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. World Championship
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Road Race Series
Round 11: Albacete, Spain
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By Johan Vandeckerkhove
Photos by Gold & Goose
ALBACETE, SPAIN, OCT. 6
here was simply no stopping Troy
Corser in Albacete. Finally, technical gremlins did not stop the Australian from taking over the lead
in the World Championship from the
incredibly consistent Aaron Slight. Corser and his Promotor Ducati had a perfect
weekend in the south of Spain, taking
pole position on the first practice day
before winning both races convincingly.
Meanwhile, his main title rival Slight
could do no better than ninth and sixth
as the New Zealander was plagued with
both the flu and tire problems. Ducati
Corse's John Kocinski and Yamaha's
Colin Edwards Il put in strong efforts in
Spain, joining Corser both times on the
podium. Edwards, in his comeback ride
from a badly broken collarbone, was
second in the first race with Kocinski
third, and the pair of Americans
swapped those positions in race two.
Muzzy Kawasaki's Simon Crafar had
a good weekend, putting together two
fourth-place finishes, while Edwards'
Yamaha teammate Wataru Yoshikawa
had his best European outing of the year
with a 6-5 tally.
Castrol Honda's Carl Fogarty did lit-
tIe to enhance his championship chances
as he could muster up nothing better
than a 5-7 outing.
Muzzy Kawasaki's Anthony Gobert,
meanwhile, was a no-show in Spain
after failing to get medical clearance
from his doctor to race. He was replaced
on the Muzzy team by Australian Martin Craggill.
So with just one round and two races
remaining in the chase for the 1996
