Portimao Testing

https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/20...imao+WorldSBK+test+coverage+all+teams+present
Bulega still toping the charts !!!


LIVE TIMING:
https://livetiming.getraceresults.com/autodromodoalgarve#screen-results

Little surprise for @motion

39

46
In Pit

Valentino Rossi

1:45.358
28
5.426
0.142
2:01.648
31
34.349
30.195

296.7

 

LOL - so Rossi and Marquez both out on street bike on the same track and we don't have 500 million cameras and stupid journalist comments everywhere ....... what is the world coming to

 

Marquez on the track too? Not seeing his name on the list.

 

No transponder, but yeah. On a V4 with the rest of the Ducati MotoGP riders

 

Holding everyone up ... just like old times lol. j/k

In all seriousness, I was curious about the spec on the GP rider bikes because the trap speeds are within a K or two of the SBKs

 

If it’s Bradl, you could put nitrous and a turbo in and he’d still be slow. That being said, in all seriousness, he certainly wouldn’t be testing the latest and greatest aero in full public eyes but everything else would be current top shelf spec so they can get test miles on it before the super stars take it out for a spin in a few weeks.

 

Wow, what an amazing collection of riding talent.

 

rossi 4s off first, on a 3yr old bike thats likely not full wsbk spec, against racers who are actually pushing to improve in a series they actually race in...not too bad imo.

 

Oh jeez, here we go....lol

 

what were MM's lap times?


edit: never mind
"Marc Marquez is one of the big names in attendance but the eight-time world champion is not using a transponder."

2024 World Superbike Test Portimao, Portugal - Day one Results | World Superbikes | Crash

oh and who is at the very bottom ?

 

No transponder on the bike last I heard. I also think I read he’s on a V4 R and not a full built superbike.
Bunch of Ducati motogp riders there also.

 

Rossi would be fastest even if he was on a Grom!

 

Maybe he should try a Grom, he can't do much worse than last place by 5 seconds.

 

Why are MotoGP riders at a WSBK test?

 

Seat time. Just a track day and staying out of the way of the WSBK guys and their testing.

 

Yep seems weird and could both the Italian and Fench tire guys and service trucks be at a WSBK test?

 

I really wonder how similar that Duc is to the Motogp bike. Curious if it's more electronics systems testing or if there is really anything mechanical Marc can learning by riding that versus the GP23. Also curious about why Rossi is out there. Good will gesture from Yamaha, or testing of some sort?

 

Maybe he just likes being on a race track.

 

There is zero data they can collect riding around on a street bikes vs. MotoGP.

This whole thing feels like a publicty stunt to promote WSBK.