David Salom ha firmado su mejor resultado en el mundial de Superbikes con un decimosexto puesto que le ha dejado a las puertas de los ansiados puntos del mundial.
Después de haber conseguido participar en la SUPERPOLE por primera vez, el piloto mallorquín ha salido en la primera manga muy motivado y con ganas de subir posiciones pero se ha encontrado con un incómodo tapón, la Honda del británico Hill le ha impedido buscar su ritmo de carrera y ha condicionado el resultado final, terminando en vigésima posición.
La segunda manga ha sido diferente para el piloto del Team Pedercini, una buena salida y haber marcado un ritmo constante, le han dado las claves a Salom para conseguir la decimoséxta posición final.
Nuevamente en esta segunda manga, el británico Hill ha entorpecido la carrera de Salom, impidiéndole durante buena parte de la carrera, conseguir su ritmo, pero una vez superada la Honda de Hill, a falta de 5 vueltas para el final, Salom ha aumentado su ritmo de carrera y ha demostrado que puede estar en esas posiciones que otorgan los puntos en el mundial de Superbikes.

Departamento de prensa David Salom
Piloto Mundial de Superbikes
www.davidsalom.com    prensa@davidsalom.com    Avda. 16 de Julio, 34    Polígono Son Castelló
Palma de Mallorca    T. +34 971 291 321    M. +34 616 99 26 87

  El piloto mallorquín ha conseguido, durante los entrenamientos de hoy sábado, clasificarse para la SUPERPOLE y finalmente clasificarse en la posición 19 de parrilla.
Desde los primeros entrenamientos libres el equipo estuvo trabajando en la puesta a punto de la moto, adaptándose al complicado trazado sudafricano y mejorando la moto.
David se encontraba cada vez más cómodo en la moto y eso se ha notado en cada tanda de entrenamientos, pasando de un crono de 1:41.7 en los primeros libres a un tiempo de 1:39.7 en los segundos cronos, lo que le ha dado la oportunidad de disputar la SUPERPOLE.
Probando por primera vez los neumáticos Pirelli de clasificación que se entregan a los participantes de la SUPERPOLE, David ha intentado sacárles el máximo partido y además ha encontrado formas de mejorar su pilotaje en algunos puntos de cara a la carrera, lo que le ha dado un golpe de confianza muy importante.
Con las gomas de clasificación, David ha conseguido rebajar el tiempo hasta el 1,38.7 a menos de un segundo del primer clasificado Ben Spies.
David comentaba: "Me encuentro muy cómodo con la moto, creo que estamos avanzando mucho y los tiempos empiezan a salir un poco mejor. Por lo que he visto hoy, creo que el ritmo de carrera estará en los 1.38 altos y que luego bajará a los 1.39 y si consigo meterme en un buen grupo puedo luchar por estar con los 15 primeros."

Departamento de prensa David Salom
Piloto Mundial de Superbikes
www.davidsalom.com     prensa@davidsalom.com
Avda. 16 de Julio, 34    Polígono Son Castelló
Palma de Mallorca    T. +34 971 291 321    M. +34 616 99 26 87

David Salom disputará este fin de semana su sexta cita del Mundial de Superbikes en el circuito Kyalami.
El mejor calificativo para este trazado es "montaña rusa" con un poco de todo, cambios de rasante, curvas rápidas y lentas, aunque la falta de referencias en las curvas "ciegas" es uno de los retos para el piloto mallorquín.
El pasado mes de diciembre todos los equipos, excepto kawasaki, realizaron tres días de entrenamientos programados en la pista sudafricana. El equipo ha empleado esta primera jornada de entrenamientos a buscar el mejor "setting" para la moto, desarrollos y reglajes de suspensiones que el resto de equipos ya trabajaron durante los días de test.
Uno de los cambios técnicos más importantes para esta carrera es la incorporación del control de tracción en la Kawasaki, un elemento muy importante a la hora de mejorar los tiempos y conseguir un mejor resultado.
David muy animado comenta que: "Estamos mejorando bastante, en los entrenamientos de hoy hemos rodado más rápido y lo más importante es que tenemos un pequeño margen de mejora de cara a los entrenamientos de mañana que nos puede meter por primera vez en la superpole".
Con un tiempo de 1:40:01 en los primeros cronometrados, David se ha colocado en la posición 18, a la espera de la segunda tanda de entrenamientos de mañana, donde espera conseguir mejorar un poco más con algunos cambios en la moto.

