FLOWER OF INTELLIGENCE

Max Biaggi membantah perihal rumor yang beredar jika ia ingin kembali membalap. Lewat wawancara oleh Gazetta dello sport, ia menegaskan jika hal itu mustahil baginya.

"Aku tidak berencana untuk kembali. Aku sudah pensiun, meski banyak yang senang atas kabar tersebut tapi kembali membalap itu mustahil" kata Biaggi.

Ia juga membantah jika ia berhenti hanya karena masalah uang, "Aku berhenti bukan kerena mereka tak cukup membayarku, aku berhenti karena aku menginginkannya."

What a consistence, I appreciate that. Meski tadinya saya cukup antusias akan rumor tersebut, membayangkan dapat kembali melihat sang Roman Emperor kembali ke lintasan balap. Tapi ternyata itu hanya 'rumor'.. keputusan Biaggi untuk berhenti mulai musim 2013 merupakan keputusan tepat. Ia mengakhiri karir balap dengan indah yakni sebagai juara WSBK 2012. Dan ini bukan panggung WWE dimana kata "retired" and "return" bisa mudah dikatakan hmm.

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Kaget campur sedih bro :( official WSBK lewat akun facebooknya memposting "While we're a little bitter because we won't see him race again, we want to thank our 2-time World Champion Max Biaggi for these exciting years, and wish him good luck for his future projects! Thank you Max!" berserta gambar Max di sana. Waduh jangan-jangan Biaggi beneran pensiun lagi. Langsung saya meluncur googling untuk memastikan kabar tersebut. Dan ternyata benar, berita pensiunnya Biaggi ada di twowheelsblog dan crash.net. Waduhhh :\

Sempat diisukan pensiun, mengingat umurnya yang sudah 41 tahun, akhirnya Max biaggi pastikan kelangsungan karirnya sebagai pembalap. Hari ini, 7 November, lewat press conference yang diadakan di sirkuit Vallelgunga, tempat Max Biaggi pertama kali membalap, Biaggi umukan kalau ia akan pensiun. Keluarga merupakan alasan utama kenapa ia berhenti.

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FIM tetapkan peraturan baru WSBK untuk musim depan. Race akan tetap berlangsung saat hujan, dengan diberlakukannya pit stop untuk mengganti ban maupun untuk merubah settingan pada sektor mesin.

Seperti dikutip oleh crash.net, "Balapan Superbike tidak akan dihentikan akibat perubahan cuaca kecuali karena ada hal yang diluar dugaan (misal: hujan yang sangat deras-pent) dan pembalap yang ingin mengganti ban atau mengatur settingan motornya dapat memasuki pit stop, kapan pun saat balapan berlangsung."

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Setidaknya tiap musim baru Honda Superbike tampil dengan livery baru. Pada seri Magny Cours minggu esok Rea dan Aoyama akan menggunakan livery baru dengan basis desain Honda Fireblade versi 2013, desain ini tampaknya akan terus digunakan untuk musim mendatang.

livery baru

Sebelumnya, tim Honda Superbike menggunakan desain Honda Fireblade versi 2012.

desain tahun 2012

Menurut saya desain terbaru dengan kombinasi grafis warna merah, biru dengan warna dasar putih, terlihat lebih tegas dan garang dibanding sebelumnya. Namun livery terbaik tetap dipengang versi 2011 dimana desain tiga warna ala Castrol dominan didalamnya.

desain castrol 2011

Lebih keren bukan? :)

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Tim Honda Superbike akan tampil berbeda dengan livery baru pada seri pamungkas World Superbike di Magny Cours minggu esok. Desain livery tersebut mengacu pada Honda Fireblade versi 2013, yakni perpaduan warna biru dan merah dangan warna dasar putih. Tak ketinggalan desain lampu depan pun menempel di motor Jonathan Rea dan Hiroshi Aoyama, untuk menegaskan kesan bahwa motor yang mereka pakai sama dengan motor yang bereda dipasaran.

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Valentino Rossi kagum dengan balapan WSBK Donnington yang penuh drama. Setelah race 2 usai, ia berkomentar lewat akun twitternya “Che razza di gara la Superbike!Che bagarre,bravi tutti,peccato per le BMW all’ultima curva.” (What a Superbike race! What a battle, everyone is so good, too bad about the BMWs at the last turn), bahkan CEO Dorna Carmelo Ezpeleta meng-iyakan komentar lainnya dari Rossi “Purtroppo le nostre gare sono diventate molto più noiose” (Unfortunately our races have become much more boring). Sementara itu Flamini bersaudara yang menaungi balapan Superbike berharap Rossi tetap bosan sehingga kepindahannya ke WSBK segera terwujud.

Memang balapan motoGP makin lama semakin membosankan. Juara hampir bisa dipastikan di pertengahan balapan seperti pada race sebelumnya, khususnya musim 2012. Sejauh ini kompetisi motoGP jauh dari kata kompetitif. Hal ini berbeda dengan Superbike. Udah deh, mending pindah aja Rossi ke WSBK biar ketemu Max Biaggi hehe :-D

Source: twowheelsblog.com

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Tom Sykes in action at Imola (src:motosocial)

Tom Sykes' performance with his ZX10R is currently great. After got pole position and third place in previous race at Phillip Island he also got the pole at Imola with two second place finishes and a new lap record. What a result! this result is absolutely great comparing the previous season which he only got one podium at Nurburgring wet race.

