GixerGaz
08-05-2007, 12:24
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Lavilla battles his way to race one win.
The Airwaves Ducati team of Gregorio Lavilla and Leon Haslam finished first and second during the first race of round four of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park.
Defending Champion, Ryuichi Kiyonari completed the podium line up and was very much part of the action during the thrilling seventeen lap race.
When the lights went out it was Kiyo who jumped straight into the lead with Lavilla and Haslam giving chase. Tom Sykes on the Stobart Honda put his front row start to good use by running in fourth place; however that didn't last long as Leon Camier on the Bike Animal Honda scythed underneath him. One lap later and Sykes was taken by his hard charging team-mate Shane Byrne but he did regain the place later in the race to finish ahead of him.
Camier was on a roll and managed to get up into third place shoving Haslam out of the way at Shell corner. Rizla Suzuki's tough weekend went from bad to worse when Chris Walker went down at Hizzy's chicane. He had qualified in thirteenth but got off the line well and was up to ninth when he crashed out.
Lavilla moved into the lead on lap five at Lodge corner and kept Kiyo behind for quite some time. His team-mate Haslam was also on the move and reclaimed his third position from Camier. Rea, who didn't get a good start but was working his way through the pack passing both the Stobart Hondas in quick succession, he continued his passing spree by taking Camier at Island bend and securing fourth place.
At the front the gloves were off and it was Haslam on the move, taking Kiyo at Lodge. He now had the race lead and his team-mate in sight, he made is decisive move once again at Lodge corner where both the Airwaves machines almost touched.
On the penultimate lap Lavilla forced Haslam out of his way at Shell corner, making the young Brit lift his machine out of his way. Haslam tried to take the lead back through the sweeping Cascades but to no avail.
BSB race results (1) – Oulton Park.
1 Gregorio Lavilla ESP Airwaves Ducati 27min 29.245 secs
2 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati +0.219 secs
3 Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Racing +0.504 secs
4 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing +1.843 secs
5 Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +2.113 secs
6 Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +2.505 secs
7 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki +9.310 secs
8 Leon Camier GBR Bike Animal Honda +11.524 secs
9 Karl Harris GBR Hydrex Honda +19.092 secs
10 Tommy Hill GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +26.176 secs
11 Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki +32.409 secs
12 Simon Andrews GBR Jentin Racing +33.496 secs
13 Ollie Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +36.145 secs
14 Tommy Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +39.035 secs
15 Michael Rutter GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki +39.469 secs
16 Hudson Kennaugh SA Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +48.133 secs
17 James Buckingham C GBR Quay Garage Honda +1min 19.948 secs
18 Tristan Palmer GBR THR Racing Honda 19.984 secs
19 Aaron Zanotti C GBR SMT Yamaha 29.411 secs
20 Malcolm Ashley C GBR MAR 29.896 secs
21 Sean Emmett GBR PR Branson - Honda 33.39 secs
22 Paul Barron C GBR PBM Racing Ireland +1 lap
Not classified:
Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge-Ice Valley Honda 15 laps
Chris Martin C GBR Red Viper Racing 8 laps
Dean Thomas AUS Samsung Mobile Suzuki 7 laps
Chris Walker GBR Rizla Suzuki 4 laps
Lavilla battles his way to race one win.
The Airwaves Ducati team of Gregorio Lavilla and Leon Haslam finished first and second during the first race of round four of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park.
Defending Champion, Ryuichi Kiyonari completed the podium line up and was very much part of the action during the thrilling seventeen lap race.
When the lights went out it was Kiyo who jumped straight into the lead with Lavilla and Haslam giving chase. Tom Sykes on the Stobart Honda put his front row start to good use by running in fourth place; however that didn't last long as Leon Camier on the Bike Animal Honda scythed underneath him. One lap later and Sykes was taken by his hard charging team-mate Shane Byrne but he did regain the place later in the race to finish ahead of him.
Camier was on a roll and managed to get up into third place shoving Haslam out of the way at Shell corner. Rizla Suzuki's tough weekend went from bad to worse when Chris Walker went down at Hizzy's chicane. He had qualified in thirteenth but got off the line well and was up to ninth when he crashed out.
Lavilla moved into the lead on lap five at Lodge corner and kept Kiyo behind for quite some time. His team-mate Haslam was also on the move and reclaimed his third position from Camier. Rea, who didn't get a good start but was working his way through the pack passing both the Stobart Hondas in quick succession, he continued his passing spree by taking Camier at Island bend and securing fourth place.
At the front the gloves were off and it was Haslam on the move, taking Kiyo at Lodge. He now had the race lead and his team-mate in sight, he made is decisive move once again at Lodge corner where both the Airwaves machines almost touched.
On the penultimate lap Lavilla forced Haslam out of his way at Shell corner, making the young Brit lift his machine out of his way. Haslam tried to take the lead back through the sweeping Cascades but to no avail.
BSB race results (1) – Oulton Park.
1 Gregorio Lavilla ESP Airwaves Ducati 27min 29.245 secs
2 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati +0.219 secs
3 Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Racing +0.504 secs
4 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing +1.843 secs
5 Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +2.113 secs
6 Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport +2.505 secs
7 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki +9.310 secs
8 Leon Camier GBR Bike Animal Honda +11.524 secs
9 Karl Harris GBR Hydrex Honda +19.092 secs
10 Tommy Hill GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +26.176 secs
11 Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki +32.409 secs
12 Simon Andrews GBR Jentin Racing +33.496 secs
13 Ollie Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +36.145 secs
14 Tommy Bridewell GBR Team Naturally Best Suzuki +39.035 secs
15 Michael Rutter GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki +39.469 secs
16 Hudson Kennaugh SA Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha +48.133 secs
17 James Buckingham C GBR Quay Garage Honda +1min 19.948 secs
18 Tristan Palmer GBR THR Racing Honda 19.984 secs
19 Aaron Zanotti C GBR SMT Yamaha 29.411 secs
20 Malcolm Ashley C GBR MAR 29.896 secs
21 Sean Emmett GBR PR Branson - Honda 33.39 secs
22 Paul Barron C GBR PBM Racing Ireland +1 lap
Not classified:
Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge-Ice Valley Honda 15 laps
Chris Martin C GBR Red Viper Racing 8 laps
Dean Thomas AUS Samsung Mobile Suzuki 7 laps
Chris Walker GBR Rizla Suzuki 4 laps