PAIR OF TOP TENS FOR TROY CORSER IN MAGNY COURS
05/10/2009 08:38:35

Troy took a pair of hard-fought for top ten finishes in the thirteenth round of the Superbike World Championship in Magny-Cours today, but is eager to break into the top six before the season ends in Portimao on 25th October. Troy suffered none of the brake problems that beset him in Imola last weekend and continued to work on developing the S 1000 RR in preparation for next year.

Ben Spies (Yamaha) and Noriyuki Haga (Ducati) took a win apiece today, to leave Haga leading the championship by just ten points. Spies won today’s first race, with Haga second and Max Biaggi (Aprilia) third. Haga got his revenge in race two, with Biaggi second and Jonathan Rea (Honda) third.

Troy - Race 1: 9th, Race 2: 10th

In a way there’s nothing to get too excited about a pair of top ten finishes, but I guess that’s what the expectations are and that’s what we got. After a few laps, I was going as fast as the leaders, but they had already made a break and it was impossible to catch them up. This season is so competitive, that once you have lost a gap, you can lap as fast as the leaders, but still not make any headway. My crew chief Tom told me that my race distance time today would have been good enough to win the race last year!

For sure, the bike is improving steadily and there’s another step to come in Portimao, but what’s a little frustrating is that the bike has potential and we are not able to extract that potential as fast as Ruben and I would like. Everybody is working as hard as the can and we are getting there, but some patience is required at the moment. Our next task is to control some of the wheelspinning and wheelies we are getting. If we can get that sorted out and get the power on the ground, we’ll be flying!

See ya,

Troy