WORLD SUPERBIKE
WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 9/JULY 19, 2015
MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA/MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
P98
the end, I cannot grumble too
much."
Rea had been either first or
second at every previous race in
2015.
For Sykes, America once more
delivered a podium weekend and
in race one his second place was
hard earned, with Rea in such
close attendance with him. He
also admitted that Davies was on
great race-day form.
eight points over Sykes after
finishing behind him twice.
"Third place—a disaster, eh?"
Joked Rea after race one. "That
was not a bad result because I
rode really well and I am happy
with the way I rode. This is a
World Championship, so to stand
on the podium is great. Unfor-
tunately it is the worst result of
the year and third is no mean
feat. It puts the previous part of
the season in perspective a little
bit. I have not felt comfortable all
weekend but when you think that
we are now one round closer to
Lucky number seven… Davies scored his seventh-career win.
Davies teammate (34) came
out on top in the b attle with
Torres (81) in race one.
