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Team Pedercini - Portimao SBK STK races, October 16 2011, Dry track and sunny weather conditions today in Portimao for the last round of the World Superbike championship and the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup.
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October 16 2011 - Team Pedercini - Portimao SBK STK races
Dry track and sunny weather conditions today in Portimao for the last round of the World Superbike championship and the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup. A fourth row start for Aitchison and the sixth row for Barragan in today’s 22-lap Superbike races. In race one Aitchison suffered from some problems with his tyres. The Aussie rider was not able to find a good rhythm due to the lack of grip on his rear tyre. Mark obtained the seventeenth position while teammate Barragan was forced to return to the box near to the end of the race to change the tyres. The Spanish rider rejoined the race ending in twentieth position. In race two Aitchison’s start was pretty good but as the race progressed Mark lost some positions, ending the race in twentieth position. Another difficult race for Barragan who was forced to retire due to technical problems.
Superbike – Race 1: 1) Checa (Ducati) - 2) Guintoli (Ducati) – 3) Rea (Honda) – 4) Biaggi (Aprilia) ….. 17) Aitchison (Kawasaki) …. 20) Barragan (Kawasaki)
Superbike – Race 2: 1) Melandri (Yamaha) – 2) Laverty (Yamaha) – 3) Rea (Honda) - 4) Checa (Aprilia)….. 20) Aitchison (Kawasaki) ..… Ret) Barragan (Kawasaki)
Santiago Barragan: “Two very difficult races for us. In race one a few laps after the start I felt a lot of chattering coming from the rear wheel and shifting also on the front wheel. The problem only got worse as the race laps continued. I went back to the box to change the tires, but the race was nearly finished. In race two I found a lot of difficulties riding my bike. With worn-out tires I felt some vibrations coming from the rear wheel and so I preferred to re-enter the box and end the race. In any case it was an important experience for me and I would like to thank team Pedercini for this great opportunity and all my technicians for their help”.
Mark Aitchison: “It was quite a difficult day in Portimao with our two races. I was hoping for a much more positive day for the final round of the year, but unfortunately the tyre choises for each race did not work at all. In the first race we took a small risk with the harder tyre with the hope that we would come stronger forward the end of the race, but the tyre never came into work. In the second we went to other extreme of the tyre range, with the soft, something we tested yesterday, but the result was even worse. After around 5-6 laps I had no grip at all and I lost a lot of time to the mid pack of riders. When we lost all grip from the rear this also had a major effect on the front end of the bike, so it was a little frustrating, but this is racing sometimes. This year for me with the Pedercini family has been great fun. I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and I want to say thank you to my personal technicians, the entire team and all the sponsors who helped make this year happen”.
Sunny conditions today in the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao for the last Superstock 1000 FIM Cup race of the season. After his strong qualifying performance Brian Staring started from the second row while Marco Bussolotti lined up from the fourth and Tati Mercado from the fifth. A very good start for Staring who reached third place, Bussolotti was lying in thirteenth and Mercado twentieth. As the race proceeded Staring lost one position while Bussolotti and Mercado recovered a lot of positions to reach respectively tenth and fifteenth place. Staring ended the race with an amazing fourth place! In the last laps Bussolotti and Mercado were able to pass some riders. The Italian rider was ninth while Tati reached the points zone, ending in thirteenth position.
Superstock 1000 – race: 1) Petrucci (Ducati) – 2) Barrier (BMW) - 3) Morais (Kawasaki) - 4) Staring (Kawasaki) …… 9) Bussolotti (Kawasaki)……..13) Mercado (Kawasaki)
Marco Bussolotti: “What an amazing recovery! My start was not so bad but us often happens in the Superstock races, in the first curve there was a crash and a lot of confusion. I lost a lot of positions and I damaged my bike’s fairing. Starting from the first few laps I pushed very hard and found a very fast pace. I was able to overtake a lot of riders and I’m pretty happy with the ninth position reached. I want to thank my whole team because today my bike was very fast”.
Brian Staring: “I’m really very happy because today I was able to fight for the podium. Unfortunately I did not understand that it was the last lap and I didn’t try to overtake Morais. But I’m happy with the results reached today and if I had had a bit of better luck we could have taken an even better result. I want to thank the whole Pedercini team because they gave me the great opportunity to race in Europe. They gave me a great deal of help, especially through some difficult moments in my first European season. Thanks to them and to all my supporters”.
Leandro “Tati” Mercado: "My start was bad and in the first curve I made a mistake, starting the race in the worst possible way. I was in twenty third position, but fortunately I quickly found a good race pace and I was able to overtake a lot of riders to reach thirteen place and the points zone. I’m pretty happy with today’s result considering the difficulties I found in the first lap. I want to thank my crew for doing such a wonderful job, not only this weekend but all season”.
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