That is great news indeed. But from previous seasons, MIE Racing not doing so well. Hope he can do better. Last month he considered retiring after this season, seems very downhearted.

I checked wiki also the list seems different, no Hafizh Syahrin, no MIE Racing even.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Superbik...ld_Championship

I am surprised Darren Binder not getting additional punishment for what happened in the last round. Sure, he was disqualified for that race but Deniz Oncu got a 2 race suspension.

I believe he is the first Malaysian in WSBK? I know there was one or two in Supersport.

The Ducati is a real powerhouse. Good quali for Rossi too.

Will he be top Yamaha again? LOL. Did some random check, seems his times are faster than last season but I guess so did other riders.

Great Moto2, not much drama but a lot of tension. Congrats to the Wayne family, joining the Roberts family as father-son champions.

Only Puig and MM not so friendly with Rossi, Puig don't want to give Rossi his winning bike.

Great emotional ending, especially when all the riders stopped to say goodbye. I am somehow glad the title was decided earlier, gives more focus to the farewell. Pre-party still going on even after podium ceremony lol.

Agreed, his lap times are pretty good and consistent. Grateful he finished the race. I was looking at the all time stats earlier and looks like Rossi still way ahead of MM.

VR-MM

Wins
89-59

2nd Place
61-30

3rd Place
49-10

Pole
55-62

Fastest laps
76-59

So far MM only beat him on no of poles. I thought MM would be able to surpass most wins but looking at the injuries MM been having and the advent of fast guys lately, now I am doubtful he can make it anytime soon. Not taking away MM's talent, he has not been on any other bike other than a same displacement Honda. VR has done it on different specs and different bikes. Interesting to see how MM would fare on other bikes.

I know but my point is because lately he has been injured so much and so many young(and fast) guys coming, he won't be able to surpass Rossi as soon as expected.

Acosta reminds me a bit of they young Rossi, I remember in a race in 125 when he was leading he slowed down so the others could catch him back. What a guy.

I am not sure about Joe Roberts speed. Sometimes he is fast,sometimes he is just circling at the back of the grid. Maybe it's the bike but then supersub Nagashima was way faster in the last race. And when he is fast he crashes.

Congrats Toprak for winning the SBK Championship! Double win for Yamaha in MotoGP and WSBK.

Too bad Suzuka 8 hr cancelled.

Despite the weather, track got good reviews by the riders.

https://m.pinkbike.com/news/valentino-rossi...terra-emtb.html

No rest for the wicked.

Unlike previous years, I don't think he can demand too much, there's a lot of talented riders coming thru from Moto2 and Yamaha has set up teams in the lower categories to groom young riders(with VR46 Academy some more). And not to mention Toprak mentioned he'll switch to MotoGP from WSBK if the opportunity arises. Yamaha also not afraid to poach talent from WSBK.

Guys, I am trying to find out the results of the recent Supermoto race in Tangkak, Johor but can't find any. Anyone can give a hand? Hafizh Syahrin and Azlan Shah both racing in them. I think it was last weekend.

My money on Ducati GP22 too. Although Bastianini the top Ducati on the GP21 but that was a well developed bike. The GP22 is only a few hundreds of a second and all of them were on used tyres.

I expected FQ too but after reading all the feedback and comments from riders, seems Ducati has better development after the 2019-2021 freeze. Will get a clearer picture after Mandalika test this weekend.

Significant improvement for Yamaha in Mandalika, I'd have to agree with you on that. I am expecting Luca Marini to be consistently in the top 5. He is underated but from his Moto2 days he seems to be quite consistent. Reminds me of Dovizioso style and much like Bagnaia too. Aprilia seems promising too but testing performance as per previous seasons, they are quick, when the season comes, they are inconsistent. But all around everyone seems to improve.

Can't wait to start.