Joshua Day wins an Imola Superstock 600

Carbonin partner Kawasaki Revolution Racedays with Joshua Day wins for the second time in 2011 in Superstock 600.

The race start saw Day snatch an early lead, only to be block passed by Ricccardo Russo into ‘Variante Alte’ with the Florida rider having to react quickly to avoid colliding with the fired-up young Italian. Russo had shown he was consistently fast in qualifying and as pole setter and championship leader Jed Metcher battled with wild card Nicholas Morrentino, Day and Russo where able to pull a gap on the chasing group.

Always happiest when leading, Day repeatedly passed Russo but was unable to break away as the Trasimeno Yamaha rider fought back fiercely. At the start of the final lap Day ran slightly wide at the chicane and Russo was able to draft past him on the straight. Russo then seemed to be pulling away from the American, but at ‘Aqua Minerale’ Day pulled off a fantastic move – running an incredibly fast line around the outside of the Yamaha rider in the high speed left-hand entry, before outbraking him into the first part of the right curve. Desperate to win on home soil Russo made a lunge back past into the second part of the turn but ran wide off the track, allowing Day to push hard to the finish and claim his second win and fourth podium finish of the season for the Revolution Racedays Kawasaki team. Australian Metcher finished third behind a disappointed Russo.

Joshua Day has now moved into second place in the series with a 15 point gap to the leader. With two rounds to go the championship is now shaping up to be a battle to the end between Kawasaki’s Day and Yamaha’s Metcher.