PIROVANO KEEPS HIS UNBEATEN RECORD. ‘Wild card’ Fabrizio Pirovano kept his unbeaten Suzuki GSX-R Cup record at Misano today, but it came as a result of a couple of crashes by two of his rivals in the ten lap race. With two laps remaining, Pirovano was in third place and forcing the pace. The crashes by Simone Saltarelli and race favourite (apart from Pirovano!) Spaniard Ismael Ortega allowed Pirovano to run unopposed to the flag. The veteran Italian took the victory, with Emeric Jonchiere second and Austrian Roland Resch third. But as Pirovano was a ‘wild card’ Jonchiere takes the 25 points, Resch 20 and Arturo Tizon 16. Ortega’s no score and Jonchiere’s 25 points tally today moves the Frenchman into the series lead, 12 points ahead of Spaniard. Fabrizio Pirovano – 1st It’s always goof to win a race and today was no exception – even though some people may think I was a bit lucky. But in order to win, you have to finish and that’s what I did. The standard of the Suzuki GSX-R Cup riders has definitely gone up this year and these youngsters made me work a lot harder than last year. I had some problems with the front tyre today and couldn’t push as hard as normal. So I rode sensibly and as fast as I could, without risking anything, and my strategy paid off. Emeric Jonchiere It was good to finish second to the ‘old fox’ today and even better to take the 25 points and the series lead. This title is going to go all the way to end and that’s going to be exciting for all of us and the fans. European GSX-R Cup Championship Santamonica Circuit Misano, San Marino June 29, 2008 Race Results (all on Suzuki GSX-R750s and Pirelli tires): 1. Fabrizio PIROVANO (ITA), 10 laps, 17:21.447 2. Emeric JONCHIERE (FRA), -0.853 second 3. Roland RESCH (AUT), -2.287 seconds 4. A. TIZON (ESP), -4.980 5. L. DE CAROLIS (FRA), -5.045 6. L. REICHELT (GER), -9.439 7. Robertino PIETRI (VEN), -12.837 8. D. JUHASZ (HUN), -13.672 9. T. BRIDEWELL (GBR), -18.349 10. B. CLARKE (GBR), -18.558