Corser increases WSB lead, while Yamaha takes first win

Chris Vermeulen, Winston Ten Kate Honda, Race 1 -7th, Race 2 – 3rd: "I didn’t get of the line too badly in race two but the front wheel started to lift and I had to roll off a bit. I came together with Nori Haga at the first turn and then I found myself in with a lot of fast riders, who were all difficult to pass. Another couple of incidents cost me places that I had to work hard to get, but I eventually got into a good rhythm, and put in some fast laps towards the end of the race. We lifted the front end a little between the races and that helped me to hold lines a lot better. I’m happy with the podium though, considering it’s our first time here. It’s a good reward for all the team’s hard work.”

Pierfrancesco Chili, Klaffi Honda CBR1000RR, Race 1 -5th, Race 2 – 5th: “It is fun for me to make a push up from the middle of the pack. I am only a young rider so when I learn to start then the races may be different! I am very happy because after the practice I was not sure I could finish the race. Either I would crash pushing or I would have to retire. But we made modifications for the race today and they were good. My left foot has ‘gone to sleep’ but otherwise I am fine, just tired.”

Karl Muggeridge, Winston Ten Kate Honda, Race 1 -13th, Race 2 – 9th: “I got the front working better after race one but I suddenly found I had no grip at the rear. I could brake and run into corners with everyone in the fast group, but just lost out when we accelerated away. The bike was definitely better overall so it was a bit frustrating to find another problem, which got worse as the race went on.”

Max Neukirchner, Klaffi Honda CBR1000RR, Race 1 -14th, Race 2 – DNF: “I had the same problem in both races,” stated Neukirchner, “a lack of front grip only on right hand corners. The bike also went wrong in race two, I don’t know why yet. The thing that I don’t understand is that we chose the same front tyres in practice and I did 17-18 laps on one of them with no problems. In the race, after five laps, I could push no more.”

After the relative novelty of Brno, an old WSS and SBK favourite occupies the next place on the calendar – Brands Hatch. The second British-based event of the year is held at the historic and undulating Kent venue on August 7th

SUPERBIKE Race 1

Pos /Rider /Nat. /Team / Time /Gap 1 / T. CORSER / AUS / Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra / 41'42.829 / 2 / J. TOSELAND / GBR / Ducati Xerox / 41'49.421 / 6.592 3 / R. LACONI / FRA / Ducati Xerox / 41'50.306 / 7.477 4 / C.WALKER / GBR / PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse / 41'51.889 / 9.060 5 / P. CHILI / ITA / Klaffi Honda / 41'52.012 / 9.183 6 / L. LANZI / ITA / Ducati SC Caracchi / 41'53.607 / 10.778 7 / N.HAGA / JPN / Yamaha Motor Italia WSB / 41'56.589 / 13.760 8 / C. VERMEULEN / AUS / Winston Ten Kate Honda / 41'57.898 / 15.069 9 / N. ABE / JPN / Yamaha Motor France-Ipone / 41'59.149 / 16.320 10 / A. PITT / AUS / Yamaha Motor Italia WSB / 42'02.505 / 19.676 11 / Y. KAGAYAMA / JPN / Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra / 42'04.651 / 21.822 12 / F. NIETO / ESP / Ducati SC Caracchi / 42'07.611 / 24.782 13 / K. MUGGERIDGE / AUS / Winston Ten Kate Honda / 42'08.659 / 25.830 14 / M.NEUKIRCHNER / GER / Klaffi Honda / 42'10.315 / 27.486 15 / D. CHECA / ESP / Yamaha GMT 94 / 42'13.832 / 31.003 Fastest Lap 4° Troy Corser 2'03.812 157,099 Km/h

SUPERBIKE Race 2

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