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CIV Mugello Saturday races, July 23 2011, Fifth and sixth rounds for the Italian Superbike and Superstock 1000 Championship at Mugello this weekend. Two races in two days, Saturday and Sunday, for the CIV at the Mugello International circuit.
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July 23 2011 - CIV Mugello Saturday races
Fifth and sixth rounds for the Italian Superbike and Superstock 1000 Championship at Mugello this weekend. Two races in two days, Saturday and Sunday, for the CIV at the Mugello International circuit. In Superbike, Team Pedercini lined up with only one rider, Fulvio Faccietti. In this morning’s second qualifying session the Italian rider scored the seventeenth fastest lap (1’55”396). He’ll start both today and tomorrow’s 14-lap races from the fifth row of the grid. In today’s race Fulvio did not make a bad start but in the first corner he lost some positions, finding himself down in twentieth place. With a fast race pace Faccietti was able to make up a lot of positions, to close the race in thirteenth place and securing three points towards his tally in the championship standing.
Superbike – qualifying: 1) Sandi (Ducati) – 2) Baiocco (Ducati) – 3) Polita (Ducati) – 4) Conforti (Ducati) – 5) Mauri (Aprilia) ……… 17) Faccietti (Kawasaki)
Superbike – Saturday race: 1) Polita (Ducati) – 2) Baiocco (Ducati) – 3) Sandi (Ducati) – 4) Mandatori (Aprilia) – 5) Saltarelli (Ducati…………13) Faccietti (Kawasaki)
Fulvio Faccietti : “I’m satisfied with today’s result also because I was able to reach the points zone. My start was not so bad but in the first corner I was forced to brake and I lost a lot of positions. I pushed very hard and was able to find a fast pace. My thirteenth position is a good result considering the issues I had throughout the last two days. We must improve on our results during the qualifying sessions to reach a better starting position for the races. I want to thank my crew for their great job.”
Mercado and Team Pedercini took a great result at Mugello in the Superstock 1000 class. In the second qualifying session, Marco Bussolotti reached an excellent fourth position (1’53”903) obtaining the first row of the grid, while Tati Mercado was tenth (1’54”314), equating to the third row for the Argentinian rider in the two 12-lap races. Thanks to a fantastic start, Mercado climbed to fifth position while Bussolotti followed in seventh. During the fifth lap Bussolotti was able to reach the sixth position and few laps later both Pedercini riders were fighting for the podium in a group of three riders. They battled it out all the way to the line and Mercado crossed it in third place, taking the first podium of his career. Fifth place for Bussolotti. Bussolotti holds third position (52 points) in the championship standings while Mercado is currently seventh (42 points).
Superstock 1000 - qualifying: 1) Petrucci (Ducati) – 2) Perotti (BMW) – 3) Alfonsi (BMW) – 4) Bussolotti (Kawasaki) – 5) Antonelli (Honda) ………..10) Mercado (Kawasaki)
Superstock 1000 – race: 1) Petrucci (Ducati) – 2) Clementi (BMW) – 3) Mercado (Kawasaki) – 4) Perotti (BMW) – 5) Bussolotti (Kawasaki) – 6) Antonelli (Honda) – 7) Muzio (BMW)
Marco Bussolotti: “My start was quick but in the first corner a rider pushed me out from the first group and I lost a lot of positions. I pushed very hard and found a good rhythm that allowed me to overtake some riders. Only during the last laps did I have to reduce my rhythm because the tyres had no more grip. I’m pretty happy with my results because I obtained some points for the championship standings and I’m very confident for tomorrow’s race.”
Leandro “Tati” Mercado: “I am very happy with the result, which is the culmination of the great job that we have been doing until now. My start from the third row was very fast and I was able to remain in the second group of riders. In the last few laps I battled it out with Perotti and with my teammate Bussolotti and I snatched third place by just a few tenths. It’s a great bonus after such a difficult season. A huge thanks to all the crew, to Kawasaki, my family and all my sponsors."
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