magny cours, wsb finale

so it's the final race of the year, jt is 29 points ahead, can he win it?

Haga's got it! To bad we don't get to see it till Tuesday f#$% :mad: Speed Channel!!!

Biaggi could well do it.......and you have to give him credit for even being in the hunt his first year on a Superbike. But to maybe win? That's amazing

I think J.T. has it, but it's going to come down to the wire.

Cant wait to see it! Its a bummer we have to wait till Tuesday! Speed-->:chair:<---Me

i would love to see haga win it, but i think jt will win with a battle though. Dont mind if jt wins though.

JT got superpole today. Damn! Haga's down in fourth but it was really looking good when Biaggi and Toseland were way down the list.

I think Haga has had good results in the past here...it's going to be balls to the wall no doubt. F Speed BTW. I want Haga!

wow, race 1 was a bit tense! that pie eater lanzi needs a slap:boom

Haga takes the magny course double too bad he lost by 2 points to toseland,

JT did what he had to. most wins over the year,led from the round 1, he deserved it:rock

OMFG!! Haga done well. Congrats to JT. But damn thats some close points. Hope haga wins it next year

RACE REPORT - 07/10/2007 Yamaha Wins the 2007 World Superbike Manufacturers Championship Yamaha has won the 2007 WSB Manufacturers Championship with a 28-point margin following today's season finale at Magny-Cours. Both Yamaha Motor Italia riders put in 100% effort today to give the manufacturer the title with Noriyuki Haga taking the double win and Troy Corser coming home in third and fourth. Both races were nail-biting events with Haga and Corser making good use of team work to gain maximum points. Nobody could have asked for more from Haga as he led both races from start to finish, claiming his second double win of the season; the first being at Monza. Corser also put in a sterling performance during the day, battling with Neukirchner and Bayliss in race one and Biaggi and Nieto in race two, to take third and fourth. Haga's double win was bittersweet as the rider ended the day just two points off the championship title. This is the third time Noriyuki has finished second in the championship. Corser's results today means he finishes the 2007 season in fifth place and today saw him take the record for the highest number of WSB race starts ever with 276 - one ahead of Pierfrancesco Chili. After 16 pole positions, 177 podiums and 44 race wins Yamaha has claimed the Manufacturers Title for the first time. Shinichi Nakatomi finishes 2007 in 15th place following an 11th place finish in race one and a DNF in race two. Noriyuki Haga (1st and 1st - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) "In race one I couldn't see what was happening behind but my pit board was telling me so I built up as much gap as possible to try and stay out of the battles going on. My heart was definitely beating faster though! For race two I didn't change anything on the bike and I just tried my best. I'm disappointed with second in the championship, who wouldn't be with a gap of just two points! But I'm happy. I've enjoyed fighting with all the riders in the championship this year. The last few races have been really good, from a results point of view; I'll just have to try harder next year. It's been good working with Troy this year, we get on well and I'm looking forward to developing the bike further with him next year. I'd like to thank the team for all their efforts and congratulations to James on winning the championship." Troy Corser (3rd and 4th - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) "I got a great start in race one; my aim had been to get in front and just go for the win but Nori was very determined to get in front of me! I wasn't going to risk crashing and taking us both out in order to get back past him. I rode as hard as I could but my front tyre went off during the race so I was unable to hold Bayliss off and he got past. In race two I got off the line well again and I just did my best to hold everyone up! Overall I'm happy; I set out what I achieved to do today and I'm pleased to have played a part in giving Yamaha the Manufacturers Title." Massimo Meregalli (Team Coordinator, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) "Today has been a great day! We did everything that was possible to win and Troy did an excellent job for the team. I'd like to thank both Nori and Troy for their team work and efforts throughout the season. In addition I'd like to thank everyone in the team; they have played an important part in our championship fight. Next year we'll be ready from the first race. We won six races this year and got 18 podiums and this is the best result the team's ever had. Honestly, to finish second with a gap of two points leaves us a bit disappointed. Nori has had a fantastic season