#ImolaWorldSBK🇮🇹 🏁 Imola
🗓 Sunday 12th May
📋 Race 2
⌚ 14.00 (13.00 UK)
📺 Live Eurosport UK 2
🌧 9*C
🏍 19 laps
Source: Jonathan Rea On Facebook
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YART bounce back with 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring victory
2019 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring
The Austrian Yamaha squad have won the 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring for the second year in a row. YART Yamaha’s Broc Parkes, Marvin Fritz and Niccolò Canepa never lost the lead on their way to victory but had a hectic battle with Honda Endurance Racing over the first six-hours.
Broc Parkes – YART Yamaha Official EWC Team
“It is an awesome result. I actually crashed on Tuesday and hurt my shoulder and elbow but I was able to do one stint. I felt ok, but Mandy decided to be safe and Nicò and Marvin had good pace to continue. I’m happy because with my qualifying lap I was fastest, and with my injuries I was happy just to ride the bike. It’s an awesome result for the team, a big thanks to them, and to my teammates for a great job.”
Mandy Kainz – YART Yamaha Official EWC Team Manager
“This result is fantastic, we couldn’t be happier today with the efforts of the team and the reward it has given us. Broc was able to make a good stint, but we chose to not risk too much by him continuing after his injuries a few days ago. Both Marvin and Niccolò had great pace and were honestly unbeatable today. Our bike was performing brilliantly, so thank you to Yamaha, and especially to the team who worked hard to make sure we were first. This is the perfect way to move on from Le Mans, now the championship is interesting again, so we continue and see what we can achieve.”
A mistake by Randy De Puniet then allowed YART some clear air. Towards the end of the race, de Puniet went out on a full slick set-up, but again fell victim to the weather conditions. Losing rear grip, the #111 Fireblade flipped through the gravel and in true endurance style, the Frenchman returned the bike to the pits where the mechanics made a world class job in repairing the CBR1000RR, to send Gimbert out for the final stint. In the end the squad earned another 15 points finishing eighth, and are sixth in the World Championship.
Previous series leaders, and Le Mans 24 Hour victors, SRC Kawasaki France, were forced out of the race with engine problems. Team ERC-BMW Motorrad Endurance and Fany Gastro BMW Motorrad also withdrew due to mechanical problems. The factory Kawasaki’s withdrawal has thrown the FIM Endurance World Championship wide open, with three different winners in three races. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team now leads the provisional world standings.
On the F.C.C. TSR Honda France bike, Josh Hook, Freddy Foray and Mike Di Meglio climbed back up at lightning speed to take the 3rd step of the podium. The reigning World Endurance Champions was outright last after early brack problems had put them three laps behind the race leaders. The team regrouped to battle their way back up through the field, with Mike Di Meglio breaking the lap record along the way.
8 Hours of Slovakia Ring Results
- YART Yamaha
- SERT Suzuki +1 lap
- F.C.C. TSR +1 lap
- WEPOL Yamaha +3 laps
- VRD Igol Pierret Yamaha +3 laps
- Junior Team LMS Suzuki +5 laps (Superstock)
- BMRT 3D Maccio Kawasaki +5 laps (Superstock)
- Honda Enduranc Racing +6 laps
- Team 33 Coyote Kawasaki +6 laps (Superstock)
- Moto Ain Yamaha +6 laps (Superstock)
YART Yamaha
SERT Suzuki +1 lap
F.C.C. TSR +1 lap
FIM 2018-19 FIM Endurance World Championship Points
- Suzuki Endurance Racing Team – 113
- Team SRC Kawasaki France – 103
- WEPOL Racing – 99
- YART Yamaha – 87
- F.C.C. TSR Honda – 79
- Honda Endurance Racing – 75
- Bolliger Team Switzerland Kawasaki – 70
- GERT 56 by GS Yuasa BMW – 37
- VRD Igol Pierret Experiences Yamaha – 32
- 3ART Moto Team 95 Yamaha – 27
Next race on the EWC calendar
8 Hours of Oschersleben in Germany on 9 June
Source: MCNews.com.au
Rea breaks Bautista’s win streak with emphatic Imola victory
2019 World Superbike
Round Five – Imola
Off the line, it was a bright start for Rea, but he couldn’t get the better of Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) down into Tamburello. However, on the run to Acque Minerale, Davies suffered a problem and was forced to retire, handing Rea the lead whilst Davies’ team-mate Bautista had second.
Round Five – Imola
At the end of the opening lap, Rea and Bautista had the leading positions, whilst Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) occupied third and Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was riding well from eighth on the grid to be in fourth.
