E 'over a weekend started. No, maybe it really been so long, I meant that I knew what this combined weekend already.
And the part was of particular interest today, Sunday, thanks to my colleague, S., and my boss.
In fact, as media partner is found to pass the stage of the World Superbike Championship Imola, valid for Sunday, the day of competition, with access to the paddock!
when I have delivered I was in the right place at the wrong time and that is to have coffee. Since he is not interested, he started thinking about who can donate here pass. He appointed the world without finding a solution. If you only think in those moments: 1. that in its editorial writes motorsport 2. that employee, 3. that Codest could go to watch the race and do a lot 'of photos, 4. that in this latter could also pleased to receive this gift and live a day of competition. Luckily - my - he thought my colleague S., who knew of my interest so told him that he could give them to me and to our colleague, E. I do not know what was his reaction, but accepted.
So generous in giving us the grant of LPG in auto loan, gave us these passes today.
I had never been in a circuit and I had never seen a race bike or car. And today I took a unique opportunity: my first motorcycle race and a historic day because for the first time an Italian rider could win the world championship Superbike!
So, with the GPL and under a bright sun that s-ciok, facciaccia of the weather, we arrived at the Circuit Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola with 2 hours prior to the start of Race 1 scheduled for 12:30. At the entrance to the circuit, I was immediately hit by a thudding along, initially distant and closer, a shout that burst slowly drawing to a close with a bang: they were the engines of the Superstock 1000. I had never heard such a thing, a lot of screaming engines so powerful together one after another! Awesome! Do not even see them, go see a trail but you hear them very well.
we headed to the pits and looking around amazed by the hospitality motorhome at the various centers set up by the manufacturers! A former colleague of E. (Which apparently I have come to replace me) now works for Aprilia and made us get in the box Aprilia. Leon Camier did not run due to injury so his box for the occasion was free for guests. Him, Max Biaggi, was not there, was in the motorhome to focus today because it is he who could make history.
Box magnificent, spotlessly clean and I expected oil stains, tools scattered on the floor and screws and bolts scattered in every corner. Instead it was all in place.
We have been enough to keep taking pictures inside and outside the box. And even with the engineer. Dall'Igna, the genius who created and developed the RSV4.
Then they kicked him out because he, Max Biaggi, was coming and did not want anyone around.
So we went out and saw that the box next, to Ducati, all entered. So we slipped and found myself in front of the 1098 Haga and Fabrizio! And the other brilliant engineer., Filippo Preziosi (of course, photos with him too!). Here, too, all clean and tidy and we were quite a lot 'to our surprise no one that we looked over his left, I photographed the drivers, I went out to the runway, I was still there when I came to settle in the pit lane ... in a football league amateur, if the referee is not an officer in the area of \u200b\u200bthe locker room, they are hunted and the company fined. Now I understand the environment easy, but this seems to me too!
To see the pilots out of the pits in suit hyper titanium with carbon inserts and helmets and get on their bikes bestial, gave the idea of \u200b\u200bcomic book superheroes or astronauts ready to embark on a mission! At that time I was in the midst of the whirlwind of those screams that I heard just arrived at the circuit and the goose bumps have never been so high! Riders and bikes I have ever seen and heard by the paintings I passed a few meters. Well, great!
At this point, however, we could not stay there so we went to see the start of Race 1 from the stands, right near the front row. Green light, away, gone! Are sketched as arrows roaring. It was a trail all around (me) just felt the momentum that had already departed approach. As we continued the race, the group is stretched. Tom Sykes started from pole to surprise the Kawasaki has given way to Lanzi Ducati DFX then bowed alll'altra Althea Racing Ducati of the eternal Carlo Checa, the best of the season on a Ducati motorcycle unofficial! And he? Biaggi finished behind because of burglary (other Ducati team Supersonic), clear, not because of him, and finished the race in 11th place. Fortunately for him also Haslam, his chief rival for the title, made his exit when he was 2 and thereby finishing in 5th place. At the end of Race 1, the Corsair still has 52 points ahead of Haslam: just get the front to go down in history!
game2 To see a better point of view we went to the rostrum in the area of \u200b\u200bthe curve of Rivazza, where the bikes come with the gas wide open but a little further and there is a chicane to slow down: in fact we have them having regard to the claims of him before and Haslam, Max Biaggi, shortly thereafter.
Checa comeback and once again row away, leaving behind a band made up of Haga (Volume Volume, Hunting Hunting), Sykes and Crutchlow, while not much behind them and Haslam Biaggi is running behind.
live commentary during the race is all a "if Biaggi come here and sample" , "if it does Haslam Biaggi sample" , "Haslam Biaggi must pass to become champion" ... I imagine the juice of chestnuts in the pits of the Noale and among supporters of the eventual champion.
At the British on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 is able to stay ahead of the Aprilia RSV4 Roman, who heel, behind the groped them without 'risk (see ever ...), as if to say, in perfect French Monaco: "Hey, sooner or later' to combine the stronzala." Haslam, however, is not ensnared by the attitude of Biaggi and no mistake. Instead mast step (and this time the pilot does not matter): in fact the engine of the GSX-R makes smoke, and is forced to leave with great sadness and indescribable all: race and global ambitions!
So Max Biaggi goes down in history as the first Italian rider to become World Champion Superbike ! And let's be honest: If I had been predicted three years ago when he ran a Ducati customers I would have laughed. For the Aprilia because it is only 2 years racing in SBK. For the pilot because it is not one that likes the battles and now we have seen even though the day was less suitable for this kind of thing, but if you want to win a world we must also extend the elbows (Ben - Texas Terror - Spies docet !). But this season has so far won 9 races out of 24, four shotguns, a first league game to master! In fact he does not win by race 2 of Brno, July 11, three stages and six races ... Well, maybe came a little 'for the arm and basically I can also understand: to become the first Italian to win the World Superbike title can lead to raise the pulse gas. In short, we try to make as many points as possible and to avoid bullshit, as it did.
A little 'ugly win but in this way and also a gentleman of Eng. Dall'Igna was sorry. Winning seems to bad luck of others takes away the taste of success.
But today is a historic day: an Italian rider, Italian bikes, sponsored by (what's left of) an Italian company (owned by the owner of Aprilia, among other things, and do not want to know the matriosche!), on a racetrack Italian (named after the Ferrari) won for the first time the World Superbike Championship. And no matter who he is, Max Biaggi, who see it in motion has a style snob gentleman!
Today testimonial was a historic day. And a weekend of difficult weather conditions, power, history ... as he had the opportunity to explain himself, Max - The Corsair - Biaggi, on his head hung a sword of great Adam mica recently!
Hurrah Biaggi WC!
In the direction of World Champion, clear, no!? 
