Deep mud creates a new challenge in qualifying for HRC MX2
Michelle Cervellin and Chihiro Notsuka fought their CRF250RWs through the deepening PangKal Pinang mud as they took to the track today for the first time in qualifying.
MX2 were the first out today and although the conditions were tough both Cervellin and Notsuka put in one good lap each which given the change in schedule today by Youthstream, gave the young rookies a strong start for tomorrow’s race.
With the track conditions fast deteriorating following practise, Youthstream made the decision to use the practice times for the gate pick instead of holding any further races today. This way the track will be in the best shape it can be for tomorrow.
The MX2 race starts tomorrow at 12:15 (local time) providing the weather holds out overnight.
Michele Cervellin 747
I am disappointed we are not racing qualifying this afternoon but hopefully we will have no more rain and the track will be ok tomorrow. It is a lot wetter here then I thought it would be. I managed to put in a ok time for free practise so I will go out there tomorrow and work on improving this for my team.
Chihiro Notsuka 28
The track is a lot muddier here then I thought it would be, it is not quite what I expected Indonesia to be like but I don’t mind riding in the mud so this is ok for me. I am focusing on improving my result from last week as I wasn’t so happy with that so I am just going to go out there and ride by best tomorrow.
Roger Harvey
Quite a reasonable result for qualifying for Michele considering the conditions that they were out in today. Chihiro looks like he rides quite well in the mud so maybe tomorrow we can expect a good result from him tomorrow. Michele just needs to work to put in consistent results and build on his excellent performance in Qatar.
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Location Information
Pangkal Pinang, Pangkal Pinang City, Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia - View in Google Maps