Sykes was lead almost in a whole race at Imola but he was easily over taken by Checa in the rest of lap. Sykes and Kawasaki team have a problem in the tires endurance. They absolutely need an improvement for next race. Despite Skykes didn't get the first place although he was dominated, this is a positive result for him and Kawasaki. This is a proof both for Sykes and ZX10R that they could be competitive in this season and they in a way pursuing WSBK championship.

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Here's the full 2nd race result taken from crash.net

1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R +22 laps
2. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 +5.707s
3. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +12.521s
4. Jonathan Rea GBR Honda WSBK CBR1000RR +12.655s
5. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR +18.179s
6. Marco Melandri ITA BMW Motorrad S1000RR +18.831s
7. Maxime Berger FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R +18.939s
8. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV-4 +19.478s
9. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda WSBK CBR1000RR +19.554s
10. Niccolo Canepa ITA Red Devils Ducati 1098R +26.289s
11. Jakub Smrz CZE Liberty Effenbert Ducati 1098R +26.479s
12. Leon Camier GBR Crescent Fixi Suzuki GSX-R1000 +29.145s
13. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Ducati 1098R +36.482s
14. Lorenzo Zanetti ITA PATA Ducati 1098R +38.113s
15. Josh Brookes AUS Crescent Fixi Suzuki GSX-R1000 +43.234s

16. Bryan Staring AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +43.526s
17. Raffaele De Rosa ITA Pro Ride Honda CBR1000RR +53.929s

Not Classified

18. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR 11 laps completed
19. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 10 laps completed
20. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 9 laps completed
21. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 8 laps completed
22. Michel Fabrizio ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR 4 laps completed
23. David Johnson AUS Rossair AEP BMW S1000RR 4 laps completed
24. Mark Aitchison AUS Grillini Progea BMW S1000RR 1 lap completed

DNS Chaz Davies GBR ParkinGO MTC Aprilia RSV-4

Fastest lap
Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1m 32.846s

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Full race results (1) for the opening round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island, Australia taken from crash.net
1. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 22 laps
2. Marco Melandri ITA BMW Motorrad S1000RR +7.104s
3. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R +7.378s
4. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +12.189s
5. Jakub Smrz CZE Liberty Effenbert Ducati 1098R +16.424s
6. Michel Fabrizio ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR +20.200s
7. Jonathan Rea GBR Honda WSBK CBR1000RR +20.223s
8. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda WSBK CBR1000RR +24.108s
9. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Ducati 1098R +28.072s
10. Bryan Staring AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +34.232s
11. Lorenzo Zanetti ITA PATA Ducati 1098R +34.450s
12. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR +35.648s
13. Maxime Berger FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R +36.392s
14. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R +41.500s
15. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R +42.086s

16. Josh Brookes AUS Crescent Fixi Suzuki GSX-R1000 +42.605s
17. Leon Camier GBR Crescent Fixi Suzuki GSX-R1000 +43.366s
18. Mark Aitchison AUS Grillini Progea BMW S1000RR +45.225s
19. David Johnson AUS Rossair AEP BMW S1000RR +1min 08.782s
20. Niccolo Canepa ITA Red Devils Ducati 1098R +1min10.440s

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21. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV-4 19 laps completed
22. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR 14 laps completed
23. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 5 laps completed
24. Raffaele De Rosa ITA Pro Ride Honda CBR1000RR 0 laps completed

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Finally the certainty of WSBK round in Indonesia has come. Infront Motor Sports, rights holders for World Superbikes, confirmed the news on Tuesday, with Sentul hosting a round of the championship for the first time in 15 years next season.

Maurizio Flamini and Ministry of Walfare, Agung Laksono (img src:tmcblog)

Maurizio Flammini, president of Infront Motor Sports, said: “We are proud of the growth of the Superbike calendar which, thanks to the inclusion of the latest rounds, is obtaining a presence in countries of major importance for the development of our championship on a sporting and commercial level."

Previously Tinton Soeprapto, director of PT Sarana Sirkuitindo Utama - which manages the Sentul International Circuit – announced that Sentul will hosting WSBK for 3 years as on the deal.

“The contract value of one Superstars series [event] is around 3 million to 4 million euro/year or 35,65 billion rupiahs to 47,53 billion rupiahs/year. The Superbike contract is also around that value,” Tinton told Kompas.com, adding that the money was coming from private sponsors and not the government.”

Shown on the banner in the picture, Indonesian round will be held on March  2013. At least a year now and that is a sufficient time to fix the circuit to follow the regulation.

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Although Infront Sports & Media as right holders for WSBK not yet confirmed about the series on Sentul Circuit, Tinton Suprapto, director of PT Sarana Sirkuitindo Utama - which manages the Sentul International Circuit – announced that a deal has been signed for 2012-2015.

