ROUND 9 – BRNO – 22^nd JULY 2007 – RACE REVIEW

22nd July 2007, Brno (Czech Rep.) – The Czech track of Brno is one of the most spectacular on the calendar, surrounded by natural features and with an individual layout, made even more interesting and technical by a long downhill drop through a series of corners – and then a steep climb back up to the main straight – a feature which characterizes this Czech racetrack perfectly.

Since Friday, and despite the really hot temperatures that were not present at the recent development team tests in Brno, the riders rode incredibly fast, setting new records in the different categories.

Haga took Superpole and the new track record, while in Supersport the fastest guy was once again Sofuoglu.

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After two hot and sunny days, finding cool temperatures and an almost grey sky on Sunday was never going to be a pleasure. The work already carried out to get ready for the race had to be ‘re-tuned,’ and the setup of the bikes had to be revised.

SBK riders here could count on three different rear tyres, and the “hot tarmac” solution, on which many were pinning their hopes on. This is a tyre which provides different behaviour if the temperature of the tarmac goes under 30°C.

Many riders had tested other solutions and were confident that the other riders would be in some trouble if they did use it, because if the temperature changes, then the tarmac changes its level of grip and wear.

The result was once again a really exciting race, from the first to the very last lap, and was dominated by James Toseland, who fought and won in his trial by combat against Biaggi, Kagayama and Haga, while at their backs Rolfo and Fabrizio tried hard until the end to reduce the gap, setting really good times, even in the final laps. World Champion Bayliss crashed, hit by Muggeridge’s falling bike, at lap 11.

 Race Standings