21 Jul WorldSSP Race at Most
Conditions were hot and sunny at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic today, ideal conditions for day two of the sixth WorldSSP round.
Yesterday Can Oncu was unlucky during free practice, crashing just a few minutes into the session and missing out on the chance to use the track time to set up his Ninja ZX-6R. The Turkish rider and Kawasaki Puccetti Racing technical staff were nevertheless able to do a good job, making up for the time they lost in the morning as they adapted the bike to the winding Czech track. With a time of 1’35”504, Oncu finished twelfth and so lined up on row four of the grid for the afternoon’s 19-lap race.
The Turkish rider started the race well but on lap two, after coming into contact with another rider, he was forced into making a mistake, running off track. Returning to the action at the back of the field, Oncu lapped consistently with times in line with those of the frontrunners, working his way back up to eleventh place, to finish just outside the top ten.
Race 1: 1) Huertas (Ducati) – 2) Debise (Yamaha) – 3) Manzi (Yamaha – 4) Montella (Ducati) – 5) Caricasulo (MV Agusta) – 6) Mahias (Yamaha) …… 11) Oncu (Kawasaki)
The sixth WorldSSP round has concluded today at the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic.
Oncu was back out for Race 2, which ran in hot, sunny conditions. Making a rapid getaway from row five, the young rider gave it his all, battling as part of the chasing group and crossing the line tenth to pocket more precious points
Race 2: 1) Huertas (Ducati) – 2) Manzi (Yamaha – 3) Montella (Ducati) – 4) Debise (Yamaha) – 5) Navarro (Ducati) – 6) Caricasulo (MV Agusta) ……….. 10) Oncu (Kawasaki).
