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September 21 2011 - Team Pedercini - Imola SBK STK preview
The eleventh round of the Superbike World Championship and the eighth round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup will take place at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy, over the weekend of September 23/24/25. The Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari is an auto and motorcycle racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, 40 km east of Bologna and 80 km east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello. The circuit is named after Ferrari's late founder Enzo and his son Dino who had died in the 1950s. Before Enzo Ferrari's death in 1988 it was called 'Autodromo Dino Ferrari. Unlike many circuits, Imola is actually run in an anti-clockwise direction.
It'll be a special event for Roberto Rolfo as he is going to get the 100th race start of his World Superbike career, in Imola race 1.
Circuit main characteristics:
Length : m.4959
Pole Position : left
Left turns : 10
Right turns : 6
Superbike – lap record: Carlos Checa – 2010 - 1’48”877
Superbike – best lap: Michel Fabrizio – 2009 – 1’47”735
Superstock 1000 – lap record: Ayrton Badovini - 2010 – 1’51”535
Superstock 1000 – best lap: Ayrton Badovini - 2010 – 1’50”680
Team Pedercini Superbike riders interviews
Roberto Rolfo: ” Racing at Imola is always pretty special. The Santerno track is full of history, just think of the 200Mile race, the international races of the 80’s and more recent, breathtaking, MotoGP and SBK battles. I haven’t raced here since 2006 and that last time I was competing in SBK on a privateer Ducati. It’s a really emotional experience, braking at the Piratella, Acque Minerali and Rivazza corners, where you go from crazy speeds to violent braking, also downhill braking, which gives you the feeling the bike will come off the ground! I feel I am in great shape and can’t wait to get on the bike and I hope the feeling I have with my Kawasaki continues to improve so I can finish this season on a high. See you all at Imola!
Mark Aitchison: ”This weekend for me can really not come around fast enough. Since the Nurburgring two weeks ago, I have been anticipating the races ahead with a lot of excitement. The Imola circuit is very technical and requires good
bike balance with all the undulation changes. It's a real rider's track, so I fully expect the racing to be close and hard fought. We didn't have the best of luck in the final race in Germany, so I am very motivated to turn that around, perform well and have two solid races come Sunday".
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