Just days after winter conditions especially at Miller Motorsports Park in the United States is the World Superbike teams and riders on their way to warmer climates and brighter hope Adriatic coast of Italy, the sixth of 13 laps in the timing of this year.
With the midpoint of the season fast approaching, Spanish Carlos Checa (Ducati Althea Racing) currently has a comfortable lead of 61 points in the table of his Italian rival Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) and Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Team Racing).
Last year, Checa won a second and a fifth place in both races were won by Biaggi, 2010 champion, who is still a good chance to retain his crown. But this year, with six victories to his credit (two doubles) are Checa as spectacular and will make all efforts to maintain his advantage this weekend. Biaggi on the other side still looking for its first victory of the fleeting season on the Aprilia RSV4-R machine, and it will be obliged to invite all his vast experience and character to end a series of incidents that have kept him in third place in the league.
Marco Melandri has already won once this year and his goal is to repeat that feat at Misano, all with an eye Biaggi, who has only one point behind. His post-Miller, announcements, Melandri was not particularly confident of the possibilities is a good result at Misano but after seeing him flee to win at Monza, a man of Ravenna will be all out for the taste of champagne this weekend in front of his many fans in the house.
World Superbike season, the head of the Adriatic coast
other drivers in order to podiums, if not more, belongs to Monza, a double winner Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team), Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport), one on the podium last year, albeit from a different team and Leon Camier (Alitalia Aprilia Racing Team). After the excellent performance, and Miller, Jakub Smrz and Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati Racing Effenbert-Liberty), now also part of this elite group of contenders.
Ducati, Aprilia and Yamaha has kept Favorites wins at Misano, but Jonathan Rea (Castrol Honda), who won here in 2009, BMW Motorrad rival Troy Corser, who made the podium in a race last year, will also be the end of business network.
Two Italian wildcard entries fill the field, racing Ducati Alessandro Barni Politi Matteo Baiocco.
The Kawasaki Racing Team will be back to full force at Misano, with Chris Vermeulen, who missed the last lap to concentrate on his recovery, joining Tom Sykes and Joan Lascorz again, while James Toseland takes on a new stage in the road to full recovery for the BMW Motorrad Superbike Italia. Italian team-mate Ayrton Badovini was recently made real progress with a series of 10, while Michel Fabrizio (Alstare Suzuki) recovered from the debilitating disease of Miller and give back its all in the entry of Suzuki GSX singleton - R1000 machine.
Points (after 5 of 13 laps): 1 Checa 195; Melandri second 134, third Biaggi 133; Laverty fourth 109, fifth Haslam 95; sixth Rea 94; Camie 7th 91, 8th Fabrice 85; 9th Smrz 83, 10 Manufacturers Guintoli etc. 54: 1 Ducati 202; second Aprilia 172, Yamaha 171 third, fourth BMW 117, Honda 98 fifth, sixth Suzuki 89; 69th Kawasaki 7th
Saint-Marin Superbike prologue
The event will be attended by Fabio Berardi Segretary of State for Tourism and Sport of the Republic of San Marino, Paolo Ciabatti, SBK Superbike World Championship Director, Umberto Fontana, vice president of Santamonica Spa, Stefano Giannini, Mayor Misano Adriatico, Amedeo Michelotti , chairman of the Federation San Marino Motorcycling and the following runners: Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia), Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad), Carlos Checa (Ducati Althea), Michel Fabrizio (Alstare Suzuki), Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki Racing Team) Jonathan Rea (Castrol Honda), Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Racing Team).
The historic center of the Republic of San Marino, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, will be the scene Thursday morning for the traditional media of participation of men and Superbike machines. The appointment is at 10:30 am at the Hotel San Marino, where a parade of 2,011 riders embarked on a path of 300 meters long through the streets of San Marino, before arriving at Piazza della Libertà . These are the riders, organizers and the authorities of San Marino will Superbikes of the Expo, which will remain open until Sunday. This is followed by a press conference at the Grand Hotel.