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2011 WSB Honda Fireblade

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Post  weasley Tue Jan 18 2011, 21:48

Today the Ten Kate team officially unveiled the new Castrol-Honda liveried Fireblade for the 2011 season - and they did it where I work! It was therefore rude not to go along, see the bike, meet Jonathan Rea (and be near Ruben Xaus, Steve Parrish, Ronald Ten Kate and so on). Very Happy

I am biased, of course, but it's great to see the Castrol Honda livery back in WSB. Parked on the stage with the 2011 bike was the 2002 Edwards SP-2 and the 1997 Kocinski RC45 - lined up alongside each other they looked like a family. And who can forget the last time the Castrol Honda livery was on the track, 2002, Imola, what a race.......

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Post  yamahamad Tue Jan 18 2011, 22:03

That bike is sweet, was just looking at it on the wsb site a bit ago. The sp2 with edwards on board was a joy to watch. Pretty cool day you had i guess. Did you tell xaus you have a cat he used to race one in 97 or 98?
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Post  weasley Tue Jan 18 2011, 22:29

Didn't get to talk to Xaus and only briefly with Rea. Funnily enough Parrish was doing some spiel and he mentioned exactly what I was thinking - the last time the Castrol Honda livery was out and about, Xaus had the best seat in the house to watch it from.

It was a great event - I'm certainly going to up my efforts to follow WSB more closely this year and maybe even get to one (last time I went was about 6 years ago at Silverstone).

Didn't Niall McKenzie race a Cat too?
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Post  Rosco Tue Jan 18 2011, 22:32

Great stuff.
Good to hear you're keeping it well oiled Paul!

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Post  0ldcat Tue Jan 18 2011, 22:46

Just checking me diary.

S'not April 1st Already is it ??? jocolor
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