supersport-yamaha-world-team-assen-test-wilco-zeelenberg

A two day test for the Yamaha World Supersport Team at the Dutch TT-Assen circuit proved to be a useful operation for the team on their way to the fourth round of the World Supersport Championship to be held at that same venue next week. During the private tests - last week Thursday and today - the team had the opportunity to run the latest Pirelli development tyres and focus on the ideal set-up for their YZF-R6 machines.

Fabien Foret, a proven race winner at Assen and Broc Parkes hope that the privilege to get re-accustomed to the track will give them a winning advantage for the upcoming race, taking place on the 27th of April. I

n dry but cold conditions the team was able to work on several technical updates for the R6. Among them, specific gear ratios for Assen and modified clutch components for enhanced starts were tested and analyzed. Furthermore the team put in significant effort to work through various suspension settings in order to improve handling and balance.

Wilco Zeelenberg (Team Manager, Yamaha World Supersport Team)

"We are glad to have been able to test here at Assen for these two days. For sure the tests have proven to be a good preparation for the next race on the calendar and the remaining races further ahead. We managed to gather loads of new data and test several new components.

Many of them proved to be a step forward. Pity that the conditions were cold, but chances are that we will have low temperatures next week as well.

Our test laptimes are very competitive, about one second under the times we achieved last year here for the race. I think it proofs we significantly improved the base set-up of our R6 and we hope to have enlarged the advantage over our competitors."

- Yamaha Racing -

Pirro fights hard for sixth place 04.08.08

A four way fight in a race that started wet but finished dry saw Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni) take a sixth place finish in the Superstock 1000 class. Pirro's 83 championship points put him fifth overall, with Brands race winner and...

Broc Parkes fourth after a confused WSS race 04.08.08

Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport Team) finished in fourth position in what was an aggregated race at Brands Hatch - started late because of an earlier race delay, stopped at one stage due to rain, with the second leg finally also halted early...

Haga and Corser on the Brands Hatch podium 04.08.08

Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) took second and third places respectively after impressive performances in the second Brands Hatch race, both riders changing their tyre choices from race...

Parkes in the top four as Harris goes fifth fastest 03.08.08

Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport Team) will make a start from the first row for Sunday's Brands Hatch World Supersport race after finishing fourth fastest in combined qualifying. His team-mate for the Brands Hatch round, Karl Harris, was a...

Haga close to a Superpole win 03.08.08

Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) was only 0.023 seconds from a Superpole win at Brands Hatch, after a very confused 'wet' Superpole contest, which was eventually decided on a completely dry racetrack. Despite the confusion caused by...

Haga on provisional front row with Corser seventh in Brands Hatch 02.08.08

QUALIFYING 1 Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) was the fastest man in the early unofficial laps at Brands Hatch and continued his strong form in the first qualifying period, taking second best time overall with a 1'26.144, only...

Haga and Corser ready for more brands success 30.07.08

Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) are no strangers to the podium in the World Superbike Championship, Corser having taken 122 career top three finishes and Haga 82. As their winning records show, each of Yamaha's lead...

Karl Harris replaces Fabien Foret in World Supersport for Brands Hatch 24.07.08

Three time British Supersport champion Karl Harris has signed up to the Yamaha World Supersport Team for the British round of the 2008 World Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch on 2nd August. With proven previous Supersport experience and...

Yamaha's Michele Pirro sixth after Brno Superstock battle 21.07.08

Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni) was the top scoring Yamaha rider in the 12-lap Superstock 1000 Cup event, as he took sixth in a lonely race after a bright start. Pirro is now fifth in the championship table on 73 points, 23 points...

Broc Parkes fourth in tight Brno race 21.07.08

Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport Team) fought hard for a podium finish at Brno but had to settle for a fourth place, and third in the championship standings overall. Parkes did not get his customary strong start from pole position, dropping...

Troy Corser goes third after dramatic Brno races 21.07.08

Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) moved from fourth to third in the championship standings after securing a second and a fourth place finish at Brno, as his team-mate Noriyuki Haga rode with all his spirit and skill to take sixth in race...

