2007 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup
Round 2, Valencia, Spain
Circuit: 4.005 kms. Crowd: 39,000 (3-day). Weather: Damp,
overcast, 16 C.
Sunday 15th April
XAVI TAKES SIXTH IN A TWO-PARTER IN VALENCIA.
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Xavi Simeon crashed
six laps into the scheduled 13-lap race at Valencia today,
but was lucky because the race was red-flagged due to a fallen
bike in the middle of the track. Xavi got back on board his
bike and rode back to the pits and was able to start the second
race. He then put in a fiery performance in the five-lap second
part to end sixth overall.
Aussie Mark Aitchison (Suzuki) took the victory, when the
times of both races were aggregated. He had finished second
in the first race and his performance in race two was enough
to ensure the win, albeit by just over half a second. Second
in the overall times was Michele Pirro (Yamaha), with Nicolo
Canepa (Ducati) third.
XAVI - 6th
I guess I was a bit lucky today - when the race was stopped
and that meant I had the chance to start again. I began the
first part with tyres for rain, but the track started to dry
up. Normally, it takes a long time for this track to become
dry, so it was a bit of a surprise when it happened so soon.
Two laps later, I had to go into the pits because it was becoming
impossible to stay on those tyres. I came back out of the
pits with a fresh tyre, more suited to dry conditions, and
four or so corners later, I found a damp patch on the track
and crashed! I got back on the bike and fortunately was able
to take part in the restart. I wish the second part had been
longer then just five laps, because I was catching the leaders
up and I’m sure I could have finished higher up, maybe
even on the podium!
Results
1 Aitchison (Aus-Suzuki), 2 Pirro (I-Yamaha), 3 Canepa (I-Ducati),
4 Baiocco (I-Yamaha), 5 Dionisi (I-Suzuki), 6 Xavi Simeon
(B-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra),
Points: 1 Canepa 41, 2 Aitchison 38, 3 Corti
25, 4 Baiocco 24, 5 Dionisi 21, 6 Pirro 20, 7 Xavi Simeon
(B-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 19,
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