Full list of riders WSBK 2011

[L8 Braker]

[ontwo]

Can't wait. I just hope it's a competitive season. Suzuki with only one bike???

[smileyman]

Maybe with such a small field some wild cards will show up. Shame, if there are this few in WSBK, wonder how many wil field in MotoGP, 15?

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by smileyman

Maybe with such a small field some wild cards will show up. Shame, if there are this few in WSBK, wonder how many wil field in MotoGP, 15?

17....13 of whom have absolutely no chance of ever competing for a win due to equipment disparity...MotoGP has become a joke.

1 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing (Yamaha)
#4 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (Honda)
#5 Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (Yamaha)
#7 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (Honda)
#8 Hector Barbera SPA Aspar Team (Ducati)
#11 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing (Yamaha)
#14 Randy De Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team (Ducati)
#17 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (Ducati)
#19 Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (Suzuki)
#24 Toni Elias SPA LCR Honda MotoGP (Honda)
#26 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (Honda)
#27 Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team (Honda)
#35 Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (Yamaha)
#46 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team (Ducati)
#58 Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini (Honda)
#65 Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team (Ducati)
#69 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (Ducati)

[Dave]

Originally Posted by smileyman

Maybe with such a small field some wild cards will show up. Shame, if there are this few in WSBK, wonder how many wil field in MotoGP, 15?

There was an interesting comment on crash that in sbk there's about 13 of the 20 riders with a legitimate shot at the championship and that the level of competition is so high its not really worth joining as a privateer only to fight pedercini for eighteenth. Doesn't really matter, this is still going to be the best racing anywhere this year. Esp if kawi has its shit together.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Dave

There was an interesting comment on crash that in sbk there's about 13 of the 20 riders with a legitimate shot at the championship and that the level of competition is so high its not really worth joining as a privateer only to fight pedercini for eighteenth. Doesn't really matter, this is still going to be the best racing anywhere this year. Esp if kawi has its shit together.

I can't argue with that although that's not the greatest compliment these days...

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

I can't argue with that although that's not the greatest compliment these days...

To me or the series? Lol

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by Dave

There was an interesting comment on crash that in sbk there's about 13 of the 20 riders with a legitimate shot at the championship and that the level of competition is so high its not really worth joining as a privateer only to fight pedercini for eighteenth. Doesn't really matter, this is still going to be the best racing anywhere this year. Esp if kawi has its shit together.

I'd bust a nut fighting Pedercini for 18th. I'd even fight him for the umbrella girls and paddock floozies...

[L8 Braker]

Originally Posted by Dave

There was an interesting comment on crash that in sbk there's about 13 of the 20 riders with a legitimate shot at the championship

Quoted for re-evaluation after the first two raes...

[Dave]

Originally Posted by L8 Braker

Quoted for re-evaluation after the first two raes...

i had half finished a comparison of sbk to gp to moto2/250 by number of winning riders per season and manufacturer and the damn browser crashed losing it. there were some very interesting findings though. in most years sbk was the clear winner as far as competitiveness and was only really defeated by moto2 (like with spec engines it could go any other way )