Round 8, Brands Hatch, GB
2007 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup
Sunday 5th August
Circuit: 3.702 kms. Crowd: 126,000 (3-day). Weather: Dry,
sunny 27 C.
XAVI TAKES SECOND IN THE SUN AT BRANDS HATCH
In scorchingly hot conditions, Team Alstare Suzuki Corona
Extra rider Xavi Simeon continued his run of good form with
a superb second place at Brands Hatch today. And if it were
not for a poor start and a problem getting past Claudio Corti
(Yamaha), there is little doubt that Xavi would have challenged
Niccolo Canepa (Ducati) for the victory. Getting past Corti
cost Xavi the best part of two seconds, yet he was just six
tenths of a second behind Canepa when the Italian took the
chequered flag. Third place went to Corti, with Matteo Baiocco
(Yamaha) fourth, Brendan Roberts (Ducati) fifth and Ayrton
Badovini (MV) sixth.
Xavi - 2nd
Overall I am happy because I have taken another podium and
I am now just sixteen points behind the series leader (Baiocco)
in the championship. Before today, I was in third place and
now I am second, so I know we are improving. I didn’t
make a good start and was only seventh at the end of the first
lap, so there was a lot of work to do. I moved into third
place, behind Corti, on lap six, but it was difficult getting
past him. It took me until the twelfth lap before I finally
did get past and make it stick, but by then there were only
two laps left and I couldn’t catch Canepa. I am sure
if I could’ve got past Corti much sooner, I would’ve
been in a good position to fight Canepa for the victory. Today
my bike worked well and I had no problems - except Corti!
Results
1 Canepa (I-Ducati), 2 Xavi Simeon (B-Alstare Suzuki Corona
Extra), 3 Corti (I-Yamaha), 4 Baiocco (I-Yamaha), 5 Roberts
(Aus-Ducati), 6 Badovini (I-MV),
Points: 1 Baiocco 128, 2 Xavi Simeon (B-Alstare Suzuki Corona
Extra) 116, 3 Aitchison 108, 4 Canepa 105, 5 Corti 96, 6 Dionisi
86,
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