”The contract value of one Superstars series [event] is around 3 million to 4 million euro/year or 35,65 billion rupiahs to 47,53 billion rupiahs/year. The Superbike contract is also around that value,” Tinton told on Kompas.com

In line with Tinton’s statement, Ananda Mikola, commissioner of PT Sarana Sirkuitindo Utama said Max Biaggi and friends will show off on WSBK series in Sentul Circuit, March 2013.

“Not only Max Biaggi, but all registered Superbike rider in 2012” Said Ananda in the signing of the cooperation and support by Menkokesra (Ministry of welfare). The circuit itself is under construction to follow the regulation.

“The circuit is closed at least for two months for repairing especially in paving. In clear this refinement is to follow the regulation,” him added.

flight of ideas:

"What a good news for Indonesian motor race fans! The great and competitive motor race WSBK is going to be held on Sentul Circuit. I absolutely support this event of course. It’s been a long time Sentul didn't held an intl. race like this."

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Beautiful circuit? what circuit that I mean? According to the schedule for 26 february 2012, the race will be begin in the Phillip Island Australia. Maybe some people disagree, thought that this circuit just same with other world class circuit with it's own characteristics but this is what I felt. The first thing came is my mind when heard 'Phillip Island' is the beautiful scenery there.

This is epic! :D

This 4.445 km with 12 turns circuit is located in beach area with beautiful ocean views. What a breathtaking scenery. Fast bikes, brave riders, sexy grid girls and the beauty circuits that's a perfect match.

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Following the provisional entry list for 2012 WSBK championship issued by FIM, it has indicated that Haga still without a team yet. Previously Haga rumored will be placed on Ducati and also both teams in Britain and Japan. Moreover he also rumored for retirement. The list issued is actually provisional but the chance for 'The samurai of slide' - Haga's nickname- to join is very small. He might be not ride in 2012 WSBK.

Flight of ideas say:

"This really a sad thing for all motorsport fans. Haga is known as talented rider even he has never won the title. He just almost get the title, one of the news website just called him "King without a crown" If he really miss the 2012 season he will lost the chance for the world title. This condition remind me where Max Biaggi got no place in motoGP. What a sad thing. In addition there is interesting facts related to the entry list. There is a newcomer from motoGP, Hiroshi Aoyama. Seems like a regeneration for Japanese rider here, hopefully he will rise this season. Haga out, Hiro in.. " 

source: crash.net

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The FIM has released the provisional entry list for 2012 World Superbike Championship. The opening race will be held on 26 February in Phillip Island Australia


World Superbike 2012 entry list

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Max Biaggi is a motorcycle racer. He is a former motoGP rider and now race in World Superbike. Many racing fans admire him for his ambition for champion. However some racing fans as well as his colleagues also complained for his attitude. Sometimes he takes a very hard effort and harms his colleagues but in reality every racing fans will miss him if he didn’t take part in a race. Max Biaggi has all the qualities of an incredible sportsman as well as attractive entertainer: His bravery and ambition, remarkable talent, and strong character.

Reviewing previous race. :D

First of all, Biaggi is well known for his ambition. He will do anything to take the podium even have to debate with his team and mechanics to get the best setting. He is also a big risk taker. In 2001 he had a conflict with Yamaha for bike matter. For the consequences he dropped out then joined to Honda because he thinks his previous team didn’t give their best for him. The best rival who ever felt how bitter compete with Roman Emperor –Biaggi’s nickname- is Valentino Rossi.

Biaggi and Rossi

Then, Biaggi is a clever racer who has its own way to finish a race. He is well known for his bravery both in racing style and in taking the racing line. Moreover some racing enthusiast says his racing style is dangerous. Nevertheless I think he is just elegant racer with his own way and very entertaining. His biggest achievement was winning World Superbike Championship in 2010.

Finally, Biaggi is not only a great racer he is also an attractive entertainer. Why? For all the character that I’ve mention before it makes him an entertaining racer. He serves great rivalries, a news maker, and creates a conflict just make a racing competition more enjoyable. The greatest rivalries he ever had are with The Doctor, Valentino Rossi. War of words, elbowing in a race, and hard fight just describe their rivalries.

Max Biaggi is more than a great sportsman. He makes a competition more enjoyable to watch. That’s why a lot of racing fans love him. Even though his performance this year little bit decrease, there is always a place for an entertaining racer as him.

Friends? :D

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Tom Sykes takes dramatic race victory in terible weather condition. He took the led after Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga fell. Then he survived until the race over. This is his first ever WSBK race victory and also secured Kawasaki's first win since 2006. Race direction called to stop the race because the rains re-doubled in intensity. Nurburgring second race resulted Sykes ahead of Sylvain Guintoli and Jakub Smrz in second and third place. Meanwhile Jonathan Rea was in fourth place ahead of Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri. The standings leader Carlos Checa was played safe in Eighth place.

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WSBK 2011 Round 04 - Italy Monza Race 1 (EurosportHD) 720p x264

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