Fun and 6ame§ at Mi§ano
wortd Superb • regulars.
On Thursday, June 23, preceding the
Misano round of the World Superbike
Championship, members of the media
challenged some of top Superbike and
Supersport riders to friendly game of
beach volleyball.
Playing at "Bagno Romina," one of
Pier-Francesco Chili's favorite beaches, two teams of journalists challenged a team comprised of the
Superbike riders and another made
up of Supersport and Superstock
600 riders.
Manuela Leggeri, captain of the Italian
National Volleyball Team, was a special
guest of the event and awarded Breil
watches and trophies to the winning
team, the Supersport and Superstock
600 riders. Corona beer was flowing as
six Corona models got the large crowd
of spectators in party mode.
Jose Luis Cardoso
Honda'§ Te§t Monkey
Before going on to become the most famous third-place finisher in Daytona 200 history "cough", our pal and sometimes eN test
rider Jeff Haney was a flat tracker for Team Honda assigned to ride Honda's "experimental" NS750. "On a groove, that thing would
just light up because it didn't have enough flywheel weight," Haney said. "It was awesome in the cush, but then the radiators would
plug up, and it would overheat." Shown here at Ascot Park in 1981, Haney won the Friday night preliminary feature before the
Ascot National Half Mile, then made the National on Saturday night, only to suffer overheating problems. Honda abandoned the
NS750 at the end of 1983 and went on
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Who will win the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix MotoGP race at
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A. Valentino Rossi
F. Colin Edwards
B. Marco Melandri
C. Max Biaggi
D. Sete Gibernau
E. Alex Barros
G. Nicky Hayden
H. Loris Capirossi
I. Shinya Nakano
J. Carlos Checa
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K. John Hopkins
L. Kenny Roberts Jr.
M. Other
Online poll results from last week
World Superbike has been using Pirelli spec tires for two years with great
success. Should Formula One car racing do the same after its Indy debacle?
A. Yes, putting the competitors on equal footing has made World
Superbike a world-class series again.
814
(41.30%)
B. No, competition between tire companies is what drives tire
development.
1157 (58.70%)
Total Replies: 1971
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