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LAVERTY WINS AT CADWELL
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LAVERTY WINS AT CADWELL
August 28, 2007
Team Suzuki Press Office - August 28, 2007.
Michael Laverty firmly cemented his place at the top of the British
Supersport
standings earlier today after a faultless performance on his GSX-R600
Relentless
Suzuki, taking his tally to five wins for the season.
Laverty also recorded the fastest lap of the race and now sits on 190
points, 37
ahead of nearest challenger Dennis Hobbs.
Team-mate Ian Lowry was unfortunately forced to retire from third place
after only
six laps when a missed gear change caused his engine to over-rev. He now
drops to
third place in the series behind Hobbs on 149 points.
Michael Laverty:
"That was exactly what I needed from the weekend especially after
scoring no points
at Croft. I'm well happy. Everything went according to plan and in the
race I wasn't
even trying to pull away but very quickly I found myself with a good
gap. I just
rode steady today and didn't push too hard; I had more in me to give, if
it was
required but my Relentless Suzuki didn't miss a beat and although I rode
to preserve
my Pirelli tyres, they were faultless. If every round was that easy it
would be
great! I now only need a fourth place from the final two rounds to win
the
championship so I can go to Misano this weekend to watch my brother
Eugene racing
and enjoy it. I must thank the team for their effort this weekend:
everything ran
like clockwork and we had the perfect set-up so hopefully we can finish
the job at
Donington."
Ian Lowry:
"I think I may have popped a valve today after missing a gear coming
down to the
Mountain section that ended my race. If I'm honest, I didn't feel that
comfortable
this weekend as Cadwell is not one of my favourite circuits. It's
complicated and
has that much around it and I struggled both in practice and qualifying.
In saying
that, I got a reasonable start and was up to third before I had to
retire. I was
actually in a comfortable third and was reeling in Billy McConnell, so I
was happy
to sit there and wait. I am gutted to have lost second place in the
championship but
it's one of those things. Michael now has a healthy lead but it's a
Suzuki one-two
that we want in the championship, so I'll be giving it my all at the
final two
rounds. It's not out of the question just yet!"
Philip Neill- Team Principal:
"Michael recorded his fifth win of the season today under immense
pressure from
leading the championship since the opening day. He has shown once again
what a class
act he really is and I don't think it would be out of order to say that
he now
deserves to win the championship even though it's not over just yet. He
is simply a
class act and having been lucky enough to have won some championships
myself I do
understand the pressure he's been under.
"I felt sorry for Ian today but I was also proud of the way he came
through on a
circuit that he's not so fond of. The team are also proud of the way he
held his
hand up after missing a gear that caused his engine to over-rev ending
his race.
These things happen. It's far from over for him just yet and I'm sure
he'll fight
all the way through to the last lap at Brands.
"I must again say a big thank you to Suzuki, as the GSX-R600 has proved
faultless
throughout this campaign to date. Hopefully we are leading our way up to
repaying
the faith that both they, and our partners Relentless have shown in TAS
Racing this
season. Our package, as always, was complimented today by Pirelli, WP
Suspension and
Putoline Motorcycle Oil."
Results: 1 Michael Laverty [Relentless Suzuki] 24:28.062; 2 Billy
McConnell [Yamaha]
+1.511; 3 Tom Grant [Yamaha] +4.340; 4 John McGuinness [Honda] +4.575; 5
Martin
Jessopp [Ducati] +10.276; 6 Dennis Hobbs [Honda] +12.772.
Championship Points:http://www.suzuki-racing.com/championship_points.aspx?SRS_ID=27
Michael Laverty firmly cemented his place at the top of the British
Supersport
standings earlier today after a faultless performance on his GSX-R600
Relentless
Suzuki, taking his tally to five wins for the season.
Rizla Suzuki racer Cal Crutchlow scored his best ever points haul at a
British
Superbike meeting at the 11th round of the Championship at Cadwell Park
in
Lincolnshire today.
Rizla Suzuki's Cal Crutchlow continued his recent run of good form by
taking a
strong seventh place on the grid for tomorrow's Bank Holiday 11th round
of the
British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire.
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