Completing the top five, Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team) whilst Leon Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Team) slipped to sixth. One of the biggest movers and shakers on the opening lap was Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing), who was up four positions into seventh!
Round Five – Imola
As the race settled down, Rea built a comfortable lead and was extending his advantage over Bautista by around 0.7s per lap. Bautista in turn was escaping the attention of Sykes but the main battle through the race was for fourth, with van der Mark leading Lowes, whilst Razgatlioglu was now in sixth, ahead of Haslam.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi (BARNI Racing Team) was a rider making great progress too, all the way up into the top ten by the mid-point of the race from 17th on the grid. The Italian was putting in a fantastic performance for his and Ducati’s home fans. Fellow Italian and Independent rider Marco Melandri (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK) was also on the charge through the field.
British rider Alex Lowes began to slip back, having been ill all weekend. Soon, a traditional ‘Marco Melandri block-pass’ at the final corner by the Italian pushed Lowes back into eighth. However, he would soon be promoted as a disaster for Tom Sykes occurred, with the BMW S 1000 RR suffering more mechanical gremlins, robbing the 2013 WorldSBK champ of a certain podium.
Round Five – Imola
Sykes’ demise promoted a huge battle between van der Mark and Razgatlioglu for the final podium position.
The Turkish star made his move in the closing stages and got ahead of van der Mark. Then, a grandstand finish between the two, swapping paint and trading blows on the penultimate lap, colliding twice and bringing Leon Haslam back into the mix. Imola was once more providing thrilling action.
Round Five – Imola – Leon Haslam
Meanwhile, in a league of his own, Jonathan Rea blitzed the opposition in a vintage fashion, taking his first win of the season to end the run of victories by Alvaro Bautista. The Spaniard maintains a healthy championship lead with a second-place finish and then, in the battle for third, Toprak held on for his third WorldSBK podium! Michael van der Mark and Leon Haslam completed the top five!
Round Five – Imola
Inside the top six from a poor Tissot Superpole, Marco Melandri was ahead of Alex Lowes, with Michael Ruben Rinaldi eighth after his antics earlier on in the day. Lorenzo Zanetti (Motocorsa Racing) was an impressive ninth as his wildcard weekend unfolded. Completing the top ten, the sole-surviving BMW of Markus Reiterberger (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team).
Outside of the top ten was Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing) who had a disappointing ride, whilst a phenomenal performance for super-sub Tommy Bridewell (Team Goeleven) saw the British rider come home in 12th. Hector Barbera (Orelac Racing VerdNatura), Ryuichi Kiyonari (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team) and Alessandro Delbianco (Althea Mie Racing Team) completed the points. Sandro Cortese (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK) had a fast crash at Acque Minerale in the closing stages.
It is Jonathan Rea’s eighth win at Imola and his 72nd career victory in WorldSBK, ending his longest winless run since 2013. It is also the 128th win for Kawasaki in WorldSBK.
1. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)
2. Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) +7.832
3. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing) +19.968
P1 – Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)
“I am so happy that I finally got my first win this season, especially here in Imola where the fans are always incredible, the atmosphere is good, and I love the circuit. My team gave me a great bike, and since Assen I’ve been hard training, trying to visualize winning this race here, so I am glad I did it because I put a lot of pressure on myself. Now we can relax a little bit and enjoy this moment, but wake up tomorrow with the same target. Thanks to my team for never losing hope and continuing to push the bike. I am really satisfied with that victory ”.
P2 – Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – DUCATI)
“It was amazing to race here in front of all the Ducati fans. They made this moment special! It was not easy for me since it was my first time racing here. We all had a strong pace, and we even set a new lap time record which means that the level is high. I had been struggling here more than in other race track, but still, I am pleased. Today Jonathan was really strong, his pace was incredible, but I am happy I finished second on the podium in front of all our fans”.
P3 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing)
“I am so happy to be back on the podium! My goal is to battle for it more often this season. Last year we didn’t make a good result here in Imola, so I am really pleased that we were able to make such a big step forward and even get to the podium”.
