News 10 May 2011

Alex Cudlin continues Qatar domination with final round win

Alex Cudlin is the 2011 Qatar Road Race Champion for QMMF Suzuki.

Alex Cudlin is the 2011 Qatar Road Race Champion for QMMF Suzuki.

Taree’s Alex Cudlin has blitzed the field in the final round of the Qatar International Road Racing Championships at the weekend, giving him his 13th win of the season.

Recently crowned as the Qatar International Champion for 2011, Alex wanted to put on a good show in the final race of the season, held under lights in Qatar.

The weekend started well when Alex topped the time sheets in practice and then stormed to pole position for the following days races before he went on to win both races despite starting from last in race one due to an engine problem.

“That was one of the best races I have ever had. I had to start from last position and I knew it would be tough, but I was determined and by the end of the first lap I was in first position and took the win,” he explained. “I couldn’t believe I had even made it onto the grid, let alone won the race!

“When the engine let go in warm up and with such little time to replace the motor,I felt sure I was going to miss race one, but the QMMF mechanics were amazing. They put so much into getting me onto the starting line, I knew I had to reward them with a win, so I pushed as hard as I could. This win is for them.”

Starting from pole in race two, Cudlin again dominated for the perfect weekend.

“This was the final race of the Qatar International Championship for the 2011 series and I wanted to impress with a win,” he added. “I wanted to leave here this weekend not only as the Qatar Champion, but with the winners trophy for the final round.

“Apart from the incident with the engine just before race one, the bike performed perfectly all weekend, and it felt really special to win under lights as well. To top it off, as I rode down pit lane on the cool down lap, my mechanics were standing there with the number one plate for my bike.

“It was nice to celebrate this win with my team and I feel proud to be able to ride with that number one plate in next year’s Qatar Championship.”

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