Robertino Pietri ran away with both rounds of the FMV Venezuelan Superbike Championship Sunday at the Autodroma Internationale de San Carlos, winning rounds one and two of the FIM-sanctioned Latin American Superbike Championship. Race one was a runaway for Pietri. Leading every lap and running 1:29 lap times, he finished 20.3 seconds clear of defending Venezuelan Superbike Champion Fernando Amantini. Columbian Cesar Telles finished 12 seconds back from Amantini, wowing the crowd with supermoto-style corner entrances. In race two, Pietri had to work a little harder, but it was Telles, not Amantini, who was the challenger. Telles led the field into turn one, with Amantini and Pietri in close tow. Amantini crashed out of the race unhurt on the first lap in the turn known as El Bombillo (The Lightbulb), forcing Pietri to check up. Telles held a three-second lead across the stripe at the end of lap one. Pietri caught Telles and forced his way by on the inside of the 140-mph turn one on lap five, and then pulled away to an eventual 8.6-second victory over Telles. Venezuelan Franco Pellegrino finished third. Pietri currently leads both the Venezuelan and Latin American Superbike Championships, with the next event in one week back at Turagua in Maracay, Santa Cruz, Venezuela. Armando Ferrer put on another dominating performance in Sunday’s 600cc Supersport race, winning by over 10 seconds. Superbike Race One San Carlos, Venezuela November 19, 2006 1. Robertino Pietri, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Pirelli, 18 laps, 27:11.967 2. Fernando Amantini, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Dunlop, 27:32.272, -20.3 seconds 3. Cesar Telles, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 27:44.135, -32.168 seconds 4. Franco Pellegrino, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28:02.728, -50.76 seconds 5. Ricardo Sune, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 28:02.778, -50.811 seconds Best Lap, Pietri, 1:29.617, 164.700 kph (102.245 mph) Superbike Race Two San Carlos, Venezuela November 19, 2006 1. Pietri, 18 laps, 27:22.223 2. Telles, 27:30.891, -8.668 seconds 3. Pellegrino, 28:37.496, -15.273 seconds 4. Franklin Reveron, Honda CBR1000RR, 28:40.471, -18.248 seconds 5. Norio Rivero, Yamaha YZF-R1, 28:42.345, -20.122 seconds Best Lap, Pietri, 1:30.264, 163.520 kph (101.611 mph) 600cc Supersport San Carlos, Venezuela November 19, 2006 1. Armando Ferrer, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 18 laps, 28:27.326 2. Miguel Boccardo, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 28:37.816, -10.49 seconds 3. Alexander Rodriguez, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 28:57.119, -29.793 seconds 4. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha YZF-R6, 29:07.427, -40.101 seconds 5. Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 29:22.012, -54.686 seconds Best Lap, Ferrer, 1:33.433, 157.974 kph (98.165 mph)