PHOTO FINISH DECIDES SIMONCELLI’S PODIUM
16 October 2005 - Aprilia

Great battle in 125 with Thomas Luthi immediately lone leader of the race.

To his shoulders the battle has been among Mattia Pasini (Totti Top Sport), Marco Simoncelli (NoCable), Mika Kallio, Angel Rodriguez (Toth Team) and Tomohoshi Koyama.

With Luthi firmly in front, the protagonists of the pursuers group had in Mattia Pasini one of the protagonists more trained, together with Marco Simoncelli, started not so fast but able to recover the distance until the second position. The struggle for the podium is resolved only to the \''photo finish\'' verification, that decreed to the second place Koyama and to the third Marco Simoncelli.

\''It was a great race- said Mark – full of overtaking. I enjoied this race, it was the most amusing competition of the year. I am even happy as if I had won. If only I succeeded in strating well, I would perhaps been able to go away with Luthi, but I had as usual to take back the group to fight with the first ones.\'' Marco thanks to the 16 points earned today is in fourth position in the championship with 156 points.

Some difficulties for Mattia Pasini that in the continuous bagarre owed more times to adjoust and regulating the front brake’s lever.

\''Those are things that can happen in a race - said Mattia - the register didn\''t want to be firm. I was able to take a place on the podium. However we made a beautiful show, you has been amusing.\'' Mattia is in fifth position in the championship with 147 points.

Protagonist also Angel Rodriguez of the Team Toth. The Spaniard, further to be author of a beautiful reassembles from the twelfth position to the octave, has made to mark the best lap turn in the race in 1\''37\''543.

Aprilia after the 125 fifteenth competition of 2005 is in third position in the championship of the manufacturer with 260 points.

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