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Foret Wins in Style at Monza
12 May 2008
Both Fabien Foret and Broc Parkes posted heroic performances in race conditions at Monza, with Foret taking his first win of the 2008 season, by 1.199 seconds, and Parkes finishing third. Parkes was unsure if he could even ride at all on Wednesday, so his podium finish, his second of the year, was an impressive performance from the tough Australian rider. Foret pulled through from fifth after an imperfect start to overhaul early leaders Josh Brookes and Parkes, and after taking a firm grip on the lead on lap nine the winning result was never really in doubt. Parkes had a pretty lonely race after putting up a spirited defence of his early leading position, fighting with Brookes for much of the time. He finished only six seconds from victory, and five seconds ahead of the next best rider, Andrew Pitt.
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Solid Start For Yamaha In Supersport
29 September 2007
The first day of qualifying got off to a steady but solid start for the Yamaha World Supersport team at Vallelunga today with Hill coming in fifth and Parkes eighth. Things were made all the more interesting today by the weather, which more resembled British weather than Italian with rain and cool temperatures. In addition to the weather conditions, this morning's free practice session was delayed for an hour after oil was dropped on the track five minutes into the session. Following the re-start Hill put in a good number of laps, spending the time learning the track layout and getting an initial set-up.
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Disappointment at Brno for Supersport Team
24 July 2007
Things did not go according to plan today for the Yamaha World Supersport Team as Parkes crashed on the last lap whilst challenging for second place. He re-mounted to finish 13th and gain three valuable points to his championship standing. Parkes began the 50th race of his Supersport career on a positive note having qualified second but, after a disappointing start, he was in fifth place. He focused on moving up through the pack and was in a three-way fight for second place with Harms and Jones by lap five. The battle continued throughout the race until Harms and Parkes came together on the last lap, taking both riders out. Parkes re-mounted to grab 13th and salvage some points.
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