Departamento de prensa David Salom
Piloto Mundial de Superbikes
www.davidsalom.com
prensa@davidsalom.com
Avda. 16 de Julio, 34
Polígono Son Castelló
Palma de Mallorca
T. +34 971 291 321
M. +34 616 99 26 87

Vale at the Eiffel tower

It wasn’t quite a romantic stroll, by the Seine but there was definitely something memorable about MotoGP World Champion, Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi’s first blast past the Eiffel tower and Champs-Élysées with an YZF-R1. The Italian was taking in the tourist hot-spots of Paris ahead of pushing for his 99th career victory this weekend at Le Mans.
Rossi was the draw for hundreds of MotoGP fans and curious onlookers as the 30 year old carefully steered a special edition Monster Energy- livered R1 by the Arc de Triomphe, through nearby streets to a press conference and then – despite the rain – managed a burn-out in front of the French capital’s famous sky-line form.
“It was quite slippery out there with the rain, but I managed to do a little burn-out by the Eiffel Tower,” said Rossi who leads the current MotoGP standings by 11 points on his YZR-M1 and won the Grand Prix of Spain at Jerez two weeks ago he said. “It’s my first time to the Eiffel Tower so I was pleased to do that, we all had some fun out there. I’m looking forward to this weekend at Le Mans now.”
Success at the short and twisty circuit of Le Mans on Sunday could set-up a momentous weekend a fortnight later with the chance to reach 100 triumphs in front of his tifosi at Mugello.

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Más de 200 personas se apuntaron a probar los nuevos modelos Ducati 2009 en este primer Ducati Tour en Mallorca.
Organizado por el nuevo concesionario Ducati en Mallorca, Dues Rodes en colaboración con Ducati España.
Con la ayuda del centro comercial Festival Park y el restaurante Lizarrán, este fin de semana Ducati Mallorca quiso invitar a los amantes de la marca italiana a probar las nuevas motos de este año.
Durante toda la jornada del sábado y el domingo los "probadores" fueron haciendo salidas guiadas para disfrutar de estas máquinas en la carretera, contando con un total de 14 motos de prueba, la más demandada fue sin duda la potente superbike 848, pero la más sorprendente para todos ha sido la Hypermotard, una moto divertida y fácil de llevar que todos los amantes de la moto deberían probar en alguna ocasión.
El nuevo concesionario Ducati en Mallorca quiere agradecer a todos los participantes en este evento su correcta actuación y comportamiento, invitándoles a visitar las instalaciones de Dues Rodes en la calle Reina María Cristina para informarse de los nuevos productos Ducati que llegarán a la isla durante estos meses.

DUCATI MALLORCA
Dues Rodes – Concesionario Exclusivo en Mallorca
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ducatimallorca@duesrodes.com
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Palma de Mallorca

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Este fin de semana se disputó en el circuito de Monza la quinta prueba puntuable para el mundial de Superbikes donde participa el mallorquín David Salom con el Team Pedercini.
Las inferiores prestaciones de la Kawasaki de Salom frente a un circuito treméndamente rápdio, fueron el principal escollo para lograr un buen resultado. Con más de 15 Km/h menos de velocidad punta y una aceleración mucho más baja que las motos oficiales, el rendimiento del piloto mallorquín no pudo ser mejor.
En los entrenamientos libres David se colocaba a dos segundos de la cabeza con un tiempo de 1.48.9 por delante de la Kawa oficial de Baiocco.
En la primera tanda cronometrada David rebajaba su crono en un segundo, rodando en un tiempo de 1.47.9 pero los pilotos de cabeza bajaban sus tiempos también y dejaban a Salom en la posición 27.
Clasificado en la posición 27 de parrilla, Salom partiría con el objetivo de alcanzar los puntos en esta quinta prueba del mundial de superbikes.
Un inicio de carrera espectacular con un multiple accidente obligaba a repetir la salida, retrasando la carrera en más de media hora para limpiar la pista de trozos de carenado y aceites.
David realizaba una buena salida y se colocaba en un grupo de cuatro pilotos con los que luchó por avanzar posiciones, el americano Zemke y el italiano Baiocco le pusieron las cosas difíciles a Salom que adelantaba a Iannuzzo y David Checa hasta colocarse finalmente en la posición 19 a las puertas de los ansiados puntos que tanto se resisten.
En la segunda manga Salom volvía a luchar contra Checa, Zemke y Ianuzzo pero los problemas en el neumático trasero y las dificultades para frenar la Kawasaki, obligaron a Salom a saltarse la Chincane en varias ocasiones, lo que le costó una penalización en forma de Right Through perdiendo de esta forma un tiempo precioso. Finalmente David lograba finalizar esta segunda manga en la posición 21.
David Salom "Este es un circuito que no me favorece mucho, por mi estilo de pilotaje, ya que me desenvuelvo mejor en circuitos donde el paso por curva es mas decisivo que la aceleración. Espero que en las próximas pruebas podamos mejorar el rendimiento con la puesta a punto del control de tracción, yo también tengo que acostumbrarme a llevarlo y confío en que conseguiremos mejorar resultados en las próximas carreras."

