Meanwhile WSB Does Brno

Last week saw WSB's turn at Brno. Looks like a beautiful track ... sort of like Mugello with pine trees. Pirelli did report that surface traction was down from the previous year, making tyre choice and setup difficult. Race 1 saw Spies crash and Biaggi take the flag followed by Checa, Rea and Byrne. Good finish by Corser on the BMW in fifth. Spies made up in race 2, taking the win, followed by Biaggi, Fabrizio and Rea. Haga managed 8th and 6th. Biaggi has always done well here (8 wins) and it showed. Even though he finished behind Spies in race 2, he set the fastest lap and new race record. Spies seems to adhere to the win-or-crash school of racing and it's slowing his climb up the Championship leader board. If he'd finished every race this year, he'd probably have a very big points lead by now. As it is, he's still 7 points behind Nori, however, with Haga still not 100% fit, Ben will overtake the leader at the next round at Nurburgring on September 6th. It's likely that rookie Spies will be declared champ at the second-last round at Magny-Cours on October 4th.