Source: MCNews.com.au
#ImolaWorldSBK🇮🇹 🏁 Imola 🗓 Sunday 12th May 📋 SPRC ⌚ 11.00 (10.00 UK) 📺 Live Eurosport UK…
#ImolaWorldSBK🇮🇹 🏁 Imola 🗓 Sunday 12th May
📋 SPRC
⌚ 11.00 (10.00 UK)
📺 Live Eurosport UK 2
🌧13*C
🏍 10 mins
Source: Jonathan Rea On Facebook
Marquez lights up Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany, May 11th, 2019: Less than two months before the HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland (July 5th to 7th, 2019) at Sachsenring, Germany, the fans in Saxony already got a taste of MotoGP™ air. On Saturday, May 11th, MotoGP™ World Champion Marc Marquez came to Leipzig with his Honda RC213V to inspire the fans for the upcoming race on the cult track near Chemnitz before the Bundesliga match RB Leipzig against FC Bayern Munich.
Source: MotoGP.com – Read Full Article Here
Rea Scores Clear Imola Race Win
I am very proud of the team. Even though we have not won a race until now this season, no one has given up. The atmosphere inside the garage is incredible and I have so much support from my team. It is a real nice victory because it is for everybody that has been working hard. We kept working and making steps with the bike set-up. I felt really good because we made a step in the right direction. I stuck a pass in on Chaz Davies in turn four of lap one and then stuck my head down. That was my complete strategy. The plan worked perfectly as I was able to push the pace and then roll off in the last laps and enjoy the moment. I want to thank Kawasaki because we made a step forward from last year. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/rea-scores-clear-imola-race-win
Jonathan Rea took his first race win of the 2019 FIM Superbike World Championship season by over seven seconds at Imola today.  
Source: Jonathan Rea On Facebook
Already at Red Bull Arena! This afternoon: Motorbike ✊🏼 + football ⚽️ RB Leipzig FR Red Bull
Already at Red Bull Arena! This afternoon:
Motorbike ✊🏼 + football ⚽️
RB Leipzig FR Red Bull
Source: Marc Márquez on Facebook
Motorcycle Mailmen In 1912
The United States Postal Service relied on horse and wagon for deliveries for generations. Rural mail carriers in particular, faced with large distances and rutted roads, stuck with their equine co-workers well into the 20th century. That began to change as motorcycles took hold. Lighter, more maneuverable, and often more reliable than the automobiles of the day, early Harley-Davidson and Indian models ferried postmen and their cargo across the country’s counties.
This wasn’t by coincidence. Manufacturers, sensing government dollars and an unexploited niche, wasted no time advertising the motorcycle’s merits in publications such as the R.F.D. News, the Rural Letter Carriers’ Association’s newsletter. In this image from May 1912, carriers in Kiowa, Kansas, pose with trusty single-cylinder Harley-Davidsons and the daily mail.
Source: MotorCyclistOnline.com
#ImolaWorldSBK🇮🇹 🏁 Imola 🗓 Saturday 11th May 📋 Race 1 ⌚ 14.00 (13.00 UK) 📺 Live Eurosport…
#ImolaWorldSBK🇮🇹 🏁 Imola 🗓 Saturday 11th May 📋 Race 1
⌚ 14.00 (13.00 UK)
📺 Live Eurosport UK 2
⛅️ 22*C
🏍 19 Laps
Source: Jonathan Rea On Facebook
Indian planning VVT Thunderstroke?
Indian Motorcycle is not only building a new engine, but also seems to be updating its current Thunderstroke 111 with variable valve timing or VVT.
Last month, images surfaced of a heavily disguised Indian tourer, possibly called the Raptor, with a fixed fairing and a different engine, believed to be quad-valved and water-cooled.
It is thought the engine was originally developed as the Victory Freedom V2 engine before Polaris axed the brand.
So what’s happening with the current air/oil-cooled Thunderstroke in the Chief, Roadmaster and Springfield models?
According to the latest patent filings in the US, the Thunderstroke will be updated with variable valve timing, most likely to meet stringent Euro 5 emissions targets being introduced from January 2020.
VVT spreads
Variable valve timing has been around for ages in cars and is known as VVT-i and VVTL-i in Toyota, MIVEC in Mitsubishi, VVL in Nissan and VANOS by Ford, BMW, Ferrari and Lamborghini.
Honda was the first to introduce it to motorcycles and it is now being progressively introduced to other Japanese and European motorcycles such as BMW, Ducati, Suzuki and Yamaha.
We expect many others to follow suit to try to meet the tough Euro 5 emissions regulations.
Already many of our popular motorcycle models have been axed because they can’t meet the Euro 4 requirements and more are likely to be axed next year under Euro 5.
One of the solutions to the tighter emissions laws could be variable valve timing which makes the engine more flexible in different conditions, resulting in increased fuel economy, lower emissions and improved performance, particularly torque.
If Indian is planning on VVT, we can also expect compatriot Harley-Davidson to be developing something similar.
Source: MotorbikeWriter.com