[jkobflys]

I think that if Spies hadn't run off the track the first race he would of made history....

Earlie predictions I will say Spies wins it.


FIM Superbike World Championship
Phillip Island, Australia
March 1, 2009
Race Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Ben Spies (Yam YZF-R1), 22 laps, 34:20.457
2. Noriyuki Haga (Duc 1098 F09), -1.286 seconds
3. Leon Haslam (Hon CBR1000RR), -4.213
4. Regis Laconi (Duc 1098R), -4.490
5. Michael Fabrizio (Duc 1098 F09), -6.045
6. Max Neukirchner (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -9.947
7. Jakub Smrz (Duc 1098R), -10.174
8. Yukio Kagayama (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -12.100
9. Jonathan Rea (Hon CBR1000RR), -12.742
10. Tom Sykes (Yam YZF-R1), -20.061
11. Ruben Xaus (BMW S1000 RR), -24.854
12. Shinya Nakano (Apr RSV4), -25.192
13. Carlos Checa (Hon CBR1000RR), -27.162
14. Tommy Hill (Hon CBR1000RR), -29.737
15. Max Biaggi (Apr RSV4), -30.036, ran off track
16. Roberto Rolfo (Hon CBR1000RR), -38.458, ran off track
17. Makoto Tamada (Kaw ZX-10R), -44.453
18. Broc Parkes (Kaw ZX-10R), -45.486
19. Brendan Roberts (Duc 1098R), -46.198
20. Luca Scassa (Kaw ZX-10R), -57.921
21. Karl Muggeridge (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -57.989
22. Troy Corser (BMW S1000 RR), -60.093
23. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hon CBR1000RR), -67.820, ran off track
24. Matteo Baiocco (Kaw ZX-10R), -81.224
25. David Salom (Kaw ZX-10R), -81.276
26. Shane Byrne (Duc 1098R), -11 laps, DNF, crash
27. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Hon CBR1000RR), -15 laps, DNF, retired




World Championship Standings (after 2 of 28 races):

1. Haga, 45 points
2. Neukirchner, 30
3. Haslam, 26
4. Spies, 25
5. TIE, Kagayama/Fabrizio, 24
7. Laconi, 22
8. Rea, 18
9. Smrz, 16
10. Sykes, 12
11. Corser, 8
12. Checa, 7
13. Biaggi, 6
14. TIE, Xaus/Nakano, 5
16. Hill, 4
17. Rolfo, 3

[Mikeo]

It is a bit early, but I also want him to take the big prize. Race 2 was a lot more eventful, this is how racing should be.