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Titolo: HRC com. stampa dopogara

COMMUNITY OF VALENCIA GP
Race day ­ Cheste, 19th of September 1999
OKADA MAKES BEST OF REPSOL HONDAıS BAD DAY
Tadayuki Okada just missed out on the podium at a wet Valencia Grand Prix
today. Okada was the fastest off the start line but lost his lead to
eventual winner Régis Laconi on the first lap. Laconi increased his lead lap
after lap, but Okada stuck close. Mindful of the difficult condition on this
drying track, Okada stayed fast but did not take any unnecessary risks. As
the race wore on, Okada came under increased pressure from Garry McCoy. The
Yamaha even passed him but Okada fought back. By that time, Kenny Roberts
had also moved towards the front and the three riders ended the race locked
together in battle. Only a last corner mistake prevented Okada from getting
the best of his rivals.
Sete Gibernau ran his race from further down the field. Starting from 14th
position on the grid, Gibernau was tenth at the end of the first lap and
ended the race in ninth position. But the Valencia Grand Prix will be one to
forget for Gibernauıs compatriot Alex Crivillé. The World Championship
leader crashed out while battling for fourth place against Kenny Roberts.
Despite being flicked over the top of his bike and suffering a nasty crash,
Crivillé bravely fought to get his bike going again. Once he did, Crivillé
found it was too damaged to continue and rode back to his pit.
TADAYUKI OKADA ­ 4th ­ 53ı29.980      World Championship Position: 3rd ­
164Pts
" It was my mistake. I tried to brake as late as possible into the last
corner and I overdid it. At the start of the race, it was impossible to stay
with Laconi. I was trying to be as consistent as I could out of the corners
but Laconi was just as consistent. From the middle of the race on, it felt
like I could catch Laconi and I pushed as hard as I could. But in these kind
of race conditions, itıs just as easy to do a good race as it is to crash. "
SETE GIBERNAU ­ 9th ­ 54ı07.201     World Championship Position: 4th ­
114Pts.
" It was very important for me to finish a race run in such difficult
conditions. I didnıt take any risks and I did what I wanted to, just not in
the position I would have liked. This was the first time I was riding a V4
in the wet and itıs really difficult to learn like this. I only had this
morningıs warm-up to get to know the bike in the wet. My rivals have a lot
more experience. Also, we made a small mistake with the set-up so I think
this result is not too bad considering. "
ALEX CRIVILLE ­ Crashes out      World Championship Position: 1st ­ 219Pts
" I made a mistake. But itıs only those people who never take any risk that
never make any mistakes. I wanted to try and catch Tady but when youıre
riding in the wet, itıs always a lottery. The rear just stepped out. I tried
to carry on but my brake lever was broken so there was nothing I could do.
The good news is that I donıt seem to have hurt myself in the crash. Iıve
just got a small pain in my elbow and my leg. I wasnıt as fast as I would
have hoped during that race because we had set up the gearbox for the dry so
it was hard to come out of the turns well. Also the suspension settings
werenıt perfect. Iıve lost 20 points to Kenny and 16 to Tady, but thereıs
only four races to go so the advantage is still mine. "
Race results ­ Cheste - 500cc W. Championship
1. Régis LACONI FRA Red Bull Yamaha WCM YAMAHA 53ı23.825 1st A.CRIVILLÉ
219pts.
2. Kenny ROBERTS USA Suzuki Grand Prix Team SUZUKI 53ı27.373 2nd K.ROBERTS
173Pts.
3. Garry MCCOY AUS Red Bull Yamaha WCM YAMAHA 53ı28.434 3rd T.OKADA 164Pts.
4. Tadayuki OKADA JAP Repsol Honda Team HONDA 53ı29.980 4th S.GIBERNAU
114Pts.
5. Carlos CHECA SPA Marlboro Yamaha Team YAMAHA 53ı45.856 5th M.BIAGGI
109Pts.
6. Norick ABE JAP Antena 3 Yamaha-DıAntín YAMAHA 53ı45.969 6th T.HARADA
94Pts.
7. Max BIAGGI ITA Marlboro Yamaha Team YAMAHA 54ı00.810 7th J.KOCINSKI
90Pts.
8. John KOCINSKI USA Kanemoto Honda HONDA 54ı01.023 8th C.CHECA 89Pts.
9. Sete GIBERNAU SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 54ı07.201 9th N.ABE 88Pts.
10. Alex BARROS BRA MoviStar Honda Pons HONDA 54ı07.245 10th A.BARROS 84Pts.
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