Twan Finishes in Top-Ten at Assen-SSP-WM / IDM Supersport 600

“We are preparing for a special week,” said Twan Smits’ team before last weekend. “Team Apreco makes its debut with a wild card in the FIM WK Supersport Championship with Twan Smits. It promises to be an exciting weekend.” The team was right.

WorldSSP – Freitag

“The first day of World Supersport violence is over,” was the team’s summary. “The day started with free practice, followed by the Superpole in the afternoon. In other words, there was little time and it was important to prepare for the race as soon as possible. Despite the usual Assen weather with cold temperatures, rain and sun, Twan showed a performance good in a strong field of participants. He managed a good time and finished ninth. Great strength for the team and the driver.” Free practice: P9, Superpole: P9

WorldSSP – Race 1

“The first race in the World Supersport Championship has been completed for the Apreco team,” the report continued. “However, it was not the result we had planned. Twan started well and held well around ninth place. He positioned himself well, got a position and felt good on the Yamaha machine in the changing conditions. Unfortunately, he pushed too little, which caused an accident. The race ended after only two laps. We are not giving up, we still have a chance in race 2 and then we will try.”

WorldSSP Race 2

“We finish the WorldSPP weekend in Assen in tenth place,” was the happy news after race 2. “It was a crazy race where it started raining shortly before the start. So we started with soft tires and it was riding the pods eggs in the first few laps. Twan then went to the pit lane, where the team changed the wet tires. In the end, the Yamaha rider drove a good race in the wet and tricked. In the end, he crossed the finish line in tenth place six points. It was a special weekend in Assen, but we’re happy with how the event went.”