WSS'09 Round 13: Magny-Cours, race day

Monday, October 5, 2009

With Chaz Davies making his debut on the French circuit and Garry McCoy last racing here for Ducati Superbike in 2004, the first practice session of the penultimate World Supersport round held at Magny Cours was mainly used by the ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing riders to learn the track.

Despite both riders managing to find a good base setup during the first practice session and planning on improving in the following day's two practice sessions, all did not go to plan come race day with both riders having to retire from the race due to a heat exchanger failure in the water/oil cooling system on both bikes.

The problem prevented both Garry McCoy and Chaz Davies from scoring another good result as they were having a very good racing pace, which probably would have enabled them to fight for the top 5.
The young Brit was forced to retire after only three laps, while Gaz McCoy did the same after thirteen.
The team's goal for the next and last round is now to end the season with a good result  in three weeks time at Portimao.

GARRY McCOY |  Triumph Daytona 675 | retired: "I realized I was having a problem after the start because the bike was not performing as it did yesterday and this obviously gave the opponents an advantage in the sections where pure power is essential. I decided nonetheless to race on, maybe grab some points but halfway into the race I had to retire".
 
CHAZ DAVIES |  Triumph Daytona 675 | retired: "I'm sure that without the damage, I would've repeated the Imola performance. I was recovering many positions and wasn't that far away from the leading pack. I'll make it up in the next and last round and hopefully finish in style".
 
 
Race Standings:
 
1 26 Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-6R 32'21.660 (155,389 kph)
2 35 Crutchlow C. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 0.937
3 54 Sofuoglu K. (TUR) Honda CBR600RR 5.910
4 13 West A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 20.797
5 8 Aitchison M. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 20.992
6 1 Pitt A. (AUS) Honda CBR600RR 21.232
7 21 Fujiwara K. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX-6R 21.441
8 55 Roccoli M. (ITA) Honda CBR600RR 23.539
9 14 Lagrive M. (FRA) Honda CBR600RR 24.654
10 51 Pirro M. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 35.848
11 199 Four O. (FRA) Honda CBR600RR 36.243
12 117 Praia M. (POR) Honda CBR600RR 36.803
13 50 Laverty E. (IRL) Honda CBR600RR 52.022
14 101 Coghlan K. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R6 55.274
15 28 Vos A. (NED) Honda CBR600RR 55.831
RET 24 McCoy G. (AUS) Triumph Daytona 675 
RET 23 Davies C. (GBR) Triumph Daytona 675