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Written by Barry Symmons on November 17, 2007 at 03:11
Well that’s it; it’s over a thrilling race for the thousands of fans who flock to this most impressive event that is the Macau Grand Prix. MV Agusta have a top ten finish in one of the toughest racing environments in the world, heat, humidity and against the very best Superbikes in the world from the world’s premier race series the British Superbike Championship. Never mind the rest the BSB is the best and our MV without traction control, sophisticated electronics the only non Japanese bike in the field from a little factory by a beautiful like in Italy has a top ten position.
Steve Plater won he out foxed, out road, and out smarted the opposition his AIM Yamaha was every bit the match for McGuiness’s Honda. He led from the front letting the Honda past and observing and then passing at will, he controlled it magnificently. Michael Rutter was a little unlucky he was closing on the leaders in 3rd at a great rate and was taking the Austrian Hinterrider with him, when at the notorious Lisboa corner he was sent up the slip road as he tried to out brake the endurance racer on the Yamaha. I was watching from the pit of one of the F3 teams and when the bikes are on all work stops. This team were Rutter supporters and were convinced that he was going to catch McGuinness, a great moan went up when Hinterrider I have to say sold him a dummy and forced the error on him.
Mean while MV Agusta has their much deserved top ten finish. Finnegan has his best finish in 4 visits the machine finished in excellent shape yet again on the roads, a credit to all back at Varese. The bike was voted by course commentator Keith Hewen as undoubtedly the most beautiful machine in the Paddock. Well done Varese well done Martin Finnegan well done the team. Roll-on the new bike!
1st Steve Plater
2nd John McGuinness
3rd Thomas Hinterreiter
4th Jeremy Toye
5th Connor Cummins
6th Mark Miller
7th Les Shand
8th James McBride
10th Martin Finnegan
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