HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Supersport rider Andrew Pitt concluded the second day of qualifying for the German round of the Superbike World Championship on fourth place. The Australian rider was well on the pace throughout the second qualifying session and maintained his front row start. Pitt finished the day in a best of 2'00.727, 0.712s behind pole sitter Broc Parkes. Team mate Jonathan Rea dropped down to 13th place on the grid after issues with the electronics of his CBR600RR halted his plans to improve the time set in the first day of qualifying. He finished the day in a best time of 2'01.281.
Despite the cold weather conditions HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider Andrew Pitt is happy with his provisional fourth place on the grid after the opening day of qualifying at the German Nurburgring. Pitt set the second fastest time in the morning’s free practice session before the rain halted the session halfway and the remaining part of the session was finished in wet conditions. In the afternoon’s qualifying session the riders profited from improved track conditions and continued to make progress in the set-up of their bikes. Pitt was well on the pace throughout the 45 minute session and claimed a provision front row start, closely followed by Rea who concludes the session in fifth spot.
After a strong weekend of racing at the Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team now heads to a track closer to home for the 7th round in the Championship at the Nurburgring in Germany. Carlos Checa’s double victory showed the team’s growing performance in the development of the CBR1000RR Fireblade. With the bike on pace and morale and confidence boosted, the team is eagerly looking forward to continue their success in the German round.