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World Superbike
WSBK: Lascorz Injured In Testing Crash
While Tom Sykes put Kawasaki on top of the charts, the injury of teammate Joan Lascorz put a serious damper on the day.
Kawasaki Racing Team's Joan Lascorz (Photo: Kawasaki Racing)
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) set quickest time in the official one-day Superbike test session at Imola, the day after the World Championship round dominated by Carlos Checa (Ducati Althea Racing).
The day was marred by a serious crash for his Spanish teammate Joan Lascorz, in the section between the Tosa curve and Piratella. The 27 year-old from Barcelona was immediately given circuit medical assistance and then taken by helicopter to Bologna hospital with a probable fractured vertebra.
Testing new Pirelli evolution tires Sykes lapped in 1 minute 46.609 seconds, the new outright best lap for the Imola circuit. The 27 year-old Brit improved on both the Superpole time that he had set Saturday as well as his personal best in the race.
Tom Sykes: “Obviously it’s been difficult with the circumstances of Joan, he was just starting to go strong. Overall I’m satisfied, and it rubs salt in the wounds from yesterday because if the temperatures had been a bit higher we could have had a better run. I’ve just done a run on race tires and I beat the outright circuit record in 46.6, beating my best on qualifying tyres and knocking point nine off my lap record. The Kawasaki has got a good base setting and we know we’re going in the right direction.”
There was good news for the Honda World Superbike Team, which after a tough weekend, placed Jonathan Rea in second position with a time of 1'47”121. British riders also claimed the next two slots, with Crescent Fixi Suzuki man Leon Camier in third with a 1'47”238, and Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad) in fourth, one day after scoring a double podium. Max Biaggi was fifth on the Aprilia RSV4 ahead of the Ducati Althea Racing of Carlos Checa.
Times:
1. Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'46.609
2. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'47.121
3. Camier L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'47.238
4. Haslam L. (GBR) BMW S1000 RR 1'47.257
5. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'47.351
6. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'47.430
7. Melandri M. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'47.779
8. Laverty E. (IRL) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'47.848
9. Canepa N. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'47.989
10. Giugliano D. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'48.011
11. Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'48.066
12. Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'48.149
13. Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'48.197
14. Fabrizio M. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'48.273
15. Aoyama H. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'48.484
16. Aitchison M. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'48.915
17. Mercado L. (ARG) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'49.805
18. Davies C. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'50.124
19. Hopkins J. (USA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'50.378.
The day was marred by a serious crash for his Spanish teammate Joan Lascorz, in the section between the Tosa curve and Piratella. The 27 year-old from Barcelona was immediately given circuit medical assistance and then taken by helicopter to Bologna hospital with a probable fractured vertebra.
Testing new Pirelli evolution tires Sykes lapped in 1 minute 46.609 seconds, the new outright best lap for the Imola circuit. The 27 year-old Brit improved on both the Superpole time that he had set Saturday as well as his personal best in the race.
Tom Sykes: “Obviously it’s been difficult with the circumstances of Joan, he was just starting to go strong. Overall I’m satisfied, and it rubs salt in the wounds from yesterday because if the temperatures had been a bit higher we could have had a better run. I’ve just done a run on race tires and I beat the outright circuit record in 46.6, beating my best on qualifying tyres and knocking point nine off my lap record. The Kawasaki has got a good base setting and we know we’re going in the right direction.”
There was good news for the Honda World Superbike Team, which after a tough weekend, placed Jonathan Rea in second position with a time of 1'47”121. British riders also claimed the next two slots, with Crescent Fixi Suzuki man Leon Camier in third with a 1'47”238, and Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad) in fourth, one day after scoring a double podium. Max Biaggi was fifth on the Aprilia RSV4 ahead of the Ducati Althea Racing of Carlos Checa.
Times:
1. Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'46.609
2. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'47.121
3. Camier L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'47.238
4. Haslam L. (GBR) BMW S1000 RR 1'47.257
5. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'47.351
6. Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'47.430
7. Melandri M. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'47.779
8. Laverty E. (IRL) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'47.848
9. Canepa N. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'47.989
10. Giugliano D. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'48.011
11. Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'48.066
12. Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'48.149
13. Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'48.197
14. Fabrizio M. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'48.273
15. Aoyama H. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'48.484
16. Aitchison M. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'48.915
17. Mercado L. (ARG) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'49.805
18. Davies C. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'50.124
19. Hopkins J. (USA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'50.378.
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