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Bayliss will be hanging tough at Assen |
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Thursday, 26 April 2007 |
From Ducati:
BAYLISS (DUCATI XEROX) FIT AND READY FOR ASSEN BATTLE
Assen (Netherlands), Thursday 26 April: The fifth round of the World Superbike Championship takes place this weekend at the Assen TT circuit in the Netherlands, four months before its traditional late summer date, a switch that was brought about by a reshuffle in the calendar dates.
This year's championship battle was thrown into turmoil by Ducati Xerox Team rider Troy Bayliss's crash at Donington. While Troy was able to limit the damage at Valencia with a heroic podium finish, he needs to cut the gap to the leaders, James Toseland (Honda) and Max Biaggi (Suzuki) with a couple of good results this weekend. The Yamaha duo of Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser however are both within closer range.
Troy Bayliss, 5th in championship (90 points)
Following his recent injuries, the 38-year-old Australian scored a gutsy third place finish in Valencia and will be back more or less at full strength for the fast Assen race. Troy has competed in eight races at the Dutch TT track, winning three of them, but he has also crashed out on a couple of occasions.
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Yamaha Previews the Dutch round of WSBK |
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Written by Moto Hero
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Thursday, 26 April 2007 |
From Yamaha:
Yamaha goes Dutch for round five of the World Superbike Championship
The World Superbike Championship goes to Assen this weekend and with Queen’s Day falling on the Monday after the race the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team will be celebrating this Dutch national holiday by wearing special team clothing over the weekend.
Queen’s Day, or Koninginnedag as it is called in Dutch, is a day of celebration of the Dutch monarchy. Queen Juliana started the festival on the date of her birthday (30th April) and when Queen Beatrix succeeded the throne in 1980 she kept the same celebration date as the weather on her own birthday in January often prohibited outdoor festivities.
The team shirts are orange and feature the Dutch coat of arms and will be worn by all team personnel in the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team. These shirts have been provided by team sponsor and clothing manufacturer DayGas Krum.Hero.
“Race day at Assen is the day before Queen’s Day, when most of the Dutch population will be wearing orange. I’m sure that the Dutch crowd in Assen will appreciate the team for wearing a very appropriate uniform on this special occasion!” said Leon Oosterhof, Racing Communications Manager at Yamaha Motor Europe’s Racing Division.
In preparation for the weekend celebrations, staff and riders from the World Superbike and Supersport teams visited the Yamaha Motor Europe’s head offices this week. During their two hour visit, Troy Corser and Noriyuki Haga from the Superbike team along with Broc Parkes from the Supersport team answered questions from staff at Yamaha Motor Europe as well as signing shirts and memorabilia, prior to traveling to Assen for the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship. In addition, all employees were given one of the limited edition team shirts to proudly wear this weekend at the races.
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Written by Moto Hero
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Monday, 23 April 2007 |
From Various Sources:
FANTASTIC DAY FOR DUCATI MARLBORO MEN
Ducati Marlboro Team man Casey Stoner scored a masterful victory at Istanbul Park today to regain the World Championship lead while team-mate Loris Capirossi announced his renaissance with a gritty ride to third place. The pair's impressive performance also puts Ducati at the top of the constructors' title chase and the Ducati Marlboro Team at the top of the teams' championship.
Stoner swept into the lead at the end of the first lap and no one could get close enough to challenge him after that, the Australian extending his advantage throughout to win by 6.2 seconds. Capirossi had a less lonely race, running second behind Stoner early on, then battling back and forth with a group of riders. He lost third place to fellow Ducati GP7 rider Alex Barros exiting Turn 11 on the last lap but fought back into the final chicane to take his first podium of 2007.
Three Ducatis in the top four made this the best-ever MotoGP race for the legendary Italian marque. Bridgestone also enjoyed its best MotoGP result, monopolising the top six places.
Casey Stoner, race winner, World Championship leader on 61 points
"We had a great race, unfortunately some of the other riders didn't have such a good race. Really, with the way the Ducati and the Bridgestones were today we couldn't do anything wrong. I got past Colin (Edwards) on the first lap because I wanted to make sure I didn't get held up and bumped back like in Jerez. Then Valentino ran off the track, pretty much gifting me first position. From there we put some good laps together, built a gap and continued from there because some of the other riders were having a battle. I don't want to sound confident, but at first I was pushing hard to get a gap, then after it got to 2.53 seconds I tried to slow the pace, just to make sure everything was safe, and the lap times actually dropped from trying to go a bit slower. The Bridgestone tyres were absolutely perfect, in fact the whole package was just perfect. I have to thank a lot of people, all the team and everybody who's contributed to my career, including Anthony Peadon (Australian former international sprint cyclist) for training me over the last few weeks. We are really determined this year, we're not expecting much, we're just doing the best job we can. With Ducati and Marlboro and everybody together I think we can do a really good job and I think and I hope that we can get stronger as the season goes on."
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Written by Moto Hero
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Monday, 23 April 2007 |
2007 MotoGP Turkey - Istanbul 4/22/2007
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 42'2.850
2 Toni Elias Honda ESP 0'6.207
3 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 0'8.102
4 Alex Barros Ducati BRA 0'8.135
5 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'8.289
6 John Hopkin Suzuki USA 0'10.186
7 Nicky Hayden Honda USA 0'10.239
8 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki FRA 0'14.734
9 Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 0'16.042
10 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 0'18.999
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Written by Moto Hero
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Monday, 23 April 2007 |
AMA Superbike Race 1
1 66 Mathew Mladin Henderson, NV Suzuki GSX-R1000
2 1 Ben Spies Longview, TX Suzuki GSX-R1000
3 17 Miguel Duhamel Las Vegas, NV Honda CBR1000RR
4 20 Aaron W Yates Milledgeville, GA Suzuki GSX-R1000
5 22 Tommy Hayden Owensboro, KY Suzuki GSX-R1000
6 98 Jake P Zemke Paso Robles, CA Honda CBR1000RR
7 2 Jamie A Hacking Denver, NC Kawasaki ZX-10R
8 32 Eric Bostrom Las Vegas, NV Yamaha YZF-R1
9 40 Jason Disalvo Stafford, NY Yamaha YZF-R1
10 77 James Ellison Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Honda CBR1000RR
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