Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tanel Leok and Bas Verhoeven where in action at the team’s ‘home Grand Prix’ on Sunday, Grand Prix of the Netherlands was staged in the deep and bottomless sands of the Lierop circuit some thirty minutes from the factory Kawasaki squad’s base near to Eindhoven.
It was MotoGP rookie, Randy de Puniet, who led the charge for Kawasaki today, mastering the revamped Assen circuit to finish this afternoon's free practice session fifth fastest overall aboard his Ninja ZX-RR. Weather conditions at Assen have been unpredictable for the past two days, with intermittent rain reducing track time during this morning's extended free practice session.