MotoGP and World Superbike clashed in Italy last weekend, with both events sharing two hours of driving in the same country due to Dorna’s incompetence and stupidity. Which race series wins this senseless and stupid conflict? Let’s examine:
Tracks
MotoGP hosts the Emilio Estevez Grand Prix. However, fans of his best movie “Men at Work”* They were disappointed to learn that this was only the second round of the Misano race. It’s a silly, wrong-way circuit where the corners are emotionally intense on the exit, which literally guarantees that everyone will get a track limit warning and the race will be rubbish.
(*Just kidding, Emilio’s biggest movie is obviously Repo Man.)
The WSBK was held in Cremona, which confused even those who had grown up an hour or so, as the Italian riders had never heard of it. To make matters worse, it became a track day track tucked into the few acres of land until you couldn’t fit Jake Dixon’s ego in it. So everyone was surprised when it turned out to be a fun little circuit! There were good passing opportunities, with riders refusing to give up their positions and squeezing side by side for 2 consecutive corners. And the compact nature of the venue kept the fans crammed in, giving it the atmosphere of a great rock concert. In other words, it’s basically a British superbike track, but in Italy. (BSB track supremo Les Battersby should trade for the bloody goat track of Navarre in Spain).
Winner: WSBK
Support competitions
MotoGP had the usual Moto3 nutter-fest, but this time the Moto2 race was completely on-your-fingers, with the leaders taking turns taking on a bunch of chumps to throw away the win. It comes to an interesting photo summary conclusion. Fantastic stuff from the Junior GP classes.
WSBK’s baby brother and sister, the World Supersport (WSS) is always fun when it’s evolved from a useless 4-cylinder 600cc roaring unit to a crazy “what the hell” unit, from the roaring 4-cylinder Japanese 600s to the Victory 765 and MV 800 triples, to the thunderous Ducatis. V2 955, to make authorities more or less equal with their revision limit and engine map (Yamaha are preparing to enter the new R9 in WSS next year, which is their hugely sportbike version). popular MT-09 900cc triple). WSS has basically evolved into a series featuring “fairing and footpeg” race versions of all the middleweight dirt bikes that dealers currently sell. In other words, it’s one of the most relevant road racing series in the world right now, and one of the most fun to watch. The World Supersport 300 demolition derby was not contested in Cremona, but it was the World WCR round of what they call the Women’s World Championship. The Chicks Championship basically has two questions: In which order will the 3 talents finish on the stage, and which of the grid fillers will be so badly injured that they will be taken out in an air ambulance this time?
Winner: MotoGP
Best manufacturer
MotoGP was completely dominated by Ducati.
WSBK was completely dominated by Ducati.
Winner: Dead heat.
Feeder
The MotoGP race stewards came up with a real doozy. As Enea Bestiality led the full ninety-three star race in the final lap, Jorge Martin was minding his own business and easily out-raced the Spaniard for the win. wait what??? Is it okay to burn people now? The panel of judges didn’t even investigate, which means they didn’t have to explain their reasons. Was it because it was the last round? Because it was a slow corner? Because Venus is in Scorpio? A few seasons ago, Zarco was getting long lap penalties for wandering around the general area with any driver who missed the top spot by more than 6 inches, and now you’re allowed to get Darin Binder’s people out of your way? If you have to drop a spot to go 3mm on the green on the last lap but don’t even test to do “Rossi-Gibernau”, MotoGP is like San Francisco, you can get arrested for jaywalking but not for littering the pavement!
Here’s hoping that next year the Kiwi will be the main feeder and finally shut down some of the pessimism. Meanwhile, radio communication must be introduced urgently so that drivers can phone and reserve a bed in the Clinica Mobile when their pit board says “L1 P1 +0 MARQUEZ”.
WSBK was in Friday’s practice when the obnoxious Aussie, Remy Gardner, visited the line and forced Danilo Petrucci to make a sudden evasive move with the Italian’s outrageous hand gestures. The jovial Italian retaliated by deliberately getting in Gardiner’s way, forcing him into a gravel trap at high speed and waving the Antipodean finger in response. The stewards cracked their skulls together, giving both 3-position grid penalties. (They wanted to crack the skulls of the two riders together, but they couldn’t find a big box for Remy to stand in). The WSBK stewards also made the sensible decision to red flag one when all their screens were blank. (Since about 1998, they’ve been watching on the Discovery Plus app, the slowest and most difficult video streaming service to easily share to the Internet).
Winner: WSBK
Competition Victor
MotoGP’s reigning personality, Vacuum Peco Moose, was so defiant in winning races that he was immediately sued for copyright infringement in the 800cc era. However, he couldn’t make it double. In its characteristic race, the Peco had a looser and more slippery rear fender than the Pee Dee Party Guest. Amazingly, he found the tune just to go all “Lowes triplet”. (Watching Cremona on TV, Sam and Alex look at each other in confusion and say in unison, “Wait, if I’m here and you’re here, which one of us is running late for our title? – racing down from 3rd place and running faster than the guys in front??? ”) The tournament was instead won by Ene Bestilti, a very cool and cold person who sleeps for 4 or 5 rounds at a time. To wake up at the start and remember that he is one of the most talented riders on the grid.
WSBK saw an impressive triple win by everyone’s favorite big, favorite gallot Danilo Petrucci, also known as Petrux. (His nickname is a combination of Petrucci and Electrolux, because of his amazing ability to whip up bowl after bowl of pasta). Superbike Sasquatch not only came back from injury to win 3 races in one weekend. He made history as the first man to win the MotoGP and WSBK races and the Dakar Rally. (He’s also won races in MotoAmerica, but no one cares about that because the current MotoAmerica talent pool is as deep as a freshly polished floor). The Italian crowd went to see their giant teddy bear do the treble and everyone not named Remy Gardner went absolutely bonkers.
Winner: WSBK
The verdict
World Superbike wins this special head to head. Sure, only MotoGP can give you a boring line-up of the world’s best riders with the world’s stupidest and most expensive 2-wheeled F1 cars in the paddock with the world’s worst front tires, sticking its collective head up its shaft of arrogance. But World Supers can provide you with valuable entertainment, relaxation and real favorite winners. Now, let’s hope that such a deeply stupid MotoGP vs WSBK same-country debacle never happens again.
