Andrew Pitt, started from the back of the grid after a crash yesterday prevented him setting a qualifying time. The Australian demonstrated the positive steps forward made by his crew with the CBR600RR by putting in a stunning performance and finishing in seventh place.


Andrew Pitt - P7

It’s not a bad result considering where I started, but I made too many mistakes getting past Fabien Foret and found it hard to get consistent lap times. We made some changes to the bike for warm up which worked well, so I really think we have a good direction to go in. I got a good start in the race and found myself on the outside of turn one. But everyone braked early up the inside so I was able to let it run a little longer. I could see the leaders for the first four or five laps which was good, and all in all, it was a pretty good race.

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Ronald ten Kate – team manager

It’s been a challenging weekend for us again here at Monza, but we can take a positive from the fact that, during the first half of the race, Andrew’s bike felt OK for him – something we could see from the way he was riding. We can use his data to prepare for next weekend’s race in Kyalami, because it’s about time that we start to bring home some results if we want to play an active role in the outcome of this championship.



2009 World Supersport championship, round seven – Miller Motorsport Park, Salt Lake City, USA (4.907km, 18 laps) results:
1 Kenan Sofuoglu (TUR) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 34’00.510s
2 Eugene Laverty (IRL) Honda +0.368s
3 Cal Crtuchlow (GBR) Yamaha +0.521s
4 Joan Lascorz (ESP) Kawasaki +1.833s
7 Andrew Pitt (AUS) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda +25.912s

Championship points after seven of 14 rounds:
Crutchlow 135, Laverty 126, Sofuoglu 108, Pitt 73, Lascorz 73, Anthony West (AUS) Honda 66, Fabien Foret (FRA) Yamaha 55, Mark Aitchison (AUS) 50, Michele Pirro (ITA) Yamaha 48, Garry McCoy (AUS) Triumph 39

Next round: Misano, San Marino – 21 June