Superb Circuit Awaits Joan And Katsuaki

2010-03-26 07:07
The Autodromo Internacional Algarve in Portugal is the venue for the second round of the Supersport World Championship and is another chance for Joan Lascorz and Katsuaki Fujiwara to go for the win.

In the previous race, held last month in Australia, Joan was a strong second and could have been joined on the podium by his team-mate Katsuaki had he not fallen near the end of the race, remounting to finish 11th and take a handful of points.

In the recent official tests at Portimao, in late January, Joan was second fastest, Katsuaki fifth fastest, despite working more on machine set-up than aiming for a top time.

Joan Lascorz: “I have done some training on my Supermotard bike at home in Spain since Australia. I want to turn the pole position from Phillip Island into a race win in Portimao and to do that we will be looking at working for a good race set-up from the start. We have recent experience of Portimao from last year’s race and the winter tests and that should help us find a good set-up.”

Katsuaki Fujiwara: “I was disappointed to lose the chance of a top result in Australia, but it has only made me more determined for the next race. I went back to Japan for a while after Australia but I have been in Europe for a few days, working to get ready for the Portimao race. It is a very exciting racetrack and we are only really thinking how to get a good result there.”


Source: Kawasaki Racing Team

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