World Superbike 2008 - Round Four

World Superbike 2008 - Round Four - Assen

Day 2 Report - Kawasaki

Encouraging results for the team of San Marino Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse which will see its riders starting from the third row tomorrow on the Dutch track in Assen where the 4th round will take place.

The result achieved by Makoko Tamada has been possible as he found a great feeling with his bike and he is really satisfied both for the performances obtained today in the Superpole and the rhythm that he could maintain during the whole sessions of the day. The only adjustments made on the bike have been limited to the aerodynamic through small changements on the fairings. The work today focused on tyre choice for tomorrow’s races.

Regis Laconi is satisfied too, considering that the day didn’t begin so well for him he anyway reached a good result and he gained a good feeling with his ZX-10R. The Steve Harris’s reinforced swing arm limited the chattering and Regis felt more confident and he finished his team’s work scoring the 11th time.

Makoto Tamada #100: “ We almost didn’t touch the bike today as it fits my guide style. We just made some small adjustments on the fairing to make it a bit more aerodynamic. I’m quite confident for tomorrow as I’ve maintained a good race pace during the whole sessions. We decided to put a soft tyre on the front and a durable one on the rear and I think tomorrow I’ll be able to give good emotions to my fans”.

Regis Laconi #55: “ Starting first at the Superpole is never easy as you don’t have any referent from the others riders but I have to tell to be satisfied for the result achieved considering that after yesterday’s crash my team had to reconstruct the bike during the night. From this morning we used a reinforced Steve Harris swing arm that takes under control the chattering I use to accuse and now I feel more confident. We valued which tyre option to adopt for tomorrow and at the end we decided to use a hard tyre both for the front and the rear”.