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WSS, Donington, UK, 28 Mai 2016

Sofuoglu Fastest In Superpole And Krummenacher Fifth

Kawasaki Puccetti Racing riders Kenan Sofuoglu and Randy Krummenacher finished first and fifth respectively in the Superpole 2 competition at Donington Park, in readiness for Sunday’s 20-lap race. Kenan earned the right to start from the front row and Randy from row two. 

Sofuoglu secured his fourth Superpole win of the season today and extended his all-time record of pre-race success in this class of racing to 27. This total is five more than the closest competitor. Sofuoglu will now look to capitalise on his perfect starting position in Sunday’s race, as he goes out to extend his current championship lead.
 
A return to Donington for Krummenacher was a positive experience but he could not quite find the final elements of pace he needed in the slower corners to build a perfect qualifying lap and challenge his team-mate for a front row starting place. Heading off in Sunday’s race from the middle of the front row Randy is still well placed in a field that contained 35 riders in practice.
 
Both riders were helped by warm and dry conditions at the classically sculpted British circuit, which offered consistent track conditions to work with. After practice and qualifying the riders will now have one more warm-up on Sunday morning, and then the race itself at noon on Sunday, UK time.
 
Kenan Sofuoglu stated: “I am happy and confident of my race pace. If we do not have any problems we can go to win the race. I tried to make a really fast lap time like last year but it is a little bit different. The tyre is a different specification from last year, so it was a little bit more difficult to push harder. I am happy to work with this team and Kawasaki and I think our race pace is good. I did 23 laps on the same tyre and my fastest lap was near the end, so this is a very good thing to know. The bike is working very well and we have almost not touched the bike. At every track the bike is working well and all of these things also came from last year when we had a very good package.”
 
Randy Krummenacher stated: “It was not perfect in Superpole 2 but that is part of racing, which cannot always be really good. Fifth on the grid is not the end of the story. The race is long and it is OK to start from the second row. I expected a bit more for sure but let’s analyse everything now and we can do better on Sunday. The line around Donington is completely different on a Supersport 600 bike compared to my previous experiences here and I am struggling a bit in the slow corners. I need to make up some time by myself in those points. I know that. In the race it will be different because I have some reference, so I think I can improve.”