WSBK World Superbike Phillip Island 2009 ... with Exup pr0n!

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WSBK World Superbike Phillip Island 2009 ... with Exup pr0n!

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As I write this, I am still recovering from an awesome weekend at "the Island"...

I'd like to try to share the atmosphere with some pictures...
I will skip the reporting of the actual race, because you can find that on plenty of moto journalism websites, better than I can write it.

It'll take me a while to upload the best of them, let me know if you have any specific requests for big versions, or other pics. Especially for non-Yamaha pics that I have plenty of, but won't post here much.

The Grid
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Nearly ready to go
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Not just about the racing
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A collection of Yamaha models you'd like to have in your garage
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Dan Stauffer's Australian Superbike R1
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Tom Sykes' World Superbike R1
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Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha R6) battling in World SuperSport
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Noriyuki Haga (Ducati) extending the hand of congratulations
to Ben Spies (Yamaha R1) at the end of race 2
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Reuben Xaus coming into the pits from the first BMW racing
efforts in fifty years
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Phillip Island is notoriously hard on the left side of tyres (Corser's BMW)
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Post by stan »

great pics Hotcam, you got right up close and personal, a lot closer than Spook and I did

I did get close and pesonal with the track though, took my pushbike for a lap, great fun, with the crowd yell abuse from the fence i felt like Max Biaggi

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Post by YEC_YZF750SP »

Awesome pics Hotcam!! The WORKS R1 looks HOT!!! :)

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Excellent pics :P especially the Yamaha models :banana

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Post by kiwi60 »

The PI racing was some of the best I've seen in years - Nori's still da man, but look out for Spies.

Great seeing some new marques out there, and it's going to be interesting watching their progress over the year.

Now - if only MotoGP was this interesting...
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stan wrote:great pics Hotcam, you got right up close and personal, a lot closer than Spook and I did
Wasn't so bad Stan... I drunk your beer for you last night!
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heh, I know exactly where that is. I probably tripped over your tent rope
one night :P :P :P
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