WSBK Imola Italy 2012
Despite statements to the pessimism oriented issued on the eve of the race weekend, Max Biaggi is fully part of the pool of riders decreed to the podium at Imola, the second round of 2012 World Superbike Championship. With him in the group of eligible candidates is obviously Carlos Checa - who has win race one-two here in 2010 and last year won race 2 on the podium in the first round - but also Marco Melandri increasingly at ease with the his BMW, and why not, Tom Sykes, who in recent tests and race was a breeze.
THE CIRCUIT - Nine legendary curves in less than five kilometers, in an ensemble full of ups and downs of the most varied and challenging of all. It starts from the tambourine, followed by Villeneuve, both of them very fast. This breaks the straight that leads to the Tosa.
This is followed by a climb that culminates in Piratella, a blind corner on the left where you have to trust much of the front. More straight and after a very busy down there you enter in Mineral Waters.
It then rises again encountering the Variante Alta, a right-left chicane, which is followed by a downhill straight that leads in two of Rivazza. Shortly before returning to cross the finish line, it was the turn of the Variante Bassa.
The prediction - especially for us hanging on the side of the Ducati, historically very comfortable on the track where the twin from Bologna on the counterattack from the low gear is more important than top speed, which is rather the pride of the fast RSV4 of Biaggi . The Roman, on the other hand, is cautious, even adopt a low profile: they say in the form, praises his bike but it looks good from any externalization enthusiastic about the outcome of races.
Schedule:
Friday March 3, 2012
FREE PRACTICE 11:45 45'
QUALIFYING PRACTICE 1 15:30 45'
Saturday March 31 2012
QUALIFYING PRACTICE 2 09:45 45'
FREE PRACTICE 12:30 45'
SUPERPOLE (1) 15:00 14'
SUPERPOLE (2) 15:21 12'
SUPERPOLE (3) 15:40 10'
Sunday April 01 2012
WARM UP 09:20 15'
RACE 1 12:00
RACE 2 15:30
