They bless the rains down in Afrikkka

This weekend, the World Superbike posse rolled (actually, they flew) into the Kyalami circuit in Johannesburg, South Africa (new and improved with 50% less Apartheid). Coming into this round, Haga enjoyed a comfortable 50ish point lead in the championship over Texas' Ben Spies. Haga's teammate 'Michelle' Fabrizio sat a few points behind Ben's Pies in third. So then, qualifying came and went, and Spies managed to grab his 6th pole of the year...and that whole sentence sounded really gay. Michelle, Bad Max, and Haga rounded out the front row. Neato. So then...on to race 1. Haga got the holeshot into turn 1, while Spies (again) forcefully stuffed Bad Max to take second. While Haga gapped the field, Michelle dove up the inside of Spies to take over second positione'. On lap 3, Michelle took over the lead from Haga. The top 3 held station for quite a few laps while. Further back in the field, Xaus confirmed that the South African gravel traps are up to spec. Good to know. Sweet...I could save up to $1500 on a Kawasaki motorcycle, ATV, or jet ski, and that Progressive Insurance chick would be much hotter if she wouldn't talk so much (or at all). The rest of the race was fairly uneventful. Haga eventually reeled Michelle back in and took over the lead. Spies gave his pony a few extra whips, and put a nice inside move on Michelle out of the final corner to take over second place, only to have a pucker-moment the next lap which almost tossed his ass over the bars and back to Texas. This allowed Michelle back into the second spot. Haga went on to win, with Michelle second and Spies third. Game, set, match. Race 2...once again, Haga-san gets the whore-shot with Spies in tow. Spies wasn't fucking around as he took Haga for the lead via a sweet outside/inside move out of one of the chicanes. The Ben looked all set to check out, and even set the new lap record, when his gear shifter broke on his Yamahopper (he ran out of gas, and the lead, the last time out at Monza). Things kind of trundled along until the last lap when when Michelle attempted two very brave/desparate moves on Haga. Neither of these stuck, and Haga went on to double up with Michelle, once again, playing second fiddler. Britain's own Johnny Rea scored his first WSBK podium aboard the Ten Kate CBR1000RRRRRRR. Spies goose-egged race 2, and probably flew back to Texas to shoot small animals. Next up? Gas up the Winnebago, throw the Hog on a trailer, crack open some Bud Lights, and make your way to Miller Motorsports Park here in the The U.S. of A. for the 7th round of the WSBK championship.