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HANNspree Ten Kate Honda>> Ten Kate riders on pace in Germany

September 05 2009

Ten Kate Racing - Nieuwsbrief

Kenan Sofuoglu and Andrew Pitt were happy with the pace of their Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RRs at a wet Nurburgring in Germany today after the first practice session for Sunday’s 11th World Supersport championship round.
Pitt was eighth fastest at the rain-lashed 5.13km circuit, as series leader Cal Crutchlow edged Sofuoglu into second place on the leader board by just three tenths of a second.

The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team has been working through the recent summer break, including undertaking two recent tests at Assen and Nurburgring itself, the latter during a general track day.

The Ten Kate pairing have a further free practice session tomorrow morning before the afternoon qualifying session to determine the grid for Sunday’s 19-lap race.

Kenan Sofuoglu – P2, 2’13.480s
I am quite happy with the performance for our first day here. I had a crash early in the session at the slow second corner when I got on the gas a little too early. It was a sign of some rear grip problems that we had early on but we managed to make some steps towards solving that problem. I could have gone faster for sure, but I prefer to keep making small steps forward and save a quick lap for tomorrow’s qualifying. But wet or dry, I’m happy with where we are and very happy to be back on the bike.

Andrew Pitt – P8, 2’15.863s
I’ve actually got a smile on my face because the bike is working really well and the feeling is coming back. My last lap was going to push me up the leader board but it got a little messed up by a slower rider. Kenan tried a new engine mapping to improve acceleration, which is an area where we’ve been struggling. He seems really happy with it, so we’ll try that on our bike tomorrow and see how that goes. But the important thing is my confidence is growing with every lap and I’m enjoying riding the bike again.

Ronald ten Kate – team manager
It’s a promising start to the weekend and it seems that we’re definitely making some good steps forward with our electronics and suspension set up. The recent tests have been very important for that. Both Kenan and Andrew are smiling again at the end of a session, which is a strong indicator of the amount of progress we have made.

2009 World Supersport championship,
round 11 – Nurburgring, Germany
Friday free practice – results:

1 Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Yamaha 2’13.170s
2 Kenan Sofuoglu (TUR) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 2’13.480s
3. Garry McCoy (AUS) Triumph 2’15.119s
4 Michele Pitto (ITA) Yamaha 2’15.120s
8 Andrew Pitt (AUS) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 2’15.863s

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