This weekend the second round of the FIM Supersport World Championship is held at the TT Circuit Assen. A special weekend for Ten Kate Racing as it is the team’s home race, just half an hour drive from the headquarters in Nieuwleusen.
(23-04-2022)
On Friday, reigning World Champion Dominique Aegerter immediately showed that he has come to Assen to win. In sunny but cold conditions the Swiss rider set the fastest lap time of the day in the first free practice session, Leonardo Taccini ended a difficult first day in 21st position.
In Saturday morning’s Superpole session Aegerter was again flawless, the Swiss did a 1’36.906 and broke his own lap record from last year. Leonardo Taccini qualified in 21st place for both World Supersport races.
In the first race of the weekend, Aegerter started well and immediately took the lead. The Swiss rider was under a lot of attack in the opening stages and dropped back to third place. He was eager to fight back and came back to second position on the seventh lap. For a long time Aegerter was in a fight with Dutch rider Glenn van Straalen, whom he managed to pass at the end of the fourteenth lap.
Immediately after this overtake the red flag was waved due to an incident of two riders, making Aegerter the winner of Race 1 in Assen. A perfectly timed overtake by Aegerter gave him and Ten Kate Racing the full 25 points in front of the Dutch crowd.
Leonardo Taccini made a good start and moved up from 21st to 12th position on the first lap. In the race he was involved in a fierce battle and went out of the track a few times. In the end the young Italian managed to fight his way back up to tenth position, his best result in the World Supersport class.
Dominique Aegerter: “I am very happy to have scored the 25 points today. At first I wasn’t sure if I had won, I overtook Glenn just in time ahead of the timing point. My speed was good all day, especially this morning in Superpole where I set a new lap record with a 1’36.9. The Ten Kate Racing team did a great job again, I am super happy to give them a win in their home race. It was nice to see all the partners of the team and all the Dutch fans today. Hopefully we can do the whole race distance tomorrow and the sun will be shining again.”
Leonardo Taccini: “I think it was not a bad race from P21 to P10, but I think there is still more to come. On the first lap I made a mistake and had to go straight. I lost a couple of places and I lost contact with the group. I then managed to get back to the group but made another small mistake and lost a few places. In the end I was able to make up places and cross the finish line in tenth place. If I make a good start tomorrow and stay calm in the first lap a better position is possible.”
Kervin Bos – team manager: “Winning at home is of course the reason why we do it. Leonardo Taccini has surprised us again with his best result in the World Supersport class. I am very proud that Leonardo has made these steps and shows why we have him in the team, hopefully he can continue this upward trend for tomorrow. Aegerter was fantastic again today, scoring 25 points. I have to admit that we were lucky with the red flag, the timing was just right. We have to learn from that for the future. We have a plan of attack for tomorrow and we are all looking forward to race again in Assen.”
Sunday morning, the Ten Kate Racing riders will be on track again at 09:25 at the TT Circuit Assen for a fifteen-minute warm-up session. Race 2 over 18 laps will start at 12:30 CET.
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Aegerter wins red-flagged home race in Assen for Ten Kate Racing, Taccini tenth after strong race
This weekend the second round of the FIM Supersport World Championship is held at the TT Circuit Assen. A special weekend for Ten Kate Racing as it is the team’s home race, just half an hour drive from the headquarters in Nieuwleusen.
(23-04-2022)
On Friday, reigning World Champion Dominique Aegerter immediately showed that he has come to Assen to win. In sunny but cold conditions the Swiss rider set the fastest lap time of the day in the first free practice session, Leonardo Taccini ended a difficult first day in 21st position.
In Saturday morning’s Superpole session Aegerter was again flawless, the Swiss did a 1’36.906 and broke his own lap record from last year. Leonardo Taccini qualified in 21st place for both World Supersport races.
In the first race of the weekend, Aegerter started well and immediately took the lead. The Swiss rider was under a lot of attack in the opening stages and dropped back to third place. He was eager to fight back and came back to second position on the seventh lap. For a long time Aegerter was in a fight with Dutch rider Glenn van Straalen, whom he managed to pass at the end of the fourteenth lap.
Immediately after this overtake the red flag was waved due to an incident of two riders, making Aegerter the winner of Race 1 in Assen. A perfectly timed overtake by Aegerter gave him and Ten Kate Racing the full 25 points in front of the Dutch crowd.
Leonardo Taccini made a good start and moved up from 21st to 12th position on the first lap. In the race he was involved in a fierce battle and went out of the track a few times. In the end the young Italian managed to fight his way back up to tenth position, his best result in the World Supersport class.
Dominique Aegerter: “I am very happy to have scored the 25 points today. At first I wasn’t sure if I had won, I overtook Glenn just in time ahead of the timing point. My speed was good all day, especially this morning in Superpole where I set a new lap record with a 1’36.9. The Ten Kate Racing team did a great job again, I am super happy to give them a win in their home race. It was nice to see all the partners of the team and all the Dutch fans today. Hopefully we can do the whole race distance tomorrow and the sun will be shining again.”
Leonardo Taccini: “I think it was not a bad race from P21 to P10, but I think there is still more to come. On the first lap I made a mistake and had to go straight. I lost a couple of places and I lost contact with the group. I then managed to get back to the group but made another small mistake and lost a few places. In the end I was able to make up places and cross the finish line in tenth place. If I make a good start tomorrow and stay calm in the first lap a better position is possible.”
Kervin Bos – team manager: “Winning at home is of course the reason why we do it. Leonardo Taccini has surprised us again with his best result in the World Supersport class. I am very proud that Leonardo has made these steps and shows why we have him in the team, hopefully he can continue this upward trend for tomorrow. Aegerter was fantastic again today, scoring 25 points. I have to admit that we were lucky with the red flag, the timing was just right. We have to learn from that for the future. We have a plan of attack for tomorrow and we are all looking forward to race again in Assen.”
Sunday morning, the Ten Kate Racing riders will be on track again at 09:25 at the TT Circuit Assen for a fifteen-minute warm-up session. Race 2 over 18 laps will start at 12:30 CET.
Per ulteriori informazioni Leonardo Taccini, visitate il sito www.leo24.it e seguite i nostri profili social: Leonardo Taccini ( FB – IG ).
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