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DUTCH TT. OFFICIAL REPORT RACE


Fecha 26-06-2004



 

 

 

DANIEL PEDROSA

 

(2nd): “I had a problem at the start which had already bothered me in the warm-up and everybody overtook me apart from two riders. I had to push to the limit and began to make up positions. I have never made such a bad start or ridden so on the edge in a race before. I had to pass a lot of riders to get to the front group but I wasn’t able to follow Porto, who set a really fast pace at the end of the race. In any case I’m really happy with the result because at the start I thought there was no chance of catching Porto. I put in a big effort, it was really tiring and second place is really good for me. I want to say thanks to Honda, Telefónica MoviStar and my team, and also to all the fans who’ve come here from Spain. It was amazing to see so many Spanish and Catalan flags so far from home and with the bad weather we’ve had.”

 

 

 

HIROSHI AOYAMA

 

(10th): “I don’t really know how to explain how I feel. To finish tenth at such a difficult circuit isn’t bad, but I really want to be higher up. We had an added problem here with the fact that we had three wet sessions and only one dry, and in just 45 minutes it’s very difficult to work out a track as technical as Assen. The bike was good and the tyres held out well, so I’m confident of continuing to improve race by race”.

 

 

 

 

ALBERTO PUIG

 

(Team Manager): “We are absolutely delighted with Dani’s race. He had a carburation problem on the grid and had to start virtually last, but his recovery was amazing. We’ve found it tough to get the bike set up in just one session but it was an excellent race. I am so happy with the result. Hiro continues on his learning curve but he’s getting better every time and he is finishing races, which is really important as he gathers experience”.

 

 

 

DUTCH TT CLASSIFICATION

  1. Sebastian Porto (Arg/Aprilia) 37’26”576
  2. Dani Pedrosa (Spa/Honda) + 2”566
  3. Toni Elías (Spa/Honda) + 4”038
  4. Randy De Puniet (Fra/Aprilia) + 8”024
  5. Alex De Angelis (RSM/Aprilia) + 13”596

……

10. Hiroshi Aoyama (Jap/Honda) + 43”693

 

250 WORD CHAMÑPIONSHIP

  1. Randy De Puniet (Fra/Aprilia) 111
  2. Dani Pedrosa (Esp/Honda) 110
  3. Sebastian Porto (Arg/Aprilia) 88
  4. Toni Elías (Esp/Honda) 70

.....

9. Hiroshi Aoyama (Jap/Honda) 41