ROUND 12/SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2013
MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA/MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
WORLD SUPERBIKE
We know where we can improve,
but it would have been nice to
taken that second podium. We
can keep improving and we have
a couple of good circuits coming
up so we will move on with confidence. In less than a week's time
we will be in France and doing it
all over again."
The man on the move is Laverty with his utterly aggressive
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WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
first-race third place and then a
brilliant win on sheer determination to succeed in race two. He
is a problem for Sykes now, and
still with no job, is riding for a
contract in 2014.
"I am definitely in the hunt
now," said Laverty. "Today was
important because I slipped 35
points behind yesterday and I
knew I had to beat Tom [Sykes]
today. I have to thank the two
other riders on the podium in
race two because they also beat
Tom and took some good points
from him in the championship. I
did everything I could at the end,
but it was a little too little too late
yesterday. But the will to win was
what pulled me through today,
because I was sliding the front
a lot. I wanted to win badly and
