The sixth WorldSSP round got underway today at Motorland Aragon, located close to Alcaniz in Spain.
Friday brought very hot and sunny conditions, as the Kawasaki WorldSSP Team and riders Jeremy Alcoba and Dominique Aegerter took to the track for free practice, a session they used to prepare for the afternoon’s Superpole.
This is a home round for Alcoba, who placed fifteenth (1’54”095), while Aegerter positioned twenty-fourth at the end of this practice (1’54”603).
Superpole took place in the afternoon, on an even hotter track that was a lot less grippy. For this reason, Aegerter improved slightly to qualify twenty-first (1’54”579), ahead of teammate Alcoba (1’54”610), who was unable to improve on his best time of the morning.
These results mean that the Swiss rider will line up on row seven of the grid and the Spaniard on row eight for Saturday’s race 1.
Jeremy Alcoba
“This first day of my home round was complicated by the heat, which really reduced the tyre grip. It was really tough to brake and turn. Definitely not the Superpole we were hoping for, but we need to stay focused. The team and I will analyse the data we’ve collected, to try and do better in Race 1, though that won’t be easy considering our starting position. Thanks to my whole team and all our supporters.”
Dominique Aegerter
“The conditions couldn’t have been tougher today, with the extreme heat and temperatures of around 35°C. Despite this, we worked hard to improve on our results, even if the feeling with the bike isn’t yet what I’d like it to be. We were able to take a step in the afternoon, but our rivals did the same, and so we’ll be starting Race 1 fairly far back. I hope we can find something more in tomorrow’s warm-up. We’re all working hard to find small improvements and I’m confident we can achieve better results as soon as I am able to find better feeling with my bike. Tomorrow we’ll do our best to score points and then build on that base. Thanks to the team for all their help.”
