World Superbike returns. The Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team is back on the track at the historic German Nurburgring circuit with a double world leadership to defend.

After the customary summer break, the time has come for the Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team to return to the track for the German round, the eleventh in this year’s World Superbike. With two leaderships to defend – both in the rider class with Max Biaggi and in the manufacturer class – and with three rounds left to race, an adrenaline filled season finale is in store for the red, white and green team.

The 2010 WSBK championship has held great satisfaction as well as high expectations for the Aprilia Alitalia team up to this point.

The team from Veneto has taken 9 wins, all achieved by four time World Champion Max Biaggi, and another 7 podiums, 3 of which are credited to Brit Leon Camier.
These extraordinary results – remember that the RSV4 is only in its second year of racing – translate into 373 points for Max Biaggi, 60 more than the second place holder, Leon Haslam on his Suzuki, while Aprilia is at the top of the manufacturer rankings with 385 points against Suzuki’s 334 and Ducati’s 297.

“I can’t wait to get back on the track! – confirms ranking leader Max Biaggi – The holidays are important and pleasant, of course, but the call of the race is always irresistible. We’ll be on the Nurburgring, a nice track, I’d say less disagreeable to our RSV4 than Silverstone, and the last leg of the season, the decisive leg, awaits us. Obviously I’m happy with what I’ve done so far, but you only count up the points at the end, so don’t talk to me about strange strategies or point calculations. We have two first places to defend and that is not a simple thing: you’ve seen how easy it is to lose points. Our opponents are ready to take advantage of every false move we make. There are still six races and that’s 150 points up for grabs, so mathematically anything is still possible. For the entire team this is the time to find maximum concentration again. Each race from here on out can be decisive.”

This entry was posted by Metropolis on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 11:44 am and is filed under Blog, General

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