Roger Lee counts on stellar support at Misano

Pedercini Kawasaki rider Roger Lee Hayden had his very own fan club tribute on the grid at Misano Adriatico, three red, white and blue American supporters dressed in bizarre garb - one of whom was none other than Ben Bostrom, seven times a WSB race winner.

Ben had come to Italy to see his friend race, and was appropriately - if outrageously - dressed for the hot and sunny weather.

Roger Lee and his team put in another weekend of great effort, but could not score points. He stated afterwards, "In race 1 we chose a soft tyre but after only few laps the bike start to slide a lot because the tyre was probably too soft. It was really a difficult race and probably the most disappointing of this season. The bike was completely different to the one I used during the qualifying and so the only thing I could do was try and finish the race."

He continued, "For race 2 we changed the tyre choice and immediately the bike was a lot better and I was able to race closer to the official Kawasaki riders."