From a press release issued by Ducati Corse:

LANZI (DUCATI BREIL) AIMS FOR POSITIVE RESULT ON HOME TURF AT IMOLA

Imola (Italy), 23 September 2004: Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Breil) approaches this weekend’s penultimate round of the World Supersport championship with the aim of finishing the season on a high note.

The 22-year-old from Cesena, just down the road, will be back racing his regular Breil-sponsored Ducati 749R Supersport after hurricane ‘Ivan’ postponed his Superbike debut in the AMA category two weeks ago.

Lanzi, who currently lies sixth overall in the standings with two fourths as season best results, is determined to put in another positive performance this weekend at Imola in front of his numerous home fans.

“We know that for us Imola is quite a difficult track but I am ready to give 100% and get a good result on my home circuit. We did the Italian championship race here a few months ago and although it rained, we were able to find a good starting base” declared Lanzi.

“The greatest difficulties for us at Imola are in acceleration out of the chicanes and in the uphill sections, where we tend to suffer a bit.

“I am sixth in the championship but there are four riders all within a few points of each other so it’s quite easy to drop down to ninth. I could have done without that no-score at Assen but we’re going to try and hold on to sixth place in the final two rounds at Imola and Magny-Cours”.

POINTS (after 8 of 10 rounds) : (Riders) 1. Muggeridge 157; 2. VD Goorbergh 119; 3. Parkes 95; 4. Charpentier 88; 5. Curtain 69; 6. Lanzi & Chambon 56; etc.

(Manufacturers) 1. Honda 162 ; 2. Yamaha 154 ; 3. Suzuki 88; 4. Ducati 69; 5. Kawasaki 34; 6. Triumph 4.

STATISTICS:
Best lap: Muggeridge (Honda), 1:51.592 (2003). Lap record: Curtain (Yamaha), 1:53.122 (2003). Race Distance: 21 laps/103.593 km.

2003 RESULT: 1. Muggeridge (Honda); 2. Vermeulen (Honda); 3. VD Goorbergh (Yamaha).