Team Motoxracing is competing in the third WorldSSP300 championship round at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic.
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The Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic today staged the Superpole and first race of the fifth WorldSBK round.
Low temperatures and rain complicated things for the WorldSBK riders during the first free practices at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic today.
Tito Rabat and Bahattin Sofuoglu headed out this morning for FP1, which ran on a damp track that was difficult to interpret.
Despite this being his first time riding a superbike at this track, Sofuoglu placed a strong ninth with a time of 1’32”781. Rabat worked with his team to set up his YZF-R1 and closed twentieth with a time of 1’35”124.
The second practice ran on an almost fully dry track in the afternoon. Both riders improved on their lap times, with Sofuoglu positioning fourteenth (1’32”463) and Rabat twenty-first (1’33”816.
Tomorrow will see the Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team back at work during Superpole and the first race of this Czech SBK round.
"Sono soddisfatto del risultato ottenuto da Bahattin in questa prima giornata di prove, che non è stata per niente facile a causa delle condizioni della pista. Sofuoglu si è allineato alle prestazioni delle altre Yamaha mentre Tito ha fatto fatica su di una pista sporca e con poco grip".
“E’ stata una giornata complicata soprattutto a causa del meteo e delle condizioni della pista che era scivolosa e sporca. Bastava uscire dalla traiettoria per cadere. Nelle FP1 sono stato attento e nel pomeriggio, con la pista più asciutta, ho migliorato nettamente il mio tempo sul giro. Per domani cercherò di fare del mio meglio in Superpole per poter poi disputare una buona Gara1”.
“Voglio innanzitutto ringraziare la mia squadra perché mi ha messo a disposizione una moto competitiva che questa mattina mi ha permesso di essere subito veloce nella prima sessione di libere, dove ho ottenuto un ottimo nono posto. Nel turno del pomeriggio mi sono migliorato ed ho concluso al quattordicesimo posto. E’ stata una giornata positiva e sono sicuro di poter fare bene anche domani sia in Superpole che in gara dove il mio obiettivo resta la zona punti”.
Less than two weeks since home round Cremona, the Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team is ready to return to action at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic for the fifth WorldSBK championship round.
The fourth round of the Superbike World Championship is in play at the Cremona Circuit, with teams on track for the second day of practice and racing.
Both Bahattin Sofuoglu and Tito Rabat know the track, having raced here last year, though the Turkish rider was competing in the Supersport category.
Two weeks since the latest Assen round, the Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team returns to Italy, and the Cremona Circuit, for the fourth WorldSBK round.
The third WorldSBK championship round drew to a close today at the TT Circuit Assen in The Netherlands.
The second and final race of the second WorldSSP300 round ran today at the TT Circuit Assen in The Netherlands.
Competing for the Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSSP300 Team, Spaniard Marc Vich and Australian Cameron Swain, both rookies in this category, classified fifteenth and nineteenth in Superpole, before crossing the line twentieth and twenty-first in Race 1.
Vich in particular did well, but the pain resulting from his fractured foot, an injury he sustained at the previous Portimao round, caused him to lose significant ground in the final stages.
Today, in cool and cloudy conditions, the two riders were back out for the second 12-lap race.
Marc ran a similar race to yesterday, running in the points zone for a good stint before surrendering to the pain later on and finishing twentieth. Swain was unable to increase his pace and make up positions, crossing the line twenty-third.
The third WorldSSP300 round will take place at the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic over the weekend of 16-18 May.
Sandro Carusi - Team Principal
“Today’s race was almost a photocopy of race 1. Marc gritted his teeth for as long as he could while Cameron couldn’t run a strong race after starting so far back. The next round is in more than a month’s time, so I hope Vich heals by then. Swain needs to build experience; let’s not forget they are two rookies.”
Marc Vich - Rider #96
“I hoped it would rain because I’m strong in the wet but unfortunately the track stayed dry, and today’s race was very similar to yesterday’s. I pushed hard for as long as I could and was getting close to the top ten when the pain in my foot caused me to slow down. I struggled to even finish the race, but will definitely be better in time for Most, which is over a month away”.
Cameron Swain - Rider #87
“I have to thank my team because my bike was more competitive today. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to achieve the result we’d set ourselves. Now I just have to train as hard as I can so that I’m ready for the next round at Most, where I’ll do all I can to achieve better results.”