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WSBK Kyalami, Honda Althea preview

In SBK

13 maggio 2009

The sixth official World Superbike and Supersport Championship races will be held in Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, South Africa, from May 15-17, 2009. The World Superbike returns to the South Africa circuit of Kyalami after a six years absence. Kyalami circuit is located in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa.

In recent years, the area surrounding the circuit has developed into a residential and commercial suburb of Johannesburg. The circuit has also played host to five rounds of the World Superbike series from 1998 to 2002.

Circuit main characteristics:
Length : m.4.236
Pole Position : left
Left turns : 11
Right turns : 6
Length of race : 25 laps
Superbike lap record : Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) – 2002 - 1,42,178
Superbike Superpole lap record : Colin Edwards (Honda) – 2002 – 1,41,312

Tommy Hill – Superbike: ”Kyalami Grand Prix circuit is another track that I don't know at all, so again we will have to learn as we progress through the weekend in order to arrive at the best set-up for the races. I haven't heard too much about the track but the layout looks good and I’m fully fit and ready for South Africa”.

Mark Aitchison – Supersport: ” I am really looking forward to beginning the South Africa race weekend, as I want to make up for the bad result during the Monza race. I am determined to gain some valuable points during the race in order to improve my position in the championship standings. We have the bike working really well and I hope we find a good setting for the South Africa Circuit."

Matthieu Lagrive – Supersport: “I came away from the last round in Monza extremely disappointed and so I'm hoping to have a much more positive weekend in Kyalami. The track is new for us but we know the bike has a very good level of performance and we are confident we can find soon a good set-up for the race weekend”.