The fourth round of the WSBK will see its start on the historic TT circuit of Assen on Friday. Shane Byrne has almost fully recovered from his knee injury that held him back in Valencia and is confident he can score a good result in Holland. Last year, Marco Borciani’s team did well taking fourth place with Ruben Xaus, while Biaggi finished the race in tenth and twelfth place respectively due to the injury he had suffered in Australia. The round will take place on a 4555 metres long circuit, founded in 1929 on a track that was originally 28 km long. The last change was made in 1998 which increased rider security but, at the same time, shortened the circuit by approximately 1,5 km. MARCO BORCIANI – team manager: “I hope that this time everything will go well. Shakey has proven till now he can be really fast, even when he is not physically at his best. We were pretty unlucky at Valencia, especially during practice when we blew off two out of three opportunities to get a good start. As a consequence, we will focus on practice at Assen. In a hard-fought competition like the WSBK is, in order to score great results you have to start from the front or second row of the grid so that you don’t waste valuable time on the first corners. We learned our lesson in Valencia and although Shane had a great racing pace that could’ve enabled him finish in the top 5, his starting position on the grid prevented him from doing better”.