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Vent Axia VK Energy rider Gregorio
Lavilla added to his Hannspree World Superbike Championship points
tally with a pair of battling points finishes at Brno in the Czech
Republic today.
Riding Paul Bird's Honda Fireblade, the team
struggled with the bike set-up from the beginning of the weekend and
the Spaniard ended up in a disappointing 19th after qualifying
meaning he missed out on Superpole.
In race one, Lavilla didn't get a great start
and only moved up one place on the opening lap into 18th position. A
group of riders crashed out on lap three putting Lavilla into 14th
position but despite experiencing some technical problems, he rode
consistently and managed to bring the bike home in the
points.
In the second race, Lavilla made a poor start to
end the first lap in 21st position but after several of the top
riders dropped out, Lavilla put in his usually fast and consistent
lap times and a strong run in the closing laps which brought him
from 16th to a solid 14th and point scoring finish.
Lavilla now occupies 13th in the title chase
with Bird's team still in top spot as Honda's number one privateer
team in the series.
Gregorio
Lavilla:
"It has been an up and down weekend and
unfortunately we missed out on Superpole once again which is
disappointing. Race one was a real challenge as we had some
technical problems and I was a little held up by a crash in front of
me which covered me and the bike in oil. We went back to yesterday's
settings in Race two and we found a good pace once again and I did
the best I could to finish in 14th from 21st on lap one. The whole
team is looking forward to Brands Hatch as it's a race track both
the team and myself know very well so we will be hoping for a good
result there."
Paul
Bird:
"The weekend was a bit disappointing and
frustrating with a poor qualifying position again. It was also
unfortunate that we had some technical problems during the races but
as usual Greg put in two consistent performances to finish in the
points and we still remain the top finishing Honda privateer team.
Everyone is looking forward to Brands Hatch and we expect to do well
there as it's a track both Greg and the team have had some great
results in the past in both WSB and BSB. We are also looking at
running a second rider for the British rounds which will be
confirmed later this week so the team are feeling really positive
and excited about the next few races."
The next round of the Hannspree World Superbike
Championship takes place over the weekend of 1/2/3 August at Brands
Hatch with a big British crowd expected.
Superbike Race
One
1, T Bayliss (Ducati) 40m22.724s, 2, T Corser
(Yamaha) +1.468s, 3, M Fabrizio (Ducati) +3.272s, 4, M Biaggi
(Ducati) +3.475s, 5, R Kiyonari (Honda) +3.791s, 6, N Haga (Yamaha)
+9.120s, 7, M Neukirchner (Suzuki) +9.358s, 8, C Checa (Honda)
+11.787s, 9, Y Kagayama (Suzuki) +17.228s, 10, K Sofuoglu (Honda)
+17.705s. 15, G Lavilla (Vent Axia VK Honda)
+36.545s.
Superbike Race
Two
1, T Bayliss (Ducati) 40m16.436s, 2, M Fabrizio
(Ducati) +0.928s, 3, M Biaggi (Ducati) +1.259s, 4, T Corser (Yamaha)
+1.785s, 5, M Neukirchner (Suzuki) +3.942s, 6, R Kiyonari (Honda)
+7.910s, 7, N Haga (Yamaha) +11.297s, 8, F Nieto (Suzuki) +11.375s,
9, Y Kagayama (Suzuki) +13.103s, 10, K Sofuoglu (Honda) +18.978s.
14, G Lavilla (Vent Axia VK Honda)
+26.372s.
Championship Standings after
Round 9
1, T Bayliss (Aus) 309pts
2, M
Neukirchner (GER) 230pts
3, T Corser (AUS) 219pts
4, C Checa
(ESP) 215pts
5, N Haga (JPN) 210pts
6, F Nieto (ESP)
161pts
7, R Xaus (ESP) 148pts
8, M Fabrizio (ITA) 147pts
9,
M Biaggi (ITA) 146pts
10, R Kiyonari (JPN) 115pts
13,
G Lavilla (ESP) 78pts
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