ROAD RACING
FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 27-28, 2016
PHILLIP ISLAND CIRCUIT / PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
P60
such finishes, but sad when Alex
Lowes fell in race one and then
was only 14th in race two.
An amazingly bad start was
followed by an amazingly good
race for Leon Camier and his MV
Agusta Reparto Corse. Down to
one engine after some issues in
him back it seems.
Fifth and sixth places were
swapped between Sykes and
the all-new Yamaha WorldSBK
machine of Sylvain Guintoli, on
the Pata Yamaha. The boys and
girls with the biggest tuning forks
managed to be happy with two
He slid back to fifth and would
do the same on Sunday, but
this time to sixth. Setup in race
one and a missed gear, then the
pushy Davide Giugliano, were
his twin nemeses on Sunday. He
loves Phillip Island, loves riding
the track, but it does not love
