Superbikes in Assen, the cathedral
Superbikes in Assen, the cathedral

Video: Superbikes in Assen, the cathedral

Video: Superbikes in Assen, the cathedral
Video: TT Assen aka The Cathedral 2024, March
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This weekend the task is going to pile up, because in addition to the Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi, the fourth round of the Superbike World Championship in Assen, Holland. Assen is famous for being one of the few old-school circuits that remains active in both world championships. This circuit was created in 1955 to house the Assen TT on a permanent circuit, since until then it was held in semi-permanent facilities. Throughout its history it has undergone several renovations that have shortened it. Initially the track was 7705 meters, which was reduced to 6134 meters in 1984, 5997 meters in 2005 and 4555 meters in 2006, which was the last remodel. The track currently has 17 curves of which 11 are left and 6 are right. The length of the home straight is 560 meters.

In this circuit Raimond roche set his 25th fastest lap in 1992, a record that lasted until 1995 when Carl fogarty He reached it and surpassed it to leave it at 48, a record that is still unbeaten today. Fogarty himself achieved victory 75 for Ducati in the first race in 1993, while in the second he achieved his tenth victory. In 1996 he achieved the 25th victory for Honda. Already in 2001, a certain Troy corser conquered the 100th pole position for Ducati, while Ruben Xaus he also set the 175th fastest lap in the race for Ducati. In 2008 Troy bayliss got his twentieth pole position and Noriyuki Haga he reached forty times that he started from the front row of the grid in his career.

Assen, SBK 2008
Assen, SBK 2008

In 2008 the victory went to Troy bayliss on both sleeves, accompanied by Carlos Checa and Max Neukirchner in the first sleeve and of Noriyuki Haga and Carlos Checa in the second. Bayliss also dominated the Superpole, closely followed by Haga and Ruben Xaus. The first line of the grid was completed Troy corser to 300 thousandths. In Supersport the victory went to Andrew Pitt, accompanied on the podium by Jonathan Rea and spanish Joan Lascorz, all with Honda. In Superstock 1000 the winner was Berguer, followed by Pyrrhus and Simeon and in Superstock 600 the winners were Linfoot, Vostarek and Lonbois.

You can check the schedules of the races and their retransmission in the calendar post that we will publish tomorrow. What a weekend of motoring awaits us.

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