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WSBK 2011 RACES:
Phillip Island once again staged two highly competitive
races to start the WSBK Championship for 2011. Given that the official works
entries from Ducati are no longer competing, the observer might discount
their performance, someone forgot to tell Carlos Checa however, the #7:
Althea Racing Ducati team won both races convincingly.
THE 21st ANNIVERSARY & WSBK GRID GIRLS:
Phillip Island celebrated the 21st anniversary of the World
Superbike Championship at the circuit, the 'hand written' note at the base of
the cake reads: 'FIM Superbike World Championship 1990-2011 Phillip Island
Circuit, Australia'.
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WSBK 21st BIRTHDAY CAKE |
ALFA ROMEO COURSE CARS |
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THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT THE WSBK
LADIES! |
RACE 1: Carlos Checa appeared to
be the man to beat, claiming Superpole with Max Biaggi, Sylvain Guintoli and
Leon Haslam taking the minor grid positions.
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#7: CARLOS CHECA, ON POLE |
#1: MAX BIAGGI, 2nd GRID POSITION |
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#50: SYLVAIN GUINTOLI, 3rd GRID POSITION |
#91: LEON HASLAM, 4th GRID POSITION |
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A PERFECT START FOR THE TOP THREE
QUALIFIERS |
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CARLOS HOLDING OFF MAX |
CARLOS AND MAX TOGETHER AND A GOOD START BY
LEON |
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#7: CARLOS CHECA, ALTHEA RACING (FIRST) |
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#1: MAX BIAGGI, APRILIA ALITALIA RACING
TEAM (SECOND) |
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#91: LEON HASLAM, BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT
(THIRD) |
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#2: LEON CAMIER, APRILIA ALITALIA RACING
TEAM |
#11: TROY CORSER, BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT |
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#12: JOSH WATERS, YOSHIMURA SUZUKI |
#41: NORI HAGA, PATA RACING TEAM APRILIA |
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#33: MARCO MELANDRI, YAMAHA WORLD SUPERBIKE
TEAM |
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#86: AYRTON BADOVINI, BMW MOTORRAD ITALIA
SBK TEAM |
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#111: RUBEN XAUS, CASTROL-TEN KATE HONDA |
RACE 1 - CHEQUERED FLAG AND ROSTRUM:
Carlos Checa and the Althea Ducati proved totally dominant in the
first race of 2011, Max Biaggi tried to close the gap but Carlos appeared to be
riding well within the capabilities of his motorcycle. Carlos won the race by
some four seconds from Max and third was a surprise, Leon Haslam on his first
ever ride for BMW Motorrad Motorsport claimed the final position on the podium
some six seconds astern of Max.
There were some disappointing performances,
Ayrton Badovini finished some thirty six seconds behind Checa in 14th place and
Ruben Xaus finished some forty two seconds behind Checa in 16th place.
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#7: CARLOS CHECA 'FIRST' |
#91: LEON HASLAM 'THIRD' |
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RACE 1 ROSTRUM: 1st: #7: CARLOS CHECA
(DUCATI), 2nd: #1: MAX
BIAGGI (APRILIA) AND 3rd: #91: LEON HASLAM (BMW) |
MORE WSBK 2011 PHILLIP
ISLAND RACE COVERAGE: Please continue my coverage of the
WSBK 2011 Races by
selecting from the following pages...
 
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