If you missed today’s opening round of the 2012 FIM Superstock 1000 Championship at Imola won by Sylvain Barrier, just check out why the race was red flagged.
Heber Pedrosa came off his Team Brazil Kawasaki at high speed at the final chicane and the bike without the rider then proceeded to travel to the straight and crash into the barrier breaking apart into a zillion pieces across the track.
Imola SSTK 1000 results:1.
Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 9′25.
4622.
Loris Baz (MRS) Kawasaki ZX-10R 9′26.
1623.
Eddi La Marra (Barni Racing Team Italia) Ducati 1199 Panigale 9′26.
5604.
Markus Reiterberger (Team Alpha Racing) BMW S1000 RR 9′26.
7025.
Bryan Staring (Team Pedercini) Kawasaki ZX-10R 9′31.
1006.
Fabio Massei (EAB Ten Kate Junior Team) Honda CBR1000RR 9′37.
1657.
Kev Coghlan (DMC Racing) Ducati 1199 Panigale 9′38.
5418.
Lorenzo Savadori (Barni Racing Team Italia) Ducati 1199 Panigale 9′38.
6729.
Tomas Svitok (SK Energy Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 9′40.
53110.
Andrzej Chmielewski (Red Devils Roma) Ducati 1098R 9′44.
00711.
Federico Dittadi (Team Riviera) Aprilia RSV4 APRC 9′47.
53612.
Alen Gyorfi (MetalCom-Adrenalin H-Moto) Honda CBR1000RR 9′48.
30213.
Tiago Dias (Team Dias) Kawasaki ZX-10R 9′49.
72414.
Philippe Thiriet (Team Brazil by ASPI) Kawasaki ZX-10R 9′53.
52715.
Lorenzo Baroni (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) BMW S1000 RR 9′53.
748RT.
Marco Bussolotti (SK Energy Racing Team) Ducati 1098R 3′52.
911NS.
Heber Pedrosa (Team Brazil by ASPI) Kawasaki ZX-10R NS.
Massimo Parziani (M.
V.
Racing Team) Aprilia RSV4 APRC