Althea running Ducati or not?
 

I know this is an old video, but I haven't seen it posted around here. This was Althea's first fall test of the Panigale in race trim. Sounds great. I love about 18 or 19 seconds when he lugs the thing and it sounds like its going to shake itself apart. I've done that before... :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLI92nmf8bQ


Since then, I've seen shit all over the internet about Althea running Aprilia this year, without Carlos Checa because his salary was paid by Ducati. Giuliano does have an Althea contract, so he would run Aprilia. Kind of a weird situation... :idk:

Althea is running aprilia
Alstare is running Ducati

YES!!! :drool: :drool: :drool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tELXrfUCgyE

two weeks! Eugene is gonna dominate this year!

unofficial PI test times

1. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.7s
2. Leon Camier GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 31.9s
3. Jonathan Rea GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 32.0s
4. Leon Haslam GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 32.0s
5. Marco Melandri ITA BMW GoldBet S1000RR 1m 32.2s
6. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 32.3s
7. Jules Cluzel FRA Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 32.5s
8. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Aprilia RSV4 1m 32.7s
9. Ayrton Badovini ITA Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 32.8s
10. Max Neukirchner GER MR Ducati 1199 R 1m 32.9s
11. Chaz Davies GBR BMW GoldBet S1000RR 1m 33.0s
12. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 33.2s
13. Michel Fabrizio ITA Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 33.7s
14. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 34.5s

Philip Island official WSBK lap records
Best lap: Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1m 30.882s (2011)
Race lap record: Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.785s (2012)

Anyone know how to watch the races on TV yet?

beIN Sport TV

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...?article=50889

I plan to do the usual torrent mailing, if of course anyone wants it

Q1

1. Michel Fabrizio ITA Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 31.317s
2. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.392s
3. Marco Melandri ITA BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4 1m 31.539s
4. Leon Camier GBR Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 31.608s
5. Chaz Davies GBR BMW GoldBet S1000RR HP4 1m 31.638s
6. Leon Haslam GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 31.687s
7. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 31.754s
8. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Aprilia RSV4 1m 31.793s
9. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.863s
10. Jonathan Rea GBR Pata Honda CBR1000RR 1m 31.884s
11. Jamie Stauffer AUS Honda Racing CBR1000RR 1m 31.984s
12. Carlos Checa ESP Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 32.063s
13. Max Neukirchner GER MR Ducati 1199 R 1m 32.243s
14. Glenn Allerton AUS Next Gen BMW S1000RR 1m 32.352s
15. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 32.497s
16. Ayrton Badovini ITA Alstare Ducati 1199 R 1m 32.540s
17. Ivan Clementi ITA HTM Racing BMW S1000RR 1m 32.757s
18. Jules Cluzel FRA Fixi Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 32.801s
19. Federico Sandi ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 32.898s
20. Vittorio Iannuzzo ITA Grillini Dentalmatic BMW S1000RR 1m 33.082s
21. Alexander Lundh SWE Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 33.305s

Philip Island official WSBK lap records
Best lap: Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1m 30.882s (2011)
Race lap record: Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 1m 31.785s (2012)

Well.... we know one team has it together for 2013. Jesus.... :panic:

The Europeans certainly ran away with it. With Aprillia leading the charge.

Somewhere out there, Brett McCormick watched Checa go down and thought to himself "Good...Dickhead" :lol: