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HANNspree Ten Kate>> Provisional Dutch front row for Checa

April 25 2009

Ten Kate Racing - Nieuwsbrief

Carlos Checa today put his Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade on the provisional front row for Sunday’s two fourth round 2009 World Superbike Championship races at Assen in Holland.

America’s Ben Spies was fastest in today’s hour-long qualifying session, with Jakub Smrz and Yukio Kagayama joining him and Checa in the top four, while the 13 fastest riders were separated by just one second.

Checa’s team-mate, Jonathan Rea, was eighth fastest today, as the Dutch Ten Kate team continues to work hard for good results at its home round.

Carlos Checa – P4, 1’39.141s
We have tried to test many new things today, including a longer exhaust, which I felt quite a good connection with. We have ended up with two possible solutions and I am pretty happy with the race set-up with both. The tyres are working well and, although there is still a bit of chatter, it’s nothing like as bad as it was in Qatar and Valencia. I’m happy with my position at the moment and I am quite confident that we will be able to improve the feeling of the bike even more tomorrow.

Jonathan Rea – P8, 1’39.359s
I have to say that it’s been a really positive day. The guys have worked so hard since Valencia and we arrived here with the main issue fixed, so I really have to thank the team for putting in such an effort. There are a couple of smaller problems that have now been uncovered, but I’m confident that we will be able to iron those out tomorrow. I was able to put some consistently good laps together towards the end of the session, when I did my quickest lap, so I’m happy. The CBR is really fun to ride again!

Ronald ten Kate – team manager
It’s been a good start to the weekend. We had quite some parts and settings to test here at Assen – a lot of them have brought positive improvements to the bike and we still have some more to test tomorrow. Even though it’s still early days in the weekend, everyone in the team feels a sense of relief after Valencia and the atmosphere has lifted.


2009 World Superbike championship, round four
Assen, Holland – first qualifying, results:
1 Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha 1’38.747s
2 Jakub Smrz (CZE) Ducati 1’39.055s
3 Yukio Kagayama (JPN) Suzuki 1’39.128s
4 Carlos Checa (ESP) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 1’39.141s
8 Jonathan Rea (GBR) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 1’39.359s
9 Ryuichi Kiyonari (JPN) Ten Kate Honda Racing 1’39.506s

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