Kawasaki WorldSSP Team riders Jeremy Alcoba and Dominique Aegerter finished sixth and 14th respectively in the second WorldSSP race of the Donington Park weekend.
In warm but not extreme weather conditions, Alcoba launched from seventh place on the grid. During the race he was run into the gravel by another rider, but recovered some positions to eventually finish inside the top six places on his Ninja ZX-6R 636.
Dominique started the race in the same 14th place that he finished it in, but he was down in 17th after lap one. The two-time WorldSSP champion gained two places on the final two laps, to get back into 14th position and score two championship points.
In the championship rankings, after eight of 12 rounds, Alcoba is seventh overall, with 126 points, while Aegerter is 17th, with 37 points.
There now starts a very long summer break in WorldSSP action, with the next round not taking place until 4-6 September, at the Magny Cours round in France.
Manuel Puccetti – Team Principal
“Alcoba’s race was ruined today by an overly aggressive move by another rider, which forced him off track and stopped him from climbing any further up the field. I believe that move denied him the possibility of another podium. Aegerter started further back and was nevertheless able to reach the points zone.”
Jeremy Alcoba
“I am not as happy as yesterday because I know my pace and I know the race that I was doing today. Everything was happening like I thought it would until one rider decided to put me out of the track and I went into the gravel. That was just at the moment I was attacking but then I lost two seconds. When I saw the final results, I was two seconds away from being able to fight for P2, like yesterday. It is a shame because I wanted to have a perfect weekend. It is not always like this so I wanted to take the most profit possible when we had the chance. Sometimes racing is like this. In the previous round, I was P5, then I was P3 here and now again P6. I think we are in a good moment. Now we go on holiday from racing, but we will keep pushing and the team did a really good job. Thanks to everyone and here’s to the next one.”
Dominique Aegerter
“It was not what we expected, so I was disappointed with Race Two. I finished P14, but I was hoping for a better result. I was riding on the limit every lap, and we improved the bike slightly today. The conditions were slightly different, however, with much more wind. We lost ten seconds to the winner at the end of the race – which is not that much – but the Supersport field is really competitive. We need to find two or three tenths more to be really in the top ten. Now we have a long break, so I will for sure train and also have some days to relax. I want to say thanks to the team because they try to do everything they can, and also to Kawasaki, my fans, and sponsors. See you in Magny-Cours in September.”
