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| 09-29-02 IMOLA - QUALIFYING & SUPERPOLE |
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Ducati Corse Press
Bayliss (Ducati Infostrada) races to two second places but WSBK title goes to Edwards (Honda) – Ducati
clinch eleventh Manufacturers' crown.
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Infostrada) handed over his World Superbike Championship crown to Colin Edwards (Honda) but not without a fight today, after two extraordinary races at the Enzo & Dino Ferrari Circuit in Imola. In front of 97,000 spectators, the largest crowd ever for a motorcycle race in Italy, the Australian gave 110% in an attempt to overturn the one-point deficit to his Honda rival, but just missed out on both occasions. The podium was identical in both races, with Edwards winning by a whisker from Troy, but Ruben Xaus (Ducati Infostrada) did his best to give team support by finishing third. With Troy’s two second places, Ducati took the Constructors’ title for the eleventh time in World Superbike’s 15-year history. Out of the 2002 championship’s 26 races, Troy’s final victory total was 14, with Edwards taking 11 wins and Tamada 1 in Japan.
Ben Bostrom (Ducati L&M), who will be returning to the USA to race in AMA Superbike next year, concluded today’s final two races in tenth and ninth place, which earned him fifth overall in the championship. “It’s been a long year and the results haven’t been what I expected. I’ll miss all the people in World Superbike. A big thanks to all the guys at Ducati and L&M for the opportunity they gave me. I was planning to go out with the best result I could but just couldn’t get the opportunity because things didn’t go well at all for me today.”
RACE 2 TIMES in association with Breil, the official timekeeper of Ducati Corse.
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