World Championship Road Race Series
Round 2: South African Grand Prix
holding Rolfo at bay, then West, Nieto
and a distant Elias, three seconds
clear of being caught by Silvain Guintoli (Aprilia), Naoki Matsudo (Yamaha) and Hector Faubel (Aprilia).
Jakub Smrz crashed out, and Alex
Debon was the most notable of four
other nonfinishers, black-flagged and
excluded after jumping the start
then failing to call in for his stop-and-
-
drawing away from the pursuit.
Ui was steadfast throughout,
resisting fearsome sustained attacks
from Italian teenager Dovizioso. The
rest shuffled spasmodically, with
Pedrosa moving up to second for a
couple of laps after half distance and
Jenkner showing strongly in second
toward the finish.
Only one lap would matter, and it
Cecchinello had been seventh for
most of the race, nosing clear from the
next group. But when Mika Kallio got
the front of it, he closed up again, and
at the finish his Honda was ahead,
with Azuma's similar bike right behind.
Casey Stoner had been with the
group but was four seconds adrift by
the finish, narrowly ahead of the next
gang who had closed up, with Gino
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dived under Dovlsloso early in tlie
pogg'ali's perfect score gives him 50
championship points; Battini has 27,
Porto 26, Suz\,lka wild card Aoyama, de
Puniet and Rolfo 20 points apiece.
., 2Scc GRAND PRIX
The first race of the day saw Ui take off
in the lead, with five other riders forming up in a tight group that remained
inches apart to the finish, gradually
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and dispatched Ui with an equally'
KTM holding eff Barbera':" Cbrs~ and
tough outbrakin'g move .a' c6jple
"",Gial'lsanti, who took th~ final point.
of bends later.
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Suzuk.a win':!er Stefano ':erugini
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didn't complete the first lap; his Aprillast corne~ oWflere ovizioso