Superstock place 19 and 22 for KTM duo Maehr and Pekkanen in Brno 21.07.08

Rene Maehr finished his sixth race in the FIM Superstock 1000 World Cup series in Brno, Czech Republic in 19th place while team newcomer Pauli Pekkanen rode to twenty second place in his first race with the team. The two riders of the Team...

Broc Parkes takes fifth pole position in a row 20.07.08

BRNO QUALIFYING Broc Parkes consistently brilliant performances in qualifying in the 2008 season continued at the Brno meeting when he took a remarkable fifth consecutive pole position. His pre-race successes at Assen, Monza, Nürburgring and...

Troy Corser just misses Superpole win 20.07.08

QUALIFYING 2 BRNO WSB YAMAHA Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) missed out on his 43rd career Superpole win by a mere 0.106 seconds at the 5.403km Brno circuit today, with only his fellow Australian Troy Bayliss able to beat his time....

Broc Parkes under the outright lap record on day one in Brno 19.07.08

QUALIFYING 1 18/07/2008 The brilliant 2008 qualifying record of Broc Parkes continued at Brno on the first day of track action, as the Australian Supersport Superstar slotted in a 2'03.604 to create a new track best. He beat the previous record...

Troy Corser an early contender on day one in Brno 19.07.08

QUALIFYING 1 18/07/2008 Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) enjoyed a competitive start to his Brno race weekend by scoring second best time behind local favourite Jakub Smrz, on the recently resurfaced 5.403km Brno circuit. Corser's...

Yamaha riders out to score big in Brno 16.07.08

After a successful two-day test at Vallelunga between 8th and 9th July both Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) are fully prepared to meet the challenge of a resurfaced Brno circuit on Sunday 20th July. The 9th round of...

BMW Motorrad Motorsport: Superbike Projekt nimmt Fahrt auf. 16.07.08

8 Monate nach der offiziellen Ankündigung des Einstiges in die Superbike Weltmeisterschaft fällt die Zwischenbilanz von BMW Motorrad mehr als positiv aus. Viele Fans des Straßenrennsports konnten sich bereits mit eigenen Augen vom Fortschritt...

Haga and Corser make real progress in testing at Vallelunga 11.07.08

Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) used their two days of official testing time at the Vallelunga circuit to prepare for the next races, and came away from Vallelunga with positive results all round. The sessions were...

Pirro second at Misano 30.06.08

Michele Pirro (Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni) remains the top Yamaha YZF-R1 rider in the championship after a fine second place at his home round in Misano. He sits on 63 points, 21 points from leader Xavier Simeon. Race winner Alessandro Polita is...

Fabien Foret fights hard for fourth in Misano 30.06.08

Despite finishing the first lap in 15th position, after being run wide in the first chicane by another rider, Fabien Foret (Yamaha World Supersport Team) battled back to finish fourth and retain his second place in the championship after seven...

Troy Corser on the podium in San Marino 30.06.08

Pole position starter Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) looked set for his first win of the 2008 season on two occasions at Misano but he had to settle for a second in race one and a good points score of fifth in race two after running...

Corser and Haga take winning form to San Marino 25.06.08

After incredible rides at the Nürburgring in Germany both Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) will be relishing another chance to compete for top honours at Round 8 of the World Superbike Championship at the Misano...

Honda's Andrew Pitt From Brookes As Honda Takes A German 1-2 16.06.08

World Supersport Championship A twice delayed World Supersport race eventually went to new championship leader Andrew Pitt (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) who managed to hold off another Honda rider, Josh Brookes (Hannspree Stiggy...

Honda's Checa Takes Two Fifth Places To Continue Title Challenge 16.06.08

World Superbike and World Supersport 2008 Round 07 Nürburgring - Germany After a double race win in America last time out Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) posted two fifth place finishes in the Nürburgring races, and he remains...

[:: previous ] [ next ::]