Troy Bayliss - A true champion!, annoint the new King!

[Wolfman]

Ok guys, dont know who got to watch the last round of the SBK last night...but it was Troy Bayliss's last race meeting before retiring....

He took pole, won both races easily, got the fastest lap in both races, and comprehensively :spank: the opposition....not bad for a guy that's 40, and retiring.....was his usual humble self after the race.....

For the record, 152 starts in SBK, 52 wins, 27 pole positions, 3 championships, including 2008, runner up at least once....I dont think Carl Fogerty is the king of SBK anymore.....move over Carl it's Mr Baylisstic which wins hands down as the est ever in SBK...Higher win %, and about a thousand times more gracious.....Now that should get the Carl Fogarty fans steaming!

And before you remind me, that Mr Grumpy (Fogarty) won 4 championships, he did it over a longer carreer in SBK....never did do the GP thing???, and at a time when there were only 2 or 3 good guys racing, and the rest struggled...definitely not like now, with former moto gp factory riders, and moto gp winners in the field.

Anyway, enough gloting, Troy Bayliss, you are a legend!

Oh and dont forget another great Aussie Champ, Troy Corser came second in this years championship, Andrew Pitt won the 2008 World Supersport Championship too!

Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

And then there is Mr Stoner....watch out Rossi in 09, he's gonna be stronger!

:aus:

 

[FZ6 Tas]

Ditto my friend

 

[Humperdinkel]

Im with you on all of that :thumbup: , bring on next year when we dominate the WORLD :sinister: ....... AUSSIE , AUSSIE , AUSSIE !!!!!!!!

 

[Wolfman]

Troy Corser to win next years SBK championship on a BMW! Ant West to win the 2009 World Supersport Championship, Josh Brookes to win the BSB Championship, Casey Stoner & Chris Vermuelen to go 1 & 2 in Moto GP, stranger things have happened!

:aus:

 

[Humperdinkel]

Troy Corser to win next years SBK championship on a BMW! Ant West to win the 2009 World Supersport Championship, Josh Brookes to win the BSB Championship, Casey Stoner & Chris Vermuelen to go 1 & 2 in Moto GP, stranger things have happened!

:aus:

What about Garry McCoy ??? Whats he up to next year has anyone heard ????

 

[Wolfman]

What about Garry McCoy ??? Whats he up to next year has anyone heard ????

Arrrrgh, Mr Mc Coy...the sultan of slide...one of my favourite "maniacs" to ever grace a race track...awesome to watch!

Check this out!

[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gELHaZIDJqM[/nomedia]

Dont know where he will be next year, he is still recovering from a big get off he had back in July...

 

[Humperdinkel]

Ahh yes i like that vid , reminds me of the one handed powerside effort of Marco Melandri in the wet at Phillip Island :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[Wolfman]

Ahh yes i like that vid , reminds me of the one handed powerside effort of Marco Melandri in the wet at Phillip Island :thumbup: :thumbup:

You mean this one?

Marco Melandri Power Slide - Phillip Island, Australin GP - AOL Video

:thumbup:

 

[Humperdinkel]

HELL YEAH , thats to one :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

 

[Wolfman]

HELL YEAH , thats to one :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

Yes it's a pretty decent effort, will see if i can grag up a few more....

the great Micky Doohan, doin it old school style back in 89! :jawdrop:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bi5NoYJIjY"]YouTube - mick[/ame]

More Gary Mc Coy

[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyMhEgKXyM&feature=related[/nomedia]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3MbBiGGI-k&feature=related"]YouTube - Garry McCoy sliding a ducati[/ame]

And this little ripper from Chris Vermeulen

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oemeurLbvTo&NR=1"]YouTube - Chris Vermulen - Impossible Slide![/ame]

:rockon:

 

[Humperdinkel]

Ohh yeah i'd forgotten bout that one from Chris :thumbup: , is there anything us Aussies cant do ??

 

[Wolfman]

Ohh yeah i'd forgotten bout that one from Chris :thumbup: , is there anything us Aussies cant do ??

Nope! We even crash real good too!

Doohan

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAoDv5U4QRY&feature=related"]YouTube - schwantz and mike doohan crash in donington park[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8CMEHJg6Iw&feature=related"]YouTube - Mick Doohan Laguna Seca 1993[/ame]

And we cant forget Mr Daryl Beattie...short but spectacular carreer...check out thgis little effort!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPzGZonM7HM&feature=related"]YouTube - Kevin Schwantz vs Barros & beattie @ Hockenheim 93'[/ame]

:thumbup:

 

[Humperdinkel]

Ouchy Ouchy Ouchy !!!!! MUMMY...... :rof::rof:

 

[Wolfman]

I have to post this one, it's a video tribute of the retiring champ himself, Troy Bayliss....gonna miss watching him kick butt!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lduI72HhxMI"]YouTube - Troy Bayliss Show[/ame]

:thumbup:

 

[Humperdinkel]

He is gunna be missed by a lot of us Aussie's , it bought back memories of his days in the Aussie superbike with Ant Gobert out at Oran Pk in Sydney , they were the good old days

 

[mattcosta7]

We took a trade in at work. Bayliss's 98 996RS Race Edition. Bike #1. Meaning it IS the bike he crossed the line with in the 98 British Superbike season! I'll grab some pictures tomorrow at work, it's crazy!

 

[Wolfman]

We took a trade in at work. Bayliss's 98 996RS Race Edition. Bike #1. Meaning it IS the bike he crossed the line with in the 98 British Superbike season! I'll grab some pictures tomorrow at work, it's crazy!

Wow that's awesome....cant wait to see the pics! What sort of $$$ get's you the ownership papers for that piece of History?

:thumbup:

 

[Stumbles06]

From what I can recall (remember, I'm old and my memory may be a bit off), but I'm pretty sure Gary McCoy is going to be there, but on a Honda next year.

I'm heading out now, but will try to confirm that when I get back.. (off for a few drinks and a bit of betting on the Melbourne Cup.)

 

[mattcosta7]

I think they're asking something around 50k usd.

It's in full running condition. Besides Bayliss's riding it has seen about 10 hours of track use. It's an unbelievable machine. Deep Sump DesmoQuattro, all papers, cf everything, magnesium and titanium where it's not cf, shower injectors, cf velocity stacks, cf sidepanels removable to check timing without having to remove panels.

It's amazing!

 

[Stumbles06]

From what I can recall (remember, I'm old and my memory may be a bit off), but I'm pretty sure Gary McCoy is going to be there, but on a Honda next year.

I'm heading out now, but will try to confirm that when I get back.. (off for a few drinks and a bit of betting on the Melbourne Cup.)

Can't find it, but they did mention where he was going during the WSS race... I'd almost bet my left nut that it was Honda..