10th September 2006, Lausitz (Germany) – A cold weekend at times in Germany, but definitely a hot spectacle for all the SBK enthusiasts at home and on the trackside. Coming here with the clear intention of ending the Championship with two rounds to go, Troy Bayliss dominated practice, set the new track record (1’37.623) with race tyres, and took the Superpole win.
A similar story in Supersport: Kevin Curtain came here as leader of the Championship, and underlined his position by being the fastest in all the sessions and improving the track record by an entire second (1’41.006 versus last year’s best from Charpentier, 1’42.017).
Race1:Air Humidity: 52%
Air Temperature:20°c
Track Condition:Wet
Track Temperature: 31°
Race 1 was the race of the day, with a world title waiting to be assigned. Troy Bayliss started the race in the best way: leading the group and racing towards a fantastic victory - until he made a mistake. Unusual for him maybe, but the races in this class are always unpredictable. Next lap he crossed the line 21st, a substantial way behind the new leader, Noriyuki Haga, who was fighting with the two Suzuki Alstare riders Troy Corser and Yukio Kagayama. James Toseland, in the meanwhile was following his team mate Karl Muggeridge, but ran off the track and re-joined 9th, behind a recovering Bayliss.
Bayliss started pushing furiously, able to overtake the other riders with ease, until he sat in 8th position behind his team-mate. Then something went wrong again, and in overtaking Lorenzo Lanzi, Bayliss once more ran on, and rejoined again.
The final results show Bayliss 7th (just ahead of Lanzi and Toseland), while on the podium Yukio Kagayama celebrated his victory, with Haga second and Corser third.
In race one the race lap record was broken, as Troy Bayliss set a 1’38.635 on his fourth lap of the race, compared to the previous 1’39.679.
Race Standings:1, Kagayama - Suzuki GSXR 1000K6 - Suzuki Alstare Corona Extra 39’57.421
2, Haga - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB +1.239
3, Corser - Suzuki GSXR 1000K6 - Suzuki Alstare Corona Extra+1.436
4, Pitt - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB +8.725
5, Barros - Honda CBR 1000RR - Klaffi Honda+8.975
Race2: Air Humidity: 40%
Air Temperature:23°c
Track Condition:Dry
Track Temperature 37°
After a dramatic Race 1 there was even more excitement in the paddock ahead of the second. Bayliss was so close to the title, and only Toseland and Haga could keep the championship alive for the next round at Imola.
And they knew it… as they started pushing from the very first lap. Toseland led, followed by Haga and then Bayliss.
The spectators were breathless, as Haga was shadowing Toseland so closely it seemed impossible they would not touch and fall, but no one made any mistakes, just memories. After 24 laps, the race order ran out Toseland, Haga, Bayliss.
Behind the three leaders Kagayama finished 4th after the win in race 1, while his team mate Troy Corser had to do a ride through penalty, and finished only 14th, looking for revenge.
The racetime of this second race was almost the same as for Race 1, but much better for Toseland, who changed the rear tyre between races, from the hardest to the softest solution (from “D” to “A”) - because he learned in Race 1 that despite the warm dry track, the softest compound would go race distance.
This warm temperature at the beginning created some problems for the riders, as no one had experience on this track - which offers a poor grip - in precisely these temperatures. Thus it was not an easy choice as to which rear tyre was the right one.
Both the races today were won by riders with an “A” rear solution and the race was 22 seconds faster than the same 24-lap event in 2005.
Race Standings:1, Toseland - Honda CBR1000RR - Winston Ten Kate Honda 39’58.796
2, Haga - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB +0.210
3, Bayliss - Ducati 999 F06 - Ducati Xerox +3.056
4, Kagayama - Suzuki GSXR1000K6 - Alstare Suzuki +7.396
5, Muggeridge - Honda CBR1000RR - Winston Ten Kate Honda +11.653
Championship Standings:1, Bayliss - Ducati 999 Fo6 - Ducati Xerox357
2, Haga - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB270
3, Toseland - Honda CBR1000RR - Winston Ten Kate Honda264
4, Corser - Suzuki GSXR1000K6 - Alstare Suzuki211
5, Pitt - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Motor Italia WSB210
6, Barros - Honda CBR1000RR - Klaffi Honda186
7, Kagayama - Suzuki GSXR1000K6 - Alstare Suzuki177
8, Walker - Kawasaki ZX10 R - PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse134
9, Lanzi - Ducati 999F 06 - Ducati Xerox133
10, Nieto - Kawasaki ZX10R - PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse127
Air Humidity: 44%
Air Temperature: 22°c
Track Condition: Wet
Track Temperature: 35°
The Supersport class was supposed to be a personal affair today, between Curtain and Charpentier, locked together and fighting for the title.
