2006 Supersport World Championship
WSS Round 6 – Misano (Italy) - First Qualifying
VOS MAKES PROGRESS AS SOFUOGLU STRUGGLES UNDER THE
MISANO SUN
Standing in for regular team rider Sebastien Charpentier,
Arie Vos (Winston Ten Kate Honda) posted a 13th best time
out of 37 riders in the sizzling hot opening qualifying session
at Misano, with more to come in the final qualifying session
on Saturday 24th June. His team-mate for the weekend, Kenan
Sofuoglu (Winston Ten Kate Honda) made a disappointing start
to his Misano weekend, running only 24th fastest.
With air temperatures over 31°C and track temperatures
of 53°C, Misano was a pressure cooker on day one, and
the action on the track was made all the more frenetic after
the session had to be stopped and momentarily restarted in
the aftermath of a crash, close to the completion of the session.
Ronald Ten Kate - Team Manager
“It’s very strange for us not to have Sebastien
Charpentier here at this race but I hope he will be back with
us soon. It was a good first day for Arie, at what is a very
hot Misano. His is more or less used to the bike but the tyres
are quite different from the ones he runs with in the national
championships, and working with the team is a little bit different
for him too. He did very well and for sure he will improve
tomorrow. We are surprised to see Kenan that far back when
he showed his speed at the recent Brno tests. He was with
the fastest guys there, so we will have a good look at the
data to see exactly what is happening there. It is not the
position where he would prefer to be, so we need to make some
adjustments there to get him further up the grid tomorrow.”
Arie Vos – Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider
(13th position – Fastest lap time 1’38.879)
“Not bad today but there are some important places
on this track where if you get them right you can go really
fast, and there were some things I did wrong today. After
we look at the split times and the data we can improve for
tomorrow and for sure I can go faster. Gerrit Ten Kate and
my brother went on to the track and they watched me at various
places, so they can give me some advice. The goal for tomorrow
is the second row, that would be nice.”
Kenan Sofuoglu – Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider
(24th position – Fastest lap time 1’39.756)
“It’s a shame to be not so fast after the good
test at Brno so we will have to look at the data and find
out where and why I am losing time. I tried everything today
but when I see a result like this it makes it very difficult
for me. This is not me; my position is not 24th. If I am fifth
or fourth I can understand but 24th I really can’t understand.
I have put in 100% in preparation for this and I will keep
working right through to Sunday.”
RESULTS QUALIFYING 1:
1. Parkes - Yamaha - 1'37.407
2. Vizziello -Yamaha - 1'37.515
3. Tiberio - Honda - 1'37.555
4. Roccoli - Yamaha - 1'37.601
5. Curtain - Yamaha - 1'38.157
13. Vos - Winston Ten Kate Honda - 1'38.879
24. Sofuoglu - Winston Ten Kate Honda - 1'39.756
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