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Valencia: races, April 12 2010, Warm and sunny conditions today in Valencia for the third round of the Superbike world championship and the second round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup.
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April 12 2010 - Valencia: races
Warm and sunny conditions today in Valencia for the third round of the Superbike world championship and the second round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup. Friday and Saturday qualifying sessions proved difficult for the Pedercini team’s riders who experienced a lot of difficulties. Fifth row for Petrucci and sixth for Leeson in the Superstock 13-lap race starting grid.
After quite a good start, both of the Kawasaki riders joined in a group of riders fighting for the point’s zone. At the end of the race, Petrucci reached thirteenth place while Lesson obtained the fifteenth position with both Pedercini riders reaching some points for their championship standing. After yesterday’s difficult qualifying session both Baiocco and Hayden lined up from the sixth row of the grid in the Superbike 23-lap races. In race one both riders ended very close to the points zone.
Hayden was sixteenth while Baiocco followed him in seventeenth place. In race two after only three laps the race was red flagged because of a crash which involved Iannuzzo and Andrew, luckily without any serious physical consequences. After a delay it was restarted under aggregate timing. Hayden crossed the line in nineteenth, whilst team mate Crutchlow was twentieth.
Superbike race one : 1) Haslam (Suzuki) – 2) Biaggi (Aprilia) – 3) Toseland (Yamaha) – 4) Corser (BMW) – 5) Haga (Ducati)……………16) Hayden (Kawasaki) - 17) Baiocco (Kawasaki)
Superbike race two : 1) Haga (Ducati) - 2) Checa (Ducati) – 3) Biaggi (Aprilia) – 4) Haslam (Suzuki) – 5) Rea (Honda) …….. 19) Hayden (Kawasaki) - 20) Baiocco (Kawasaki)
Roger Lee Hayden : “Race one was not so bad also because of my quick start. I put my head down trying to reach my first championship points, but unfortunately I finished only in sixteenth position. Also the first start of the second race was really good and my lap time was fast. Unfortunately, after the second start I lost the feeling with my bike. We did not change the set-up but my bike was sliding in every curve probably because of a lack of grip on my rear tire. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with this weekend in Valencia because we reduced the gap with the fastest riders. I’m looking forward to the next race in Assen and I want to thank my team for the great job done here in Spain”.
Matteo Baiocco : “I suffered the same problems in both races. Starting from the first laps the rear tire started to slide and it was impossible for me to overtake the riders in front of me. We must continue to work on my bike’s set up. We’ve worked very hard testing a lot of different solutions so I’m sure we’ll reach better results in the next races. I want to thank my team who has done a great job as always”.
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup race : 1) Badovini (BMW) – 2) Giugliano (Suzuki) - 3) Barrier (BMW) – 4)Magnoni (Honda) ……13) Petrucci (Kawasaki) – 14) Salac (Aprilia) – 15) Leeson (Kawasaki)
Chris Lesson :“I’m happy with my fifteenth position because I obtained my first points in the Superstock championship; I want to thank all my technicians for their dedication and great job. My start was pretty good and near to the middle of the race I fought in a group of four riders. Only in the last lap I was able to overtake two of them and reach the fifteenth place. It’s a good result for me and for the team, but I hope to improve this result in the next races"
Danilo Petrucci : “It was a very difficult weekend for me and for my team. I liked this circuit but during the full weekend we were not able to find the right set-up for my Kawasaki as we had hoped to. Also during today’s race I had the same lack of grip on the rear wheel that we had during the test. My start from the fifth row wasn’t the most favorable and when I tried to overtake several riders I didn’t feel enough grip on the rear wheel. I’m not satisfied with my thirteenth place and I’m disappointed because I cannot reach a good starting position during the qualifying sessions, it’s always difficult to begin a race from the rear rows. Now I’m eager to race in Assen and I’m anxious to reach some good results.”
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