ALSTARE AIM FOR THE PODIUM AT MONZA
 Reigning
World Superbike Champion Troy Corser and Yukio Kagayama head
to Monza in Italy this weekend for the fourth round of the
series aiming for a repeat of their 2005 podium success.
Last year, Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Corser took
victory in the first race and a third in the second and team
mate Kagayama took runner-up spot in the race one and then
DNF’d in race two.
Team Alstare Engineering rider Fabien Foret didn’t
ride a Superbike last year, but has had lots of experience
at Monza on a Supersport bike and is looking forward to his
new challenge.
Just a short step from chic and fashionable Milan, Monza
has been part of the Superbike World Championship since 1990
and is a firm favourite amongst riders and race fans alike.
The 5.792 kilometre circuit always provides fast, close-quarter
racing, with tactics and slipstreaming playing an important
part.
Troy Corser:
”Monza is a great track for fast racing and you must
have good horsepower to do well. Having said that, it is a
place where slipstreaming plays a big role and it’s
possible to exit the final chicane third or fourth and still
cross the line first!
“After Valencia, it’ll be good to go to a fast
track and hopefully my Suzuki GSX-R1000 will be able to out
power the Ducatis so that I can go all-out for a couple of
wins.”
Yukio Kagayama:
”I like Monza because I like fast tracks and high-speed
turns - even though my results were mixed there last year.
So far, this season has not gone according to plan and it
is about time I made the podiums again. We knew that the competition
would be stronger this year, but it is up to me to qualify
better and not have to work so hard at the beginning of a
race trying to catch the leaders. I need to be with them right
from the start! This is my aim for Monza and the rest of the
season.”
Fabien Foret:
”This will be my first time at Monza on a Superbike
and it is going to be a very interesting experience for me
because the track is so fast. I will have to forget about
all my old braking points and learn to ride the track as if
it was completely new to me. At Valencia, I was beginning
to feel that the bike is now really mine and I enjoyed the
races a lot. ! would like to continue my progress at Monza
by getting into Superpole and then going for a couple of top-10
places.”
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