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WSBK Nuerburgring mega-update

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Monday, 16 June 2008
Page 4 of 6 From Corser Press TROY ROBBED OF VICTORY BECAUSE OF RED FLAG! Troy looked to be on course for his first win of the season in the second race at the Nürburgring today, but was denied the chance when the race was red-flagged after fourteen of the scheduled twenty laps. The race was stopped because of rain, with Troy in the lead on the track, but it was his team mate Noriyuki Haga who had been in the actual lead when they had crossed the line before the red flag was put out, so the Japanese rider was awarded the victory, with Troy second! Troy’s runner-up spot in race two followed a fighting fourth place in race one, which was also won by Haga. Troy Bayliss (Ducati) took second place, with local hero Max Neukirchner (Suzuki) third. Troy That was pretty close to my first win of the year and I am disappointed the way it turned out. Some rain began to fall after about twelve laps and the hairpin at the far end of the track was starting to get a bit wet, but I don’t think any of us were thinking of stopping when the red flags came out. I put my hand out to get Nori’s attention and it’s possible that the race direction might have seen that and thought that we wanted the race stopped. Soon after, Nori put his hand up anyway, I think, and that was it. Before that, I’d been having a great fight with him but I felt that I could stay ahead of him and that this could be my day. Of course, you never know what Nori is going to do, but I really felt that I could win the race. We changed the bike quite a bit between the races (because of some chassis problems) and for the first time I actually used some of Nori’s info. Today, like the whole weekend really, was difficult for all riders because of the changing conditions and the delayed start. This is June and when we lined up for the first race grid it started raining hailstones! At least we managed that race without a red flag, but I’m still thinking of what might have been in race two. << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next > End >>

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