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STK and EJC prepare for Imola

Thursday, 27 June 2013 08:56 GMT
STK and EJC prepare for Imola
The 2013 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup is proving to be a close racing challenge, as the top-4 is within ten points only. After his second race win of the season at Portimao, defending Champion Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) got back on the lead with just one point over Eddi La Marra (Barni Racing Ducati) and seven on Niccolò Canepa - La Marra's team mate. Thanks to a good consistency in race results, Frenchman Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki) has managed to keep himself in contention for the title.


Leandro Mercado, fifth in the standings, is still looking for his maiden STK1000 race win while 1st place at Monza Lorenzo Savadori is aiming to make up for the crash of the Portuguese race.


Superstock 600


The highly spectacular race at Portimao saw a new STK600 race winner, Franco Morbidelli (San Carlo Team Italia), who proved to have the nerves to edge his rivals after a tight 4-way battle. The Italian lies now third in the standings, 23 points behind Championship leader Gauthier Duwelz (MTM Racing Team Yamaha), who was 2nd last time out for a mere 0.062 seconds gap on the finish line. Bastien Chesaux (EAB Ten Kate Junior Team) and Tony Covena (Nito Racing Kawasaki) are still looking for their first victory in the series, although their performances so far in 2013 have allowed both riders to keep their title chances alive.


European Junior Cup


The Pata European Junior Cup powered by Honda will be back on track this weekend for the fourth race of the season. Michael Canducci (Colors Experience) still leads the way with a two-point margin over Jake Lewis (Jake Lewis Racing) and five over Robin Anne (Anne Formation). The young Frenchman was able to score his first win after an exciting 8-way ultra-close finish on Adrien Pittet (Swisscare).