Carlos Checa earned the top spot on the World Superbike grid after two fast qualifying rounds at Phillip Island, but didn’t manage to reach the podium at the end of Race 1. Instead, Checa and Althea Racing claimed the seventh spot.
Race 2 didn’t look much better as Checa faltered at the beginning of the race and dropped down toward the back of the pack. The veteran racer slowly made up ground, and by the final lap Checa was nipping at the heels of Leon Haslam, the race one winner.
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After a record-breaking day that gave Joan Lascorz the top spot on the grid and the best time on the track, the winner of the first race of the World Supersport season seemed almost pre-determined.
But Eugene Laverty, who had an unimpressive time during free practice and the qualifying rounds, dominated race one and finished four seconds ahead of Lascorz for his fifth WSS career victory.
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The World Superbike qualifying races at Phillip Island, Australia, put riders within hundredths of a second of one another. The first championship race, won by Leon Haslam, was achieved by a mere four thousandths of a second.
Michel Fabrizio had some late speed to catch up with Haslam toward the end, and after the final line was crossed, many believed that Fabrizio had won the first WBSK championship race. After the photo finish ending was reviewed, Haslam was crowned the winner.
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World Superbike has begun and Leon Haslam started the 2010 WSBK season on top of the pack, claiming his first career pole position at Superpole on Phillip Island.
Haslam was in perfect form, claiming the top spot at all three sessions. His best time of 1:31.229 was just two tenths from the track record.
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Joan Lascorz won his second career World Supersport pole position on opening day at Phillip Island, and he did it by smashing the track record by nearly a half second.
The record was set last year by Kenan Sofuoglu, who started the day in the provisional pole position, but dropped back to second place behind Lascorz.
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Carlos Checa started the 2010 World Superbike season with the fastest qualifying time on a scorching hot track at Phillip Island, Australia. His lap time of 1’32”155 was less than a second away from setting the track record which was set by Regis Laconi last year.
But Checa wasn’t the only one close to breaking the track record. Checa’s time was only .007 seconds ahead of Michel Fabrizio, and .218 seconds ahead of Leon Haslam.
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The 2010 World Supersport season kicks off this weekend in Phillip Island, Australia. The World SuperSport Championships are typically a showcase for Honda and their CBR600RR, but last year Carl Crutchlow ripped the trophy from Honda’s hands on top of his Yamaha YZF R1.
Crutchlow won’t be back to defend his title, and neither will Yamaha. Both the rider and the manufacturer have graduated in class to the World Superbike Championship, leaving a field of just 17 riders to participate in the WSS, and only three manufacturers.
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Some of the best roads in are in California, and now the California Highway Patrol has started a campaign to make riding a motorcycle safer. The CHP has put up over 700 signs along Californian roadways saying “Share the road, look twice for motorcyclist.”
“The Motorcycle Safety Foundation, along with many thousands of motorcyclists, applaud the California Highway Patrol, the Office of Traffic Safety and CalTrans for recognizing the importance of motorcycle safety and for utilizing this very effective medium to promote highway safety,” said Robert Gladden, the director of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation in The United States.
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Hydrogen peroxide - Yep, you heard that right. A Swedish designer known as the rocket man has developed a bike that is powered by hydrogen peroxide. The bike has a 0-60 time of 6 seconds and can reach a top speed of 126 mph. The motorcycle is more like a bike strapped to a rocket, but the good news is that when you crash, you can sanitize your wounds on the spot with your own fuel.
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The earthquake in Haiti has inspired relief efforts across the globe. From celebrities to politicians to 8-year old boys in London. Now, the motorcycle industry is pitching in too. Harley-Davidson is sending 28 motorcycles down to Haiti to aid in the relief effort.
The 28 motorcycles will consist mainly of Harley-Davidson model bikes but a few Buell models will make it down as well. The bikes will be sent to Harley’s dealership, MagnaMotors, in the Dominican Republic. The bikes will then be distributed to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.
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