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Hannspree riders on provisional second row

September 30 2011

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda riders, Fabien Foret and Florian Marino, both took provisional front row starts for Sunday’s 11th round World Supersport race at Magny-Cours in France by setting the fifth and seventh-fastest times respectively in this afternoon’s first qualifying.

Foret, who provided the team with a remarkable victory at Imola last Sunday, lapped the 4.411km Magny-Cours circuit just three tenths faster than his CBR600RR-mounted team-mate and compatriot , Marino, as Italian Massimo Roccoli took provisional pole position.

Both Hannspree Ten Kate Honda riders, who hail from Angouleme (Foret) and Cannes (Marino) in France are determined to deliver good results at their home World Supersport round on Friday, with Foret aiming to keep the title chase alive until the final round at Portimao on 16 October.

Fabien Foret – P5 1m42.384s

The session started quite slowly today and we struggled a little to find the right balance with the bike, especially this afternoon when it was a lot warmer than this morning. We tried a few different things and, just at the end of the session, we managed to find the right direction. But it’s not good enough yet and tomorrow we must work hard to find the last piece of the puzzle. It’s not too bad now, but I can’t quite push at 100% yet, and anyway, the race is not until Sunday!

Florian Marino – P7 1m48.644s

It was not so good today and I didn’t really start with a good feeling this morning. We were not able to find it this afternoon so I could not really ride the way I want to. The bike felt quite heavy and it was difficult to hold the line. Also, I have some braking and rear grip problems, so there is a lot to work on for tomorrow. At the end, with a softer tyre, it felt a little better but we’ll look for a better solution tomorrow.

Ronald ten Kate – team manager

Well it hasn’t started as we’d like and there are certainly a few issues with the bike that we need to address. Towards the end of this afternoon’s session we started to make things work a little better so I’m sure we can make another step forward tomorrow.

2011 World Supersport championship, round 11 – Magny-Cours, France
First qualifying results:
1 Massimo Roccoli (ITA) Kawasaki 1m41.498s
2 Broc Parkes (AUS) Kawasaki 1m42.060s
3 David Salom (ITA) Kawasaki 1m42.148s
4 Luca Scassa (ITA) Yamaha 1m42.247s
5 Fabien Foret (FRA) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 1m42.384
7 Florian Marino (FRA) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 1m42.644s