FULL DOCUMENTARY - ‘The Showdown’ with epic Edwards vs Bayliss battle

2002. Imola.
The ultimate showdown for glory between Colin Edwards and Troy Bayliss as you've never seen it before 🔥
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Two great champions, two great sportsmen. One of the best years of motorsports history. Total respect to the legends!

[@rokhnroll]

Both legends, both hard racing with sportsmanship on another level. Fantastic race.

[@Jimmie92]

I reckon this was the end of the 90’s-2000’s WSBK golden, battle-filled era. It was never really this good again in my opinion. Great mini documentary!

[@peterflynn9123]

Colin used to take out full page ads in the motorcycle press to thank his fans and his team. At his own expense. One of sports nice guys. Awesome race - one of the all time greats

[@paycee17]

More content like this one Dorna ! There was so many legendary races and battles over the years. Make the 2009 season with Haga and Spies next.

[@Radke32]

The BEST race I've seen, I remember seeing it live and was on my feet the entire race!

[@Steve81M]

Man, this was poetic.

[@jamsstar2010]

Has to be the one of the most iconic duels ever People who weren't bike people sat there and even they realised this was epic

[@johnwells4208]

I watched all of this season glued to my 14 inch colour TV as a 17 year old. I then went to the NEC motorcycle show that year to lust after the road going 998r and SP2 in the flesh. My hero bikes then and still are today. What a time to be alive this was!

[@clean1566]

I remember watching this race! I've been a Honda guy since '67, when I got my Honda S90. Lol. Colin was one of my favorite riders. This is still the best motorcycle race I've seen. This was back when there were no electronics, and you didn't know if it was a Honda, Ducati, or Suzuki going to win. Golden age of Motorcycle racing, IMHO.

[@jiraiya.13]

Beautiful. 😭 So sad that Colin never got to win at least one race in MotoGP. He could've been lined-up amongst the greatest of all time, being able to win at least a race in both WorldSBK and MotoGP.

[@JohnJohnson-hk7cj]

Greatest respect for two of the nicest guys in racing!

[@johnpartridge7623]

Fantastic Racing all Year from Colin & Troy & they both deserved to win that Championship, I haven't seen a better Season's racing than WSB 2002 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@zTheBigFishz]

This is the greatest race I've ever seen including F1, IndyCar, MotoGp, etc. I was lucky enough to see the original broadcast.

[@jerrelfeller]

Greatest race ever. Such great sportmenship! It would be so great if the whole motorsport community would get along so well offline and online😊

[@LukeDodge916]

This was some of my favorite racing ever. Edge of my seat for the entire round... Even my dad was jumping out of his seat. Im a Ducati guy but had to root for our American!

[@Vforfreedom]

Honda beat a Ducati killer with the RC51

[@Madhem101]

Wow guys and gals what a great piece of work! Keep ‘em coming!

[@erikb7392]

This season and this race in particular.. started a lifelong addiction. Thanks SBK.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

This was an epic year, but also one of my absolute favourite races EVER with Bayliss vs Edwards at Imola.

[@cnealmartin]

OMG i love this $hit... honestly best vid ever put out by WorldSKB. To see the love and respect from the two ... what a fantastic story.

[@tommasotietto7516]

After 21 years i still have goosebumps!! I am italian but Colin has always been my favourite guy..and he still is!! The Wsbk of those years was the top, way better than motogp.. Amazing ryders, legendary bikes, beautiful tracks, astonishing crowds (almost 100000 at Imola!!), unforgettable shows!!

[@sirburn2249]

God I miss, just genuine "twist of the wrist" pure battle racing with less electronics man. Thank you guys back then for soooo many thrilling, adrenaline, NAIL BITING, intens racing! Also very little to no media of these guys everywhere all the time. So we enjoyed seeing them more when we did.👍🏾😎

[@spectralcobra6916]

The RC51 and 998 are two beasts of a bike, gotta love the sound of these things.

[@jamesf8864]

Fantastic video. Thank you. I miss respectful, respectable gentlemen like these. Superb clean rivalry and golden memories ✌️

[@nickcoolace]

We need more content like this!! Amazing

[@realBkay]

Along w/the amazing racing that year, was the announce team of Steve Parrish, Charlie Cox and Suzi Perry. They were the icing on the cake.

