Thursday, March 25 2010
Leon Haslam took first place in his very first Superbike win, and he accomplished this win on a Suzuki! Haslam who races for Alstare Suzuki, finished first at the opening race of the Superbike World Championship that was held at Philips Island. He was in the lead position from the opening gate and was able to hold that place until he reached the flag as he finished fractions of a second before Ducati rider Michel Fabrizio.
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Haslam and Sylvain Guintoli, Haslam’s fellow Alstare Suzuki rider, were leading the pack for a good portion of the second race, however, Carlos Checca, who rides for Ducati shot down Haslam’s hopes of taking first place in the second race. Still, Haslam, due to his awesome first place finish in race one, and his second place finish in race two was number one in the Superbike World Championship, leading the nearest opponent by nine points.
Sylvain Guintoli performance was also an encouraging note for the Alstare Suzuki team. Guintoli showed that he was able to run in the lead and was also a Superbike contender. Guintoli was ahead of Haslam for eight laps out of 22 and seemed to be right at home at that pace. This race was Guintoli’s first race of 2010 with the Alstare Suzuki team, riding on the new Suzuki 2010 GSX-R1000 bike. Even though he did not make it to the podium, Guintoli did not go home empty handed, he was awarded a trophy for the fastest lap in the second race.
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