By Erno Kostamo created his own unique piece of history, this evening, making it an unprecedented eleven consecutive Imatranajo Superbike wins.
Untouchable within the earlier Open SBK race, the opening ten-lap IRRC SBK race burst saw Kostamo (RVS Motorsport BMW) in even more dominant, mighty form.
Chased hard in early laps by Eemeli Lahti, by lap four he had moved nigh on 2.9 seconds to the good out front.
The race lead expanded and expanded from here as Finland’s swiftest TT Races participant entered ignition go + mode, setting for three successive laps (six-eight) new outright Jarno Saarinen Circuit Imatra lap-records, chalking up the first, official sub 1.49 second lap times, (new outright lap record – 1.48.743).
His final, race winning gap to eventual second place finisher, following previously mentioned Eemeli Lahti retiring on lap six, Kenny Koskinen (HRT Racing Kawasaki) was a quite impressive 19.132 seconds.
An enthralling three-way clash for third, would go the way of Ville Valtonen, edging Supersport lap-record attainer Adam McLean and Niko Lehtiranta.
Markus Karlsson seized sixth with respective seventh to tenth place clinchers, been Darryl Tweed, Wally Jacobs, Laurent Hoffmann and Fedrik Matthys.
IRRC Imatranajo – Superbike Race 1 Result:
1st – Erno Kostamo
2nd – Kenny Koskinen
3rd – Ville Valtonen
4th – Adam McLean
5th – Niko Lehtiranta
6th – Markus Karlsson
7th – Darryl Tweed
8th – Wally Jacobs
9th – Laurent Hoffmann
10th – Fedrik Matthys
11th – Anssi Koski
12th – Nico Muller
13th – David Brook
14th – Stephane Bednarek
15th – Heikki Mannila
16th – Lasse Karki
17th – Olivier Lupberger
18th – Rene Grundei
19th – Jakub Sprojcar
20th – Pekka Pouhakka
21st – Rene MIkvy
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
