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IN THE WIND P26 good on the bike and got two great starts to claim both moto wins and move up to second place in the championship - 24 points behind the Red Bull KTM's Antonio Cairoli, the World Cham- pion ending up fourth overall on the day. Yamaha's Jeremy Van Hore- beek carded a 2-4 moto tally for second place with Desalle's teammate Kevin Strijbos ending up fourth and third to end up on the podium. Cairoli struggled a bit in the Spanish clay, but recovered from a sixth-place finish in the first moto to finish second in moto two, giving him fourth overall for the day. Cairoli's teammate Herlings, on the other hand, had no such struggles, showing that he is back in good health and fitness after being sidelined earlier in the season with a bad shoulder. CLS Kawasaki Monster En- ergy's Dylan Ferrandis and Arn- aud Tonus ended up second and third overall behind Herlings. Ferrandis finished a solid third in both motos, while team- mate Tonus made an error in the second moto and had to settle for fifth. However, Tonus' second-place finish in the first moto secured him a spot on the podium, his fourth this season. Tonus also remains the nearest to the points leader Herlings - 27 points behind the two-time MX2 Champion. WORLD SUPERBIKE: RULES. ALMOST T he 2015 World Superbike rules are nearing completion and contrary to some paddock rumors at the Imola round this past weekend there will not be a continuation of some form of Evo class-within-class. Instead it will be all the bikes in one category. Although the engine specs will be less than they are now, it won't be a carbon copy of any other National or Interna- tional Championship. The basic engine-tuning outline, however, will allow any National Super- bike team, or World Endurance team, to be able to make small changes to go race in the World Championship. The rules are currently being perused by the MSMA, who have had the final draft for a week or so – and the rubber-stamping of the rules may even come within a month or less. The 2015 rules will be much the same as 2014 for sporting aspects and the technical as- pects of the chassis. There will be less outright tuning allowed of the engines than a current full Superbike, but top-end work is allowed. The main battle from the manufacturers was to keep the electronics free, and to an extent this will happen. Just like with suspension and brakes this year, each manufacturer will be able to use what they want, but the cost-capped ECU units will have to come with software in- cluded in that cost, although each team can make its own de- velopment steps to continue with advances in their next generation streetbikes. Gordon Ritchie The 2015 World Superbike rules package is close to being released. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE