After scoring points in each of the two 21-lap Imola races, two of the current PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse riders, Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laconi, were confirmed as the team's riding duo once more for the 2007 season.
In race one, despite not even qualifying for Superpole due to the severity of a shoulder tendon and rotator cuff injury suffered while saving a potential high side crash in practice, Fonsi Nieto battled forward from 13th on lap one to seventh after 21-laps of intense competition in 28°C temperatures at Imola. Regis Laconi looked to be on for a top six finish until his front tyre lost grip, with the French rider eventually finishing tenth. Chris Walker had started the race from a fifth row start, to take 12th place overall.
In the second race, Laconi was the team's highest scorer, taking his second tenth place of the day, with Nieto 13th - and in greater pain - and Walker a points scoring 14th.
Fonsi Nieto: 7th & 13th - 139 Points, 10th Overall:“It was a hard weekend for us. My shoulder was very painful and it meant that I could not brake as hard as I wanted to, as I could not support the extra force of braking very well. In race two it was my left arm that was the main problem as I had to use it so much to compensate for the other one there was just no power left in it. Added to that, I think this was the toughest race of the year for the Kawasaki. When it is up and down and stop and go we lose time, but it should be much better in the next race.”
Regis Laconi: 10th & 10th - 96 Points, 15th Overall:“Things were going OK for me in race one until my front tyre started to lose grip and then in the last five laps I had to slow down. In the second race I put on a harder front but I made a bad start and it was difficult to pass Chris, Fonsi and Abe. Even though I tried to be fast the guys in front were too far away to catch.”
Chris Walker: 12th & 14th - 140 Points, 9th Overall:“From that far back on the grid, I suppose I should be happy to get some points in race one but it was not an easy race at all. The way things were I didn't think I was going to get any points. I lost one place in the championship to Lanzi, but I knew he was going to be strong here.”
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