Notes from the Television Screen: WSBK @ Phillip Island

Editor’s note – While I have been sorely remiss in properly posting here at OASTD, I have begun a new series of “Notes from the Television Screen,” in which I compile my thoughts from a racing weekend. Between my Formula1Blog commitments and various life choices (hello grad school!) I cannot cover all or the majority [...]

WSBK Assen; Race 1 and 2 Results: A Good Day for Britian

What Happens When Everything Is Driven to the Race 3:26pm EST — Jonathon Rea won both World Superbike races in Assen, after fighting it out from pole with a pack of riders all chasing the win, though he won Race 1 by a second and Race 2 by nearly two seconds, it was a day [...]

WSBK Valencia Race 1 & 2: Haslam Wins, Haga Wins Red-Flagged Aggregate Race 2

What Happens When It’s a Hard Fight From the Back 1:52pm EST — Race 1: At a warm and sunny Valencia, it was Leon Haslam who won the first race with a comfortable margin, after Carlos Checa lost the lead with a technical issue about halfway through.  Max Biaggi could not catch him up, instead [...]

WSBK Valencia Quali: Crutchlow on Pole, Again, with Checa and Biaggi Close Behind

What Happens When It’s Better Late Than Never (or so is written each time WSBK quali is posted) 12:02am EST — Cal Crutchlow will start on pole for both World Superbike races in Valencia, with faster-for-most-of-the-session Carlos Checa next to him, and Max Biaggi and Leon Haslam completing the front row.  Continuing their poor qualifying [...]

WSBK Portimao: Biaggi Makes It a Double, Winning Both Races

What Happens When Age Is Merely a Number 11:22am EST — Max Biaggi and Leon Haslam made both World Superbike races in Portimao Sunday a two-man show, finishing one-two in both Race 1 and Race 2 and about two tenths apart at the end of each after providing some exciting racing and trading the lead.  [...]

WSBK: Portimao Starting Grid, With a Very Varied Front Row

What Happens When It’s a Mish-Mash 1:43pm EST — With four different manufactures supplying the bikes that qualified on the front row, the second round of WSBK in Portimao looks to be another day of great racing.  Cal Crutchlow took pole, with Max Biaggi and Carlos Checa fighting closely over the second starting position.  Current [...]

WSBK: Pictures From Philip Island

What Happens When Drama Supercedes Visual Interest 1:02am EST — Many thanks go to reader/contributor Constantine Blias for these great pictures from the recent WSBK races at Philip Island.  It was a great start to what promises to be a great season filled with close racing.  To learn the race results, see this article at [...]

WSBK: Philip Island Race 1 & 2, Close Racing and Closer Wins for Haslam and Checa

What Happens When Time Zones Wreak Havoc on Viewing 1:02am EST — Leon Haslam and Carlos Checa started out the World Superbike season with a win apiece at Philip Island.  Haslam barely beat Michel Fabrizo to the line in a photo finish for the first race, while Checa beat Haslam by three tenths over Haslam, [...]