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Imola SBK STK Races, September 27 2010, Despite the bad weather forecasts, a dry track and sunny weather conditions today in Imola for both Superbike races. Roger Lee Hayden lined up on the fifth row of the grid and Baiocco on the sixth row for today’s two races of the twelfth round of the 2010 World Superbike championship.
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September 27 2010 - Imola SBK STK Races
Despite the bad weather forecasts, a dry track and sunny weather conditions today in Imola for both Superbike races. Roger Lee Hayden lined up on the fifth row of the grid and Baiocco on the sixth row for today’s two races of the twelfth round of the 2010 World Superbike championship. In race one, after a quick start, Hayden was fighting for the points zone when he was forced to end his race because of some problems with the electronic gear. Baiocco obtained the eighteenth place. In race two Hayden suffered the same problems as in the first race and near to the middle of the race he re-entered the box ending his race. Baiocco found a good race pace and scored a good fifteenth position obtaining one point for his championship standing.
Superbike race 1: 1) Checa (Ducati) - 2) Lanzi (Ducati) - 3) Haga (Yamaha) - 4) Smrz (Ducati) - 5) Haslam (Suzuki) - 6) Sykes (Kawasaki) ...... 18) Baiocco (Kawasaki) ....... RET Hayden (Kawasaki)
Superbike race 2: 1) Checa (Ducati) - 2) Haga (Ducati) - 3) Crutchlow (Yamaha) - 4) Sykes (Kawasaki) - 5) Biaggi (Aprilia) ......... 15) Baiocco (Kawasaki) ........ RET Hayden (Kawasaki)
Roger Lee Hayden: “Both races were really difficult for us. Near to the middle of the race I started to feel some problems coming from the electronic gear. The problem only got worse as the race laps continued and I went back to the box. Before the second race my technicians worked on the electronic gear but unfortunately in race two my bike’s engine did not work properly because of some electronic problems and I re-entered the box ending my race. I’m sure that my team will work hard before the last races in Magny Cours to solve the problem we found here in Imola. For sure we’ll be more competitive in the next race”
Matteo Baiocco: "Two difficult races for me today. I knew I had to make numerous passes in order to get nearer to the front and I pushed hard but I was unable to do so. I experienced a small problem with my rear tyre and it was hard for me to turn. In race two I was able to establish a good rhythm which allow me to reach a good result and one point for the championship standing"
Fourth row for Petrucci and sixth for Leeson on a sunny Imola circuit. Team and riders worked hard on the last minute adjustments of the Kawasaki ZX 10R bikes during the morning warm up. After a good start Petrucci was twelfth and his team mate Leeson was eighteenth. As the race progressed Petrucci reached the ninth place while Leeson fought for the fifteenth position. On his birthday Leeson was able to end the race in fourteenth position that’s one of his best results of the season. Also Petrucci reached a good result with his seventh place.
Superstock 1000 race: 1) Badovini (BMW) - 2) Zanetti (Ducati) - 3) Berger (Honda) - 4) Giugliano (Suzuki) - 5) Barrier (BMW) ........ 7) Petrucci (Kawasaki) ........ 14) Leeson. (Kawasaki)
Danilo Petrucci: "I’m pretty happy for my today’s result. Unfortunately in the first laps, with the new tyres, I was not able to force my pace and to follow the first group of riders. I improved a lot my race pace only starting from the middle of the race and I recovered some position ending in seventh place. It’s a good result and I want to thank my team for their great job in this weekend".
Chris Leeson: "Today is my birthday and I’m happy because I was able to reach a good result and I scored two points for my championship standing. My start was very quick and I found very soon a good rhythm. I was able to overtake some riders also if in the last laps I suffered some gear problems. Overall I’m happy with the progress we have been able to make and I have enjoyed my weekend".
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