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European Supermoto S2 at Busca (Italy)

S2 Monticelli Nils

 At the international Kart Planet circuit the European S2 Championship is held this weekend. Spectators already found their way to the track on Saturday and enjoyed the training sessions in cloudy but good weather conditions.

In S2 it was Italian rider Diego Monticelli who was the fastest on his TM.
The first two races of the S2 European Championship showed already that the two Czech riders, Suzuki Grau rider Petr Vorlicek and Honda rider Milan Sitniansky, are very strong this year. In absence of Giovanni Bussei this was their chance to do good business in the Championship. In the first free practice in Busca it was Honda rider Milan Sitniansky who set the fastest time in lap 19. Just 00.135 seconds behind Sitniansky it was Suzuki Grau rider Petr Vorlicek who set the second time before Gazza Honda Racing rider Devon Vermeulen for who it was his first race in the S2 class of this season.

In the second Free Practice Petr Vorlicek showed why he was the current championship leader. In 1.20.188 on lap 12, the Czech rider he set the fastest time. This time it was TM Factory Racing rider Diego Monticelli who finished this session in second place on 00.416 seconds. It third place it was again Dutch rider Devon Vermeulen on his Gazza Racing Honda.

Diego Monticelli felt more and more comfortable on the race track and in the time practice he was the fastest rider on the circuit. Monticelli on fast TM set his fastest lap in lap 11 with a gap of 00.254 seconds to 2nd rider Petr Vorlicek on his Suzuki. The first start row is completed by Italian Gazza Honda rider Lorenzo Promutico who set the 3rd time.