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Team Pedercini - Monza Preview, May 04 2011, The fourth round of the Superbike World Championship and the second round of the Superstock 1000 FMI Cup will take place over the weekend of May 6-7-8 at the historical Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy.
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May 04 2011 - Team Pedercini - Monza Preview
The fourth round of the Superbike World Championship and the second round of the Superstock 1000 FMI Cup will take place over the weekend of May 6-7-8 at the historical Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy. On this track drivers are on full throttle for most of the lap due to its long straights and fast corners. The first track was built in 1922. There was major rebuilding in 1938–39, constructing new stands and entrances and the resulting layout gave a Grand Prix lap of 6.300 kilometers. In 1954, work began to entirely revamp the circuit, resulting in a 5.750 kilometers course, and a new 4.250 kilometers high-speed oval with banked “sopraelevata” curves. Both car and motorcycle racing were regular attractions at Monza from 1966 when two chicane – Prima Variante and the “Ascari” - were added to reduce racing speeds. This resulted in a new circuit length of 5.755 kilometers. With technology still increasing vehicle speeds, the track was modified again in 1979. Further safety work was undertaken through the 1980s. At the 2010 Monza Superbike World Championship round, Italian rider Max Biaggi set the fastest ever motorcycle lap of Monza when he rode his Aprilia RSV4 1000 F to pole position in a time of 1’42”121.
Circuit main characteristics:
Length: m.5.776
Pole Position: left
Longest straight: m.1.194,40
Turns: 15
Superbike – lap record: Cal Crutchlow – 2010 – 1’42”937
Superbike – best lap - Max Biaggi – 2010 – 1’42”121
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup – lap record: Ayrton Badovini - 2010 – 1’46”433
Superstock 1000 FIM Cup – best lap: Ayrton Badovini - 2010 – 1’46”092
Mark Aitchison: “This weekend in Monza is all consolidating our good work from Assen. I really enjoyed my time in Assen. My team and I worked positively together reach our good results and for me this exactly what we must aim to do once again in Monza. We seemed to find a much better direction for the overall bike setup at Assen, so I hope to continue with the development of the new Kawasaki SBK and improve our working relationship. I believe I am improving my riding style all the time, so again I will look at where I can improve and aim to have fun in both races".
Roberto Rolfo:” Monza is a track that has always appealed to me; its fast corners and the breathtaking hard braking. It’s always been the true Italian Grand Prix track for me as the people that come to watch are really passionate. From Thursday to Sunday there’s a continuous flux of people and this helps to build a great atmosphere. My last race at Monza was in 2007 when I rode in Superbike with team Ten Kate Honda. In race 1 I was on track for a second place finish but then unfortunately ran out of fuel on the very last lap. In race 2 I finished a strong fourth. I’ll try to get into the top ten this weekend and fight for the positions that count.”
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