Troy Corser: “I Guess I’m Happy With My Result in The First Race, But Not The Second”
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Jun 17, 2007
Yamaha Racing
Troy recorded his second best Superbike race weekend of the season with a superb second place in race one and a fighting fifth place in race two. Troy was in contention in both races, battling with Troy Bayliss (Ducati), team mate Noriyuki Haga and Max Biaggi (Suzuki) in the first 24-lapper and then with the same trio and Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) in the second. Troy suffered grip problems in the second race and nearly crashed on one occasion, but kept going as fast as he dared and managed to take fifth spot. Troy Bayliss delighted the local Ducatisti by winning both the races and is now just twenty-one points behind series leader James Toseland (Honda).
Troy- Race 1: 2nd, Race 2: 5th
I am happy with my second in race one and it felt good to be on the podium again. Both races were tough today, because of the heat and also because this track is physically very demanding - twenty laps would’ve been enough for both rider and tyres! Strangely enough, I didn’t feel so bad in the second race, but that was probably down to the fact that it was a bit cooler. The tyres weren’t too bad in the first race and lasted twenty laps before there were any problems. The bike felt a bit flat between third and fourth gears, so I changed to my spare bike for race two. I had ridden it in the morning warm-up, so it was no big deal. I’m not sure what happened in race two, because the grip level wasn’t the same even though we were on the same tyres and set-up. It’s possible that a stone had hit the radiator and caused a bit of a water leak and then when the water went onto the tyre, it caused some problems. Either way, exiting the first turn, the bike suddenly went and I was thrown into the air. Really I should have crashed, but somehow I fell back down onto the bike and was able to carry on. After that I was a bit tentative for few laps and took extra caution, but at least I was able to ride to the finish. So, I guess I’m happy with my result in the first race, but not the second. Yesterday Superpole went very well and I believed that I could win a race or two. One podium is good, but two would’ve been better.