Curtain immediately took the lead with his Yamaha, but the Honda rider on his back wheel wasn’t Charpentier, it was the Frenchman’s team-mate, Sofuoglu.
Charpentier was in 5th position, but then something strange happened: and he went off the track, missed the official way for re-joining, hit a barrier, and eventually abandoned the race.
Curtain and Sofuoglu seemed to be too fast for everybody else, and soon made a clear gap. On their shoulders was the amazing Foret, substituting here for Broc Parkes, after riding a Suzuki GSXR1000 at the start of the season. He showed that, as he himself said, “I still remember a 600cc” and scored a great third position.
With second place, Curtain increased his advantage significantly and reinforces his leadership of the Championship with two races still to go. The pace of the two race leaders was impressive, and the total race time was improved by 10 seconds compared to last year.
Race Standings:1, SofuogluHonda - CBR600 RR - Winston Ten Kate 41’49.124
2, Curtain - Yamaha YZF R6 - Yamaha Motor Germany +4.581
3 ,Foret - Yamaha YZF R6 - Yamaha Motor Germany +9.241
4, Harms - Honda CBR600 RR - Stiggy Motorsport +9.489
5, Nannelli - Ducati 749R - Team Manila Grace SC +29.994
Championship Standings:1, Curtain - Yamaha YZF R6 - Yamaha Motor Germany171
2, Charpentier - Honda CBR600 RR - Winston Ten Kate144
3, Parkes - Yamaha YZF R6 - Yamaha Motor Germany119
4, SofuogluHonda - CBR600 RR - Winston Ten Kate117
5, Harms - Honda CBR600 RR - Stiggy Motorsports107
6 ,Roccoli - Yamaha YZF R6 - Yamaha Team Italia90
7, Tiberio - Honda CBR600 RR - Megabike Honda67
8, Stigefelt - Honda CBR600 RR - DarkDog StiggyMotorsport57
9, Vizziello - Yamaha YZF R6 - Yamaha Team Italia56
10, Fores - Yamaha YZF R6 - SLM Racing49
Air Humidity: 40%
Air Temperature:23°c
Track Condition:Dry
Track Temperature: 34°
Once again the Superstock 1000 race suffered a delay. On the second lap a terrific crash filled the track with fuel and bike parts, as two colliding bikes were completely destroyed. Fortunately, the riders didn’t suffer serious injuries, even if the spectacle was worrying to behold at first.
The second start offered a great race, shortened to 9 laps, with Badovini taking the lead, together with Corti, while Polita, the championship leader, was behind and fighting to enter the top ten.
A small error and a crash - and Badovini was out of the day’s game.
Corti could then manage his advantage and made no mistakes, winning his second race in a row, his third of the season.
Race Standings:1, Corti - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Team Italia 15’39.363
2 ,Roberts - Suzuki GSXR1000K6 - HP Racing +1.082
3, Napoleone - Suzuki GSXR1000K6 - Celani Suzuki Italia +4.486
4, Lammert - Suzuki GSXR1000K6 - Betandwin.de Racing +4.631
5, Scassa - Mv AgustaEVR Corse – Ormeni Racing +4.943
Championship Standings:1, Polita - Suzuki GSXR - Celani Suzuki Italia 137
2, Scassa - Mv AgustaEVR Corse – Ormeni Racing118
3, Corti - Yamaha YZF R1 - Yamaha Team Italia 115
Air Humidity: 49%
Air Temperature:19°c
Track Condition:Dry
Track Temperature: 24°
Since the first race the Superstock 600 class has offered us a great show, and this race confirmed the trend. The new Diablo Corsa III allowed the riders to race with an incredibly high rhythm, and set fast times that eclipse last year’s record lap, set by Tiberio (1’47.365). The new best is a 1’45.7 set by Canepa, and that becomes the new track record.
Canepa needed to win in order to stay in the title race, and he did so, taking the lead on the second lap and scoring his second successive victory after Assen. Behind the Ducati was the green Kawasaki of Giugliano, while Simeon finished third on his Suzuki.
The new three zone compound DIABLO CORSA III proved again to be a tyre more than capable of racetrack usage, despite its real vocation as a street tyre, and Canepa finished the 12 laps by improving the 2005 race time by 29 seconds.
Race Standings:1, Canepa - Ducati 749R - Ducati Xerox Junior 21’21.876
2, Giugliano - Kawasaki ZX6RR - Lightspeed Kawasaki +0.433
3, Simeon - Suzuki GSX 600R - Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra +0.704
Championship Standings:1, Simeon - Suzuki GSX 600R - Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra 176
2, Canepa - Ducati 749R - Ducati Xerox Junior 151
3, Giugliano - Kawasaki ZX6RR - Lightspeed Kawasaki 120
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