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HANNspree Ten Kate Honda>> Pitt and Sofuoglu aim higher at Kyalami

May 14 2009

Ten Kate Racing - Nieuwsbrief

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda’s World Supersport riders, Andrew Pitt and Kenan Sofuoglu, head to Kyalami in South Africa this weekend (15-17 May) for round six of the 2009 series seeking a return to the podium.

Sofuoglu won the opening race at Phillip Island in Australia and was third at Valencia in Spain, while Pitt has enjoyed two second place finishes in the five rounds to date. But, although the CBR600RR mounted pair hold third and fourth places respectively in the series, they are both seeking a return to form this weekend.

The team tested on the 2008 CBR at Kyalami last December and hopes are that the data gathered will translate easily into the 2009 version that has been used since the third round at Valencia.

Andrew Pitt
Fifth place was not where we really wanted to be at Monza after a couple of difficult races, but I felt the bike was pretty good there, especially at the start of the race. Now we need to take the good things from that and work them into a good setting for Kyalami – a setting that will make the rear tyre last. It was pretty hot when we tested there in December so I imagine it’s going to be a lot cooler. We also tested with the old bike there but, hopefully, we’ll get a chance to dial the good bits into the new CBR600RR and get it working around Kyalami. It’s pretty bumpy there and rear grip was an issue during the test, so it’s going to be another weekend of hard work, especially if we’re going to start getting the results we need.

Kenan Sofuoglu
I want to forget about Monza because it was a very disappointing weekend for me. The big crash I had on Saturday was not good for my confidence and the race was very hard for me. When we arrive in South Africa, we will have a long meeting to see where were the problems that we had in Monza. Then we can start working on Friday afternoon to improve everything, especially the handling under braking which was my main problem in Monza. Like I said before, I am lucky to be with a very professional team and I know that we can work together to get a much better result at Kyalami.

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