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5 u per p o le It was all Ten Kate Handa at the front of th e Supersport race with Karl Muggeridge (top) taking h is se co nd win of the year o ver teammate Brae Parkes (below). heading back to get out of their leath e rs, bu t no official news came out unt il after Supe rbike ra ce two, despite some part ies' being given the nod abo ut what would happen. It appeared t hat the original o rder would stand, m uch to the chagrin of the Te n Kate team a mo ng others, but th e ru les we re finally up he ld , and Fo ret and la nnuzzo were du ly ma rc he d out. The firs t re vised re sult sh owed Christ ian Kellner to have bee n pe nalize d by 20 seconds, but these results were w ithdrawn and Kellner re instate d to a final fifth place, making the final to p five o rd e r Mugge ridge , Pa rke s, van d e n Goo rb e rgh , Ch arpen tie r a nd Kellner. O n re su lts revision three, Max Neukirchner, a 20-year-old Germa n, took another personal-besting sixth , ahead of t he Ducatis of Giovanni Busse i a nd Vito G uar esc hi. Not the b rightest day for Supersport, 46 as the unce rtainty and delays in pu blishing re su lts demonst rated. T he champions hip is now a two-man fight betwe en t he tradit ional pocket battl esh ip powers Te n Kate Honda and Yamaha Italia. Van de n Goo rbergh is o n a fulsome 73, he lped unwit t ingly by his teammate's e xpu lsion, wh ile Muggeridge lies on 62 , grinning as ever. Curtain, the luckless Curtain, holds o nto third and 47 points, as does FUjiw ara to fou rt h with 34 points. Parkes was the best-imp roved ride r, going fro m ou ts ide the to p ten to fifth w ith 33 po ints . eN AU TODROMO NAIIONALE MONIA MONIA, ITALY RESULTS: MAY 16, 2004 (ROUND 4) 5 /B K QU A LI FYING : I. Regis laconi ( 1:48.258 ); 2. Chris Verm eulen ( I:48.594): 3. Pier -Francesco Chili ( 1:48.655); 4. Noriyu ki Haga ( 1:49 . 152); 5. l eon Haslam ( 1:49.259); 6. James Toseland ( 1:49.422); 7. Gianluca Nannelli ( I:50.024); 8. Marco Borc iani ( I:50 .132 ); 9. Chris Walker ( 1:50.434); 10. Garry McCoy ( 1:50.52 5); II. Steve Marti n ( 1:50. 534); 12. Troy Corse r (1:50 .996); 13. Piergior gio Bont emp i ( I :5 1.039); 14. Lucio Pederc tnl ( 1:5 1.48 7); 15. Mauro Sanchini ( 1:5 1.974); 16. Paolo Blora ( 1:52.056); 17. Ivan Clementi (1:5 1.318); 18. Gianc:arlo De MAY 26, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS The big guns unfurled their colors and blasted the rest with both barrels in Superpole , and the biggest-calibe r rifle of the lot, Regis"Superpo le" Laconisecured his third Superpole of the season. Last away, he ended up leading an identical front row to that which finished final qualifying. The front row from regular qualifying was replicated in the final results. There fore Laconiseeured his third Superpole win of the year on the factory Fila Ducati, chased hard by the burgeo ning talent of Chris Vermeulen, on the Ten Kate Honda CBRIOOORR. "MySuperpole lap was smooth , but I felt immediately that the front tire wasn't per feet," Laconisaid. "In fact I lost the front at Ascari and as a result a little bit of time . Ifit hadn't been for that, I could have got under Im48s, but Iam happy anyway. The bike's race setting is good. my lap time on race tires is good. and we will see what happens tomorrow. We have been working we llthis weekend to get a good feeling here with the bike. Monza is a great place to race ; there is always a big fight with everyone . This track is so fast, but my bike is so fast also, and I am not worried about the speed!" Pier-Francesco Chiligrabbed third again, using his 998R-based machine after a short dalliance with his single-sided swingarm 999RS. Front-row qualification was a measurable reward for the Renegade Ducati team rider Noriyuki Haga, especially at such a fast circuit, and his team 's joy was redoubled when the emerging talent of Renegade Ducati's Leon Haslam went fifth fastest. Another hard day in the high-speed office of James Toselandput him sixth overall, with the young Briton aiming to consolidate his second-place standing in the series after three rounds. The leveling out of the playingfield in 2004, thanks to the adoption of the single make tire regulation , has allowed riders like Gianluca Nannelli to secure a start of seventh after Superpole, ridinga Team Pedercini Ducati 998RSin aggressive fashion. Chris Walker rode with total abandon to a third row start on the Petro nas, running out ninth on the time sheets . Xero x Ducati's Garry McCoy, a race winner in Australia, rounded out the top ten of what was another close Superpole competition - save for the magic meted out by Laconi. r-tan ee ( I:5 1.558); 19. Sergio Fuertes (I :52. 