2008 WSBK Line up for Ducati - Ducati.ms

RoAdK1LL · Sep 10th, 2007, 12:03 pm

Ducati Corse wishes to announce that it has signed the young Italian rider, Michel Fabrizio, to compete in the 2008 World Superbike Championship season in the factory Ducati Xerox Team alongside Australian Troy Bayliss.

http://www.ducati.com/racing/home_ne...l?newsId=37816

Matt

**vduc** · Sep 10th, 2007, 10:57 pm

Unfortunately Lanzi didn’t seem to be cutting it, so it’s nice to see some new blood. Deep down I was hoping for Xaus... Now what about the AMA Superbike or is that going to wait until 2009?

**Rainman** · Sep 10th, 2007, 11:17 pm

Vito,

I suspect we will wait until 2009 for that one.....

**vduc** · Sep 11th, 2007, 10:39 pm

Now tell us how you really feel about the AMA

Not sure the whole tie in with your soccer experience but ok...

I'll agree there is a big difference in talent, bikes in the AMA superbike and that with Suzuki kicking everyones butts it is boring. I'll agree the Speed channel is lame. I won't agree that there is no talent, I'll put Mladin, Spies to name a few against anyone is BSB. No comment on Japanese SBK since I've never watched. Nuts doesn't always equal talent

**Rainman** · Sep 12th, 2007, 8:50 am

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Originally Posted by OkinawanMajik

my soccer tie in is that in the us, soccer players suck too....and mls sucks compared to EPL or Serie A or la liga...

Tell that to Beckham.
We all know he sucks.

**vduc** · Sep 12th, 2007, 8:52 am

I'll trust you on the soccer thing, since my experience has been watching my ddaughter (15 years old who plays for fun since she played her first game at 13) play and watching a few pro games a year.

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Originally Posted by OkinawanMajik
the tracks have CONES? how gay is that? and the talent has maybe 5 guys with a real chance and the privateers are there just to fill the grid!

I don't think there is much difference if you really look at WSBK, top 4 or 5 (Haga, Bayliss, Toseland, Corser, Biaggi) are racing for the win, the rest are filler material.

Maybe the general USA population doesn't care about motorcycles let alone racing but if you look at the club/amateur racing scene it's big here with plenty of talent. Many of which have made it big in national and world stage of over the years. Talent is always debatable.

Having raced on a number of tracks in the southeast, and southcentral region of the USA they are sub standard compared WSBK and MotoGP and I'll venture to say track amateurs in Europe race on. To your point we don't have the support at the highest level like NASCAR because tv rating, dollar rule.

For AMA Superbike races a rider’s best lap time must be within 108% of the fastest qualifying rider’s best lap time in order to pre-qualify for one of the available grid positions in the final. There are some provisional start allowed for previous season top ten riders.

**Rainman** · Sep 12th, 2007, 3:31 pm

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Originally Posted by OkinawanMajik

beckham does suck...always has.....dude has no ball control, he is a forward, and scores pk's thats it....he is no henry or ronaldo, or roberto carlos, or ronaldinho, or robino, or kaka, or enzahgi, or figo...well hes maybe as good as figo, but no zidane, or michael owens even....

beckhem is 2nd rate always has been.

as for the privateers, those teams in wsbk are at least supported in some fashion....here its just some dude with a bike out there racing. which is not entertaining at all. and have their own series for tires and decals...i can play need for speed to get all that!!!

overall its just wack wack wack!!! and even though mladin wins every year in the ama...that doesnt deter me, its like going to a club, either they play your music or they play crap....here they play crap!!!

LOL!

Well how do you REALLY feel?
I know a nice eel in Naha I can introduce you to....

And when it comes to opinions, well, we all have one.

And my opinion is soccer, football, baseball, cricket, etc, THEY ALL SUCK.

I would rather watch wankers in the AMA than ANY soccer.
So where is that popcorn????

**vduc** · Sep 12th, 2007, 7:08 pm

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Originally Posted by Rainman

And my opinion is soccer, football, baseball, cricket, etc, THEY ALL SUCK.

I would rather watch wankers in the AMA than ANY soccer.

LOL, bad motorcycle racing is better than most stick and ball sports. He's to the "wankers"

Now is there any real Ducati motorcycle news...

**Chuckracer** · Sep 12th, 2007, 9:35 pm

Motorcycle road racing will never be an American sport. Neither will soccer.

**Rainman** · Sep 12th, 2007, 10:16 pm

Having lived in Okinawa (thus the Naha reference), and spent a lot of time in Japan, there ARE fat japanese people.
Other than Sumo of course....
Just not as bad as U.S., but I think it is a sugar conspiracy!

But since I am 6 ft 4 in and 200 lbs, I would hardly say that I am fat.

AMA is a 9th rate hack sport, but it is better than watching the Texas Rangers play "ball"....LOL!

I just hope Ducati can get the ruling their way and get back in.

And with Stoner on the case (ahh, I am so PUNNY!), everyone scrambles for third on down....

That leaves 250 GP and WSBK to get excited about.

So I am with Vito, is Ducati going to make AMA something to watch?