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Stiggy Racing Honda>> West crashes in Monza Race; Vizziello takes 14th

May 13 2009

World Superbike Championship
Stiggy Racing Honda

Round 05 Monza
Sunday, May 10th
Supersport Race

The struggle continued for the Stiggy Racing Honda team in the fifth round for the Supersport World Championship in Monza today. Although the good atmosphere at the famous track, and high number of spectator attendance seemed a promise for a good day, the team once again found the unlucky charm, that influenced the results since the first practice sessions on Friday, on their side.

Anthony West struggled throughout the Monza qualifying sessions and had to start today's race from a disappointing 20th place on the grid. The disappointed Australian - who came close to taking his first win of the season in Valencia - started his race determined to make up for ground lost.

West got off to a good start from his fifth row position, and came through the first lap in 12th place. He seemed to have found some flow he had been looking for early on in the weekend, and recorded a top speed of 289 km/h aboard his CBR600RR. While pushing hard to firm a connection with the fast group from his 11th position, West lost the front of his machine and went down on the third lap of the race.

Vizziello, who had qualified in 18th position, managed to gradually improve throughout the race, and took two points home as he crossed the line in 14th place.

Gianluca Vizziello, 14th:
"I had a good start from my 18th place on the grid. I touched another rider in the chicane and had to get off the gas for a second. The rhythm was good today, but I was lacking some acceleration coming out of the corners. My crew have worked hard this weekend, and I am happy with the set up of my bike.  I am convinced this is the way forward for me to improve my results, and hope I can continue my progress in the next race ".

Anthony West, DNF:
" I had a crap weekend here in Monza. We made some changes to the bike after the bad qualifying results, but starting from that position on the grid is it just hard to make some ground. My only choice was to go flat out, but then I pushed too hard and lost the front. I made a small mistake with big consequences. I'm very disappointed and would like to forget this weekend and look ahead to the next race".

Johan Stigefelt, Teammanager:
" Unfortunately, Anthony ran off the track and crashed his bike. It was the end of a bad weekend, probably one of the worst races for our Supersport team in many years. Luckily, Gianluca managed to grab two points here, so we don't leave empty handed. It was a good reward for his crew after they struggled through a difficult series of qualifying sessions. I'm looking forward to the next race in South Africa, and definitely hope we can achieve some better results there ".

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