154); 20. Alessio Velini ( I:52.224); 21. Horst Saiger ( I:52.728); 22. Warwick Nowland (1:52.80 3); 23. Ivan Sala ( I:5] . 154); H . lin M rkyvka ( I :53.886); 25. Miguel Praia ( I :55.041). 5/BK RACE ONE: I. Regis Laconi (Due); 2. James Toseland (Due ); 3. Garry McCoy (Due); 4. Chris Venneulen (Han ); 5. Leon Haslam (Due ); 6. Sergio Fuertes (Suz); 7. Mareo Bcrctarn (Due); 8. Chris Walker (Pe t); 9. Troy Corser (Pet); 10. Piergiorgio Bontempi (Suz); I I. Ivan Clementi (Kaw); 12. Giancarlo De t-tan ets (Due); 13. Horst Saiger (Yam); 14. Ivan Sala (Suz). Ti me : 32 min.• 53.859 sec. Di s t a nc e : 18 laps. M .M miles Ave rag e sp ee d : 117.9 1 mph Ma rgi n o f v ict o ry : 9.800 sec . Fa s test lap : Regis Lacora.lap 7. 1:-19 10 .1 S / B K RA CE T WO : I. Regis Lacon ! (Due ); 2. James Toseland (Due); 3. Garry McCoy (Due); 4. Leon Haslam (Due); 5. Troy Corser (Pe t); 6. Marco Bordani (Due); 7. Chris Walker (Pet); 8. Steve Mart in (Due); 9 . Mauro Sanchini (Kaw) ; 10. Ivan Clementi (Kaw); I I. Piergiorgio Bontempi (Suz); 12. Lucio Pede rcini (Due); 13. Alessio Velini(Yam); 14. Hors t Saiger (Yam). T i me : 32 min., 48.90 1 sec . D ist anc e : 18 laps. 64.6'4 miles Average s p ee d : 118.20 mph Ma r gi n o f vic t o r y : 18.281 sec . Fas test lap : Regis Laconclap 2, 1:48.773 S/ 8K C'SHIP P O IN TS STAN DIN G S (A fter 4 of II r ou nd s): I. Regis Lacon i ( 120/4 wins); 2. James Toseland ( 117/ 1 win); 3. Pier-Francesco Ch ili (97/ 1 win); 4. Garry McCoy (8 1/1 win); 5. Chris vermeulen (8 3); 6. (TIE) N oriyuki HagaiChris Walker (69); 8. Marco Bo rciani (68); 9. Troy Corser (66); 10. Leo n Haslam (64); 11. Steve Mart in (62); 12. Mauro Sanchini (39); 13. Ivan Clementi (29); 1-4. Gianluca Nanne Ui (26); 15. Piergiorgio Bontempi (25). 40th Ann iversary QUALI FYING : I. Karl H ugge ridge S/ S PT ( 1:5 1.62-4) 2. Sebastian Charpentier (1:52 .65 1); 3. Fabien ; Foret (1:52.67 1); 4. Jurgen van den Goo rbergh (1:52.8 24); 5. Katsuaki Fujiwara (1:52.8-12); 6. Brae Parkes (1:53. 121); 7. Kevin Curtain ( 1:53.19 2); 8. Alessio Corradi (1:53.587); 9. Lorenzo Lanzi ( 1:53.698); 10. Cristano Migliorati ( 1:53.80 2); II. Giovanni Bussei (1:54.0 24); 12. Stephane Chambon (1:5-1.087); 13. Vittotiano Guareschi ( 1:5-1 .280); t 4. Stefano Cruc iani ( I:5-1 1); 15. Max Neukirchner .28 ( 1:54.357); 16. Walter Tortoroglio ( 1:54.569 ); 17. t-taeueu Lagrive (1:54 .575); 18. Denis Sanccherti ( 1:54.60 1); 19. Ch rist ian Kellner ( I:54.6 17); 20 . Jan Hanso n ( I:54.699); 2 1. Diego Giugovaz ( I:54.846); 22 . Matteo Baiocco ( I:54.925); 23. Massimo Roccoli ( I:54.980); 2-4. Ytttotic lannuu o ( I:55. 164); 25 . Gilles Boccolini ( I:55.643); 26 . Andrea Be rta ( I:56.285); 27. RonVan Steenbergen ( I:57.0 17); 28. N icky Wimbauer (1:57.-156). S /SP T : I. Karl Muggeridge (Hon ); 2. Broc Parkes (Han ); 3. Jurge n van den Goo rbergh (Y am); 4. Sebast ian Charpentier (Han ); 5. Christian Kellne r (Y ; 6. Max am) Neu kirchne r (Han); 7. Giovan ni Bussei (Due) ; 8. Vittotiano Guar esch i (Due); 9. Matt ieu Lagrive (Suz); 10. Jan Hanson (Han ); II . Massimo Roccoli (Yam); 12. De nis Sancchetti (Han ); 13. Diego Giugovaz (Han) ; 14. Ron Van Stee nber ge n (Han ); 15. Lorenzo Lanzi (Due ). T i m e : 30 min., 27.772 sec . D ist a n c e : 16 laps, 57.-1 miles 6 A v e ra g e s pee d : 113.18 m ph Margin of vict o ry: 8.354 sec . Fa s t est l a p : Karl Mugge ridge, lap 2. 1:53.396 SIS P T C' S H I P POINT S S T A N D I N GS ( A fte r 4 o f 10 rou nd s) : I. Jurgen van den Goorbergh (73/1 w in); 2. Karl Muggeridge (6212 wins ); 3. Kevin Cu rtain (47); 4. Katsuaki Fujiwara (34); 5. Broc Parkes (33); 6. Lore nzo Lanzi (3 1); 7. Fabien Foret (30); 8. 5tephane Chambon (26); 9. Jos h Broo kes (25/ 1); 10. Sebastian Charpentier (24).

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