[@stefanodomiziano5654]

Una delle più belle gare che abbia mai visto! L’ho vista in diretta, me la ricordo bene e per un quarto d’ora sono ringiovanito di 20 anni!! 😂 SBK FANTASTICA

[@racer14glr91]

Best race ever. Great season! Only Americans could make that RC51 win. Colin and Nicky

[@tysoncott7402]

Wow! what a great video, thanks to everyone who put the work in making this 👍

[@carlos.a.vcarvajal6119]

Excelente.... Gran trabajo. ....Gracias señores WorldSBK por traer estas historias epicas... Esto es lo que ha hecho grande a esta categoría,....

[@chrismorrison1955]

Awesome!! 2 truly legendary bikes.

[@lucastesan3303]

When they shook gloves mid turn (15:10) .. the SBK tears of joy were flowing 😥

[@MrSpiff9]

Some of my most favorite moto-competition ever! I sure miss seeing everyone (I even saw Jim Rhodes from Michelin!) in one of the shots at Laguna. A big thank you to all who made it so exciting and enjoyable!

[@STEASE]

I'm glad i was able to witness this race, live. From Ben Spies tot Colin Edwards, TX produced some amazing riders.

[@franklinwilkerson2061]

Don't forget about Mr Schwantz !! The original !!

[@gs1100ed]

@@franklinwilkerson2061 Bubba Shobert was pretty good too

[@aldo5658]

Really like this mini documentary. Thanks for this 🙏❤

[@StefanMedici]

Would love to see the full races from this season.

[@HUBAsztikus]

Texas Tornado, one of my favorite rider!!

[@ianplayer3329]

Both incredible riders

[@stiffmeister0hYeah]

Those were the days!! Eh Troy, CE miss you guys. Still see Paolo Ciabatti and Davide Tardozzi at COTA.

[@FabioMetallo]

Ricordo che ero incollato alla tv a guardare questi due matti. Facevo il tifo per entrambi perchè guidavano con il cuore. Poi anche il rispetto tra i due a fine gara è stato bellissimo. Una gara epica!!!!!

[@1slowgsxr1k]

Great work Dorna, awesome content right here!

[@goansunborn]

Golden times for me in bike racing! 🔥

[@christianbowman8382]

Man I miss the Texas Tornado, and the RC-51

[@MrKitrellr1]

Literally one of the best races ever in any sport

[@alanrodriguez7341]

Quality racing!!!

[@jonpowell8014]

What a season that was, watched that entire Imola round live on Sky. Two tops blokes and as said, some of the best racing ever seen i feel...

[@etiennecfourie777]

Sparks flying!!!

[@Vforfreedom]

WSBK was epic back then!! Great rivalries and 100,000 people crowds

[@jamesbaek1214]

Respect great champions !!

[@massimonegrini750]

What an epic battle!!

[@motogte]

Legends of sbk.

[@sanxi34]

Holy molly @WorldSBK, is it me or the content is off the charts lately?! I am literally glued to all the content you're all constantly putting out

[@markcherriman6136]

Proper bikes , proper blokes , real racing .

[@davidpatterson9107]

Awesome Superbike Era 👍👍🏁🏁

[@jonathanalvarezbrana9939]

Impresionante me acuerdo de todas las carreras 🙏👏👏

[@albegt98]

la battaglia più bella della SBK sulla pista più bella 👍💪💪

[@StoffelDilligas]

Charlie Cox and Steve Parish were great commentators.

[@cesarseixas2950]

two gentlemen ✊✊✊

[@henrymorgan3982]

Class Acts.

[@alessandrogarbelli6578]

I was there in Imola....THE RACE OF THE RACES

[@jamesbaek1214]

What a race !

[@Francesco-js8nk]

Una delle gare più belle, oneste e vere della storia del motociclismo....questa gara rimarrà nella storia!

[@Linska495th]

The best year ever, I'd love to see another American at the top.

[@jch7891]

Nice great story as well do it about Forgaty

[@sedatakcay9981]

Nasıl bir hız dır o öle . 😂😂😂😂 Toprağa helal olsun ben izlerken yoruldum o hız ne 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@DonnieDesmo]

Classic.

