Runner Ducati
29/05/2006, 09:43
TROY BAYLISS MAKES IT SEVEN WINS ON THE RUN IN SILVERSTONE WORLD SUPERBIKE
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) made it seven wins on the run in the European Round of the World Superbike Championship at Silverstone with his third successive double victory this season. With his closest rival Troy Corser (Suzuki) picking up a DNF and a sixth place, the 37-year-old Australian now has a lead of 76 points in the championship with seven rounds still remaining. Japan's Noriyuki Haga and Britain's James Toseland both offered stiff opposition to today and the Yamaha and the Honda rider twice finished behind the Australian to make up identical podiums.
"In 2002 I was lucky enough to win six in a row and I was thinking about that before this weekend but on Friday and Saturday I was throwing myself down the road getting sorer and sorer and I thought it was maybe a good time just to get some points, but racing changes your view of things," commented Troy. "I saw Corser crash in the first race and so I decided to make the most of the situation and not give in to Nori today. I really fought hard for the wins and that makes a good difference in the points for me against Corser. After the first race we tried a softer tyre and changed the suspension a bit, my main man Ernesto Marinelli did a great job and I could ride the bike half-a-second faster in the race. I feel sure that if we had gone with the same tyre it would have been much harder so a big thanks to him and all the guys in the team. Now we go on to Misano, where my 999's gone pretty well in testing, so I'm confident for that race as well."
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WSBK race results (1) – Silverstone:
1. Troy Bayliss
2. Noriyuki Haga
3. James Toseland
4. Ruben Xaus
5. Andrew Pitt
6. Chris Walker
7. Regis Laconi
8. Karl Muggeridge
9. Alex Barros
10. Norick Abe
WSBK race results (2) – Silverstone:
1. Troy Bayliss
2. Noriyuki Haga
3. James Toseland
4. Andrew Pitt
5. Alex Barros
6. Troy Corser
7. Ruben Xaus
8. Chris Walker
9. Karl Muggeridge
10. Fonsi Nieto
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1 AUS Bayliss 225
2 AUS Corser 149
3 JPN Haga 133
4 GBR Toseland 129
5 BRA Barros 113
6 AUS Pitt 103
7 ITA Lanzi 62
8 ESP Xaus 56
9 JPN Abe 51
10 GBR Walker 51
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Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) made it seven wins on the run in the European Round of the World Superbike Championship at Silverstone with his third successive double victory this season. With his closest rival Troy Corser (Suzuki) picking up a DNF and a sixth place, the 37-year-old Australian now has a lead of 76 points in the championship with seven rounds still remaining. Japan's Noriyuki Haga and Britain's James Toseland both offered stiff opposition to today and the Yamaha and the Honda rider twice finished behind the Australian to make up identical podiums.
"In 2002 I was lucky enough to win six in a row and I was thinking about that before this weekend but on Friday and Saturday I was throwing myself down the road getting sorer and sorer and I thought it was maybe a good time just to get some points, but racing changes your view of things," commented Troy. "I saw Corser crash in the first race and so I decided to make the most of the situation and not give in to Nori today. I really fought hard for the wins and that makes a good difference in the points for me against Corser. After the first race we tried a softer tyre and changed the suspension a bit, my main man Ernesto Marinelli did a great job and I could ride the bike half-a-second faster in the race. I feel sure that if we had gone with the same tyre it would have been much harder so a big thanks to him and all the guys in the team. Now we go on to Misano, where my 999's gone pretty well in testing, so I'm confident for that race as well."
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WSBK race results (1) – Silverstone:
1. Troy Bayliss
2. Noriyuki Haga
3. James Toseland
4. Ruben Xaus
5. Andrew Pitt
6. Chris Walker
7. Regis Laconi
8. Karl Muggeridge
9. Alex Barros
10. Norick Abe
WSBK race results (2) – Silverstone:
1. Troy Bayliss
2. Noriyuki Haga
3. James Toseland
4. Andrew Pitt
5. Alex Barros
6. Troy Corser
7. Ruben Xaus
8. Chris Walker
9. Karl Muggeridge
10. Fonsi Nieto
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1 AUS Bayliss 225
2 AUS Corser 149
3 JPN Haga 133
4 GBR Toseland 129
5 BRA Barros 113
6 AUS Pitt 103
7 ITA Lanzi 62
8 ESP Xaus 56
9 JPN Abe 51
10 GBR Walker 51
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