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If the close racing of Race 1 wasn’t enough drama for the fans at Donington Park, Race 2 provided it in full. Another breakaway start, and a couple key crashes, lead to a shake up in the finishing results, and one rider was rushed off to the hospital for a suspected fractured vertabrae that might change the course of the season. Continue reading for spoilers.
Ben Spies took an uncontested Double at Donington by winning Race 2 with relative ease. Spies took the lead in the first corner, and never looked back, finishing 6 seconds ahead of second place Leon Haslam.
As the track at Donington warmed up, it was clear some riders had the wrong compound of tire on their race bikes. Max Biaggi crashed first, hanging up any hopes for redemption after running out of fuel in Race 1. A lap later, Noriyuki Haga had a nasty crash where his Ducati tumbled and landed on top of him.
Haga walked away from the crash, visibly in pain. It was suspected he had a fractured vertebrae, but a later CAT scan confirmed he did not, although he did break a series of other bones in his arm and shoulder.
With the podium shake up completed, the race was left for Leon Haslam, Michel Fabrizio, and Shane Byrne to figure out the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place spots in victory lane. Haslam ended up holding off Fabrizio, and Shakey finished 4th.
Spies made 25 points on Haga for his day’s work at Donington, and now only trails the Xerox Ducati by 14 points. The big question now will be whether Haga will be able to ride any of the remaining races of the season, and defend is now narrow lead.
We’ll keep your apprised of the news as we get it.
Results from Race 2 of World Superbike at Donington Park, UK:
Pos.Num.RiderCountryBikeDiff119B. SpiesUSAYamaha YZF R1291L. HaslamGBRHonda CBR1000RR6.622384M. FabrizioITADucati 1098R6.816467S. ByrneGBRDucati 1098R7.349566T. SykesGBRYamaha YZF R18.145622L. CamierGBRYamaha YZF R113.46379R. KiyonariJPNHonda CBR1000RR15.751827J. EllisonGBRYamaha YZF R116.8379111R. XausESPBMW S1000 RR22.89110117S. AndrewsGBRKawasaki ZX 10R30.3471157L. LanziITADucati 1098R30.6221214M. LagriveFRAHonda CBR1000RR31.5621371Y. KagayamaJPNSuzuki GSX-R 1000 K932.1481423B. ParkesAUSKawasaki ZX 10R32.6071565J. ReaGBRHonda CBR1000RR32.8061699L. ScassaITAKawasaki ZX 10R34.2691779B. YoungUSASuzuki GSX-R 1000 K940.6441836G. LavillaESPDucati 1098R40.9561925D. SalomESPKawasaki ZX 10R41.3022011T. CorserAUSBMW S1000 RR42.856213M. BiaggiITAAprilia RSV4 Factory47.769RET77V. IannuzzoITAHonda CBR1000RR8 LapsRET88R. ReschAUTSuzuki GSX-R 1000 K98 LapsRET53A. PolitaITASuzuki GSX-R 1000 K917 LapsRET7C. ChecaESPHonda CBR1000RR18 LapsRET94D. ChecaESPYamaha YZF R118 LapsRET41N. HagaJPNDucati 1098R19 LapsRET96J. SmrzCZEDucati 1098R21 LapsRET56S. NakanoJPNAprilia RSV4 Factory22 LapsRET2J. HackingUSAKawasaki ZX 10R22 Laps
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If the close racing of Race 1 wasn’t enough drama for the fans at Donington Park, Race 2 provided it in full. Another breakaway start, and a couple key crashes, lead to a shake up in the finishing results, and one rider was rushed off to the hospital for a suspected fractured vertabrae that might change the course of the season. Continue reading for spoilers.
Ben Spies took an uncontested Double at Donington by winning Race 2 with relative ease. Spies took the lead in the first corner, and never looked back, finishing 6 seconds ahead of second place Leon Haslam.
As the track at Donington warmed up, it was clear some riders had the wrong compound of tire on their race bikes. Max Biaggi crashed first, hanging up any hopes for redemption after running out of fuel in Race 1. A lap later, Noriyuki Haga had a nasty crash where his Ducati tumbled and landed on top of him.
Haga walked away from the crash, visibly in pain. It was suspected he had a fractured vertebrae, but a later CAT scan confirmed he did not, although he did break a series of other bones in his arm and shoulder.
With the podium shake up completed, the race was left for Leon Haslam, Michel Fabrizio, and Shane Byrne to figure out the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place spots in victory lane. Haslam ended up holding off Fabrizio, and Shakey finished 4th.
Spies made 25 points on Haga for his day’s work at Donington, and now only trails the Xerox Ducati by 14 points. The big question now will be whether Haga will be able to ride any of the remaining races of the season, and defend is now narrow lead.
We’ll keep your apprised of the news as we get it.
Results from Race 2 of World Superbike at Donington Park, UK:
Pos.Num.RiderCountryBikeDiff119B. SpiesUSAYamaha YZF R1291L. HaslamGBRHonda CBR1000RR6.622384M. FabrizioITADucati 1098R6.816467S. ByrneGBRDucati 1098R7.349566T. SykesGBRYamaha YZF R18.145622L. CamierGBRYamaha YZF R113.46379R. KiyonariJPNHonda CBR1000RR15.751827J. EllisonGBRYamaha YZF R116.8379111R. XausESPBMW S1000 RR22.89110117S. AndrewsGBRKawasaki ZX 10R30.3471157L. LanziITADucati 1098R30.6221214M. LagriveFRAHonda CBR1000RR31.5621371Y. KagayamaJPNSuzuki GSX-R 1000 K932.1481423B. ParkesAUSKawasaki ZX 10R32.6071565J. ReaGBRHonda CBR1000RR32.8061699L. ScassaITAKawasaki ZX 10R34.2691779B. YoungUSASuzuki GSX-R 1000 K940.6441836G. LavillaESPDucati 1098R40.9561925D. SalomESPKawasaki ZX 10R41.3022011T. CorserAUSBMW S1000 RR42.856213M. BiaggiITAAprilia RSV4 Factory47.769RET77V. IannuzzoITAHonda CBR1000RR8 LapsRET88R. ReschAUTSuzuki GSX-R 1000 K98 LapsRET53A. PolitaITASuzuki GSX-R 1000 K917 LapsRET7C. ChecaESPHonda CBR1000RR18 LapsRET94D. ChecaESPYamaha YZF R118 LapsRET41N. HagaJPNDucati 1098R19 LapsRET96J. SmrzCZEDucati 1098R21 LapsRET56S. NakanoJPNAprilia RSV4 Factory22 LapsRET2J. HackingUSAKawasaki ZX 10R22 Laps
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