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Nurburgring SBK STK Races, September 05 2010, Dry track and sunny weather conditions at the Nurburgring today for the eleventh round of the World Superbike championship. Due to their yesterday results, Hayden started the races from the fifth row while Baiocco from the sixth.
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September 05 2010 - Nurburgring SBK STK Races
Dry track and sunny weather conditions at the Nurburgring today for the eleventh round of the World Superbike championship. Due to their yesterday results, Hayden started the races from the fifth row while Baiocco from the sixth. Race one was red flagged after only one lap because of a crash in the third curve. Quite a good start for both Pedercini team riders. In the first laps Hayden was seventeenth while Baiocco followed him in nineteenth position. Due to a good rhythm and some crashes at the front Hayden was able to make up some ground and finish the first race in an excellent thirteenth position. Also Baiocco reached the points zone ending in fourteenth position. In race two Hayden obtained the sixteenth place while Baiocco finished in seventeenth position.
Superbike race 1: 1) Rea (Honda) - 2) Checa (Ducati) - 3) Crutchlow (Yamaha) – 4) Biaggi (Aprilia) - 5) Sykes (Kawasaki).........13) Hayden (Kawasaki) - 14) Baiocco (Kawasaki)
Superbike race 2 : 1) Haga (Ducati) - 2) Rea (Honda) - 3) Haslam (Suzuki) - 4) Crutchlow (Yamaha) - 5) Biaggi (Aprilia).........16) Hayden (Kawasaki) - 17) Baiocco (Kawasaki).
Roger Lee Hayden :“ It was not easy at all today. We didn't find the right grip here this weekend. We worked on the setup of the bike to find a better grip, especially in the rear, but didn't manage. In any case in race one I collected some good points for my championship standing. We made some changes to the set up for the second race. I started well but wasn't able to keep up with the speed of the riders in front of me and I ended the race in seventeenth place. We have done our best. We just didn't find the right level of grip but overall it was not a bad weekend and I enjoy the circuit. And now let’s go to Imola that’s my team home circuit”.
Matteo Baiocco :”The second race was better than the first one also if in the first I reached a better result. At the beginning of the weekend we made some adjustments to the bike but it didn't increase our pace as we hoped. We knew it would be difficult racing here after my yesterday's results and were pleased to at least obtained two points in the first race. It's hard to start from the back of the field and my pace was too slow to recover so many positions. Anyway we still continue to grow up and hopefully will be able to reached some good results in the next race starting from the next round in Imola”.
The day was sunny at the Nurburgring today for the Superstock 1000 warm-up and race. During Friday and Saturday practices both Pedercini team riders struggled with traction problems. Danilo Petrucci started the 11-lap race from the fourth row, while team mate Chris Leeson lined up on the sixth. After a good start Petrucci lost some positions in the first curve, reaching the seventeenth place. Due to his good race pace the Italian rider was able to end the race in
thirteenth position and to collect some points for the championship standing. Leeson start was not so fast and Chris reached the twenty–seventh place. In the middle of the race he found a good race pace and made up some positions. He obtained the final twenty-second place.
Superstock 1000 race : 1) Badovini (BMW) - 2) Berger (Honda) - 3) Antonelli (Honda) - 4) Barrier (BMW) - 5) Baz (Yamaha).........13) Petrucci (Kawasaki)..........22) Leeson. (Kawasaki)
Danilo Petrucci : ”I started off well but very soon I started to feel the same traction problem I suffered during the full weekend. I thought it would be better to finish the race rather than crash, so I didn’t force my pace. Starting from the eighth lap my rear tire started losing grip and I was forced to reduce my speed especially in the curves. I’m disappointed because I finish the race in thirteenth position and I’m sorry for the team who worked with dedication and effort the entire weekend. I hope to achieve better results in the next race in Imola".
Chris Leeson : "It has been a hard weekend for me. I had a good start in the race but after few curves I dropped back in the field. I worked hard to make my way forward, but starting from the middle of the race I lost the grip in my rear tire and I couldn't push any further. I’m disappointed because my target was to enter the points zone and I am eager to improve my results in the next round."
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