Andrew Pitt – 6th
The second part of that race felt really good – like the bike and me are finally back again. We made a big call during the break for the red flags and put a bit more weight on the front of the bike. It transformed it and my lap times just kept getting better. I was held up a bit by Fabien Foret but it felt fantastic to be running near the front again. Now I can’t wait for the next two races to get up there again.

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2009 World Supersport championship, round 12 – Imola, Italy (4.93km, 19 laps) results:

1 Kenan Sofuoglu (TUR) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 35’51.342s
2 Eugene Laverty (IRL) Honda +5.372s
3 Fabien Foret (FRA) Yamaha +6.450
4 Chas Davies (GBR) Triumph +15.847
5 Garry McCoy (AUS) Triumph +15.944
6 Andrew Pitt (AUS) Hannspree ten Kate Honda +16.001


Championship points after 12 of 14 rounds:
Crutchlow 210, Laverty 208, Sofuoglu 153, Joan Lascorz (ESP) Kawasaki 138, Foret 115, Pitt 104.

Next round: Magny-Cours, France – 2-4 October