VOL. 52 ISSUE 31 AUGUST 4, 2015 P77
Briefly...
Ratthapong Wilairot, respectively. In
Superbike outgoing Grillini Kawa-
saki rider Santiago Barragan was
replaced by Aussie rider Alex Phillis,
son of early-era World Superbike
star Robbie.
The Crescent team in World Su-
perbike was still tight-lipped about its
plans for 2016 as they are still await-
ing a decision from Suzuki about
their strategy for next season. There
was still no comment about the
possible swap to become Yamaha's
World Superbike team next year, but
reports from sources outside the
paddock say it is almost a done deal.
Max Biaggi's pre-Sepang test for
Aprilia was, according to Biaggi,
marred by three days of wet weather
and a big crash, but other sources
state that it was more like one day
affected by rain, with a degree of
sandbagging going on afterwards.
strations going on elsewhere.
Max Biaggi had a good wild-
card comeback at Misano, but
a great one at Sepang, where
he had tested before the races.
Fourth on the grid he looked
doomed to a top five or so be-
hind his Aprilia Racing regular
rivals Leon Haslam and Jordi
Torres for a short time, but seri-
ous grip issues dropped both
rivals back in race one, Torres
The melee early on in race two saw
Sylvain Guintoli (1) fighting for the
same space with Max Biaggi (3)
and Tom Sykes (66). Biaggi got the
worst end of the deal, ending up on
the tarmac.
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