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Kyalami: races and standings, May 17 2010, Sixth row for Matteo Baiocco and Roger Lee Hayden in the sixth round of the Superbike World championship on a sunny Kyalami circuit.
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May 17 2010 - Kyalami: races and standings
Sixth row for Matteo Baiocco and Roger Lee Hayden in the sixth round of the Superbike World championship on a sunny Kyalami circuit. During the morning warm-up both Pedercini riders had bettered their pace with respect to yesterday and they concentrated on improving their grip.
Overall, it wasn't an easy day for our riders. In race one Baiocco crashed during the eighth lap, luckily without any physical consequences, while Hayden was forced to end his race during the fifteenth lap due to a lack of traction on his rear tire. In the second race both riders ended the race. Hayden obtained the nineteenth position while Baiocco finished in twentieth place. It has been a difficult weekend for the entire Pedercini team. Kyalami was a totally new circuit for Hayden and Baiocco, and it also features an uneven track surface. Both riders worked hard during the qualifying session and also the races trying to find a good bike setting, but unfortunately it wasn’t possible due to the bad condition of the track surface. The team will now go to Salt Lake City for Roger Lee Hayden’s home races.
Superbike race 1 : 1) Fabrizio (Ducati) – 2) Checa (Ducati) - 3) Haslam (Suzuki) – 4) Biaggi (Aprilia) – 5) Rea (Honda) ..…RET Hayden (Kawasaki) - RET Baiocco (Kawasaki)
Superbike race 2 : 1) Haslam (Suzuki) - 2) Rea (Honda) - 3) Biaggi (Aprilia) 4) Crutchlow (Yamaha) – 5) Checa (Ducati)…….19 Hayden (Kawasaki) - 20) Baiocco (Kawasaki)
Roger Lee Hayden :" I’m really disappointed because I was unable to finish race one. My start was very good and having started from the first few laps I pushed very hard and I found a fast pace. Unfortunately, around the middle of the race I had to reduce my rhythm because the rear tire had no more grip and I preferred to re-enter the box to avoid a possible crash. We made a few changes to my Kawasaki ZX10R between the two races. We changed the tires and we also used a different traction control. The bike’s performance increased and I was able to obtain the nineteenth final position. Now I’m looking forward to Salt Lake City where I hope we can perform better in front of my home crowd.”
Matteo Baiocco :“I’m really disappointed because in race one I was able to find a good feeling with my bike, but suddenly, during the eighth lap, I lost control in a curve and I crashed. For race two my team made some changes and I was also able to test a new traction control. Unfortunately, I did not find the same feeling with my bike as I did in the first race and I preferred not to force my pace and to use this second race as a functional test. Of course I’m not happy with the twentieth position achieved but I look forward to getting better results in upcoming races”.
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