Departamento de prensa David Salom
Piloto Mundial de Superbikes
www.davidsalom.com
prensa@davidsalom.com
Avda. 16 de Julio, 34
Polígono Son Castelló
Palma de Mallorca
T. 971 291 321
M. 616 99 26 87

Victoria para Kike Ferrer en la categoría Supersport con más de 11 segundos de diferencia sobre el segundo clasificado y con la satisfacción de haber realizado un trabajo muy positivo.
Todo el equipo Neu Grip y Dues Rodes han trabajado duro para conseguir una puesta a punto ideal para el trazado de Jerez, un trabajo que además de servir para conseguir la victoria de Kike esperan de sus frutos en la próxima prueba del nacional de velocidad.
Ferrer participó este fin de semana en el Campeonato Extremeño de Velocidad que se disputaba en el circuito de Jerez para poder preparar mejor su próxima prueba del Campeonato de España.
El equipo técnico de Dues Rodes Competición se trasladó a Jerez para probar algunas modificaciones técnicas en la moto de Kike de cara a la próxima prueba del nacional, contando para estas pruebas con toda la jornada del sábado durante los entrenamientos. El equipo realizó pruebas para mejorar la velocidad punta de la Yamaha, reglajes de suspensiones y puesta a punto sin pensar en esta prueba como un objetivo si no como un simple test.
En los entrenamientos cronometrados y con neumático usado, Kike lograba el segundo mejor tiempo de la parrilla, y el tremendo espíritu competitivo del joven mallorquín hizo el resto durante la carrera.

Kike Ferrer
Piloto del Campeonato de España Supersport
16 de Julio, 34
07009 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. 971 291 321
M. 616 99 26 87
prensa@kikeferrer.com
http://www.duesrodes.com

RACE REPORT
It was a dramatic race day in Monza today for the World Superbike Championship as Yamaha rider and pole position starter Ben Spies again suffered the two extremes of racing, the victory and victory snatched away. Race one only made it to the first chicane on lap 1 as the Superbikes compressed into the tight first chicane. Tamada fell just before the corner, his bike sliding down the grass and across the track, causing collisions with Corser, Hill, Roberts and Neukirchener in the ensuing carnage. A red flag was issued and the race restarted. The race then became a battle at the front between Haga, Fabrizio and Spies for the lead. By lap nine Spies had a one second advantage over the Ducatis as they fought for second, Fabrizio ending up the stronger and closing in.
Three laps from the end Fabrizio drafted Spies on the main straight to take the lead going into the first chicane, only for Spies to take it back on the penultimate lap. The Yamaha rider then led convincingly and was looking a certainty for the win until running out of fuel as he took the Parabolica corner for the last time heading for the start finish straight.He managed to coast to the line but was in 15th position by the time he passed the chequered flag. Team-mate Tom Sykes started well from tenth on the grid and was eighth by the end of the first lap. Consistent race pace saw him take two more positions over the duration, crossing the line in sixth to take more points.
Race two saw Spies hungry to make up the misfortune of race one. Off the line he slipped into second behind Haga briefly before moving into the lead when Haga was struck by a bird on the first corner. From this point his win was never in doubt as the Texan put his head down and laid down lap after lap of fast perfect lines, adding a second gap per lap between himself and second position Fabrizio. As the race tipped over halfway point Spies slowed to ensure the issue of race one was not repeated, taking the chequered flag over 2.6 seconds ahead of second placed Fabrizio.
British rider Sykes had another consistent race in the second outing of the day, moving up from tenth to sixth position, but was unable to find the extra pace to pass fifth placed Biaggi by the end of the race.
Ben Spies leaves Monza having closed the gap to championship leader Haga, he heads to Kyalami with 146 points, 54 behind the lead. Sykes heads to South Africa having moved up to fifth in the championship on 90 points and now trails Haslam by only 13.

