| | | | M.O in the RACE! |  Written: 06/11/2006 : 10:08. Read 3573 times (7/day). | | The integrality of this filed article is for Premium Members. | The 2006 season of the various speed world championships will remain in the memories. What a marvellous year! So many developments, cliffhangers and other suprises! The various protagonists offered us a spectacle of rare intensity and beauty. It was son long we didn't felt anything watching the races on TV. This year, it was pure happyness. There is so much to tell, I don't really know where to start....
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Anyway, I must start with someone. So lets talk about the Sebastien Charpentier's second World Supersport champion title. It's the perfect example of this crazy season. Sebastien started the season by three third places then he falled while the Czech Republic tests and broke his basin wich will force him to rest. His next race with his CBR was Assen in the Netherlands where, at the end of a really painfull race, he finished four. But luck wasn't back. In germany, at the Lausitz track, he broke one of his fingers on a tire wall. He gave up this race...
But Sebastien is tenacious and courageaous. On the Imola race track (Italy), success and victory are back. But his challenger Kevin Curtains (Australia) still had 18 points over him the day before the french Race at Magny Cours. At this time, nobody can believe Sebastien will win the championship. Impossible doesn't exists for Sebastien Charpentier...
The unthinkable occurs over the 8th lap, when, under pressure, Kevin Curtains falls. Sebastien just needed to finish first to be the World Champion. The last laps will be thrilling, but Sebastien will win, and the Supsersport world champion crown belongs to him.
He is the very first who managed to be the Supersport world champion two successive years. An incredible performance!
In Superbike, no real suspense since the Imola race but the battle was hard between Toseland (Honda CBR), Haga (Yamaha R1), Corser (Suzuki GSXR) and Troy Bayliss (Ducati 999, Champion 2006). A great show!
Bayliss was chosen by Ducati to race the last motoGP race in Valencia because Gibernau was wounded (and also for his knew well the motorcycle he rided during two seasons). We must admit that this choice was judicious. Bayllis was good during the tests, and he was a domintor once the race statred. Bayliss kept the pole position form the first to the last lap, nobody seeming to be able to contend him the victory or threaten him anyway. He was alwas in front of his team-mate Loris Capirossi, to whom it gave more concern in one race than Gibernau in a whole season. This unexpected victory was the climax of a completely insane championship!
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