Argentine Leandro “Tati” Mercado, with the Honda of the MIE Racing team, placed 18th. placed in the free trials of the Argentine Grand Prix of the Superbike World Championship, which was dominated by the Turkish Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha) and which for the twelfth and penultimate date of the specialty championship will be held this weekend at the San Juan racetrack of El Villicum , from the town of Albardón.
The Córdoba-born Jesús María set his best lap with his Honda in 1m40s076, to travel the 4,276 meters of the San Juan track, while Turkish Toprak Razgatlioglu set a time of 1m37s872 with his Yamaha. The Rio Negro from Cinco Saltos, Marco Solorza, placed twentieth, and the Cordovan from San Francisco, Luciano Ribodino, was twenty-first, both with Kawasaki.
Riodino from Cordoba is Argentine and Brazilian Superbike and SSP600 champion and was Rookie of the United States Talent Cup. Meanwhile, Marco Solorza, who will be Ribodino’s teammate, will ride the World Championship in the Superbike Category for the first time with Team Pedercini and will replace Loris Cresson.
This Saturday, the Superbike will carry out the third practice at 10.30 am, and at 11.45 am the Superpole will begin, and at 3 pm the first race of the weekend will start at 21 laps.
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