Ben Spies

Ben Spies, Yamaha World Superbike Team, (15th, 1st)
"Race one was a tough pill to swallow, it was a hard one to get by but that’s racing I guess. Race two I had a clear strategy and made sure I got into a really good rhythm in the first 12 to 14 laps to build a safety buffer. Obviously we had a problem at the end of race one which I didn’t want to repeat so slowed a bit there and short shifted a bit to make sure everything was good to the end. The bike was good and could have run fast times all the way through but I wanted to make sure we got this one in the bag. The Yamaha team did great regrouping after race one and me too I think! Hopefully we can keep going and improving from here. I want to say congratulations for Michel in race one, but I couldn’t give it to him so easily in race two."

Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes, Yamaha World Superbike Team, (6th, 6th)
"In race one I got away ok, but the problem was getting stuck in that first chicane as I was starting from row three. As soon as it bottled up everything got spread out and unfortunately the lead group spread a long way and was hard to catch. I got past a couple of people and to be honest I thought I was going to catch them but halfway through the race I suffered from some brake fading. It was very unfortunate. In race two I got off the line fairly decently and had good race pace, I was looking quite strong but not able to get that last little bit. I guess it was one of those weekends, I’ve been fairly fast and consistent but spoilt it a bit with the qualifying. I’m very confident in the bike and the team, especially for Kyalami and hope to have better memories after the race than when I tested there! All in all good weekend, two more scores on the board and moving up to fifth in the championship is great."
Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha World Superbike Team Manager
"The first race was very frustrating for us but I think Ben proved what he is capable of. A big thank you to him because he answered race one in the best possible way. We seem to have either 25 points or 0 in races at the moment! I am very optimistic about the next two races because in South Africa Ben was really fast with an almost standard bike, and now we know the performance of the R1 is better so we think we can do a really good job. Miller should also be good as it’s a home track for Ben. In the end we have reduced the leadership gap to Nori which is good. Tom was really consistent today, he’s coming better and better every race weekend and without making mistakes in the race. I think as the second part of the championship approaches he will get stronger and stronger. A big thanks to the team and also the suppliers who helped us to be ready with the new colours in time for this weekend."

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Mit einem hervorragenden siebten Platz im ersten Rennen bescherte Ruben Xaus dem Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport heute in Monza das bisher beste Ergebnis. Mit Platz neun im zweiten Durchgang komplettierte er sein bisher erfolgreichstes Wochenende der ersten fünf WM-Runden in diesem Jahr und zeigte, dass er und das Motorrad mit jedem Einsatz mehr Fortschritte machen.
Sein Teamkollege Troy Corser wurde in Runde 1 des ersten Laufs in einen fürchterlichen Sturz verwickelt, und dabei von der Maschine eines gestürzten Fahrers an Nacken und Hinterkopf getroffen wurde. Corser wurde von den Sanitätern zunächst auf der Trage abtransportiert, konnte aber schließlich aus eigener Kraft an die Box zurückkehren. Trotz Prellungen und Quetschungen entschied sich Corser beim Restart des Rennens anzutreten, stürzte jedoch dann in der ersten Runde im Beginn der Parabolica. Glücklicherweise blieb er zwar nahezu unverletzt, doch gingen er und das Team auf Nummer sicher und verzichteten auf einen Start im zweiten Rennen.
Zur Freude seiner Landsleute gewann der Italiener Michel Fabrizio (Ducati) den ersten Lauf vor seinem Teamkollegen Noriyuki Haga sowie Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda). Nachdem dem Amerikaner Ben Spies (Yamaha) im ersten Lauf in Führung liegend der Sprit ausgegangen war, siegte er schließlich im zweiten Durchgang vor Fabrizio und Kiyonari.

