2007 Superbike World Championship Preview:
Round 2, Phillip Island, Australia - 4th March
TEAM ALSTARE READY FOR OZ
After the sensational start to the season in Qatar, Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra are ready to continue their good
form in Australia this weekend. SBK new boy Max Biaggi began
his World Championship campaign with a superb win in the first
race and runner- up spot in the second and arrives in Australia
as joint series leader. Although Yukio Kagayama had a bit
of a disappointing (by his high standards) start to the season
he still scored a good number of points and is more determined
then ever to bag a pair of good results in Phillip Island.
MAX BIAGGI
Last week was unbelievable and very emotional. It was a dream
start to the series for me and I will always remember it.
I enjoyed the racing much more then I had believed possible
and wish I had discovered this series years ago. But now we’re
into the second race and I’m really looking forward
to it. Like Qatar, Phillip Island is another circuit I've
raced at before, so I will be expecting a good result. Last
week my main opponent was James Toseland, but at Phillip Island
I think there will be more riders going for the wins. I expect
the competition to be tougher, but I aim to be right up with
them at the end of both races.
YUKIO KAGAYAMA
Not so good last weekend, but at least I didn’t crash!
I had some problems with my tyres and could not push as hard
as I wanted. Phillip Island circuit is a track many riders
like and it’s good for the fans also. I hope to put
my problems behind me and really attack the circuit. It is
a fast, flowing circuit with many high speed turns - my kind
of circuit! But you must know exactly what you are doing if
you want to put in fast laps and that’s what makes riding
it so enjoyable. My aim, as always, is to get two podiums.
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