JERMAN IMPROVED HIS ABSOLUTE GROBNIK TRACK RECORD
Slovenian Marko Jerman-improved record in two classes and also just 370 days after his own absolute record which is now 1:28,867 minutes with an average 168.846 km / h.
Croatian riders Radman and Simonović pleasantly surprised with two victories at the last race of the season.
Motorcyclists' season ended on Grobnik in a spectacular way. Slovenian Marko Jerman set two track records, in the class SuperSport 600 and Superbike, which is not just a record of this class, but also became a new absolute track record of automotodrom "Grobnik.
Already in the first round of the class Superbike he drove 1:28,867 minutes with average speed 168.846 km / h, and so for 340 milliseconds repair his own record 370 days old. Jerman is now the owner of the track record in three classes and of one absolute.
54th AA Championship was hosted and organized by Avto moto zveza Slovenia (AMZS) with a successful technical support of MK Kvarner and Automotodrom Grobnik d.o.o.
198 motorcyclists from 11 countries participated in the Championship.
TWO CROATIAN VICTORIES
Few Croatian riders have prepared a pleasant surprise at the final race of the season of the AA. Two victories in two classes and two second places, are an excellent and long-awaited result.
The first victory in the class 125SP class among 22 riders took young Alex Radman, second was Francesco Tramarin, while the third position got Ivan Višak.
For the second time the Croatian national anthem was played in honour of the victory of Aldo Simonović. It was his first official appearance with the new BMW motorcycle in the class Superstock 1000.
JERMAN RECORDS IN THREE CLASSES
Slovenian Marko Jerman in the class SuperSport 600 improved his own record only two months old, driving a "Triumph" fastest lap with time 1:30,233 minutes with average speed 166.289 km/h, and passed the finish line as nr1 with the advantage of almost 11 seconds ahead of compatriot Bostjan Pintar.
New Slovenian victory was achieved in the class Superstock 600 - Luka Dečko.The best Croatian motorcyclist Marin Ivanov won the fourth place.
In the final race of the season Marko Jerman won in the class Superbike ahead of Italian Fabrizio Pellizzon with the advantage of more than four seconds, while the third went to former champion of Grobnik track Berto Camlek who started from last positions due to injuries gotten on Friday’s practice.
77 LAPS OF ENDURANCEA
In the race of EC Vintage Car Endurance 16 Italian teams competed. The most successful team, "Anima Guzzista" composed by Marziale Daniele and Claudio Petrassi on Moto Guzzi 1200 drove 77 laps in time ".30:49,757 hours, 2nd team "Paolo Tord" driving Suzuki Daniele Sassella - Andrea Fantini - Venier Casadei has ridden 19.096 seconds behind with the same number of laps. Third position with less than three rounds has won the team members' Canzo "on Ducati 750 Marco Bernotto and Eugenio Gatti. They all raced in the class END 1200.
Winners of class END 500 were Francesco Greggio and Gianpietro Manzalini (Team Due Ruote Classiche, Laverda 496.5), while in the class END 750 victory got in hands of Oreste Martini and Carmine Piccirillo (Tim Omobono Tenn., Guzzi 750).
Results AAC:125 SP (10 laps, 41,7 km) 1. Radman (Hr) 17:52,938 minutes, 2. Tramarin (Ita) +1,437 seconds, 3. I. Višak (Hr) +12,198,…5. Giacomazzo (Hr, Aprilia) +20,227,… 125 GP (10 laps) 1. Gnani (Ita, Gnani) 16:25,522), 2. Lichtenberger +50,980, 3. Brandstetter (both AUT, Honda ) +1:08,167,…SuperStock 1000 (10 laps) 1. Simonović (Hr, BMW) 15:35,144, 2. Brunetta (Ita, Kawasaki) +6,392, 3. Babič (Hr, Honda) +6,561,…5. Brajević (Hr, Suzuki) +31,465, 6. Tommasini (Hr, Aprilia) +40,566,… 600 SuperSport (11 laps, 45,8 km) 1. Jerman (Slo, Triumph ) 16:53,600 minutes, 2. Pintar (Slo, Yamaha) +10,487, 3. Cerny (Slovačka, Yamaha) +10,729; SuperStock 600 (11 laps) 1. Dečko (Slo, Yamaha) 17:00,513 minutes, 2. Gyorfi (HUN, Honda) +1,300, 3. Coletto (Ita, Honda) +19,396, 4. Ivanov +31,523, 5. Bašić (both Hr, Yamaha) +38,048; Superbike (12 laps, 50,2 km) 1. Jerman (Slo, Honda) 18:00,872, 2. Pellizzon (Ita, Aprilia) +4,063, 3. Camlek (Slo, Yamaha) +18,874.
Croatian Championship 125 SP 1. Radman (Dagri RT), 2. I. Višak (Križevci), 3. Giacomazzo (Matulji racing, Aprilia); SStock 600 1. Ivanov (Azalea Zadar, Yamaha), 2. Bašić (Matulji racing, Yamaha), 3. M. Višak (Križevci, Honda); SStock 1000 1. Simonović (1. HMK Zagreb, BMW), 2. Babič (Azalea, Honda), 3. Brajević (Križevci, Suzuki): klubovi 1. MK Križevci 78 bodova, 2. MK Azalea 58, 3. 1. HMK Zagreb 50; timovi 1. Team Azalea (Ivanov, Katalenić, Babič) 58, 2. Team Matulji Racing (Giacomazzo) 16 bodova.
Miroslav KRPAN
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