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BMW Motorrad Motorsport Fahrer Troy Corser verbuchte heute mit der elftschnellsten Zeit seine beste Superpole in diesem Jahr und nimmt das Rennen morgen aus der dritten Startreihe auf. Möglicherweise wäre das Ergebnis noch besser ausgefallen, hätten die Streckenposten während einer sehr schnellen Runde gegen Ende nicht gelbe Flaggen geschwenkt. Troy Corsers Teamkollege Ruben Xaus startet morgen als 14. aus der vierten Reihe und war ebenfalls zufrieden, sich damit in der Superpole verbessert zu haben. Der Amerikaner Ben Spies (Yamaha) setzte seine perfekte Serie an Superpoles fort und verwies Michel Fabrizio (Ducati), Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) sowie Max Neukirchner (Suzuki) auf die Ränge zwei bis vier.

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QUALIFYING 2 REPORT
To the delight of The Yamaha World Superbike Team’s home crowd rider Ben Spies effortlessly rode his R1 to take an incredible fifth consecutive Superpole of the year, again breaking the lap record in the process. Having spent the two qualifying sessions fine tuning his set up for race day, Spies took it relatively easy for the first two Superpole heats, ensuring he made it through to the final eight without using a qualifier tyre. As the final heat started, out came the new Pirelli qualifier tyre with its distinctive yellow stripe, and the lap time tumbled as Spies displayed what is now becoming almost expected, a scorching Superpole lap and a new lap record.
Team-mate Tom Spies had a more frustrating Superpole experience, having started well on a qualifier in the first session he made it through safely to the second. The young British rider’s flying lap saw him quick enough through the first two splits to go through to the final session, however he came up against another rider on a slow down lap halfway round the infamous Parabolica corner, losing nearly half a second in the process and sealing his fate outside the top ten for the final heat. Sykes will now start tomorrow’s races from the third row of the grid.

Ben Spies

Ben Spies, Yamaha World Superbike Team (1st, 1’44.073)
"It’s been really good here at Monza this weekend. The approach has been a bit different, we’ve kind of tried to sneak up on everyone and been working really hard on the race setup through the sessions. We’ve been working quietly away in the garage and I think the bike is going to be really good in the race. I really wanted to get this one for Yamaha on their home track so it was great to be able to take the Superpole for the team. It looks like it could be a bit of a dogfight tomorrow, hopefully we’ll have some guys up there to mix it up and shake up the points a little bit."

Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes, Yamaha World Superbike Team (10th 1’45.383)
"Qualifying was a fairly steady session, we tried a couple more things to cross some boxes, so it was constructive. We got some more information out of it which helped towards the Superpole. We did the first Superpole heat ok, the aim of the game was to get into the top sixteen and we did that. I was fairly confident for the second one, I knew I was on a good lap and everything felt really nice and smooth but coming into the last corner, Kiyonari was in front of me. He was going pretty slowly and then sat up and we nearly came together. I lost half a second there and didn’t have time to get back and change tyres for another go. I’m very disappointed as I feel that our race pace for tomorrow is quite strong and we are having to start from row three. Hopefully we can get a good clean start and get through the first chicane and try and go with the leading bunch as I know we can stay with them."
Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha World Superbike Team Manager
"After the pole position we are quite confident that tomorrow we can run a good race. Here in Monza the two races will be really close at the start with a lot of riders in a tight pack for the first half but I think after that just a few riders will fight for the win. I think tomorrow we will see two very good races."

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QUALIFYING 1 REPORT

Yamaha World Superbike rider Tom Sykes gave a tantalizing glimpse of his race pace today in the first qualifying session at the historic Monza circuit. The British rider put in strong consistent fats laps for the duration of the session, ending it in second place, just over 0.3 seconds behind leader Michele Fabrizio. Sykes had been fast all day and had spent the morning and the qualifying session fine tuning the set up for the weekend’s racing. He finished the morning ’s free practice session in third place, just behind his team-mate.
Ben Spies was in equally reliable form in the Italian sunshine, focusing on tyre wear and race pace he ran consistent laps all day, finishing the afternoon’s qualifying session in seventh position, less than 0.3 of a second off Sykes. The American rider spent the entire qualifying session on a single set of tyres to test the wear rate on the warm circuit. The morning’s free practice session saw Spies predictably fast on a circuit he’s coming to know well through testing, he finished the session second, less than 0.3 seconds behind the leader.

Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes, Yamaha World Superbike Team (2nd, 1’45.758)
"A fairly decent day to day to be honest, we came here with a big change from the test we had here which has taken a fair bit of balancing but I think we’ve done it. Overall I’m very happy with my race tyres, we’re doing consistent fast laps over race distance so I’m confident in the team’s ability and tomorrow I think we’ll come out even stronger. I’m going to have a good sleep tonight and come back tomorrow with a fresh head and be even better!"

Ben Spies

Ben Spies, Yamaha World Superbike Team (7th, 1’46.013)
"It was a really good session for us. We pretty much found our race tyres , we only ran one set for the whole session and put in some really good lap times. We weren’t really worried about fast lap times today, we just wanted to get consistent laps so we should be good for Sunday. It’s an 18 lap race and our fastest lap today was the 22nd one so it’s looking good. The bike’s working really well so we’ll step it up tomorrow and see what happens."
Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha World Superbike Team Manager
"A good session for us, we were working to find the best set up for the race I think we’re pretty ready. We’ve made no major changes from the previous test here, just some small changes to improve and fine tune. The race pace was good so we’re satisfied, I think we are 90% there for Sunday."

Circuit Length: 5792

Lap Record: 1’47.434 (Troy Bayliss, 01/01/2002)
Fastest Lap Ever: 1’44.931 (Troy Bayliss, 11/05/2008)
Last Years Winner: Noriyuki Haga

FREE PRACTICE REPORT
08/05/2009

Crutchlow and Foret get straight down to it in Monza

Both Cal Crutchlow and Fabien Foret got down to business quickly in Monza today. Crutchlow used the free practice session to familiarize himself with yet another new circuit, something he managed to do in just a few laps as his searingly quick pace showed at the end of the session. A small tumble early in the session did nothing to dampen his enthusiasm. His last lap of the day turning out to be the fastest of the Supersport riders, sending a clear message to his competitors that he means business on Sunday.
Team-mate Foret was well and truly back on form, having picked up his pace dramatically in Assen and showed his old racing style, he got down to it quickly in Monza today and put in consistently fast laps at the top of the pack, leading the session briefly before settling for fourth at the end, less than 0.5 of a second off his team-mate.

Cal Crutchlow

Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha World Supersport Team (1st, 1’50.594)
"It was good enough for me over the session, but I had a little bit of an off which I’m disappointed about. Every time I stick new boots on I crash! We worked hard this afternoon and done a lot of laps in the session. The race distance was good on the tyres so I’m happy enough, hopefully we can go into the weekend confident now. The second corner is weird, it’s absolutely flat out, you don’t shut off at all on a 600 and it took a bit of getting used to, there’s barrier all the way round and it kind of suck s you in! It’s nice to be quickest on the last lap and on one set of tyres, let’s hope we can keep that up over the weekend."

Fabien Foret

Fabien Foret, Yamaha World Supersport Team (4th, 1’50.934)
"It was good for me, I found my pace pretty easily, I used a very similar bike set-up to last year which was very good. Obviously we tried to update it a bit but right now it’s working really well and I’m not pushing 100% yet so I would say everything is under control and good up to now. I enjoyed being out there on the bike and having fun on the track today, . I’m pretty happy and looking forward to tomorrow."
Wilco Zeelenberg, Yamaha World Supersport Team Manager
"It seems to be that Cal likes the track, not bad for his first time here and on provisional pole. Both the riders are happy, Fabien particularly likes this track. They both tried some different things in the session, including an Assen setting and the Monza setting from last year. We have a good direction as a result of the session, we’ve got a good combination of tyres which we didn’t have last year so everything seems to be under control! Cal had a little off, he started with a tyre which was probably not the best and had a small front end slide. The problem here is that anything is a high speed incident but he’s ok, no injuries so we’re looking forward to tomorrow with confidence."

