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Assen qualifying second day, April 24 2010, Warm and sunny conditions today at the Dutch TT Assen circuit.
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April 24 2010 - Assen qualifying second day
Warm and sunny conditions today at the Dutch TT Assen circuit. In the Superbike morning qualifying session Matteo Baiocco (1’38”471) obtained the twenty-first place while his teammate Roger Lee Hayden (1’38”769) reached the twenty-second position.
Both team Pedercini riders missed the Superpole for less than three-tenth of a second. During the final free practice session, they were able to work on the bike settings for the races. Baiocco (1’38”821) reached twentieth place while Hayden (1’39”212) ended in twenty-second position. Both Pedercini riders will start from the sixth row in tomorrow’s 22-lap races.
Superbike qualifying 2 : 1) Corser (BMW) – 2) Smrz (Ducati) – 3) Rea (Honda) – 4) Checa (Ducati) – 5) Camier (Aprilia) – 6) Haslam (Suzuki) ..…21) Baiocco (Kawasaki) - 22) Hayden (Kawasaki)
Superbike – Superpole : 1) Rea (Honda) – 2) Smrz (Ducati) – 3) Corser (BMW) – 4) Haslam (Suzuki) – 5) Camier (Aprilia) – 6) Checa (Ducati) – 7) Byrne (Ducati) – 8) Fabrizio (Ducati)
Roger Lee Hayden : “My qualifying session started out pretty good today and I was able to run some quick laps. Unfortunately, near to the end of the session we had some mechanical problems and I had no benefit from the soft tire. The technical staff is now working on my bike’s engine and I’m sure they’ll solve the problem. Tomorrow the races will be difficult because of the twenty second position on the grid but I’ll try my best to reach a good result”.
Matteo Baiocco : “I’m really disappointed that I was not able to enter the Superpole for less than three-tenth of a second as it was an attainable goal for me. The bike was much better than yesterday and during the afternoon free session my technicians worked hard to reach certain objectives for tomorrow’s race. Tomorrow I’ll be starting from the sixth row and it won’t be easy, but I’ll try to do my best and I hope to reach the best possible results”.
In Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, the team Pedercini riders were consistent in both free and qualifying sessions, but they were still working on some small issues with the team to be ready for
tomorrow’s 13-lap race. Petrucci (1’42”080) ended the morning free session in eleventh position while Leeson (1’44”130) was twentieth. In the qualifying session Danilo Petrucci (1’40”374) improved his best lap time a lot reaching an excellent sixth position. Second row for the Italian rider in tomorrow’s race. Chris Leeson (1’42”626) was also able to improve his lap time but he obtained only nineteenth position and he’ll start tomorrow’s race from the fifth row.
Superstock 1000 qualifying 2 : 1) Berger (Honda) – 2) Giugliano (Suzuki) – 3) Magnoni – 4) Badovini (BMW) – 5) Barrier (BMW) – 6) Petrucci (Kawasaki) …… 19) Leeson (Kawasaki)
Chris Lesson : “Today I worked very hard with my team to improve the bike’s setting, but up until now we did not find the best solution for my Kawasaki. Also this afternoon, we worked quite a bit on the suspension to find a solution for our setting problems in view of tomorrow’s races. I still have some lack of traction and the technicians are now working to find the best solution that I’ll test during tomorrow’s morning warm-up. Starting from Monza I’ll try to improve my performance in the qualifying session because it’s very important to start the race from a better position on the grid”.
Danilo Petrucci : “I’m pretty satisfied with today’s qualifying session. I improved my best lap time even if I did a lot of laps with used tires. Near the end of the qualifying practice I encountered a lot of traffic during one of my best laps and this did not allow me to reach more than the sixth position, but I’m still pleased with my results. My race pace is pretty good and we’ll work on it during tomorrow’s warm-up session. I’m happy about the set-up we found and I think it’s good enough for the full race. I’m confident about tomorrow’s race and I’ll try my best to reach good results for me and for my team. They have done a great job during these last two days here in Assen.”
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