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HANNspree Ten Kate Honda>> Ten Kate seeks more Supersport success in Czech Republic

July 23 2009

Ten Kate Racing - Nieuwsbrief

The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team heads to Brno this weekend (24-26 July) for round 10 of this season’s World Supersport championship looking to extend its 100% record at the Czech circuit.

The team has won the Brno race each year since 2005 – the first season that the 5.4km circuit hosted a World Supersport event – and scored an impressive one-two last season, with Jonathan Rea taking his first world championship race win.

Kenan Sofuoglu, who won the 2007 race, is in good form as he journeys to Brno after topping the timing sheets at a two-day test at Imola in Italy last week. The Turkish rider sits third in this year’s championship, with two wins to his credit.

His team-mate, Andrew Pitt, finished second last year at Brno, just two hundredths of a second behind Rea, but went on to clinch the World Supersport title four rounds later. The Australian is fifth in this season’s title chase and looking for Brno to provide his first win of the year.

Kenan Sofuoglu – championship position 3rd
I am really looking forward to the race at Brno because we completed a really satisfying test at Imola last week which left me feeling really happy and confident. The first couple of races with the new suspension have been a little bit difficult because it is such a big change to make halfway through a season. We had two good days at Imola with perfect weather, which gave us the chance to test many things, including the new Ohlins forks. I like Brno and won there two years ago, so I want to do it again this weekend.

Andrew Pitt – championship position 5th
Although the Imola test was generally good, I’m still looking for something at the front of the bike where I need to have a bit more confidence. We spent the two days concentrating on the rear but got through a whole heap of work, which was very positive. I like Brno, but last year was my first visit to the podium there. I’ll be looking for another one this time around, but the work starts all over again on Friday and we need to find a good setting early on for a decent qualifying lap.

Ronald ten Kate – team manager
It’s no secret that we’ve experienced a few very difficult races this season. After changing our suspension before Misano, we had to wait until the Imola test last week to receive the new Ohlins front forks. Now we’ve had the chance to test for two days, I don’t think there should be any excuses for us not being competitive at Brno this weekend.

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