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10 July 2010
Brno – Practice Day 2
Brno, 10th July 2010 – Grid positions for tomorrow’s Superbike races were established this afternoon on the Czech track of Brno, with 22 riders taking part in this ninth round of the 2010 World Championship.
Carlos Checa was once again among the frontrunners. In the morning the Althea Racing rider qualified for the Superpole with the eleventh fastest time but, during the course of the afternoon’s action, he was able to do even better. Making it into the final phase, he closed in eighth position with a best time of 1m59.571. “As soon as I went out on track for the final session I could feel that the second qualifier, brand new, didn’t have the same grip as the first and was not as stable, which meant I could only do so much. I am, however, very satisfied when I look at our race pace. Over these two days we’ve spent some time trying some new solutions and now we’re on the right track. Tomorrow? It will be a difficult race because the heat means there is not much grip. The tyres have to last twenty laps but we’ll try our best, as ever…”
Shane Byrne was also able to qualify for the Superpole thanks to his best time set this morning and, despite a still injured left hand, the English rider made it to the second session, which he concluded in sixteenth position, with a time of 2m00.564. “I want to thank the team because they’ve done a great job on the bike”, said “Shakey”, “In the first Superpole phase I set my best time so far this weekend (1m59.925) but I had a few problems with the front of the bike, and risked crashing in the second session. The race? It will be very difficult for me because after five or six laps my hand starts to bother me but I’ll give it my all and try to score two top ten finishes.”
Genesio Bevilacqua, General Manager of Althea Racing is also confident of a good result. “The Superpole didn’t go as expected but I’m still confident ahead of the races. Both Carlos and Shakey have improved their times and we have a great pace. Checa may be able to fight against the leaders while Shane won’t be 100% due to his hand of course, but our goal is to take as many points as possible, keeping an eye on the team’s classification.”
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