At a hot Donington Park circuit in the UK, Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) started the eighth round of the championship with strong showings in the two free practice sessions at the classic 4.023km long circuit.
The team’s Texan rider was eighth in the morning free practice session, and ended up ninth overall after the best lap times from FP1 and FP2 were combined. A full twenty-three WorldSBK riders took part in Friday’s track action.
Gerloff and his technical crew were keen to start this weekend in the best possible fashion with their Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR machine, to maximise their chances of qualifying and racing well. At the end of day one, Garrett’s best lap time was 0.689 seconds from the fastest pace.
Saturday hosts a short FP3 session, then Superpole Qualifying, and a 23-lap Race One. The ten-lap Tissot Superpole Race and a second 23-lap race will take place on Sunday, July 12, before the start of a long summer break.
Garrett Gerloff
“Donington was hot on the first day and it was actually a really good day. I am happy with how the team and I are working together with the Ninja ZX-10RR. We had two decent sessions inside the top ten, and I felt better at the end of the second session, so I think that should prove to be good for us tomorrow. We will make some more changes tonight and then we will show up on Saturday ready to go.”
