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ROAD RACE MOTUL FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 8 / JUNE 22-24, 2018 WEATHERTECH RACEWAY / MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA P90 iii My Own Race: 7 CHAZ DAVIES 2ND, 2ND WORLDSBK "All in all, we can be happy with this round," said Chaz Davies. "The goal is always to win, but it's good to be back at the front and I feel we got the best out of myself and the package this weekend. We're back at the sharp end after a couple of tough rounds. We're not too far away from our main rivals; we just need to fine-tune some details. Today [Sunday] I got a good start, but to be honest, I was twitching a bit with the front in the early laps and I wasn't even pushing that hard. Then things leveled down, I got into my rhythm and climbed back to second. We've made strides in the areas in which we've been struggling recently, so we just have to go to Misano and see if we can polish up those final details." 45 JAKE GAGNE 10TH, 9TH WORLDSBK "A couple of top-10 results at my home track made this the best weekend of the season so far," said Jake Gagne after Sunday's race. "It was really great racing in front of my fans, friends and family and today I felt really strong. I didn't get off to the best start, but after a few laps I was able to make some passes and make my way into the top 10, and then for the second half it was a long, lonely race. I had a couple of moments in the second half of the race but I managed the gap to the riders behind me and brought it home in ninth place." 33 MARCO MELANDRI 5TH, DNF WORLDSBK "Unfortunately, when the grip decreases due to high temper- atures, the bike becomes more difficult to handle when the tarmac is a bit bumpy," said Marco Melandri who crashed out of race two after finishing fifth in race one. "Today [Sunday], I was losing a lot in corner exit and, while trying to make up for it, I had to push more under braking. Laguna Seca is par- ticularly demanding with the front, but I didn't expect to lose it in that corner. It's a pity, because we started the weekend strong but, as the conditions changed, we struggled." 99 PJ JACOBSEN DNF, DNF WORLDSBK "I just lost the front at the top of the Corkscrew under brak- ing today," Jacobsen said on Sunday. "It has been a bit of a struggle all weekend, to be honest. I am not happy with the front at the moment, and also, while accelerating, I feel I have no grip. I am pretty disappointed, so we need to go back and figure out how to make some steps and move forward to the top ten. We are halfway through the season and we should be making more steps now."