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Troy Bayliss' Monza retirement down to 50p part

Published: 14 May 2008 Updated: 24 November 2014
  • Troy Bayliss' second chance at victory in Monza was ended by a faulty clutch seal
    Troy Bayliss' second chance at victory in Monza was ended by a faulty clutch seal
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Troy Bayliss’ race two retirement at Monza has been put down to a leaking clutch seal that caused oil to spray onto the championship leader’s left boot.

Bayliss’ first retirement of the 2008 season saw him lose out on the chance to claim another podium position, but despite his failure to finish he still extended his points lead to 78 after closest rival Carlos Checa crashed out of the race.

Bayliss was alerted to the problem by eventual race two winner Noriyuki Haga on lap eight and was forced to slow immediately and ride to the pits at the end of the lap.

Speaking to MCN from his home in Monaco, Bayliss said: “I could feel that my foot was starting to slip off the peg and then when Nori came past and pointed to my bike I knew something was up.

“It’s really frustrating as it was just a clutch seal, which is a really cheap part. At the time I took the retirement OK, but deep down I was upset because after being beaten in race one I wanted more in race two.”

Troy Bayliss will have to wait until June 1, 2008 to rectify the situation when the World Superbike Championship heads to Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City, USA.

By Michael Guy

Sports Editor - If you’re looking for sport insight that’s got its finger firmly on the pulse and gets to the very heart of the action with the fattest contacts book in bike sport (rather than simply relying on watching TV coverage and hoovering up what other people are saying on social media) – then Michael is your, erm, ‘guy’.   An integral part of MCN’s in-depth sport coverage for over twenty years, Michael has been a fixture in every major bike sport paddock, and a few minor ones, too. He has spent a significant portion of his life living in the World Superbike global travelling circus, inside the British Superbike paddocks all around the UK, as well as traipsing the corridors of power within MotoGP and regularly making the Isle of Man a working destination for the legendary TT.   Not only is he the consummate racing aficionado and journalist, but he’s also appeared on numerous podcasts, has delivered live race commentary from the booth, and has competed in trials, enduro, rally and track racing to a high level (with plenty of trophies and scars to show for his efforts, too).  I you want to be in the know, Michael and the MCN sport team will get you close enough to the biggest stories in racing to be able to tell if they brushed their teeth this morning.