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HANNspree Ten Kate Honda>> Ten Kate Supersport squad pursues Donington ideal

June 26 2009

Ten Kate Racing - Nieuwsbrief

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda riders, Kenan Sofuoglu and Andrew Pitt, finished in fifth and 12th place after today’s opening free practice session for Sunday’s ninth round World Supersport championship race at Donington Park, UK.

As the Hannspree duo continued testing new suspension parts and combinations, it was Britain’s Cal Crutchlow who set the fastest time at the end of today’s hour-long practice session.

Sofuoglu was the more comfortable of the two Hannspree Ten Kate riders and was preparing for a quicker lap time before rain began to fall with ten minutes of the session remaining, forcing the Turkish rider to shelve his plans until tomorrow.
Kenan Sofuoglu – P5, 1’34.175s

We were going in a good direction since the race in America, but today we were still testing different suspension components. I’m quite happy with the package and was ready to go for a faster time, but the rain came at the end of the session. Tomorrow, we’ll keep going in the good direction and aim for a good grid position for Sunday’s race. I’m confident because I’m back with my 2006 mechanic Rutger this weekend, while Gert and his wife wait for their new baby. I send them all my best wishes and good luck!

Andrew Pitt – P12, 1’35.209s
It’s been difficult today because I haven’t really been able to grab any brakes without the rear coming round and trying to overtake me. In fact, there’s a bit of a problem with the rear generally, both on entry and exit when I’m trying to get the power down. It feels like I’m using a cold tyre for the whole lap, so we’re still looking for the right balance at the moment. We’ll keep looking in the morning and keep pushing forward.

Ronald ten Kate – team manager
I think Kenan is already pretty much happy with everything, so we will use tomorrow for fine tuning and to get a good starting position for Sunday’s race. On Andrew’s side of the garage, there is a bit more work to do but we’re used to hard work and will spend a lot of time tonight seeing where we can improve things for tomorrow.

2009 World Supersport championship, round nine – Donington Park, UK
Friday free practice – results:
1 Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Yamaha 1’33.323s
2 Joan Lascorz (ESP) Kawasaki 1’33.650s
3 Eugene Laverty (IRL) Honda 1’33.871s
4 Fabien Foret (FRA) Yamaha 1’33.928s
5 Kenan Sofuoglu (TUR) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 1’34.175s
12 Andrew Pitt (AUS) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 1’35.209s

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