VOLUME 58 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 19, 2021 P57
BY GORDON RITCHIE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
T
he Circuito San Juan Villicum has had a
checkered recent past as a two-year WorldS-
BK venue (2018 and 2019), but in its third year,
it provided a more consistent backdrop for some
action that can be put up against any venue that
WorldSBK has enjoyed in its 30-plus years of life.
Race Two was a particularly hectic three- and
sometimes four-way battle, but from the start, this
hard-won first flyaway round since Phillip Island in
early 2020 was full of drama, uncertainty and
even a confirmation that this championship fight
will go all the way to the last round.
It deserves to. It has been attack and counter-
attack all year.
In Superpole qualifying, the Ducati rider, who
had never even seen the place, took the pre-race
"win" as Scott Redding (Aruba Ducati) scored
only his second career Superpole success.
Once the racing actually started on Saturday
for the first of two 21-lap encounters plus the
10-lap Superpole race, Redding was to have
The top three of 2021—
Razgatlioglu (54), Rea (1) and
Redding (45)—were once again
the class of the field but it was
only Rea who wouldn't come away
with a win in Argentina.
All The Way
Looks like we're in for a final-round
showdown as Toprak Razgatlioglu put one
hand on the 2021 title in Argentina.
