Meklau takes Rijeka superbike victory
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GRANDys duo Suzuki's Andy Meklau took a step closer to clinching the Alpe Adria Superbike series with a second race victory at the weekend's Rijeka circuit in Croatia.
Meklau
In Saturday's opening race, Meklau was second ahead of GSX-R1000-mounted team-mate Marko Jerman, who was struggling with a collarbone injury, but in Sunday's second race, the Austrian (pictured) made a pass on leader Berto Camlek (Yamaha) on the final lap to win 0.3-of-a-second, with Jerman again third.
Jerman
Meklau heads the championship standings on 169 points with Jerman second on 141 with one round to go at Slovakiaring.
In the Superstock 600 class, series leader Daniel Bukowski led Saturday's opening race aboard the team's GSX-R600, but crashed, eventually re-mounting to finish sixth. And in Sunday's race, he rode a calculated race to finish in third.
GRANDys duo Team Manager Jacek Grandys said:
"Our start in Croatia was very successful. I felt sorry for Daniel in the first race because he could have wrapped-up the title this weekend. The situation in the championship classification is still good though and we are waiting for the last weekend of the season now at the Slovakiaring."
"In the Superbike class, it seems that the title will come to one of our riders, but after this weekend, Marko deserves full recognition for his efforts because despite injury he fought bravely with the other competitors."
Alpe Adria Rijeka results:
Superstock 600 1st race:
1. Luka Decko (Yamaha) SLO
2. Luca Tommasini (Triumph) ITA
3. Stefan Kerschbaumer (Yamaha) AUT
4. Alex Radman (Triumph) CRO
5. Adrian Gyutai (Honda) HUN
6. Daniel Bukowski (Suzuki GRANDys duo) POL
Superstock 600 2nd race:
1. Luka Decko (Yamaha) SLO
2. Stefan Kerschbaumer (Yamaha) AUT
3. Daniel Bukowski (Suzuki GRANDys duo) POL
4. Alex Radman (Triumph) CRO
5. Adrian Gyutai (Honda) HUN
Superbike 1st race:
1. Berto Camlek (Yamaha) SLO
2. Andy Meklau (Suzuki GRANDys duo) AUT
3. Marko Jerman (Suzuki GRANDys duo) SLO
4. Jan Halbich (Kawasaki) CZE
5. Irek Sikora (BMW) POL
Superbike 2nd race:
1. Andy Meklau (Suzuki GRANDys duo) AUT
2. Berto Camlek (Yamaha) SLO
3. Marko Jerman (Suzuki GRANDys duo) SLO
4. Jan Halbich (Kawasaki) CZE
5. Irek Sikora (BMW) POL
Alpe Adria Championship Points (after the Rijeka):
Superstock 600:
1. Daniel Bukowski (Suzuki GRANDys duo) POL 142 pts
2. Janos Chrobak (Honda) HUN 104 pts
3. Adrian Gyutai (Honda) HUN 102 pts
4. Luka Decko (Yamaha) SLO 79 pts
5. Luca Tommasini (Triumph) ITA 74 pts
Superbike:
1. Andy Meklau (Suzuki GRANDys duo) AUT 169 pts
2. Marko Jerman (Suzuki GRANDys duo) SLO 141 pts
3. Jan Halbich (Kawasaki) CZE 133 pts
4. Irek Sikora (BMW) POL 122 pts
5. Berto Camlek (Yamaha) SLO 99 pts
Information from Team Suzuki Press Office - August 21.
Wemoto
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