Corser left to rue more bad fortune
Added on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 by Carole Nash Editor
Corser left to rue more bad fortune
Troy Corser was left to rue his luck once again on Sunday after being forced to settle for a second and fifth place finish in San Marino.
The Yamaha rider has consistently found himself in the top five this season yet is the only rider in the top eight of the World Superbike championship yet to secure a victory in 16 races so far and his bad luck continued as he failed to make pole position count in race one at Misano
Corser’s winless streak now stretches back to 63 races, with his last victory coming at Phillip Island in March 2006.
Having been robbed of victory by the rain in Germany during the previous round, it was German Max Neukirchner who stole first position from Corser with three laps remaining to leave the 2005 champion wondering what he has to do to achieve that elusive chequered flag.
After Sunday’s WSB round Corser said; “I’m really happy with the way I’m riding at the moment and I’m giving everything I’ve got, but somehow a win eludes me. What do I have to do to win?!”
“Race one was looking really good until Max Neukirchner appeared. When I was in the lead, I was comfortable and I really thought this would be my day and I would win.
“Max came past and although I tried to keep up with him, it just wasn’t possible. If I had tried any harder, I would’ve crashed for sure. But it felt good to be leading a race and I was confident that I could win race two or get another podium at least,” he added.
