WSBK 2012 - Rd 1 - Phillip Island

[NinjaMaster]

It had been a great weekend, so good to see the bikes back but the tragic news really does put a dampener on proceedings, leaves me with a heavy heart. R.I.P. Oscar McIntyre, taken before your time but died living the dream.

[Rod Richardson]

Superbike Race 1
1. Max Biaggi Aprilia
2. Marco Melandri BMW
3, Silvian Guintoli Ducati  
4. Tom Sykes Kawasaki
5. Jakub Smrz Ducati
6. Michel Fabrizio BMW
7. Jonathan Rea Honda
8. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda
9. Davide Giugliano Ducati
10. Bryan Staring Kawasaki
11. Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati
12. Leon Haslam BMW 
13. Maxime Berger Ducati
14. David Salom Kawasaki
15. Joan Lascorz Kawasaki
16. Joshua Brookes Suzuki[
17. Leon Camier Suzuki
18. Mark Aitchison BMW
19. David Johnson BMW
Niccolò Canepa Ducati
Carlos Checa was showing them the way and was being pressured by Biaggi when he high-sided and went for a slide leaving Biaggi to go on and win by a comfortable margin from Melandri on the BM and Guintoli.
Track temperatures were high and resulted in a few problems with tyre wear

The lack-lustre performance of the Suzukis is a bit of a worry.
Race 2
1. Carlos Checa Ducati
2. Max Biaggi Aprilia
3. Tom Sykes Kawasaki
4. Jonathan Rea Honda
5. Leon Haslam BMW
6. Marco Melandri BMW 
7. Maxime Berger Ducati
8. Eugene Laverty Aprilia
9. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda
10. Niccolò Canepa Ducati
11. Jakub Smrz Ducati
12. Leon Camier Suzuki
13. Davide Giugliano Ducati
14. Lorenzo Zanetti Ducati
15. Joshua Brookes Suzuki
16. Bryan Staring Kawasaki
17. Raffaele De Rosa Honda

Checa bounced back in race 2 whereas Biaggi had an off track excursion on lap 1 and went to the back of the field but fought back with a masterful display of riding and hauled himself up to finish second.

A really gutsy effort by Haslam riding with that leg injury so soon after the operation..



Supersport
1. Kenan Sofuoglu Kawasaki (Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini) 
2. Fabien Foret Kawasaki (Kawasaki Intermoto Step) 
3. Broc Parkes Honda (Ten Kate Racing Products) 
4. Jules Cluzel Honda (PTR Honda) 
5. Sam Lowes Honda (Bogdanka PTR Honda) 
6. Sheridan Morais Kawasaki (Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini) 
7. Ronan Quarmby Honda (PTR Honda) 
8. Alex Baldolini Triumph Power Team by Suriano) 
9. Vittorio Iannuzzo Triumph Power Team by Suriano) 
10. Lucas Pesek Honda (PRORACE) 
11. Jed Metcher Yamaha Rivamoto Junior Team) 
12. Joshua Day Kawasaki Team GOELEVEN) 
13. Luca Marconi Yamaha (VFT Racing) 
14. Mathew Scholtz Honda Bogdanka PTR Honda) 
15. Fabio Menghi Yamaha (VFT Racing) 
16. Andrea Antonelli Honda (Team Lorini) 
17. Martin Jessopp Honda (Riders PTR Honda) 
18. Imre Toth Honda (Racing Team Toth) 
19. Romain Lanusse Kawasaki (Kawasaki Intermoto Step) 
20. Dino Lombardi Yamaha (Team PATA by Martini) 
21. Balazs Nemeth Honda (Racing Team Toth) 
22. Yves Polzer Yamaha YZF R6 (Team MRC Austria) 
23. Thomas Caiani Honda

Good to see Sofuoglu competitive again and involved with the battle with Foret, Parkes, Cluzel, and Sam Lowes. Top racing.




R.I.P. Oscar McCarthy