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Nurburgring SBK STK Races, September 04 2011, A dry track surface at the Nurburgring for the first race of the tenth round of the World Superbike Championship despite overcast skies .
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September 04 2011 - Nurburgring SBK STK Races
A dry track surface at the Nurburgring for the first race of the tenth round of the World Superbike Championship despite overcast skies. Aitchison started from the third row of the grid, thanks to his excellent performance in yesterday’s Superpole, while Rolfo started from the fifth. In race one both Team Pedercini riders reached the points zone. Rolfo obtained fourteenth position while Aitchison was twelfth and could have perhaps even challenged for a higher position. The rain started to fall just a few minutes before the beginning of the second race and consequently the race was declared wet. It was a very difficult race due to very bad track conditions. A good start for Aitchison and also for Rolfo. Towards the middle of the race Mark was in eighth position, very close to Laverty and Melandri but unfortunately due to the heavy rain he crashed and was not able to rejoin the race. Rolfo suffered from some set up problems but was able to end the race in thirteenth position, taking some points for the championship standing.
Superbike – Race one : 1) Checa (Ducati) – 2) Melandri (Yamaha) – 3) Haga (Aprilia) - 4) Laverty (Yamaha) ….. 12) Aitchison (Kawasaki) …… 14) Rolfo (Kawasaki)
Superbike – Race two: 1) Sykes (Kawasaki) – 2) Guintoli (Ducati) – 3) Smrz (Ducati) - 4) Rea (Honda) – 5) Laverty (Yamaha)…..13) Rolfo (Kawasaki) … ret) Aitchison (Kawasaki)
Roberto Rolfo: “I’m quite satisfied with the outcome of race one because after making a good start, I was able to make up some positions and close in thirteenth. We used a new set-up solution that we’d never tried before and it seemed to work quite well. I wasn’t at all happy with race two on the other hand. I had quite good feeling with the bike in the wet at the start, but when the water on the track increased it became unrideable also because I had to change setting on the starting grid and we weren’t able to complete the work in such a short time. Now we go to Imola confident that we can do well in front of our fans.”
Mark Aitchison: ”Our race day has been quite difficult today with two very different races. In the first race I felt like we could have been even more competitive with a slightly different tyre, but the condition was very different compare with yesterday. Finishing 12th for me and the team was very positive as I believe we are becoming more consistent over the race distance. Obviously the second race was difficult. I got a good start and managed to find a good rhythm. The conditions were terrible but my bike felt good, so I pushed on. Unfortunately with around 6-7 laps before the finish I hit some standing water on the entry to one corner and lost the front. I’m very sorry to my team for this small mistake, but the rain was making visibility almost impossible. Thank to my team for supporting me so much this weekend and giving me once again a competitive bike”.
Dark cloud and grey skies but a dry track surface at the Nurburgring for the seventh round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup. A third row start for Staring while Bussolotti and Mercado lined up from the fifth row of the grid. In the first few laps, having made a very quick start, Bussolotti and Staring reached respectively eighth and ninth place while Mercado was in nineteenth position. Close to the middle of the race, Staring and Bussolotti lost one place and Mercado recovered some positions to reach seventeenth. At the end of the race Bussolotti crossed the line in ninth, followed by Staring in tenth position. Mercado was unfortunately not able to reach the points zone, closing in seventeenth place.
Superstock 1000 – race: 1) Giugliano (Ducati) – 2) Barrier (BMW) – 3) Canepa (Ducati) – 4) Zanetti (BMW) – 5) Baroni……9) Bussolotti (Kawasaki) – 10) Staring (Kawasaki) …… 17) Mercado (Kawasaki)
Marco Bussolotti: “I’m pretty happy because I made a good start and that allowed me to stay in the second group of riders. Right from the start I gave it everything I had, but by mid race I was losing grip at the rear and I just could not keep the pace of the guys in front of me. In the end it was impossible for me to do more than I did. I want to thank all of the guys in the team who have done such a great job this weekend.”
Brian Staring: “My start was good and in the first laps I was able to pass some riders, finding a good race pace. Unfortunately close to mid-race I made a mistake. I went too fast in the first corner and lost two places as a result. I’m very disappointed about this mistake and very sorry for the team as this error prevented me from getting a better position and some more points for the championship standing. I’m not satisfied with today’s tenth place and I’m eager to race and improve at Imola.”
Leandro “Tati” Mercado: “It was a really difficult race today. I lost a lot of positions through the first corner and it was difficult to overtake the riders in front of me. I tried to improve my rhythm to reach a better position but near to the end of the race I made a small mistake and I missed out on the points zone. I hope for a better race in Imola.”
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