MORE POINTS FOR LAVILLA IN GERMANY
 Despite
missing out on Superpole qualification, Paul Bird Motorsport
Vent Axia VK Honda rider Gregorio Lavilla added to his World
Superbike Championship points tally at the Nurburgring in
Germany yesterday.
The first race of the day was delayed because of a sudden
rain shower just as the grid was starting to form up. After
a delay of around twenty minutes, Lavilla made good progress
into the second corner but he was struck by another rider
and he fell, unable to restart, meaning his 100% finishing
record was ended.
In the second race, the Spanish rider finished the race in
14th place after battling through the field following on from
being boxed in at the notorious first tight hairpin corner
leaving him down in 21st place early on.
At the halfway point of the season, Lavilla is 12th and still
the top privateer Honda rider in the standings with 65 points.
Disappointed with his misfortune in the race, Lavilla stated:
"I was knocked off by another rider in the first race
and some riders obviously think that the race is finished
after two corners. In race two, I got stuck inside in the
first corner and I could not pass any riders there, I could
only pass them as the race went on. We are getting some positives
because the bike was good in warm-up and I felt I was riding
better than I have been in the recent past. I just think things
are going to take longer than we thought to get to where we
all want to be."
Team owner Paul Bird, who didn't travel to Germany, commented:
"We still have a lot of work to get to where we need
to be. I'm disappointed with the weekend and we will have
to see an improvement very soon."
The next race is at Misano on June 29th.
Superbike Race One Result
1, N Haga (Yamaha) 39m19.427s, 2, T Bayliss (Ducati) +2.025s,
3, M Neukirchner (Suzuki) +2.792s, 4, T Corser (Yamaha) +5.458s,
5, C Checa (Honda) +10.225s, 6, R Xaus (Ducati) +10.462s,
7, M Fabrizio (Ducati) +17.018s, 8, F Nieto (Suzuki) +20.520s,
9, M Tamada (Kawasaki) +21.162s, 10, K Muggeridge (Honda)
+22.650s.
Superbike Race Two Result
1, N Haga (Yamaha) 27m26.594s, 2, T Corser (Yamaha) +0.150s,
3, M Neukirchner (Suzuki) +5.316s, 4, T Bayliss (Ducati) +7.651s,
5, C Checa (Honda) +7.951s, 6, M Fabrizio (Ducati) +9.027s,
7, M Biaggi (Ducati) +9.420s, 8, R Xaus (Ducati) +9.916s,
9, F Nieto (Suzuki) +12.862s, 10, R Laconi (Kawasaki) +13.559s.
14, G Lavilla (Vent Axia VK Honda) +22.815s.
2008 World Superbike Championship Standings after
Round 7
1, Troy Bayliss (AUS) 227pts
2, Carlos Checa (ESP) 188pts
3, Max Neukirchner (GER) 176pts
4, Noriyuki Haga (JPN) 172pts
5, Troy Corser (AUS) 154pts
6, Fonsi Nieto (ESP) 141pts
7, Ruben Xaus (ESP) 110pts
8, Michel Fabrizio (ITA) 106pts
9, Max Biaggi (ITA) 97pts
10, Ryuichi Kiyonari (JPN) 89pts
11, Yukio Kagayama (JPN) 73pts
12, Gregorio Lavilla (ESP) 65pts
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