If you're not living on the edge you're taking up to much space
Time for another edition of Two Wheel Tuesday.
The opening weekend for the World Superbikes at Philip Island was a cracker, and Ben Spies showed the world that he wasn’t just hype. The Supersport race was outstanding as well, but as an American I had to jump up and wave the flag after the finish of round two.
Sorry that you have to listen to Johnathan Greene rather than Bernakle and Whitham.
In the late 90’s MotoGP was on a downswing and World Superbikes were THE big thing in motorcycle racing. With the 2009 season just a couple days away from kicking off, how about a look back at one of the classic WSBK races from Philip Island. Race 2 from 1997
Two Wheel Tuesday for this week is MASSIVE! With the opening round of the World Superbike series less than two weeks away, I thought something to get you revved up for the season is called for.
There was a lot of talk about a “Duel In The Desert” between Rossi and Bayliss, but I ask you, could it live up to the “Throwdown At Imola”? Remember the WSBK title battle between Edwards and Bayliss? Troy had dominated the first half of the season opening a huge lead in the Championship, but come just past mid season at Laguna Seca, The Texas Tornado caught fire and went on a winning streak and come the last round of the series there were just a couple of points separating the two, the championship would be decided in the final round at Imola.
What we got were maybe two of the greatest races ever as these two went at it with everything they had and left it all on the track! I’ve watched this clip of race two maybe a hundred times (no joke) and I still get excited to watch the pass and repass moves.
Sit back and crank it up as we relive real Days Of Glory!
Imola 2002 Edwards v Bayliss from Eric Trytko on Vimeo.