26th June 2005 Misano (Italy) Despite the overheated track surface conditions at Misano, with mercury readings of well over 50°C at times, Pirelli riders completed a successful weekend of racing, with no problems reported in these demanding and intense conditions. The 4.060km Misano circuit features several tough tests of tyre design and build, notably the high speed triple left ‘Curvone’ corner. Race 1 TRACK CONDITION Dry AIR HUMIDITY 47% TRACK TEMPERATURE 48° AIR TEMPERATURE 38° In the first race, shortened to 24 laps after two interruptions and restarts, there was one red flag stoppage to clear up oil from a crash and one grid reformation as a multi-rider false start made for a few more minutes of delay. Regis Laconi gave Ducati the win, with Chris Vermeulen’s Honda second and Troy Corser’s Suzuki third. Race Standings: 1. Laconi, Ducati 999F05, Ducati Xerox, 39’07.157 2. Vermeulen, Honda CBR1000RR, Winston Ten Kate Honda, +4.439 3. Corser, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Alstare Suzuki, +8.043 4. Toseland, Ducati 999F05, Ducati Xerox, +10.198 5. Lanzi, Ducati 999RS, Ducati SC Caracchi, +14.105 Race 2 TRACK CONDITION Dry AIR HUMIDITY 50% TRACK TEMPERATURE 53° AIR TEMPERATURE 32° Race Standings: In the second race, run over the full 25 laps, and in even hotter track conditions of 53°C, the first four positions remained unchanged from those of race one. This time around Vermeulen was only 1.4 seconds down on Laconi in a straight fight, with Corser a further 1.8 back. Every rider except Corser used the new 200-section rear Pirelli in the second race, to make use of its advantages on the long Curvone section of the circuit. 1. Laconi, Ducati 999F05, Ducati Xerox, 40’46.260 2. Vermeulen, Honda CBR1000RR, Winston Ten Kate Honda, +1.491 3. Corser, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Alstare Suzuki, +3.143 4. Toseland, Ducati 999F05, Ducati Xerox, +14.562 5. Chili, Honda CBR1000RR, Klaffi Honda, +16.291 It was then a very hard day, first for the rider, then the bikes, then the tyres. Pirelli brought a new and wider section solution to this venue and many riders decided to use this rear tyre even if it was different from what they raced before. This 200 tyre delivered good results, as it did in development test sessions, but the result on this track was even bigger than expected mainly thanks to the track’s characteristics. This results give to the Pirelli technician many new elements and data to work on, in order to improve again. For this reason they will test it in Lausitzring, even if it will not be used in the Brno race. A good result was thus shared in partnership with Pirelli, with the teams who found the courage to change their usual setup from the normal way could face the 25 laps of the second and hotter- race. Also the “standard” 190 solution also did its job, allowing riders to use even the softest compounds. World Championship Standings: 1. Corser, 254 2. Vermeulen, 181 3. Laconi, 162 4. Kagayama, 148 5. Toseland, 124 6. Haga, 88 7. Walker, 87 8. Chili, 86 9. Pitt, 70 10. Muggeridge, 65 TRACK CONDITION Dry AIR HUMIDITY 52% TRACK TEMPERATURE 50° AIR TEMPERATURE 32° The 23-lap Supersport race, delayed by half an hour due to the dramas in Superbike race one, was a non-stop 23 lap affair, with French riders Sebastien Charpentier (Honda) and Fabien Foret (Honda) outpacing Charpentier team-mate Katsuaki Fujiwara. It was Charpentier’s fourth race win of the year. All the top Honda riders used harder rear tyres than most other runners, and were thus able to do the entire race at a higher place. Race Standings: 1. Charpentier Honda CBR 600 RR Winston Ten Kate 38’14.344 2. Foret Honda CBR 600 RR Team Megabike +0.496 3. Fujiwara Honda CBR 600 RR Winston Ten Kate +4.981 4. Curtain Yamaha YZF R6 Yamaha Motor Germany +13.367 5. Parkes Yamaha YZF R6 Yamaha Motor Germany +19.396 World Championship Standings: 1. Charpentier, 140 2. Fujiwara, 106 3. Curtain, 83 Giorgio Barbier, Pirelli racing manager: “Supersport was quite interesting for us, because in the end riders used three a different solutions, with different results. The Ten Kate Hondas, not so competitive in the first days of practice, probably used the hardest solution, in the race, and that is why they could last all race long. It seems not so easy to beat the Honda this year but this weekend the Megabike Honda machines were fast as well. It was also very pleasing to see that a Suzuki could win in the big Superstock class, that a Yamaha was second and an MV Agusta was also on the podium. That shows our road products work for a wide variety of machines.” More, from a press release issued by Longevity Racing: Barrett Long Wins at Miami-Homestead Races Longevity Racing- and Webdate.com-sponsored rider Barrett Long came from a fifth-row starting position to win the Middleweight Superbike race and collect $1,500 in Yamaha contingency money at the CCS event June 26 at Miami-Homestead Speedway in Florida. He also finished 3rd in the Middleweight Supersport and GTU classes.