Team Sterilgarda returns from Imola after another good performance all around. Shane Byrne employed the two days of testing at the Santerno circuit to better prepare the third WSBK round taking place on Italian soil in the last weekend of September as World Superbikes returns to the Italian circuit after three years. The track, dedicated to the memories of Enzo and Dino Ferrari, has suffered some changes for security purposes as the lower corner has been made slower. Nonetheless, it has not lost its charm and it is still one of the most loved circuits by the entire motorsport community.
Byrne adapted himself to the track setting the sixth fastest time in day 1.
Despite the boiling hot weather, with the surface reaching 64°C, the English rider improved his time by almost a second today as he took to the track especially in the morning after he finished working on setup.

SHANE BYRNE | Ducati 1098R | 9th in 1′49.577: “I really like this track as it has ups and downs and fast corners. I just hope I won’t have to ride with the same hot weather as in the last couple of days. Despite everything, we still did a good job setting up the bike for the Imola round. It was a good test for the last round before the holidays as well which will take place at Brno”.

MARCO BORCIANI – team manager: “Shakey further confirmed he’s in great form. He was constantly in the top 5 fastest riders and he was still only a tenth of a second behind after today. We decided to skip the last session though due to the hot weather and not being able to use the experimental tyres tested by the official teams in the afternoon”.

Tags: Marco Borciani, Shane Byrne

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