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September 28 2011 - Team Pedercini - Magny Cours SBK STK preview
The twelfth round of the Superbike World Championship and the ninth round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup will take place at the “Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours” over the weekend of September 30 - October 1/2. Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers. Usually dubbed Magny-Cours, it was built in 1960. In the 1980s the track fell into disrepair and wasn't used for international motor racing until it was purchased by the Regional Conseil de la Nièvre. In the 1990s the Ligier Formula One team was based at the circuit and did much of its testing at Magny-Cours. The track nowadays is a modern, smooth circuit with good facilities for the spectators. Most corners are named after other racing circuits. It is a flat circuit, with negligible change in elevation.
Circuit main characteristics:
Length: m.4.411
Pole Position: right
Left turns: 9
Right turns: 11
Superbike – lap record: Noriyuki Haga – 2009 – 1’38”619
Superbike – best lap: Cal Crutchlow – 2010 – 1’37”699
Superstock 1000 – lap record: Maxime Berger - 2009 – 1’41”650
Superstock 1000 – best lap: Maxime Berger - 2009 – 1’41”650
Team Pedercini Superbike riders interviews
Roberto Rolfo: “The Magny Cours track is very famous as Formula 1 races here and this brings more attention to the SBK round too. I raced here in the past, from 2006 to 2008, and the positive thing is that the track has good grip and you can lean right over. The track is a mixture of smooth, fast sections which I like and other slower, less fluid sections, where the width of the track offers you more than one line depending on your riding style. We’re hoping for good weather as in this area of France it generally seems to be cold in October. I can’t wait to get on track because after the disappointment of Imola, I want to score some good results this time”.
Mark Aitchison: "After tough races in Imola, I am really motivated to go to Magny Cours and work hard with my team, to put some more strong performances together. The Pedercini squad and I have been working to make our bike more consistent over the course of the race and it looks like we are starting to make some progress. The Magny Cours circuit is quite different to the race track of Imola, so I am expecting that we will need to change the bike a little to suit its more flowing nature. In the past I have always enjoyed riding at Magny Cours, so I'm looking forward to getting started and just hope the weather will be good for the fans”.
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