Circuit Length: 5792

Lap Record: 1’52.635 (Chris Vermeulen, 01/01/2003)
Fastest Lap Ever: 1’49.868 (Broc Parkes, 11/05/2008)
Last Years Winner: Fabien Foret

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Este fin de semana vuelve el Mundial de Superbikes y nuestro representante mallorquín se desplaza hasta Italia para luchar de nuevo con los pilotos más rápidos del Campeonato del Mundo.
La quinta prueba del mundial de Superbikes se va a disputar este fin de semana en el Autodromo de Monza, otra de las pistas legendarias del calendario.
Lo que mas diferencia este circuito de otros es que su trazado permite ir con el gas a fondo durante buena parte de la vuelta. Con 5.793 metros de cuerda, cinco curvas a la izquierda y ocho a la derecha, y una recta principal de 1195 metros.
David Salom junto a su equipo, Team Pedercini, esperan poder encontrar el mejor "set-up" para esta carrera y acercarse un poco más a los puestos de cabeza.
Tanto el equipo como sus amigos y familiares esperan que las molestias de la muñeca derecha de David no aumenten y que la intervención, prevista para el próximo mes de Agosto, solucione esas molestias y permita a Salom dar el máximo sobre la moto.
Con un total de 12 carreras repartidas en estos próximos tres meses, el reto físico para David es evidente y este es el momento de luchar por mejorar los resultados y seguir evolucionando la moto para sacarle el máximo partido.

Departamento de prensa David Salom
Piloto Mundial de Superbikes
www.davidsalom.com
prensa@davidsalom.com
Avda. 16 de Julio, 34
Polígono Son Castelló
Palma de Mallorca
T. +34 971 291 321
M. +34 616 99 26 87

El joven piloto mallorquín que participa esta temporada en el Campeonato de España de Velocidad con el equipo Neu Grip, acudirá este proximo fin de semana a la prueba puntuable para el Campeonato Extremeño que se celebra en el circuito de Jerez.
Esta prueba servirá como entrenamiento para la próxima carrera del Campeonato de España que se celebrará también en Jerez el día 7 del próximo mes de junio.
Con una inscripción cercana al centenar de pilotos, Kike Ferrer participará en la categoría Supersport y junto al equipo técnico de Dues Rodes, que ya se encuentra en Jerez esperan poder preparar la próxima prueba del CEV y luchar por los puestos de cabeza en el nacional.

Kike Ferrer
Piloto del Campeonato de España Supersport
16 de Julio, 34
07009 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. 971 291 321
M. 616 99 26 87
prensa@kikeferrer.com
http://www.duesrodes.com

Sterilgarda Sponsorship

Italian food brand Sterilgarda has joined up to sponsor the Yamaha World Superbike team for selected races of the 2009 championship season. Starting with the upcoming Monza race, the Sterilgarda brand will feature on the bikes and leathers of both Ben Spies and Tom Sykes.
Sterilgarda is a food production company based in Italy, providing products for over 40 years and today producing over 1200 tons of foodstuffs daily. Core product lines include cheese, milk, yogurt and fruit juices.
Sterilgada are a familiar face in the WSB paddock, having been keen supporters and partners of racing teams and riders for some time. The 2009 Yamaha World Superbike Team has had a strong start to the 2009 season with a new bike and new riders, making it an attractive proposition for sponsors, the team have already won four out of the eight races run so far with rookie Ben Spies who is regularly fighting at the front of the pack for the race win and currently sits second in the championship.

Sterilgarda Sponsorship

“We are really happy to be able to link our brand with The Yamaha World Superbike Team,” said Nando Sarzi, the owner of Sterilgarda Alimenti. “We’re really excited to be able share the racing emotions and success with the team, starting with Monza this weekend, the home race for both the team and our company. Professionalism and quality are two common, shared elements that drive both Sterilgarda and Yamaha in the search for great success.”
“It’s fantastic to have Sterilgarda onboard,” said Laurens Klein Koerkamp, Manager, Yamaha Motor Europe Racing Division. “It’s very positive to have such a well known brand in the paddock recognize how successful the Yamaha World Superbike Team is and want to be part of it. We’re looking forward to working together and this being the start of a long term relationship.”
For further information on the Sterilgarda brand please visit www.sterilgarda.it
For further information on the Yamaha racing actvities please visit www.yamaha-racing.com