Good grid position for race tomorrow
26-04-2008
With Dan Linfoot 5th and Gino Rea 8th after the second qualifying session, Beowulf Racing are on the second row of the grid for the race tomorrow together with fellow British riders Greg Black and Sam Lowes.
Rain this morning looked like it may result in slow qualifying times today however, with the track dried out and a number of the strong teams keeping their new qualifying tyres for today, we were not able to retain our front row positions having used our tyres yesterday. Dan has moved to 5th place on the strength of the time yesterday. Gino improved his time today having changed suspension and engine settings. However, that improved time gives 8th position.
The top nine grid positions are all in 1 min 45 secs and therefore it will be a close race tomorrow. Both Gino and Dan are confident and we therefore are expecting a good result.
You can watch a webcast of the race LIVE at 1.25pm UK-time tomorrow (Sunday) at http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/sbkTV.php#. Eurosport 2 may also show the race during their live broadcast.
Final qualifying times are in the results section of the website.
Front row after 1st qualifying at Assen.
25-04-2008
Dan Linfoot is 1st and Gino Rea is 4th following the first of two sessions of qualifying for Sunday's race. The track was dry and with a restriction on the number of tyres we can use, both riders decided to start on used tyres before a red flag half way through the session gave the opportunity to put new tyres on. At the restart Dan and Gino delivered their fastest times on their first flying laps leaving Dan in 1st position and Gino in 2nd. The final 10 minutes of the session saw Baz the impressive 15 year old factory Yamaha rider, gain 3rd and fellow Britain Sam Lowes gain an excellent 2nd leaving team Beowulf Racing in a good position with 1st and 4th.
Tomorrow sees the second session of qualifying with most teams having used their allocation of qualifying tyres already. This could leave today's times as the quickest, we will see. Of course another possibility is rain tomorrow which would help to develop a wet set up for the bikes.
Photos from today's sessions will be posted later and the qualifying results pdf is in the results section of the website.
On-board Assen footage
22-04-2008
Prior to Rd 2 of WSBK at Assen this coming weekend, please find new on-board footage of the Dutch circuit in our video gallery. Gino Rea commentates on a lap by Gino, taken during our test earlier this month.
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StoneBaker Racing contests the 2008 World Superbike European Superstock 600 championship with riders Dan Linfoot and Gino Rea.
We have just recorded our second-best result of the year with Gino Rea taking the runner-up spot at Brands Hatch. In the championship standings, Gino currently lies fourth and Dan fifth.
There is now a month-long break in the series before the action resumes at Donington Park between September 5th-7th.
