| WSBK - Philip Island: Race Thoughts?
It seems all very quiet on here after the race results at Philip Island this past weekend. Especially considering the number of threads after Qatar.
Aren't we excited to see Bayliss win his first race of the season and still be leading the Championship after two rounds?
Alex Barros seems to be enjoying a new lease on his racing life. By all accounts Barros has had very limited track and testing time on his Honda. Yet, round one in Qatar saw him finish sixth and seventh, and his Philip Island results are even better. Barros has seven premier class MotoGP wins to his name over a long career. What does it say about the MotoGP versus WSBK paddocks, in terms of rider class, when an older rider like Barros can post such strong results on a largely unfamiliar bike?
After two rounds the championship standings have Bayliss on top, followed by Toseland and then Corser. Barros is in a strong fourth position overall. Can Alex Barros truly challenge for the 2006 World Superbike crown? It might only take injury or some unlucky mechanical problems for the two Troys to give Barros the sniff of a world championship.  | 
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