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CIV Mugello Sunday races, July 24 2011, A wet Mugello circuit for the Superbike warm up this morning, but a dry track surface for the subsequent race, despite some dark clouds lingering overhead.
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July 24 2011 - CIV Mugello Sunday races
A wet Mugello circuit for the Superbike warm up this morning, but a dry track surface for the subsequent race, despite some dark clouds lingering overhead. Fulvio Faccietti lined up on the fifth row of the grid in seventeenth position. His start was not so fast and at the end of the first lap he was in twentieth position. As the race progressed, Faccietti improved his race pace, making up a lot of positions and reaching a solid eleventh final position, taking some points for the championship standings.
Superbike – Sunday race: 1) Polita (Ducati) – 2) Baiocco (Ducati) – 3) Sandi (Ducati) – 4) Mandatori (Aprilia) – 5) Saltarelli (Ducati…………11) Faccietti (Kawasaki)
Fulvio Faccietti : “My start today was better than yesterday but I found four BMW riders in front of me and I lost a lot of time getting past them. From mid-race on I started to push hard to overtake some more riders but I had some problems with my rear tyre and I was not able to increase my pace. I’m pretty satisfied with eleventh place, but I’m disappointed because I cannot obtain a good starting position during the qualifying sessions and it’s always difficult to begin a race from the back rows.”
A wet track this morning for the Superstock 1000 warm-up but dry track conditions for the 10-lap race later in the morning (the number of laps was reduced because of the still damp track conditions). Mercado was eager to consolidate yesterday’s excellent result while Bussolotti tried to improve on his performances. A front row start for the Italian rider while the Argentinian started from the third. Unfortunately neither Pedericini rider managed to make a good start to the race. In the first few laps Bussolotti was eleventh while Mercado followed in twelfth position. Towards the middle of the race, Bussolotti improved his race pace to reach seventh. Mercado was also able to make up some positions to reach ninth position. During the last lap Bussolotti was able to pass two riders to close in an amazing final fifth place while Mercado ended the race in eighth position.
Superstock 1000 – Sunday race: 1) Antonelli (Honda) – Alfonsi (BMW) – 3) Perotti (BMW) - 4) Clementi (BMW) – 5) Bussolotti (Kawasaki) …….. 8) Mercado (Kawasaki)
Marco Bussolotti: “It was an amazing race. I decide to use the slick tyres and during the first laps I reduced my race pace to avoid a crash. In the last few laps when the track was completely dry, I pushed very hard and I was able to pass some riders and reach fifth position. It was a good weekend with two fifth positions and a lot of points for the championship standings. I want to thank my technicians for their great job over this entire weekend.”
Leandro “Tati” Mercado: “I started the race with the soft tyres and so my start was not so fast and in the first laps I was in twelfth position. Fortunately the track dried out, allowing me to improve my rhythm and my position. I’m satisfied with my eighth place as at the beginning of the race I preferred not to risk, and eighth is the best possible result in these track conditions. It was a great weekend that I’ll remember due to the podium I scored yesterday.”
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