World SBK | ROUND 01 | Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Round | 24 - 26 FEB

POLE POSITION: Left
LENGTH: 4.445 Km
CORNERS: 12
RIGHT CORNERS: 5
LEFT CORNERS: 7
START/FINISH STRAIGHT: 835 M

The current forecast has a slight chance of rain...

All times are Eastern, and the schedule starts for us on Thursday, due to international date line fun

 

I'm very curious to see how the GRT Yamaha squad does this year. What a team! Won't win the whole thing, but I'm thinking they'll spoil a lot of races.

 

I'm really hoping that Gerloff can improve on his pre-season test results

https://www.roadracingworld.com/new...as-pre-season-testing-ends-at-phillip-island/

 

OMG I didn't know it was already that time! Can't wait!!

Go GG!

 

A very welcome thread, RossK6.
Thank you sir.

 

I doubt it. Bike just doesn’t have that last bit to be competitive it seems. I’m really bummed for him as I think the Beamer is career suicide but we will see.

 

Yea, both Van Der Mark and Redding were doing pretty well on other bike brands before going to BMW.

 

Something better than 17th would be nice.

 

They said they had some issues in the last session so Garrett never got to go out to do some hot laps to try to post a time. He was up as high as 7th earlier. Don't throw it the towel yet, we talkin bout practice.

 

TV broadcast on CNBC sunday 1230 pm EST

 

Some of y'all are going to miss GRT.

 

~$25,000

 

Translation please?

 

He may be guessing at the weekend tire cost per rider.

I’ve always wondered if the tire manufacturer is paying for the rights to “charge” teams for tires or tires are free to teams with the payback being brand exposure for the manufacturer. Thoughts?

 

The last time I checked it was a set fee per rider for the servive and tires. That means no matter how many you use the cost doesn't change. I'm not sure exactly but think it's around 3500 per weekend? And I think if you commit to the whole series you get a discount?
I do remember that number because I helped Chris Ulrich race WSBK at Laguna one year. Giorgio was impressed as Chris is/was the fastest journalist to race a WSBK round.

 

I don't see an image

 

That must be race 1 or the superpole

 

Sorry, idiot tier math on my part. but yea it was a guess at consumer level cost. Still wild