Checa Fighting Fit Ahead of German World Superbike Round
The Superbikes are back after the August break and Team Althea Racing, rider Carlos Checa and his Ducati 1198R are in shape and heading for the Nurburgring in Germany for round ten of the World Championship.
Prior to the summer break, the Althea Racing squad secured a stunning double win at the English track of Silverstone, extending Checa’s championship lead as a result to 62 points over second-placed Biaggi. Carlos will line up for his 101st start in SBK at the Ring this coming weekend, determined to add to his podium tally (he has finished top three in fifteen of the eighteen races held so far). With four rounds to go and 200 points still on the table, the Spaniard will be looking to consolidate his leadership status.
Carlos has scored some strong results at the German track in recent years, including a second place finish this time last year. Checa heads into round ten of thirteen with 343 points. Ducati leads the manufacturer’s championship with 355 points to Yamaha’s 320.
During the month long break Carlos has kept himself active, participating in a triathlon in Spain and spending time in Italy, where he had the opportunity to climb to the Castore peak of the Monte Rosa mountain range and take in spectacular views from 4220m!
Carlos Checa
“Since I made this important result for Ducati at Silverstone and since I’m a fan of the mountains, some of my friends invited me to accompany them to the Monte Rosa. One of the things I wanted to do was carry the banner representing the 300 victories, the highest point for Ducati, to the ‘highest point in Italy!’. So we took her to the top of Castor, at 4220m high. A fantastic day and a nice experience at high altitude! I enjoyed the holidays in this way, doing other activities’, but having fun at the same time training myself, and I now feel ready to face the next challenge: Nurburgring.”
Nürburgring Stats
2010: Race 1- 2nd, Race 2 – DNF 2009: Race 1 – 3rd, Race 2 – 3rd 2008: Race 1 – 5th, Race 2 – 5th
Country: Germany
Name: The Nürburgring
Length of circuit: 5.137 km
Pole Position: left
Race distance: 20 laps/102.740 km
LAP RECORDS: Best lap – Rea (Honda) 1’55.392 (2010). Superpole – Biaggi (Aprilia) 1’54.595 (2010).
2010 RESULTS: Race 1 – 1. Rea (Honda) 2. Checa (Ducati); 3. Crutchlow (Yamaha) Race 2 – 1. Haga (Ducati) 2. Rea (Honda); 3. Haslam (Suzuki)
Source: Althea Racing
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