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Assen races, April 26 2010, Clear sky and warm temperature today in Assen for the fourth round of the World Superbike championship and the third race of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup.
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April 26 2010 - Assen races
Clear sky and warm temperature today in Assen for the fourth round of the World Superbike championship and the third race of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup. During the morning warm up the Pedercini team riders worked on the last minute adjustments of their Kawasaki ZX 10R bikes, in order to be ready for the races.
In Superbike, due to their yesterday’s difficult qualifying session, Baiocco and Hayden lined up from the sixth row. In race one after a quick start Hayden reached the eighteenth position. Unfortunately Roger was not able to find the just concentration to keep a fast race pace and he finished in nineteenth place. Matteo Baiocco start was not so good.
The Italian rider struggled very soon with some tyres problems and only near to the end of the race he was able to find a good race pace, ending in eighteenth position. Baiocco began race two in similar vein but his crew made some changes to his bike and the Italian rider was able to reach the fifteenth position and his first point in the 2010 World Superbike championship. His team mate Roger Lee Hayden ended race two in sixteenth place.
Both Pedercini riders are relatively satisfied with their today’s results having experienced set-up problems during qualifying which resulted in twenty first and twenty second place on the starting grid.
Superbike - race 1 : 1) Rea (Honda) – 2) Toseland (Yamaha) - 3) Camier (Aprilia) – 4) Checa (Ducati) – 5) Corser (BMW) …… 18) Baiocco (Kawasaki) - 19) Hayden (Kawasaki)
Superbike - race 2 : 1) Rea (Honda) – 2) Haslam (Suzuki) – 3) Toseland (Yamaha) - 4) Biaggi (Aprilia) – 5) Corser (BMW) …… 15) Baiocco (Kawasaki) - 16) Hayden (Kawasaki)
Roger Lee Hayden : “Race one wasn’t my best race. I made some small mistake and I was not able to find the right concentration and the good rhythm. For race two my technicians made some modification to my bike’s setting and I was able to make up some places from my grid position. It’s been a difficult weekend and it’s been clear we didn’t have the pace of the front runners, but we’ve found out how to make the bike better and this is very important in view of the next races”.
Matteo Baiocco : “In race one we tested a new tyre, but unfortunately it doesn’t work properly and I was not able to find the right feeling with my bike. For race two we decided to use a tyre we tested during the qualifying session and my crew made also some small changes to my bike’s set up. Both this modification have definitely made the bike easier to ride and in race two I was able to made my best lap of this Assen weekend. I’d really like to thank my team for all their efforts this weekend and now I look forward to getting better results in upcoming races”.
In Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, due to his excellent qualifying performance, Petrucci started from the second row in sixth position while Leeson lined up from the twentieth place of the grid in today’s 13-lap race. Not a good start for the Pedercini team’s riders. Petrucci did not take advantage from his start from the second row of the grid. In the first few laps he was eight while Leeson only twenty fifth. Near to the middle of the race Danilo Petrucci was battling for seventh in the second group of riders. Excellent performance for Leeson who made up several places up to sixteenth. Petrucci ended the race in seventh place while Leeson obtained an amazing fourteenth position, reaching for the second time in his carrier some championship points.
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup race : 1) Badovini (BMW) – 2) Berger (Honda) – 3) Giugliano (Suzuki) – 4) Magnoni – 5) Barrier (BMW)………. 7) Petrucci (Kawasaki) …… 14) Leeson (Kawasaki)
Chris Lesson : “It was a good race. I started in twentieth position and I ended fourteenth. My start was nort so bad but in the first curve I had a gear problem and I lost a lot of positions. Starting from the first few laps I pushed very hard and I found a good pace. I was able to overtake a lot of riders and only during the last laps I had to reduce my rhythm because the front tire had no more grip. I’m pretty happy because I reached some more points for my championship standing and I want to thank my crew who has done such a wonderful job this weekend”.
Danilo Petrucci : “I’m pretty happy with my Assen race. Unfortunately my start was not so quick and I struggled very soon with a rear tyre problem and this not allowed me to reach a better position. I gave it everything I had because of the problem at the rear tyre I just could not run the pace of the guys at the front. In the end it was impossible for me to do more than I did in this race. All things considered I’m happy with my race result and I want to thanks to the guys in the team who have done a great job”.
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