[@mpendulomjiks127]

When Honda had a bike to race with!! Collins was amazing,, Balis Duck feet was too, 👌what a srason

[@Claudio14819]

Pelle d'oca... Grandissimi

[@hoba85]

The Real SBK

[@andreanicolini6087]

I was there, tosa corner!!!

[@gianpierocongiu]

Con tutto il rispetto che il grande Colin merita,, Ma Bayliss é il miglior pilota di tutti itempi,,Aveva sempre in repertorio un sorriso per tutti...Riguardo le sue prodezze ancora oggi,,,Bel documento,,Salutissimi..

[@tichjer691]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@peterlow1513]

I literally watched these races with my helmet on. My parents thought I was nuts I didn't give a shit this shit got me sweating sitting. Got the big ass posters of Troy Collin yanagawa Chilli xaus Hodgson. Fuck yea man.

[@wudzpogi]

Definitely the best race in wsbk history. How Honda beat Ducati at their own game.

[@piotrkobielus6156]

😊

[@coolbreeze2176]

See displacement does matter

[@metrichotrods1763]

🇺🇸

[@SunnyKim_]

I miss seeing bikes sliding around

[@pjludda4323]

I miss having bikes without all that ugly looking aero attached to it...

[@padobranac4842]

Why did Honda use VTR during those years instead of CBR 954? Like many others, I'm curious of what would've Honda do with 954...

[@davecoop9579]

If I remember correctly the four cylinder bikes were limited to 750cc and the twins could go bigger. So Honda built the twin to be more competitive.

[@goshow9999]

Texas Tornado 👍

[@tylerbarker2091]

Adrian 👀

[@danielcaprioli8946]

That imola race was one of the best in motorsport history, sadly Troy lost 🥲 HRC givin Colin alot of materials maded the VTR way faster then the 996

[@steveclem]

WSBK was great back in those days. Its still OK but you can't beat the old days especially with Foggy.

[@benediktuswawan6207]

Serasa kembali ke masa itu saat mereka semua suka dgn euforia Valentino Rossi termasuk saya , tp saat itu saya masih melihat WSBK adalah race dgn persaingan yg cukup ketat dan sangat menyenangkan sekali yg sebelum juga troy corser dan carl Fogarty, sampai titik Edward dan Bayliss ke MotoGP sedikit aaya juga meninggal WSBK karena MotoGP semakin berwarna , dan saat ini 2-3 th belakang dominasi Jonathan rea pecah oleh toprak dan Bautista dan WSBK kembali berwarna

[@daveforthereds]

Then Alex Reddy will say "As far as Bayliss and Edwards were concern".

[@timreed2047]

Two great riders from a time when rider aids were not the advantage they are today...

[@theunknown4570]

Can you do a documentary on the girl with the blue jeans and the white short top shirt on?

[@user-fv3iv2bj5w]

VTR1000

[@richardbranton190]

This is back when racing was at its best. I'm so tired of seeing these guys today doing stupid passes and crashing each other out they have no respect for other riders

[@Mechashiva76]

... and they didn't even have rev limits ;)

[@rapid13]

16 minutes??? WTH?? Hardly a "full" documentary.

[@meganjay30]

those days are definatly over.. all fighting and crap now

[@donooetomo5213]

S A A T .. HONDA MASIH POWERFULL HONDA MASIH HIGH TECH HONDA MASIH CEPAT HONDA MASIH NIAT H E B A T TIADA LAWAN THE BEST

[@HamdiAKCA]

sToprak sToprak sToprak === RAZGATLIOĞLU === &&&&& TÜRKİYE &&&&&

[@fikrifirdaus6020]

Wawwww absolute battle

[@whauny4949]

einfach nur super.....👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@moreno1105]

I want a documentary on 1998 season !!!

[@moreno1105]

Damn i love 2002 season, Ducati vs honda, Bayliss vs Edwards !

[@paolocolombari1384]

Dopo vale #46 c'è troy #21 tutta la vita! ❤

[@mariobernabei1076]

Gli organizzatori attuali di SBK e quel circo di moto GP dovrebbero guardare questi vecchi campionati, per capire le cazzate che fanno adesso.