Yamaha and MV Agusta battle in Superbike motorcycle series
The Staff of Clutch and Chrome
May 8th 2008
Claudio Corti
further solidified his overall lead with a win in the
Italian Superbike Championship motorcycle racing series at
the extremely fast Monza circuit.
After an
exceptional performance in qualifying where Luca Scassa
grasped a hard-fought second place, and following a
promising warm-up, Luca was forced to retire during the
second round of the Italian Superbike Championship at the
extremely fast Monza circuit.
While
battling for the lead with the official Yamaha of Claudio
Corti, Scassa was forced to stop for technical problems.
Maurizio Pratichizzo had a strong race, finishing fourth
after coming back from a poor start.
“I’m
disappointed” explained Scassa, “we knew these long
straights would have made us suffer, but a second place
finish was easily within our grasp. I’m disappointed because
I was riding really well and to watch the race from
track-side wasn’t fun at all. I hope I can come back
stronger at Vallelunga.”
Qualifying Results:
1. Corti (Yamaha) in 1’46.891
2. Scassa (MV Agusta) in 1’48.314
3. Mauri (Ducati) in 1’48.600
4. Conforti (Honda) in 1’48.882
SBK Finishing Order:
1. Corti (Yamaha)
2. Conforti (Honda) a 15.016
3. Mauri (Ducati) a 15.630
4. Pratichizzo (MV Agusta)
SBK Championship Standings:
1. Corti 50 (Yamaha)
2. Conforti (Honda) 31
3. Mauri 26 (Ducati)
4. Pratichizzo 26 (MV Agusta)
5. Scassa 20 (MV Agusta) |
