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Mixed results for Valvoline Superbike Team
Posted: Monday, 1st March, 2010 : 11:28 PM - - 1,728 Reads
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Glenn Allerton, former champion and current #2, debuted the Evolution Sports Group owned Valvoline Superbike Team in the Australian Superbike Championship opener held at Phillip Island over the weekend with mixed results.
“We have had very limited testing time on the new Dunlop control tyres, we missed one on the pre-season test sessions and some of the team have had the new tyres for months on an evaluation basis so The Valvoline Superbike Team is playing catch up, but we will catch up very quickly.” said a Valvoline Superbike Team spokesperson.
After qualifying in the second row grid position of 7th, Allerton unleashed a flyer, powering his Honda CBR1000RR through the field completing the first lap in fourth position and battling within the leading pack for the next two laps, during lap four a delaminating rear tyre caused Allerton to lose touch with the lead group and gradually be over run from behind, finally taking the chequered flag in 9th position at the end of the 12 lap race.
“That was a disappointing race, to charge through to forth position in the first lap, mix it up with the leaders and then to have tyre problems was frustrating, I felt the rear tyre coming apart and I decided to salvage as many championship points as possible” Allerton said at the conclusion of race one.
The second leg of the ASBK was reduced to ten laps and delayed due to a crash in an earlier World Supersport race. The Valvoline Superbike Team technicians made adjustments to the race machine searching for better drive and greater tyre longevity for the second race. At the green light again Allerton made a charge through the field improving the Valvoline Superbike to forth position by the end of the first lap and advancing to second position by the completion of lap 2.
'However the Valvoline CBR1000RR again had grip and tyre issues on lap 4 with Allerton fighting to maintain fourth position on the track which he did until the tenth and final lap when he was pushed into 5th place by Shannon Johnson (KTM RC8R) .
Allerton said; “Apart from the tyre issues, we showed that the Valvoline Superbikes are on the pace and that we can run at the front, driving through to lead the race from 7th position on the grid in 3 laps will send a loud and clear message to all of the competition, that the Valvolines Superbikes are here and that Glenn Allerton is back.”
An Evolution Sports Group representative said “This weekend was inspirational, Evolution Sports Group and Glenn with fantastic help from Valvoline have put this team together in an extremely short period of time, overall, the first outing for the new Valvoline Superbike Team was a success, we have important engine and set-up data to analyse and the team are eager to develop our race machinery readiness for round 2 in Darwin to be held at Hidden Valley Raceway April 8th-11th.
Main Photo: Allerton in Action at Phillip Island
Credit: Garry Morrow - click28.com
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