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HONDA: USA GP (Laguna Seca) – Race

The Camel Honda is the Unlucky race for Alex, Troy beats Tamada to sixth

/noticias.info/ Back to News The race was over practically before it even began for Alex Barros, a blameless victim of an Marco Melandri’s involuntary error, who lost control of his Honda entering the tight corner which brought the riders into the start-finish straight as they finished off the first lap in the US Grand Prix. The Brazilian rider, understandably disappointed, was taken to the Mobile Clinic for an abrasion to his left thigh, and immediately took off for home. Troy Bayliss finished in sixth place after a great duel with Makoto Tamada.

Sito Pons – Camel Honda
“We have been incredibly unlucky in this race, because Alex was caught up in an incident he had nothing to do with, and he didn’t even get the chance to make the most of the competitive edge and pacy rhythm he demonstrated in practice and above all during this morning’s warm-up. Having seen his pace in the race he would almost certainly have been able to fight for victory. Troy got away well, but obviously he had a few difficulties because he was never able to ride as hard as in practice.”

Alex Barros – Camel Honda – crash
“We were just in the early stages of the race when Melandri bumped into me and made me crash. We were just at the end of the first lap, and I even left space for him to get into the corner, but he hit me anyway. It’s not something to do after just one lap of the race. It’s a shame, I’m so disappointed, because this was a race that I felt I could win.”

Troy Bayliss – Camel Honda – 6th place
“Sixth isn’t what I want, or what I expected here at Laguna. In the race I was just unable to find the kind of feeling I had in practice, I didn’t have the confidence on the front and hardly any grip at the back. I picked up some good points and I gained a place a position in the championship standings, but today I wanted more.”

Classification - United States GP
1. Hayden (USA-Honda) 45’15.374; 2. Edwards (USA-Yamaha) a 1.941; 3. Rossi (Ita-Yamaha) a 2.312; 4. Biaggi (Ita-Honda) a 4.216; 5. Gibernau (Spa-Honda) a 4.478; 6. Bayliss (Aus-Honda) a 22.381; 7. Tamada (Jap-Honda) a 22. 493; 8. Hopkins (USA-Suzuki) a 23.148; 9. Nakano (Jap-Kawasaki) a 23.625; 10. Capirossi (Ita-Ducati) a 26.123.

RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP:
1. Rossi 186; 2. Melandri 107; 3. Biaggi 100; 4. Gibernau 95. 5. Edwards 93; 6. Hayden 85; 7. Barros 74; 8. Capirossi 55; 9. Nakano 55; 10. Bayliss 47.

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP:
1. Yamaha 190; 2. Honda 166; 3. Kawasaki 75; 4. Ducati 64; 5. Suzuki 35. notas_de_prensa_archivo