World Superbike Utah USA 2008

by Dave · June 3, 2008

world superbike utah Image by Ducati Corse After coming out on top in Superpole, Carlos Checa claimed his first race victory in nearly ten years in the first race at Miller Motorsports Park. He waited only another few hours for his nest win, claiming the double victory in the 2008 round at Tooele, Utah.

After hitting the front early, Checa eased out a margin, whilst a number of contenders crashed out, the most spectacular being Troy Bayliss’ bike dodging highside. Aleady injured, Noriyuki Haga crashed out shortly after Bayliss. Fellow Aussie Troy Corser worked his way through for second spot on the podium, with Ducati’s flag waved by Fabrizio in third.

Checa again headed the second race after Troy Corser lead early.. Ruben Xaus tasted the gravel first, then Troy Bayliss suffered machine failure. Suzuki GSX-R mounted German Max Neukirchner held on to a solid second place, but couldn’t make a dent in Checas lead. Corser crashed late in the race, and Biaggi made a mistake, allowing Micheal Fabrizio onto the podium again.

Bayliss still leads the championship with 194 points over Checa with 166. Click Read More for full results.

Results: Race 1

1 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 37’04.991 (158,789 kph)
2 Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1 2.809
3 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 6.546
4 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 7.764
5 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 16.475
6 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS 08 17.126
7 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 17.284
8 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 17.416
9 Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 18.117
10 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 20.467
11 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 21.742
12 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR 27.533
13 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 32.609
14 Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08 33.165
15 Holland R. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 34.182
16 Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 34.500
17 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 36.155
18 Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 41.685
19 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R 43.579
20 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 54.195
21 Pridmore J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1’00.388
22 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’02.104
23 Jensen S. (USA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 1’09.953
24 Napoleone L. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 1’12.258
RET Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR
RET Checa D. (ESP) Yamaha YZF-R1
RET Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1
RET Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08
RET Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R

Results Race 2

1 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 38’44.105 (159,618 kph)
2 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 3.547
3 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 F08 6.613
4 Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 7.878
5 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 10.568
6 Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 11.539
7 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 18.381
8 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 20.646
9 Laconi R. (FRA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 21.264
10 Lanzi L. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 24.863
11 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 25.672
12 Badovini A. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 31.711
13 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-10R 35.628
14 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR1000RR 42.816
15 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 45.034
16 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 50.220
17 Gimbert S. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 50.653
18 Pridmore J. (USA) Honda CBR1000RR 51.188
19 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’04.533
20 Jensen S. (USA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 1’12.049
21 Napoleone L. (FRA) Yamaha YZF-R1 1’19.221
22 Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08
RET Corser T. (AUS) Yamaha YZF-R1
RET Aoyama S. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR
RET Nakatomi S. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1
RET Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08
RET Holland R. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR
EX Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098 RS

Top Ten Championship Points after Round 6.

1 Bayliss AUS 194
2 Checa ESP 166
3 Neukirchner GER 144
4 Nieto ESP 126
5 Haga JPN 122
6 Corser AUS 121
7 Xaus ESP 92
8 Fabrizio ITA 87
9 Biaggi ITA 85
10 Kiyonari JPN 80