World Superbike Championship SBK 2008
Round 5: Monza (Italy) 9-11 May
Sunday – Races
HOT DAY AT SANTA MONICA’S TRACK
The Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse team is astonish in front of the
disagreeable events happened today at Santa Monica’s
track, in Misano Adriatico.
Regis Laconi and Makoto Tamada were ready to give glorious
moments to the team and to the many important guests such
as: Federico Pedini Amati, President of San Marino, Tonino
Macina, Director of the Tourism Department, Antonello Bacciocchi,
Minister for the Tourism Department and Amedeo Michelotti,
President of the FSM, but the unlucky episodes made them just
feel disappointed.
In race 1 both the riders crashed, Regis lost control of
the front of the bike while Makoto Tamada, who was willing
to take home important points, pushed too much his ZX-10R
and went down. The only wounds brought back by the riders
are psychological as they really wanted to give great moments
to the team in the “Big Home” where Anna Falchi
and the comics of Zelig “ Le Barnos” were present
too as guests of the white and blue team.
Although the unpleasant vicissitude the riders didn’t
loose the determination in race 2 but technical problems made
them unable to demonstrate their potentialities.
Now the team wants to leave this bitter day behind and use
the Mugello test (2-3 July) to solve the problems found here
and go on towards better perspectives.
Race 1: 1. M. Neukirchner (Suzuki) 39’27.918;
2. T. Corser (Yamaha) a 0.542; 3. T. Bayliss (Ducati) a 2.249;
4. R. Xaus (Ducati) a 3.028; 5. C. Checa (Honda) a 5.408;
RIT. R. Laconi (Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse); RIT. M. Tamada (Kawasaki
PSG-1 Corse); RIT. A. Badovini (Kawasaki Pedercini).
Race 2: 1. R. Xaus (Ducati) 39’19.710;
2. M. Biaggi (Ducati) a 1.035; 3. T. Bayliss (Ducati) a 4.158;
4. N. Haga (Yamaha) a 5.466; 5. T. Corser (Yamaha) a 6.759;
17. A. Badovini (Kawasaki Pedercini) a 40.638; RIT. M. Tamada
(Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse); RIT. Regis Laconi (Kawasaki PSG-1
Corse).
In Championship: 1. T. Bayliss (Ducati)
259; 2. M. Neukirchner (Suzuki) 210; 3. C. Checa (Honda) 207;
4. N. Haga (Yamaha) 191; 5. T. Corser (Yamaha) 185; 16. M.
Tamada (Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse) 41; 17. R. Laconi (Kawasaki
PSG-1 Corse) 36; 21. A. Badovini (Kawasaki Pedercini).
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