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HANNspree Ten Kate Honda>> Sofuoglu seeks Kyalami crown

May 14 2010

Ten Kate Racing - Nieuwsbrief

Kenan Sofuoglu is looking to return to winning ways this weekend (14-16 May) in round six of the 2010 World Supersport championship which takes place at Kyalami in South Africa.

The Turkish ace has finished on the podium in all five of this season’s outings, including second place at Monza in Italy last weekend, which left him in second place in the overall standings. However, the 2007 champion knows that he faces a strong challenge for the title this year from Monza winner, Eugene Laverty, and series leader Joan Lasorz.

After finishing fourth on his Honda CBR600RR  in Monza, Sofuoglu’s Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team-mate, Michele Pirro, will be hoping that Sunday’s race at the 4.2km Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg will see him climb the podium for the second time this season.

Kenan Sofuoglu
Monza was not such a bad result and 20 points of course are good for the championship. It is very close again between me and my rivals so I need to start winning again. The bike was much better at Monza and the pole position was OK. But I got stuck behind Lascorz in the early laps which allowed Eugene to get away. We will try hard again this weekend in Kyalami, especially to get a better result than last year. The bike worked well in qualifying but we had really bad grip problems in the race. However, the CBR is completely different this year and working much better everywhere. This weekend my aim is another pole position, but this time to convert it into another win.

Michele Pirro
I like Kyalami very much and qualified on the second row last year. The race was difficult and I could only finish ninth so I will hope to do much better this weekend with a better bike and my new team, which is working very hard for me. The race at Monza was a very important result after crashing in the two races before. Kenan and the other two guys at the top of the championship are riding very well and it is my ambition to compete with them. I will work hard with my crew to do this at Kyalami and continue the good work we did at Monza.

Ronald ten Kate - team-manager
Two solid results at Monza were a good reward for the whole Supersport team, which has been working so hard to improve the CBR600RR still further and turn it back into a winner this season. The top three are performing at an extremely high level and Kenan’s consistency is a strong factor, but we know that it is only wins that motivate him, so we expect him to work hard again for the top step of the podium this weekend. Michele also did a good job at Monza and we will try to get him up there again at Kyalami.
 

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