BAYLISS CRASHES OUT OF DONINGTON SUPERBIKE RACE 1 AND INJURES
RIGHT HAND
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) crashed out at Coppice corner
on lap 6 of the first World Superbike race at Donington Park
today, injuring his hand in the process. Troy was accelerating
through Coppice while in the lead and the rear of the bike
just snapped away from me and he high-sided into the gravel.
In the early afternoon he was taken to the nearby Derbyshire
Royal Infirmary for reconstructive surgery on the little finger
of his right hand, which had been mangled in the crash.
 Lorenzo
Lanzi was left to fly the flag for the Ducati Xerox Team but
the Italian could only manage fifth in the two races as James
Toseland (Honda) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) shared the two
wins.
"My team did wonders this weekend because I crashed
twice" declared Lorenzo. "The first day was wet
and I was unable to do many laps. The second day I crashed
again when it was important to do a lot of kilometres. I started
from row 2 so I think I can be quite satisfied with the result.
We improved a lot in race 2 after making several minor changes,
but I got a bad start. I was quicker in the second race and
had the same pace as the guys up at the front in the final
stages. It was a great battle with Ruben, but with a better
start I could have fought for the podium with the top 3".
Race 1: 1. Toseland (Honda); 2. Corser (Yamaha);
3. Biaggi (Suzuki); 4. Haga (Yamaha); 5. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox);
6. Nieto (Kawasaki); 7. Laconi (Kawasaki); 8. Neukirchner
(Suzuki), etc. Race 2: 1. Haga; 2. Biaggi; 3. Corser; 4. Xaus
(Ducati); 5. Lanzi; 6. Laconi; 7. Rolfo (Honda); 8. Smrz (Ducati),
etc.
Points (after 3 of 13 rounds): Riders -
1. Toseland 115; 2. Biaggi 110; 3. Haga 88; 4. Corser 81;
5. Lanzi 66; 6. Bayliss 64; etc. Manufacturers - 1. Honda
124; 2. Suzuki 110; 3. Yamaha 98; 4. Ducati 94; 5. Kawasaki
40.
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