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Wednesday Test times from Portimao

Bet Biaggi was looking over his shoulder for the other Aprilia

Superbike:

1. Jonathan Rea (Honda) 1min 41.878sec
2. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati) 1min 41.992sec
3. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha) 1min 42.115sec
4. Leon Haslam (Suzuki) 1min 42.251sec
5. Max Biaggi (Aprilia) 1min 42.710sec
6. Leon Camier (Aprilia) 1min 42.790sec
7. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati) 1min 43.098sec*
8. James Toseland (Yamaha) 1min 43.147sec
9. Carlos Checa (Ducati) 1min 43.425sec
10. Max Neukirchner (Honda) 1min 43.549sec
11. Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) 1min 43.612sec
12. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki) 1min 43.902sec*
13. Javier Fores (Ducati) 1min 44.413sec*
14. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki) 1min 44.900sec
15. Vittorio Iannuzzo (Honda) 1min 44.908sec
16. Alex Hofmann (Aprilia) 1min 45.5sec
17. Regis Laconi (Ducati) 1min 46.458sec*

* set on day one.


Supersport:

1. Kenan Sofuoglu (Honda) 1min 44.329sec
2. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki) 1min 44.619sec
3. Michele Pirro (Honda) 1min 44.999sec
4. Broc Parkes (Kawasaki) 1min 45.000sec*
5. Katsuaki Fujiwara (Kawasaki) 1min 45.875sec*
6. David Salom (Kawasaki) 1min 46.200sec*
7. Gino Rea (Yamaha) 1min 46.423sec

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With times like that it makes you wonder why Yamaha were daft enough to take on a lacklustre Toseland rather than give an on form Camier a go.

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Camier was a bit more familiar with the track, bike and tyres than Toseland considering he had just done a full race weekend on the Aprilia

I see Graeme Gowland is riding in the last two rounds of the Spanish Moto2 championships for the FTR MOTO team aftyer testing their M209 at Albacete last week

Moto2 Update: Pasini, Elias, Nieto, Simon Get Rides
http://www.motomatters.com/news/2009..._simon_ge.html

Hope Harris have their Moto2 bike at the NEC
http://www.roadracerx.com/news/harri...ready-to-roll/

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We'll have to see how much commitment Toseland can be bothered to give this year. When he digs deep he is good but I sometimes think he's just there for the money. He'll see it as a backward step dropping to WSB & be looking to spit his dummy out whereas Camier would be seeing it as an opportunity of a life time.

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Originally Posted by pbrown

We'll have to see how much commitment Toseland can be bothered to give this year. When he digs deep he is good but I sometimes think he's just there for the money. He'll see it as a backward step dropping to WSB & be looking to spit his dummy out whereas Camier would be seeing it as an opportunity of a life time.

As you say we will have to wait and see, I'm sure he would rather go out at the top of WSB rather than be remembered as another of those that didn't make the grade in Moto GP

What ever happens WSB looks a sthough its going to have another great season next year and I'm also looking forward to the new Moto2 class in GPS.
Not sure where BSB will be as many of the top riders have now moved to the world scene, but even so it could still offer closer racing than this year.

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2010 World Superbike Championship grid
Shakey added

1. Noriyuki Haga JPN Ducati Xerox
2. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati Xerox
3. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Sterilgarda
5. Jonathan Rea GBR Ten Kate Honda
6. Max Neukirchner GER Ten Kate Honda
7. Leon Haslam GBR Suzuki Alstare
8. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Suzuki Alstare
9. Chris Vermeulen AUS PBM Kawasaki
10. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing
11. Troy Corser AUS BMW
12. Ruben Xaus ESP BMW
13. TBA Aprilia Racing
14. Tom Sykes GBR PBM Kawasaki
15. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati
16. Shane Byrne GBR Althea Ducati
17. Jakub Smrz CZE Guandalini Ducati

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So Aprilia still haven't made there mind up on Camier yet? If he's not careful all the rides will have gone & he will have nothing. A bit like Shakey last year. It's a shame they keep hanging on to older riders rather than giving all the younger ones a chance - it worked in MotoGP.

Why have you put Toseland above Crutchlow when Cal is the No.1 Yamaha rider?

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Originally Posted by skidlids

And Kagayma back to BSB WORX Suzuki

Along with Tommy Hill

Originally Posted by pbrown

Why have you put Toseland above Crutchlow when Cal is the No.1 Yamaha rider?

Not me thats how Crash.net had them listed

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Originally Posted by skidlids

Along with Tommy Hill



Not me thats how Crash.net had them listed

Crashnet must know something we don't. Maybe Toseland is finally going to pull his finger out & do something

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Who Knows, its only a list
Is Camier holding out for the Aprilia ride or is his future in GP2

I see Linfoot has joined Motorpoint Yamaha alongside Hodgson