2007 Superbike World Championship
Preview: Round 11, Eurospeedway Lausitz - 9 September
TEAM ALSTARE REFRESHED
After a five week break, Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
are refreshed and ready for the eleventh round of this year’s
Superbike World Championship at the Eurospeedway Lausitz.
The 4.3 kilometre long track is part of one of the biggest
and modern racetracks in the world and only opened for business
in 2000. Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders tested at
the track in June this year, so at least this is one circuit
that Max Biaggi will not be seeing for the first time. His
team mate Yukio took a superb win in the first race last year
and a fine fourth in the second and will be hoping for more
of the same this year.
Max
Although I have not raced at Lausitz, I tested here earlier
this year, so at least I know which way the track goes round!
Although it’s not a hugely demanding circuit, it is
a track where you need a good rhythm if you are to lap quickly.
So, once again, a good set-up is important. Getting a podium
in the last round, at a circuit I was racing at for the first
time, was very important for me. I have confidence in my own
ability and I always give 100% and I will be going to Lausitz
with the same attitude. If everything goes well, there is
no reason why a I cannot take a podium - though two would
be better!
Yukio
Last year, I had good results in Lausitz, so I would like
some more of the same this year. The track is OK, though it
is not the most difficult track in the calendar. It is mostly
flat and there are some slow corners and sometimes it can
be a bit of a one-line track. Because of the first chicane
and and series of bends before the first long straight, it
is very important to get a good start. If you don’t,
the first riders can pull out a gap and then it’s very
hard to catch them up and challenge for the lead. I want to
be in the top three at the start of both races and be fighting
for the podium places at the end.
2006 results
Race 1: 1 Yukio Kagayama (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra),
2 Haga (J-Yamaha), 3 Corser (Aus-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra),
4 Pitt (Aus-Yamaha), 5 Barros (Bra-Honda), 6 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda)
Race 2: 1 Toseland (GB-Honda), 2 Haga, 3 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati),
4 Yukio Kagayama (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), 5 Muggeridge,
6 Lanzi (I-Ducati)
Max Biaggi - DNS
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