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09-18-2008, 10:47 AM
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CAN TROY BAYLISS CLINCH HIS 3RD TITLE AT VALLELUNGA?
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The Vallelunga Circuit is a car and superbike racing track located 32 km north of Rome. Vallelunga was built as a 1.8 km sand oval in 1959 and from 1963 the circuit hosted the Rome Grand Prix. In 1967 a new loop was added when the track became the property of the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI). In 2004, work started on a 1 km extension to the track, bringing it up to its current length of 4.085 km (2.538 miles) in 2005. Races are run clockwise. The new configuration is certified by the FIA as a test circuit and is used by various Formula One teams.
World SBK Superbike Race 12
Vallelunga - Rome, Italy
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RACE #1 Sunday September 21
2:00pm Eastern
11:00am Pacific
RACE #2 Sunday September 21
3:00pm Eastern
12:00pm Pacific
Schedule info courtesy of (clicks)
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This coming weekend will be the second time the Superbike World Championship makes its appearance at the Autodromo ‘Piero Taruffi' di Vallelunga following the success of the inaugural 2007 event. Whereas last year three riders were still in with a realistic shout at the title, this time round the title run-in looks a little more clear-cut, with Ducati Xerox's Australian rider Troy Bayliss in with a good chance of taking his third world crown this weekend.
Bayliss in fact has a 101-point lead, but with 150 points remaining on the board from the last three rounds, it looks increasingly unlikely that any of his closest pursuers can prevent him from taking the title. The simplest solution for Troy to take the title, not an easy one even though he has already done it three times this year, is that he wins both races, or even finish first and second. Another possibility is that he doesn't lose any points to his adversaries (as he did at Donington), or that he loses a specific amount to each of the chasing quartet. In Troy Corser's case, it's 1 point, with Max Neukirchner (Suzuki) it's 5, with Carlos Checa (Honda) 18 and with Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) 28. If this happens, Bayliss will be champion.
The battle for the runner-up slot is becoming interesting. Recent races have seen Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) the man on form, and the 36 year-old from Wollongong has risen to second place with a string of excellent mid-season results. Four points behind on 254 is Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki), whose championship hopes have faded somewhat recently, but the 25 year-old German has already earned numerous plaudits this year. Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) has been overtaken in number of wins by his team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari and Vallelunga will be an unknown quantity for him in his rookie year.
Courtesy of: worldsbk.com (http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/news_ext.php?id=2548)
CAN TROY BAYLISS CLINCH HIS 3RD TITLE AT VALLELUNGA?
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk279/DooberRoni/TroyBayliss.jpg
The Vallelunga Circuit is a car and superbike racing track located 32 km north of Rome. Vallelunga was built as a 1.8 km sand oval in 1959 and from 1963 the circuit hosted the Rome Grand Prix. In 1967 a new loop was added when the track became the property of the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI). In 2004, work started on a 1 km extension to the track, bringing it up to its current length of 4.085 km (2.538 miles) in 2005. Races are run clockwise. The new configuration is certified by the FIA as a test circuit and is used by various Formula One teams.
World SBK Superbike Race 12
Vallelunga - Rome, Italy
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g223/EKron/STVlogo.jpg (http://www.speedtv.com/)
RACE #1 Sunday September 21
2:00pm Eastern
11:00am Pacific
RACE #2 Sunday September 21
3:00pm Eastern
12:00pm Pacific
Schedule info courtesy of (clicks)
http://www.dooberville.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=6&pictureid=52 (http://www.racefantv.com/USTV.htm)
This coming weekend will be the second time the Superbike World Championship makes its appearance at the Autodromo ‘Piero Taruffi' di Vallelunga following the success of the inaugural 2007 event. Whereas last year three riders were still in with a realistic shout at the title, this time round the title run-in looks a little more clear-cut, with Ducati Xerox's Australian rider Troy Bayliss in with a good chance of taking his third world crown this weekend.
Bayliss in fact has a 101-point lead, but with 150 points remaining on the board from the last three rounds, it looks increasingly unlikely that any of his closest pursuers can prevent him from taking the title. The simplest solution for Troy to take the title, not an easy one even though he has already done it three times this year, is that he wins both races, or even finish first and second. Another possibility is that he doesn't lose any points to his adversaries (as he did at Donington), or that he loses a specific amount to each of the chasing quartet. In Troy Corser's case, it's 1 point, with Max Neukirchner (Suzuki) it's 5, with Carlos Checa (Honda) 18 and with Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) 28. If this happens, Bayliss will be champion.
The battle for the runner-up slot is becoming interesting. Recent races have seen Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB) the man on form, and the 36 year-old from Wollongong has risen to second place with a string of excellent mid-season results. Four points behind on 254 is Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki), whose championship hopes have faded somewhat recently, but the 25 year-old German has already earned numerous plaudits this year. Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) has been overtaken in number of wins by his team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari and Vallelunga will be an unknown quantity for him in his rookie year.
Courtesy of: worldsbk.com (http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/news_ext.php?id=2548)