phillip Island this weekend.
Set the alarm clocks.

 

[BLS]

Watching the preview on eurosport now

 

[gav525]

Watching it on eurosport now also. Just home from Belfast and can't see straight but watching it all the same

 

[BLS]

Wee johnny looking cool n composed,haslam and bautista looking good too...van der mark looking lively spinning her up lol..

 

[Outkast]

Hoping Bautista will bring some interest to the sharp end.

Promising start.

 

[Chris666]

I have a feeling it'll be more of a paint swapping season than previous years.

Rider feedback on the sprint was surprisingly positive

 

[gcon45]

This is the first time we have seen a proper top level MotoGP rider in WSBK for a while and it would appear that there are indeed levels.

Chas Davies must be scratching his head.

 

[Chris666]

Watching highlights, Alvaro has booked it and fvcked off rightly

 

[BLS]

Watching highlights, Alvaro has booked it and fvcked off rightly

Understatement lol helluva lead over johnny.

 

[DriftnSlide]

Understatement lol helluva lead over johnny.

15 seconds
Great ride by Alvaro, first championship debut rider to win since Max. Can't wait for race 2 now, see if Johnny can up his game.

 

[BLS]

15 seconds
Great ride by Alvaro, first championship debut rider to win since Max. Can't wait for race 2 now, see if Johnny can up his game.

Was the lenght of the whole straight..
Yeah max 2007 ..hard to believe that long ago.
Course he will!

 

[BLS]

Fair play to johnny in the superpole race ...the duke is fast ..davies not so much.
Race 2 3 ready to go!

 

[Chris666]

Well well well, hat trick

 

[Dave..]

Well well well, hat trick

Kawasaki are going to have to find more power.
Ony one meeting gone, a long way to go.

 

[Outkast]

I am sure Ducati are pleased to be back to winning ways but you would have to think they would be having a word with Alvaro, to rein it in a bit, before the powers that be, do it for him.

 

[DriftnSlide]

Top work from Ducati and Bautista, although its a bogey track for JR and Kawasaki.
Good damage limitation for JR with 3 2nds and an outright lap record, I had a feeling this was going to happen after R1, that's why I wondered could Johnny up his game.
Good start to the season and hopefully Alvaro and 1 or 2 others can take the races to JR this season and not make it as easy. I still see JR #1 at the last race.

 

[nobby]

certainly interesting times ... albeit Phillip Island is no place to determine the championship.
however you cannot under-estimate the gap in times in finishing from 1st to 2nd ... certainly a wake up call for kwak who was so ahead of everyone else and now on that appearance they could be on catch up!

early days though, but still a good result for mr rea nonetheless as he had other pressures elsewhere to deal with

 

[salster]

its all about the bike, not much Johnny can do about it when the duke just goes past him on every straight. in the sprint race JR was on the limit and still didn,t get near the duke.

 

[BLS]

See how the kwaks do against the dukes at Thailand, coverage starts 5.30am eurosport saturday.

 

[Chris666]

That wasn't a bad start

 

[DriftnSlide]

JR still playing catchup to Alvaro again.
Its looking like it will be a good season, JR not having it so easy, I think he'll enjoy the challenge this year.