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 01-Dec-2004, 12:23 | #1 |
| Registered Forum User Ducati Meccanica  Posts: 2,333 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: nr Gatwick, West Sussex/Surrey borders Mood: Still having fun! 2005 BSB - your tip? The teams: RIZLA SUZUKI (Suzuki GSXR1000K5) John Reynolds Scott Smart HM PLANT HONDA (Honda CBR1000RR) Michael Rutter Ryuichi Kiyonari HONDA GREAT BRITAIN (Honda CBR1000RR) Karl Harris RED BULL HONDA (Honda CBR1000RR) Jonathan Rea VITRANS HONDA (Honda CBR1000RR) John Laverty MONSTERMOB HONDA (Honda CBR1000RR) (TBA) Gary Mason Michael Laverty VIRGIN MOBILE SAMSUNG YAMAHA (Yamaha YZF R1) Sean Emmett Tommy Hill Richard Wren HAWK KAWASAKI (Kawasaki ZX10R) Glen Richards Dean Thomas ETI A.I.M RACING KAWASAKI/YAMAHA (Either Kawasaki ZX10R or Yamaha R1) John Mcguinness SENDO KAWASAKI (Kawasaki ZX10R) Steve Plater (TBC) Jon Kirkham (TBC) MSS DISCOVERY KAWASAKI (Kawasaki ZX10R) Julien De Costa VIVALDI KAWASAKI (Kawasaki ZX10R) Ben Wilson Tristan Palmer GSE DUCATI (Ducati 999 F04) Leon Haslam James Haydon NVIDIA YAMAHA (Yamaha YZF R1) (TBA) (TBA) (TBA) VALMOTO YAMAHA (Yamaha YZF R1) (TBC) Craig Jones (TBC) JENTIN YAMAHA (Yamaha YZF R1) Dean Ellison I think it will be another battle between Reynolds and Rutter with Scott Smart, Glen Richards (if he has his confidence back) James Haydon, Sean Emmett trading paint on most circuits. 2005 Race to watch: Thruxton (if its dry) and it is early this season - April I think. We could be looking at a 10 way dice for the lead.  | |
| 01-Dec-2004, 13:13 | #2 |
| Registered Forum User WSB Hero  Posts: 8,863 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boys Town Mood: www.cantbearsed.co.uk Its looking good!!! I reckon that Rutter's the man, familiarity and experience. Reynolds will be there or there abouts, but the Suzuki is an all new bike and with a new team manager - a bit unsettled for he first part of the year I reckon. Scott Smart will take longer to get used to it too - 2006 will be his year!! I reckon that with the factory backing the ZX10 will spring a few surprises as well, as you say if Glen can get confident then they'll be up there. Hopefully the Virgin Yamaha will make a better fist of it next year, and there are plenty of great riders on good bikes that can stir things up a bit. As for Ducatis? We'll I'm hoping for improvement over this year, but they really seemed to struggle with a base setup that would work at all tracks and only really shone on certain tracks - maybe they've resolved issues, but the dominance is now a distant memory and being consistant and competitive on all tracks would be a step in the right direction I reckon. Only 16 weeks or so to go!!! Tim  | |
| 01-Dec-2004, 13:22 | #3 |
| Registered Forum User Big Twin  Posts: 1,926 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: north staffs Mood: Sans moto Probably between Reynolds and Rutter again, but this time it's Rutter on the developed bike and Reynolds with the new model (though not that much different) Haydon and Haslam could be the dark horses - Leon just needs to up one more level to be a true challenger I think. I can see Tommy Hill mixing it up front this year too and a real threat in 2006 I hope it's one of the Duke boys, but if not the I'd like to see Rutter win it - be great for his dad Tony too - I was standing next to him when Mike was on the Kawasaki at Rockingham and the crowd were all chearing him on, Tony looked like the proudest person on Earth when he won. So I'll be chearing on Leon and Micheal - just like 20 years ago when I watched Ron and Tony  | |
| 01-Dec-2004, 13:24 | #4 |
| Registered Forum User 500SD  Posts: 623 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Staffordshire Mood: Happy as Larry!!! My money's on Rutter,but i've lost count of how many times he's started a season as "favorite" for the title,then it all goes wrong! If he can stay consistant he should do it!! As for the GSE Ducati team,Haslem should be quite strong at some tracks but top ten at others(not consistant enough to lift the title) & Haydon will highside everywhere!!  | |
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