2006 Superbike World Championship - Round 10, Eurospeedway
Lausitz
Circuit: 4.265 kms. Crowd: 51,000 (3-day). Weather: Dry,
sunny 20-23C
MAX IN THE POINTS!
Team Alstare Engineering Corona Extra rider Max Neukirchner
scored points in the first race at Lausitz today, but was
forced to pull out of the second with a technical problem.
Throughout the weekend, Max had been steadily coming to terms
with the GSX-R1000 K6 Alstare bike and qualifying for Superpole
had been a very positive step forward. Before today, Max had
hoped for top ten finishes today, but it didn’t go to
plan - especially in the second race.
MAX - Race 1: 13th, Race 2: DNF
I was happy enough with the first race, though it was tough.
I’m still getting used to the bike and learning more
and more as we race. I had a little problem with the feel
of the front suspension when the fuel level in the tank dropped.
The suspension seemed to work OK when the tank was full at
the start of the race, but when the tank was half full, the
suspension didn’t work as well.
There’s not much to say about the second race, as I
wasn’t on the track long enough to give much information.
All in all, I guess I am a bit frustrated today, because I
felt that we’d get better results then we did.
Results
Race 1: 1 KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), 2 Haga
(J-Yamaha), 3 TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra),
4 Pitt (Aus-Yamaha), 5 Barros (Bra-Honda), 6 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda),
7 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati), 8 Lanzi (I-Ducati), 9 Toseland (GB-Honda),
10 Nieto (E-Kawasaki), 13 MAX NEUKIRCHNER (D-Alstare Engineering
Corona Extra),
Race 2: 1 Toseland, 2 Haga, 3 Bayliss, 4 YUKIO KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra), 5 Muggeridge, 6 Lanzi, 7 Nieto, 8 Fabrizio
(I-Honda), 9 Xaus (E-Ducati), 10 Walker (GB-Kawasaki), 14
TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra),
MAX NEUKIRCHNER (D-Alstare Engineering Corona Extra), DNF
Points: 1 Bayliss 341, 2 Haga 250, 3 Toseland
239, 4 Pitt 210, 5 TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare Suzuki Corona
Extra) 209, 6 Barros 186, 7 YUKIO KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare Suzuki
Corona Extra) 164, 8 Walker 128, 9 Lanzi 1234, 10 Nieto 118,
18 MAX NEUKIRCHNER (D-Alstare Engineering Corona Extra) 22,
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