ALSTARE SUZUKI TARGETS MISANO PODIUM
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Suzuki Alstare rider Yukio Kagayama will be back in action
at this weekend's eight-round World Superbike Championship
race at Misano in Italy after breaking a bone in his left
hand at the Nurburgring.
The Japanese rider lines up with Fonsi Nieto and Max Neukirchner
aboard their GSX-R1000s at the 4.180 kilometre track which
is situated only a short distance from the Adriatic coastline
and has been a regular on the calendar since 1991.
Yukio Kagayama:
"I had the plaster taken off my hand last Friday and
then had it X-rayed again to check that everything was OK.
Then I started my physiotherapy and began to strengthen my
hand. It was not as bad as I expected and I feel confident
that it will be OK for Misano. I am looking forward to racing
there because I like the track. I was on the podium last year
and I want to do the same this year."
Fonsi Nieto:
"The last round was not so good for me, so I have to
do better in Misano. I prefer the old layout of Misano and
think the circuit is not so good with this new direction.
But it is the same for everybody and I will be doing my best
to get a good set-up in practice and qualifying and make a
good Superpole. When you start so far down the grid - like
the last round - it is difficult to fight for the podium,
so I hope to manage a good Superpole - at last!"
Max Neukirchner:
"I couldn't get the win I wanted in front of my home
fans last week so I will have to try and win in MIsano. For
sure the factory Ducatis will be very strong there, so it
would be very good to put one over them at their home track.
Last year, I finished ninth and 10th in Misano but I know
that I can do much better this year."
2007 results:
Race 1: Bayliss Aus-Ducati), 2 Corser (Aus-Yamaha), 3 Yukio
Kagayama (J-Suzuki Alstare), 9 Max Neukirchner (D-Suzuki),
Fonsi Nieto (E-Kawasaki) DNF.
Race 2: 1 Bayliss , 2 Haga (J-Yamaha), 3 Biaggi (Suzuki Alstare),
4 Yukio Kagayama (J-Suzuki Alstare), 10 Max Neukirchner (D-Suzuki),
12 Fonsi Nieto (E-Kawasaki).
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