crash.net home
crash.net home
» Register or Sign-In    Email:   Password:



MENU

WSBK
Editorial
Media
Competitions
Interactive





Add to Google
»

Home

»

World Superbikes

»

Features

»

Toseland takes fight to Biaggi and wins.

James Toseland (GBR), Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Team, Honda CBR1000RR, 522007 Superbike World Championship, Round 9, Brno, Czech Republic, 22 July 2007
[More Pictures]

Toseland takes fight to Biaggi and wins.

Sunday, 22nd July 2007

James Toseland on the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda fended off the attentions of Max Biaggi, Yukio Kagayama and Noriyuki Haga to take one of the toughest wins of the year so far at Brno in the Czech Republic.


The four way battle lasted for the full race distance but Toseland kept his head despite dropping from an early lead back to fourth place during the arduous race.

Biaggi who fought hard from lights to flag on his Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki had to settle for second place behind the British rider who has successfully extended his championship lead.

The top three riders usually attend a post race press conference however Biaggi opted to sit this out due to sustaining a cut to his hand during the race and went to the medical centre instead. The cut was caused by a stone thrown up from Toseland's bike which damaged his screen.

Advertisement [Go Advertisement Free]

“I must apologise for Max not begin here (at the press conference) it's my fault, I didn't do it on purpose but I ran wide and my bike threw some stones up which hit Max,” explained Toseland, “I've not been on the podium for a couple of rounds now and that was starting to piss me off, so I did my best on the track and on the grass and here I am.”

Toseland feels his longer runs during practice helped him to his race win, “I knew we needed 40 degrees on track for my tyres to work and it was just 40 degrees. Everyone was in the same situation with the tyres but I think my work effort paid off by doing the longer runs.”

“I want to dedicate this win to my good friend Ollie Bridewell who lost his life during an incident in the dreadful conditions at Mallory Park, and my condolences to his family,” concluded Toseland.

Team-mate to Biaggi, Kagayama took a well earned third place pushing his friend Haga off the podium. Kagayama had a little coming together with Haga during the race, he said “After race two Haga is my friend, right now – no! I make small mistake and we touch. It took Haga time to come back but I was gone.”

When the race began it was Biaggi who took the initial lead from Kagayama, but Toseland dispensed with both of them by the end of lap one, while Haga took third place from Kagayama and went after Biaggi's second place.
< < < 1 2 3 > > >
Page 1 of 3
NEXT PAGE »»
Related Images
James Toseland (GBR), Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Team, Honda CBR1000RR, 522007 Superbike World Championship, Round 9, Brno, Czech Republic, 22 July 2007
Max Biaggi (ITA), Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra, Suzuki GSXR1000K7, 3
2007 Superbike World Championship, Round 9, Brno, Czech Republic, 22 July 2007
Yukio Kagayama (JPN), Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra, Suzuki GSXR1000K7, 71
2007 Superbike World Championship, Round 9, Brno, Czech Republic, 22 July 2007
James Toseland ducks underneath John Reynolds at Brands Hatch.
James Toseland leads Akira Yanagawa en route to 7th in race two at Laguna Seca.
Troy Bayliss leads Eric Bostrom, Edwards and Toseland into the final turn at Laguna Seca.
Chambon leads Okada, Chandler, Laconi and Toseland under the hot California sun.
James Toseland in action at Misano.
James Toseland leads Akira Yanagawa, Izutsu, Chili and Craggill, Lausitzring.
James Toseland, GSE Racing Ducati 996 RS, Lausitzring.
Neil Hodgson leads GSE Racing teammate James Toseland around the Lausitzring.
James Toseland, GSE Racing Ducati 996 RS, Monza.
Bostrom fends off Corser and Tamada as Toseland and Chili keep a watching brief.
James Toseland is about to be lapped by Colin Edwards but he still finished 14th at P.Island.
Akira Yanagawa, Fuchs Kawasaki ZX 7RR leads James Toseland at Phillip Island.
James Toseland heads Troy Corser in qualifying at Phillip Island.
James Toseland, GSE Racing Ducati 996 RS, Kyalami
James Toseland, GSE Racing Ducati 996 RS, Kyalami
Stephane Chambon runs wide and is passed by James Toseland and Giovanni Bussei.
GSE Racing team-mates Neil Hodgson and James Toseland hope to stand tall in 2001
James Toseland made his first World Superbike start in Valencia
James Toseland, GSE Racing Ducati 996RS
James Toseland - GSE Ducati.
Jean-marc Deletang leads James Toseland in pre-season testing.
[Top of Article]

Related News Stories

Related Audio

WSBK Race Results

WSBK Race Reports