The eighth WorldSBK championship round got underway today at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France. The two free practice sessions ran in cool and cloudy conditions. Tito Rabat and the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing technicians immediately got to work, setting up their Ninja ZX-10RR KRT Factory Replica, with the Spanish rider setting the twentieth fastest time, a 1’39”284, in FP1.
In the afternoon’s second practice, despite improving by a second and a half (1’37”720), Tito held twentieth position overall.
Tomorrow the Spaniard will be back out for Superpole and Race 1.
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours – France
Superbike World Championship
Combined free practice results: 1) Van der Mark (BMW) – 2) Bulega (Ducati) – 3) Razgatlioglu (BMW) – 4) Gerloff (BMW) – 5) Lowes (Kawasaki) ………20) Rabat (Kawasaki)
Tito Rabat
“Not an easy day. We had an issue with a tyre this morning and then in the afternoon, just as I started to push harder, I struggled to stop the bike. We weren’t able to complete all the work we’d had planned and so hope to be able to do that in tomorrow morning’s practice, so that we can be competitive in Superpole and Race 1.”
