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CIV Vallelunga races, September 12 2011, Hot weather and dry track conditions today at the Vallelunga circuit for the seventh mround of the Superbike and Superstock 1000 CIV Italian championship. In Superbike Fulvio Faccietti started from the fourth row of the grid after yesterday’s difficult qualifying sessions.
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September 12 2011 - CIV Vallelunga races
Hot weather and dry track conditions today at the Vallelunga circuit for the seventh round of the Superbike and Superstock 1000 CIV Italian championship. In Superbike Fulvio Faccietti started from the fourth row of the grid after yesterday’s difficult qualifying sessions. Faccietti crashed yesterday in the last few minutes of the final qualifying session and due to this crash he was unable to move up any further than sixteenth. Faccietti’s start was not so bad but unfortunately he soon started to suffer from some gear problems. As the race went on, the problem with the gears got progressively worse and close to mid-race the gears jammed and he was forced to renter the pits and unfortunately end his race prematurely.
Superbike – Vallelunga race: 1) Sandi (Ducati) – 2) Baiocco (Ducati) – 3) Polita (Ducati) – 4) Conforti (Ducati) - 5) Mandatori (Aprilia) ……… Ret) Faccietti (Kawasaki)
Fulvio Faccietti: “Today’s was a race to forget. My start was not so bad but I immediately felt some problems coming from the gear box and it was difficult for me to ride my Kawasaki. Unfortunately close to the middle of the race the gears stopped working and I was forced to pull in. I hope for a better result in Mugello at the next CIV
race”.
In Superstock 1000, a third row start for team Pedercini’s riders Marco Bussolotti and Tati Mercado. During the qualifying sessions both riders suffered from a lack of grip, mostly down to yesterday’s very hot temperatures. After a quick start Bussolotti and Mercado remained in the center of the pack, losing some positions through the first curve of the circuit. Bussolotti very soon found a good race pace that allowed him to recover a lot of positions and to finish the race in an excellent fifth position. Mercado’s start was also fast but starting from the first laps he suffered from some clutch problems. Tati finished the race in ninth position.
Superstock 1000 – Vallelunga race : 1) Petrucci (Ducati) – 2) Clementi (BMW) – 3) Antonelli (Honda) – 4) Perotti (BMW) – 5) Bussolotti (Kawasaki) …….. 9) Mercado (Kawasaki)
Marco Bussolotti: ”I started quickly from the third row of the grid but unfortunately I lost a lot of positions due to traffic through the first corner. To catch up from so far back was not easy, but right from the first few laps I pushed very hard. I found a very fast pace and was able to overtake a lot of riders. I’m pretty happy with fifth position and I want to thank my crew for doing such a good job this weekend”.
Leandro “Tati” Mercado: “There is not much to say. My start was fast but unfortunately starting from the first few laps my bike’s clutch did not work properly and I was forced to reduce my rhythm. As the race went on, the problem with the clutch got progressively worse and it was difficult for me to finish the race. I am looking forward to the next race
at Mugello”.
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