Laverty wins to reclaim lead in title race
Sun, 27 Jun 2010
PARKALGAR HONDA star Eugene Laverty comfortably won his fifth race from eight starts at Misano in Italy and claimed the lead in the World Supersport Championship by three points while his team mate Miguel Praia enjoyed a career best equalling ninth.
In glorious sunshine Eugene took the lead on lap three and controlled the race until the chequered flag while Miguel was involved in a race long battle for ninth. The ninth round of the World Supersport Championship takes place at Brno in the Czech Republic on July 11th. For more information on the team visit Parkalgar Honda.
Eugene: “Early on in the race I bided my time as I didn’t want to make any silly mistakes, then I got into the lead and kept pushing. When Kenan made a mistake I went for it. My Parkalgar Honda was spot on; we made a break-through on front end feel in warm-up and then we improved it again for the race – we got the bike doing exactly what I wanted it to do so it’s a big thank you to the whole team. It is a relief and weight off my shoulders to be back in the lead of the Championship. I got to within one point and it reminded me of last year when I got close but it always went away from me so it’s nice to get into the lead where we belong and to have five wins out of eight races.”
Miguel: “That is my equal best result of my career so I am happy. I was comfortable although it was a hard hot race. I lost a little time at the start and that meant I missed the tow to the group fighting for sixth – eighth. The times were close and I think if I had got the start then I could have competed for those places. My Parkalgar Honda was absolutely fantastic and when I got in front of Salom I made a break with some quick laps so he couldn’t overtake me on the last lap. I think it has been a good race meeting.”
Simon Buckmaster, Parkalgar Honda Team Manager: “Eugene rode great, it was a flawless race. The three usual riders were at the front but Kenan made a couple of mistakes and that allowed us a comfortable win. It is nice to be back in the lead of the World Championship for the first time since the opening round but there are five rounds still to go and may the best man win. Miguel rode the best race of his career in my opinion, he deserved ninth place. It could have been better if he had got away faster but nothing can be taken away from him, he did a good job and it’s been a great day for the whole Parkalgar Honda team.”
Race Result
1. Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) 36'46.369
2. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Motocard.com) 36'50.245
3. Kenan Sofuoglu (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) 36'52.926
4. Chaz Davies (ParkinGO Triumph BE1) 36'59.184
5. Roberto Tamburini (Bike Service R.T.) 36'59.296
6. Robbin Harms (Harms Benjan Racing) 37'00.617
7. Massimo Roccoli (Intermoto Czech) 37'06.010
8. Fabien Foret (Team Lorenzini by Leoni) 37'10.729
9. Miguel Praia (Parkalgar Honda) 37'22.629
10. David Salom (ParkinGO BE1 Triumph) 37'22.967
Championship Positions (after eight of 13 rounds)
1: Laverty PARKALGAR HONDA 161
2: Sofuoglu 158
3: Lascorz 148
4: Davies 97
5: Salom 64
6: Harms 61
7: Pirro 58
8: Rea 54
9: Lagrive 49
10: Fujiwara 48
13: Praia PARKALGAR HONDA 38
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