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WorldSBK | 2019 | Round 2 | Pirelli Thai | Mar 15 - 17

Discussion in 'General' started by ljuice26, Mar 15, 2019.

  1. Potts N Pans

    Potts N Pans Well-Known Member


    All I got out of this was Rea deserves a GP ride.

    :D
     
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  2. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    Well, consistently finishing second to a former long-time MotoGP racer capable of top-five finishes as recently as last fall obviously proves beyond a doubt that Rea never deserved a shot MotoGP, but then what else are we gonna discuss here? :D
     
  3. BigBird

    BigBird blah

    that Kawasaki should build a MotoGP bike, because well WSBK sucks
     
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  4. Prospect

    Prospect Hayai

    Rea is a great rider and there is no way in hell he hasn't been offered somewhat of a decent ride in GP until now
    I think he doesn't want to do it, why leave a championship you dominate (used to) and his finishing midpack every Sunday? That's his logic probably,
    But I think if you've dominated WSBK, you have to move on and try your hand at GP, otherwise you're a pussy.
     
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  5. Senna

    Senna Well-Known Member

    I don't quite understand the selling point of WSBK. Production-based bikes that are damn near prototype machines and cost hundreds of thousands? Eh, rather just watch GP at that point.

    IMO, they should be allowed to swap bodywork (for sponsorship opps), rearsets, clip-ons, exhaust, tune and nothing else. Make those bikes legitimately stock with minor modifications that most owners would do. THAT would be interesting.

    As it is, meh.
     
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  6. ljuice26

    ljuice26 Well-Known Member

    Davies has it dialed in? What are you smoking? He is no where near dialed in. Go check his post race comments. He's not close...
     
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  7. TX Joose

    TX Joose Well-Known Member

    Only us club racers would have taken that career killing job at Aprillia in GP.

    He's had made. Winning, plenty of family time, good money. He'd be stupid to go to GP knowing he's flushing it all down the drain. Now AB has been his plumber on the Duc.

    As far as Bautista dominating, I can't wait to see him at some technical tracks. All of his passing has been done without a draft and on a long straight. I think the crash thread may be revived
     
  8. jd41

    jd41 Well-Known Member

    I want to see a real battle. Get rid of rev limits, then unleash Rea to battle Bautista.
     
  9. ljuice26

    ljuice26 Well-Known Member

    LOL, you do realize the rev limits for the kawasaki are already higher than the street bike max by 3% right? Even if the drop the Ducati by the 3% they added, the would still be 1500rpms + higher.
     
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  10. Phanuel

    Phanuel Well-Known Member

    Valvetrain on the ZX wouldn't survive no holds barred RPM limits unfortunately.

    The Duc is a monster in a straight line, but I don't see Alvaro having nutty corner speed compared to Rea. Hell, he's not even out braking him. He just gets on the gas and rides past him on every straight.
     
  11. Prospect

    Prospect Hayai

    I highly doubt that was the only seat he was offered after dominating WSBK the way he did over the past few years.
    He probably might have gotten a second LCR bike if he had shown enough interest in it, with Crutchlow providing some encouragement for it with Lucio and Honda. Hypothetical of course but given his achievements, he must've been offered something better at one point or another. Don't forget HRC gave him an RCV to ride at Aragon once.
     
  12. jd41

    jd41 Well-Known Member

  13. Scott47

    Scott47 Well-Known Member

    Rea has his hands pretty full staying ahead of Lowes this year. He stepped his game up.
     
  14. ShadowBoxer

    ShadowBoxer Well-Known Member


    Or you like money, I bet he is making way more money with Kawi then what he would get in MotoGP.
     
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  15. CB186

    CB186 go f@ck yourself

    I don't think Bautista has actually had to ride that hard yet, and probably has a bit in reserve.
     
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  16. noles19

    noles19 Well-Known Member

    Him and crashlow don't like each other if i remember correctly
     
  17. Pitdad42

    Pitdad42 Well-Known Member

    Same reason Sofuoglu stayed on the 600s. No one ever called Dale Earnhardt a pussy for not moving up to F1. Js
     
  18. Prospect

    Prospect Hayai

    Interesting, source?
     
  19. TX Joose

    TX Joose Well-Known Member

    That's completely false.
    It was just some website twisting an interview of JR where Rea thought he could be as successful as Cal in GP if he was offered competitive equipment .
     
  20. Prospect

    Prospect Hayai

    Nope, Sofuoglu tried the 1000s but he couldn't make it work. The keyword here is 'tried'.
     

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