Wednesday, 23rd April 2008

The historic Dutch TT circuit of Assen plays host to the fourth round of the 2008 Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship this weekend, after a gap of three weeks since the Spanish round.

Pitt and Ten Kate team-mate Jonathan Rea, both expected to be pace-setters this year, should go well at the Dutch team's home track, with Pitt trying to add another race win to his tally to take him back to the top of the hotly-contested title battle.

The current Assen circuit was built back in 1955 and remained basically unchanged until a 2006 redesign removed most of the northern loop to make way for a new entertainment complex.

The current racetrack has a length of 4.555 kilometres (2.830 miles), with a longest straight of 560 metres (0.348 miles). The track layout makes it very technical and twisty, with little room for rider error, but modifications over the years have helped to make it safer. The curves are banked and the surface offers considerable grip, even in the wet.

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