(photo Ducati Corse Friends)
Close racing with the Ducati factory SBK Xerox Team at the German Nurburging. We will have still twice the possibility to shoot some more Xerox pictures at the Imola and Magny-Cours SBK races.
But next year I am sure to see again the Supersonic Racing Team, DFX Corse, Althea and the new Liberty Racing Ducati teams on the SBK track!
Shane Byrne (Althea Team): “I showed that I had pace right from the first practice session and hoped for two great races. Unfortunately yesterday’s crash compromised my weekend and I didn’t achieve what I had hoped to. It is difficult to make passes here and the fact that I started from the back didn’t help of course but I gave 100% and in the end I managed to close in the top ten which wasn’t bad. I want to thank the boys for their great work.”
Carlos Checa (Althea Team): “I got away well and, with Rea and Haga, found a good pace which allowed us to get away from the others andI was fighting against Noriyuki for second but when he crashed I tried to attack Jonathan. He had a strong pace though and I wasn’t able to make up that second of time that gave him the win. I’m very satisfied with the result and thank my team for their hard work.”
Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team):“First of all I want to say how happy I am to be back up here. After the Race 1 crash I went straight back to the garage in the hope that my technicians could adjust the bike so that I could continue but unfortunately there was too much damage to the mufflers and I had to stop there. We made some modifications to the front suspension and the bike behaved a lot better in Race 2. I maintained a strong pace for the entire race and was able to get the job done! I’m sorry for Carlos because it’s always great to battle against him. Now I’d like to repeat this great result at Imola, Ducati’s home track.”
Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team)“A black day. In Race 1 I got straight back on the bike thinking that I could carry on and finish in the points zone. Then I realized that there was a problem with the throttle and, as I couldn’t open or close the gas properly, I had to return to the garage. It’s a pity because I was making up some ground before the crash and had good pace. Race 2 didn’t go any better – I had to come in to change the rear tyre but in doing that I lost too much ground and there wasn’t anything I could do.”
1. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 38′42.640
2. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 38′43.766
3. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 38′52.646
4. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) 38′53.356
5. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 39′00.031
6. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) 39′01.941
7. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 39′02.253
8. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare) 39′02.520
9. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 39′03.816
10. Luca Scassa (Supersonic Racing Team) 39′12.392
11. Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse) 39′12.796
12. Ian Lowry (Kawasaki Racing Team) 39′36.262
13. Roger Lee Hayden (Team Pedercini) 39′41.460
14. Matteo Baiocco (Team Pedercini) 40′08.546
RT. Fabrizio Lai (ECHO CRS Honda) 38′47.862
RT. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 24′11.947
RT. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 17′20.006
RT. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing) 11′50.182
RT. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 12′19.435
RT. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 13′11.368
RT. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 2′02.665
Noriyuki Haga: “I had a better feeling with the bike this morning compared to this afternoon’s session, so tomorrow I think we’ll make some changes that take us back in that direction regarding set-up. I was a bit disappointed with the Superpole result because I did my two laps in the final phase but maybe I should have stayed out there and done one more because the situation changed dramatically in the last two minutes and I dropped from fourth to sixth. Having said that, a place on the second row isn’t bad and after two positive days we’ll be aiming to make two equally positive races tomorrow.”
Michel Fabrizio: “After all the team’s hard work and the positive results so far this weekend, I of course hoped to take part in the third part of the Superpole but unfortunately a couple of mistakes proved costly and I finished ninth, outside of the top eight for just a fraction of a second. Tomorrow will be very difficult because this is one of those tracks where it’s not easy to pass, added to the fact that there are more than a few strong riders…”
photo: Luca Scassa (Ducati Corse Friends)
1. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1′55.232
2. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1′55.447
3. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team) 1′55.753
4. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) 1′55.998
5. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team) 1′56.024
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1. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team)
2. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda)
3. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing)
4. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare)
5. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team)
6. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing)
7. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare)
8. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing)
9. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing)
10. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing)
11. Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
12. Joshua Brookes (HM Plant Honda)
13. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team)
14. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team)
15. Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse)
16. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda)
17. Roger Lee Hayden (Team Pedercini)
18. Thomas Bridewell (TYCO Racing)
19. Akira Yanagawa (Kawasaki Racing Team)
20. Matteo Baiocco (Team Pedercini)
RT. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team)
RT. Broc Parkes (ECHO CRS Honda)
RT. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda)
RT. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
1. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team)
2. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda)
3. Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare)
4. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox Team)
5. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing)
6. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing)
7. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing)
8. James Toseland (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team)
9. Shane Byrne (Althea Racing)
10. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
11. Max Neukirchner (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda)
12. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Suzuki Alstare)
13. Jakub Smrz (Team PATA B&G Racing)
14. Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox Team)
15. Lorenzo Lanzi (DFX Corse)
1 Crutchlow C GBR Yamaha YZF R1
2 Rea J GBR Honda CBR1000RR
3 Fabrizio M ITA Ducati 1098R
4 Smrz J CZE Aprilia RSV4 Factory
5 Haslam L GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000
6 Biaggi M ITA Aprilia RSV4 Factory
7 Corser T AUS BMW S1000 RR
8 Xaus R ESP BMW S1000 RR
9 Byrne S GBR Ducati 1098R
10 Checa C ESP Ducati 1098R
1. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 2′05.664
2. Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 2′06.006
3. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 2′06.052
Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox): “I made a strong start in Race 1 but it was difficult to catch Xaus. My tyres were not bad during the first half of the race but nevertheless I couldn’t push as I wanted to and Xaus remained there in front of me. In the second race we changed the tyre but maybe it doesn’t suit my riding style because I didn’t feel so stable and it didn’t give me enough feeling. Having said that, I was able to make up several positions and fifth, even though I hoped to do much better, wasn’t bad considering my grid position.”
Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox):“In Race 1 I realised straight away that I had a problem because I wasn’t able to push and then the bike started to vibrate a great deal. At a certain point I wasn’t able to put the bike into gear and so had to come back to the box. It’s a shame because I was gaining on Toseland and thought I could run a good race, maybe even reaching the podium. Race 2 went much better. I defended myself and am satisfied with the result, though I was sorry for Xaus of course.”
Shane Byrne (Althea team)“In race 1 we didn’t have much grip and this conditioned my result, In the second race, on the other hand, I was able to improve quite a lot, lapping more than half a second faster than I did in race 1, in a race in which I think everyone had trouble making fast lap times. Now I’m banking on getting fully fit so I can be totally prepared for Silverstone. No one has ridden on the new track yet and this could be an interesting factor as far as the races are concerned.”
Carlos Checa (Althea Team)“Yesterday, in both the qualifying and free practice sessions, we had a great level of grip while today, with the same tyre, we had more problems”, this morning we tried to adapt the bike to the situation but during the race it was sliding arounda lot. I tried to push to take as many championship points as possible but now my head is already focused on Silverstone, a great track, rich in history, on which we will try to race to the front.”
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