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WORLD SUPERBIKE
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Round 1
Feb. 29, 2004
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allthe talk of the new Superbike Worl
Champion-ship, after all the politics and
ecriminations about rules and spec tir ,
the racing went ahead as planned at Valencia h~
venue for the first drama of the global racing y
It was an afternoon of surprises, as each of the 0
riders got something he didn't bargain for, whether
was a good bargain or a disaster.
The leveled-out playing field of World Superb ike
2004 proved to be something of a skidpan in race
one, even more so than in the previous cold an
dusty conditions of the fi rst couple of days.
The beginning of the race weekend was a simple
affair: Ducati Fila's Regis Laconi all the way, the
(Right) The race-one win would ultimately go
to Toseland, the young Brit riding the second
factory Ducat; Fila entry to his second-ever
World Superbike victory.
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