Roberto Rolfo ( the real one ) you are an arse. You should be banned after that act of idiocy.

Great race in the end. The flags caused the Brits to not win that race. What happened is that in the restarted race, the white flag with the red cross came out, which in WSB means "slippery surface". Unfortunately in BSB, it means that the Safety Car is on track and to back off. When it was spotted by Sykes and Haslam, they backed off, and let Bayliss through. It was the fault of the Brits, but a bit of a shame.

1. Bayliss
2. Sykes
3. Biaggi

Xaus was in Parc Ferme, but had crashed on the last lap and was DQ'd.

So, just to re-itterate, ROLFO = ARSEHOLE

Just watched Race One, and have to agree Rolfo ruined Haslam's race.

As for Sykes, he mentioned on the podium he had backed off when he saw the flag, but the fact is he could not match Bayliss' pace on the final laps.

Fine effort on the part of the BSBK riders.

What did Rolfo do? Can't watch SBK live here...

What happened to the timestamps on these messages?? I posted about the second race (which I watched live) perhaps four or five hours before posting about the first race, which I saw on SpeedTV delay in the afternoon....

Forget it...

Race Two just wrapped up - Kiyonari put in a breathtaking display of courage. Thought he was going to bin it every lap. Crutchlow made it close towards the end. Corser motored into third, Bayliss crashed out from second place.

You have a problem with him now simply because he was involved in Rolfo's bonehead move, imagine how you'd feel if Haslam had taken out Rolfo in the same 'simple mistake'!!

robertorolfo - 08 September 2008 06:41 AM

Gary, Darby... nobody is disputing that Rolfo caused the crash/that it was his fault. But he shouldn't be attacked for it.

It was a wet track and he lost the front. He wasn't trying something particularly crazy, it just ended up looking a bit extreme because he lost it so early on.

Either way, we have seen much worse... and it was typical racing stuff. What was not tpical, or necessary, was that little baby throwing a fit like he is in the hunt for the title. Or should Rolfo know better than to go anywhere near the son of a mediocre British GP legend?

Haslam has done far more the past couple of years than Rolfo - Haslam is an up-and-comer and Rolfo is on the fast track to WSS (at best).

robertorolfo - 08 September 2008 03:49 AM

Bellwhiff, who are you kidding? The only "arse" I saw was the wildcard rider acting a fool.

Who is Leon Haslam? A nobody. A racer by way of nepotism, he made a fool of himself when he tried to race at the GP level, and has been impressively average ever since.

So who is this nobody wildcard rider to throw a hissy fit at one of the regulars? Please. He wasn't gonna win the race. Actually, he put his hand up a lap or two earlier cause he wanted it stopped.

It was raining and another rider, on slicks, locked up the front on the brakes. WOW. CRIMINAL. It happens. And much worse happens as well.

And for sure it didn't help that Haslam totally fixated on the target that was Rolfo, and ran him over.

And of course, the ultimate touch of class comes when you throw a fit at a rider you JUST HIT WITH YOUR BIKE... before checking to see if he is ok... and just a few weeks after a tragedy resulting from a rider being hit while down.

Cheers to you Mr. Haslam, the only real "arse" on the day. Who are you gonna blam for race 2 Leon, when you binned it on your own? I guess he was just lucky that in Race 2, when he made a mistake, he didn't accidentally take anyone else out in the process.


And congrats to the brits. Despite the hometrack advantage and the perfect weather conditions, they managed not to get a win... and in the process showed the world why they haven't produced a top rider in years.

Ha Ha. That has got to be the mst ridiculous post that you have ever made. You sad man. Rolfo made a rookie error, and Haslam was on the podium at that point. You tool. And just to let you now, Mr Buffon, Tom Sykes has the same number of points in WSB as your buck toothed loser. Not bad for only three races. And an underspec engine.

How do you like them apples?

RR, Whats the Italian words for "Ramming Speed"? The reall RR has enough experience to know not to make that sort of stupid move. You go on and on about every rider in the world being "average" except Italian riders (natch). The real RR shows the world how average Italian riders can be. The obvious exception to that is Rossi. You have becoming very tedious RR.

RR, What are the Italian words for "Ramming Speed"? The real RR's move was an amateurish stupid move. He's been around long enough too know better. Why is it that all riders, with the exception of Italian riders, are "average". You have become very tedious with your constant defense of the undefensible.