Press release: The good start of the weekend for the DeGraaf Grand Prix Team during the 79th Alice TT Assen couldn’t be continued in the qualification session. Danny Webb and Randy Krummenacher qualified at the fourth row with a 13th and 14th position.
The Friday morning session went very good for British rider Danny Webb. During nearly the whole session Webb was able to ride lap times in the top 5. In the last minutes of the session Webb dropped back to a 7th position and was only half a second slower than the fastest rider Sergio Gadea. Randy Krummenacher still worked in this session to get a better set-up and could improve his lap times every lap in the last part of the session. Krummenacher ended the session on a 14th position.
The qualification session started good for the British rider Danny Webb. In the first ten minutes Webb was the quickest rider. Halfway the session Webb dropped back to a 7th position and came in for a set of new tyres. In the last ten minutes Webb was really pushing but every lap he was held up by slower riders or riders who are waiting for fast riders. Webb has to be satisfied with a 13th position on the fourth row, which he is really not.
Randy Krummenacher was searching in the beginning for a good rhythm and found the rhythm in halfway the session. Still Krummenacher was working on the suspension and went better and better. In the last minutes Krummenacher found a good group and climbed up two positions. The Swiss rider will start tomorrow next to his team-mate Webb on the 14th position.
Danny Webb (13th, 1:46,278):
“I’m very disappointed about this session. I had a good pace and was able to run in the top 5. When I had a free lap I was able to ride fast laps. Unfortunaly there were to many riders who a waiting for a group or fast rider. Those riders hold me up in the last part of the session and I couldn’t improve my lap time which I rode in the beginning of the session. I have a good race pace and I will be up there tomorrow. I’m not worried yet!”
Randy Krummenacher (14th, 1:46,681):
“My lap time isn’t so bad but I don’t like the position which I have on the grid for tomorrow’s race. The field is very close on this track and luckily I found a fast group and got a 14th position. The bike feels pretty good and I know I can be faster. Tomorrow I need a good start and try to get another top 10 position.”