and in our opinion he didn't lose." Laurens Klein Koerkamp (General Manager, Racing Division, Yamaha Motor Europe) "To get the manufacturer title is excellent - it shows the strength of the bike and the total team effort including both riders. It's been an unbelievable challenge but the team never gave up and closed the gap. We were so close to the rider title. Of course, at the end of the season you can have many 'what ifs' but that's racing and we've shown the 'spirit of challenge' attitude and passion for racing that runs through the team and Yamaha. The R1 was a new bike this year and we've shown what it can do. Next year we'll go for the rider title as well, nothing less." Shinichi Nakatomi (11th and DNF - Team Yamaha YZF) "For race one, we changed some settings and I had the best feeling for the bike of the weekend. During the last five laps I had trouble with the front tyre, though, so it was difficult to control. In race two I gained two positions before I lost the front and crashed." Martial Garcia (Team Manager, Team Yamaha YZF) "In race one Tomi had a good race and got an excellent 11th place finish after fighting with Rolfo - only 30 seconds behind the winner. We were also in the top ten team standings. Tomi got an average start in race two but gained two positions. Unfortunately he crashed and was unable to re-start. Overall, I'm happy because we've shown the bike is very competitive with Yamaha's racing kit parts. I'd like to thank the team for their professionalism. We'll be back next year with an even stronger team." Race 1 - 23 Laps Pos., Rider, Manu., Nat., Total Time 1, Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, JPN, 38'33.762 2, Troy Bayliss, Ducati, AUS, 0'2.770 3, Troy Corser, Yamaha, AUS, 0'3.735 4, Max Neukirchner, Suzuki, GER, 0'8.570 5, Fonsi Nieto, Kawasaki, ESP, 0'12.925 6, Max Biaggi, Suzuki, ITA, 0'13.283 7, James Toseland, Honda, GBR, 0'16.395 8, Ruben Xaus, Ducati, ESP, 0'22.581 9, Regis Laconi, Kawasaki, FRA, 0'22.828 10, Roberto Rolfo, Honda, ITA, 0'32.729 11, Shinichi Nakatomi, Yamaha, JPN, 0'38.305 12, Karl Muggeridge, Honda, AUS, 0'53.685 13, Yoann Tiberio, Honda, FRA, 0'53.799 14, Michel Fabrizio, Honda, ITA, 0'53.915 15, Guillaume Dietrich, Suzuki, FRA, 0'56.474 Race 2 - 23 Laps Pos., Rider, Manu., Nat., Total Time 1, Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, JPN, 38'35.353 2, Max Biaggi, Suzuki, ITA, 0'3.518 3, Fonsi Nieto, Kawasaki, ESP, 0'9.142 4, Troy Corser, Yamaha, AUS, 0'9.257 5, Troy Bayliss, Ducati, AUS, 0'12.825 6, James Toseland, Honda, GBR, 0'19.316 7, Roberto Rolfo, Honda, ITA, 0'20.994 8, Regis Laconi, Kawasaki, FRA, 0'22.452 9, Michel Fabrizio, Honda, ITA, 0'22.505 10, Ruben Xaus, Ducati, ESP, 0'28.352 11, Karl Muggeridge, Honda, AUS, 0'44.333 12, Yoann Tiberio, Honda, FRA, 0'48.077 13, Guillaume Dietrich, Suzuki, FRA, 1'23.307 14, Luca Morelli, Ducati, ITA, 1'23.826 15, Dean Ellison, Ducati, GBR, 1'37.631 Best Lap Rider, Manu., Nat., Total Time Max Neukirchner, Suzuki, GER, 1'39.844 Rider Standings 07/10/2007 Pos., Rider, Manu., Nat., Points 1, James Toseland, Honda, GBR, 415 2, Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, JPN, 413 3, Max Biaggi, Suzuki, ITA, 397 4, Troy Bayliss, Ducati, AUS, 372 5, Troy Corser, Yamaha, AUS, 296 6, Ruben Xaus, Ducati, ESP, 201 7, Lorenzo Lanzi, Ducati, ITA, 192 8, Roberto Rolfo, Honda, ITA, 192 9, Max Neukirchner, Suzuki, GER, 149 10, Regis Laconi, Kawasaki, FRA, 137 11, Michel Fabrizio, Honda, ITA, 132 12, Fonsi Nieto, Kawasaki, ESP, 125 13, Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki, JPN, 116 14, Jakub Smrz, Ducati, CZE, 66 15, Shinichi Nakatomi, Yamaha, JPN, 66

Watching the races on Speed now. Haga rode great!

World Superbike strikes me as a cut above AMA Superbike. I was really impressed with the level of talent shown in the race. Anyone notice that there were no lapped riders to get in the way. AMA needs to do something in order to get away from the Mat and Ben show.

Watching the races on Speed now. Haga rode great! Yeah, I missed it today. I'm going to try to down load it tonight.

Yamaha team mentions 'what ifs'. I can't help but vividly remember Biaggi torpedo-ing Haga in, I believe, San Marino. 0 points, and at the end of the year, both of them were just a few points behind. Then there is Toseland, somehow getting his coolant-less CBR into some pretty good points, where he really should have had 0. If it blew up, Haga would be champion. On the otherhand - flip it around and credit Toseland for managing that coolant-less bike's temperature around the track to an impressive finish. Also credit mother nature for providing cooling rain. And the Magny Cors race, he gets knocked off to last place - which could have spelled doom, but he fought all the way back - just far enough luckily to get him a 2 point lead in the end. What a year. Derek