HEL Performance | WSBK | Official Technical Partner Fourth for Laverty after a dramatic day at Laguna Seca Voltcom Crescent Suzuki racer Eugene Laverty, whose team use HEL Performance, finished fourth in this afternoon’s dramatic sprint race climax to the eni FIM Superbike World Championship weekend at Laguna Seca in America. After a strong battle to fourth in the opening stint of the day’s second race, two red flags saw Laverty resigned to a seven lap sprint race aboard his Yoshimura-powered GSX-R. A difficult start dropped the Irishman to seventh at the first turn but Laverty dug deep to regain his earlier position, moving through the front pack in the opening three laps before retaking fourth on the penultimate lap to claim 13 points. Starting strongly in the first race - running sixth and battling for fourth – Laverty suffered a technical issue resulting in a trip through the gravel at turn two on lap eight and an eventual early retirement five corners later. After a tough start to the day, Alex Lowes rode to a brilliant eighth position in race one - having suffered a big accident in warm-up. His Voltcom Crescent Suzuki team worked tirelessly to build a new GSX-R in the hour-break before the commencement of the opening contest, and the British racer repaid the effort by jumping three places from his starting position to bring home eight points. Race two saw Lowes holding 10th for the opening 10 laps and looking to progress to the top six, before a crash at The Corkscrew brought out a red flag and the end to his weekend. A bright and blustery day saw the California track bathed in 21°C sunshine for the opening action, as Aprilia’s Marco Melandri saw off his teammate for the victory. Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes eventually took the win in the second outing with his teammate David Salom taking the EVO prize for both races. Voltcom Crescent Suzuki now looks to enjoy the long summer break while returning to its UK headquarters in preparation for the first of the four remaining rounds, as the World Championship returns to Jerez, in Spain, on Sunday 7th September.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:59:23 +0000
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