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"I had a difficulty with some areas on the track and
the bike just wasn't pulling down in some areas where
I wanted it to," said Sykes. "That enabled Chaz [Da-
vies] to ride away. Chaz had a great pace and he never
really put a foot wrong so it was really difficult in race
one to challenge for the win. Overall, I am fairly satis-
fied but we were just not close enough. Two second
places are acceptable but another rider took the
prizes this weekend."
Behind the race-one big-three Giugliano placed
himself fourth, and the remarkable rookie Torres fifth,
despite some serious rear tire traction issues, out of
and into corners. He was 19 seconds behind the win-
ner in race one.
The second race saw Giugliano crash very hard
early on, but his team indicated that he was basically
okay, apart from the worrying battering he took.
Guintoli was out of race two early on after crashing
at turn 10, saying that Voltcom Crescent Suzuki's
Briefly...
for the series under Dorna manage-
ment. "Yes, it is in a slump but the
racing could not be any better than it
has been," Mamola said. "You could
not ask for a better partnership than
having Dorna as the owners. Look
at how Grand Prix is going, and they
are not bailing out of here."
The Althea Racing Ducati team
had a real upturn thanks to Niccolo
Canepa in practice at Laguna but
the plans for the 2011 World Cham-
pionship team next season are not
defined. For reasons of cost and
results the team is looking to be a
partner to an official effort if possi-
ble, rather than just another midfield
privateer team.
