Checa delighted with another double in Misano
Added on Monday, June 13th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Checa delighted with another double in Misano
Carlos Checa’s dominance of the World Superbike championship continued in Misano, with the veteran rider claiming another double victory to extend his lead in the standings to 72 points.
The Althea Ducati rider beat Aprilia’s Max Biaggi to the chequered flag on both occasions in San Marino, giving him eight wins from twelve races this season and putting him very much in control of the championship as it heads towards the half-way point.
And Checa claimed that this weekend’s result was more important that then result at Miller Park, believing from the outset that he and the Althea team could do well in Misano.
“What a great result today! In the first race, I didn’t make a great start, losing some ground through the first corners,” he claimed.
“Max was strong at the start and it wasn’t easy to pass him but once in front, I was able to find good rhythm and build a small advantage. I’m extremely satisfied also because the tyre began to slide in the final laps and it was very hot today.
“We changed tyre for race two and it seems we made the right decision. Max was strong again in race two and both he and I had a strong pace, stronger than the other riders, but I perhaps had an extra couple of tenths over him. When I took the lead I managed the race well and took the second win of the day.
“We knew that Misano could be favourable to us, after results during testing here in May, but I didn’t expect the double win. Fantastic, and perhaps even more important that the Miller wins because we knew we could do well there while here it was far from easy and so even more special.”
