 Kyalami - West battles to Eight place [EN] [17-05-09 17:47 by staff GoNBike.com] | ||
West battles to Eight in Kyalami Race After a tough two days of qualifying, Stiggy Racing's Anthony West was finally finding form again, and claimed an eight place in the sixth round of the World Supersport Championship at Kyalami today. The sunny South African track hosted the World Supersport Championship for the first time this year, and proved the perfect scene for another battle of the 600's. Eugene Laverty took the win today - his third one this season - , after leading most of the 23-lap race. Anthony West faced a tough race from his 16th place on the grid, but securely made his way forward trough the pack, and tussled with Pirro for tenth position on the sixth lap. The gap to the faster group in front proved hard to close, and West seemed set in tenth position for the remainder of the race, but crashes in the ultimate laps of the race took Foret and Nannelli out, and enabled West to bring his bike through in eight place. West is finally regaining confidence aboard his Stiggy Racing Honda CBR600RR after lack of competitiveness troubled him in the Assen and Monza rounds. His performance toady shows the Australian rider is on the up, ahead of the next fly-away round in America in two weeks time. West took eight points home in today's race, and currently holds a tied fifth place in the Supersport Championship Standings. Team mate Gianluca Vizziello started the race from a disappointing 20th place on the grid, but managed to improve his position by three places, taking 17th at the line. Anthony West, 8th: " The team seems happy with my results today, but I'm rather disappointed myself. I expected to do a lot better here, and hoped to put the tough times of the last races behind me, but it didn't really work out. Hopefully, for America we can change everything around, and start from the front again. It is a bit ridiculous finding myself in the position I am in at the moment, I can do a lot better. It's rather embarrassing. I am happy with the work the team have put in, we are still trying and will try and find the improvement for the next race ". Gianluca Vizziello, 17th: " I was struggling with my tyres today. I couldn't really control the bike sliding on the track, and had to close the gas too soon. I was rather angry with myself after the qualifying sessions, and am not very happy with the results of the race. We just couldn't work out what was wrong and where we had to find the improvement. I hope that I can make a step forward in the next round in America." Johan Stigefelt, Teammanager: " I am happy with Anthony's result here. At least he went out there and had a fight with some riders again, and he didn't give up despite the tough qualifying sessions. It was another tough weekend for him, but will just keep on working and improving. We need to find the right way to set up his bike for him. His confidence is coming back step by step. Finishing in eight position is obviously not what we came here for, but he is on the right way, and am sure he will improve. Vizziello had a bad weekend and rode a disappointing race. He failed to make up any positions in the race, and we are all disappointed by his performance, and hope he will do better in the next round ". ::Stiggy Racing - Press Release:: | ||
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