Foggy PETRONAS Racing hoping to continue upward trend
Foggy PETRONAS Racing head to Germany for the tenth round
of the Superbike World Championship hoping to improve on their
best results of the season at Assen last weekend.
Steve Martin scored good points in both races and, although
team-mate Craig Jones suffered further misfortune, he also
showed signs of improvement.
The riders now face a challenge of a different kind, with
the smooth, flowing nature of Assen being followed by the
tighter, twistier lay-out of the EuroSpeedway Lausitz circuit,
which suits bikes with greater torque.
However both Steve and Craig were happy with the base set-up
they obtained at a recent test session at the German circuit,
situated close to Dresden.
Steve said: “It’s going to be
hard work for us because we were a little bit off the pace
at the recent test at Lausitzring. There will not be any changes
to the bike from last weekend at Assen and, if everyone puts
in as much effort as they did there, then hopefully we can
be in the points again.”
For Craig this will be the final circuit on the calendar
at which he has previous experience and he is keen to make
the most of this opportunity.
Craig said: “This is the last round
this year when I will know the track, so I want to make the
most of having tested there. All weekend at Assen I was playing
catch-up, but every time I went out I increased my times and
if I can continue that progress in Germany and I hopeful of
challenging for points. We just need to start from where we
left off at the test and I am aiming to get some points on
the board before the end of the season.”
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