Britain's Alstare Suzuki's Leon Haslam and Althea Racing Ducati's Caelos Checa took a win apiece at the opening round of the 2010 Hanspree World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island in Australia
Both 22-lap races went down to the wire as a photo finish between Alstare Suzuki's Haslam and Ducati Xerox Michel Fabrizio was given to the Suzuki rider by 4 thousandths of a second with Fabrizio's team-mate Nori Haga in third.
In race two Althea Racing Ducati's Carlos Checa took victory over Haslam by just 0.307 of a second with Fabrizio in third.
BSB : UNOFFICIAL CARTAGENA TOP TEN TEST TIMES
Here are the unofficial test times from the four day test at Cartagena in Spain.
1. Yukio Kagayama (Worx Cresent Suzuki) 1m :33.51s
2. Tommy Hill (Worx Cresent Suzuki) 1m : 33.53s
3. Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki) 1m : 34.3s
4. Dan Linfoot (Motorpoint Yamaha) 1m : 34.4s
5. James Ellison (Swan Honda) 1m :34. 5s
6. Stuart Easton (Swan Honda) 1m : 34.8s
7. Neil Hodgson (Motorpoint Yamaha) 1m : 34.9s
8. Alastair Seeley (Relentless Suzuki) 1m :34.9s
9. Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) 1m : 35.0s
10. Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 1m : 35.2s
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WSS : LAVERTY TAKES SEASON OPENER
Parkalagar Honda rider Eugene Laverty won the opening race of the World Supersport Championship at Phillip Island in Australia.
The Irish racer won by a whopping 4.359 seconds with a masterful display of riding ahead of pole man Provac Motocard.com Kawasaki's Joan Lascorz with Hannspree Ten Kate Honda's Kenan Sofuoglu in third.
The first attempt of the race was stopped and finally abandoned due to oil being dumped on the track, and a complete restart was ordered to run over 21-laps.
