A development SCX will make its debut at Assen alongside the SCQ tyre, which is available for the first time this year.
Pirelli has announced that a new version of the SCX rear tyre will be available for the World Superbike field this weekend at Assen.
The new SCX tyre follows on from the introduction of the development SC0 tyre, that debuted at Portimao. The new development SC0 tyre was the riders' main choice across the weekend instead of the usual SCX.
Alongside the new development SCX tyre will be the SCQ, which will make its first appearance this season after not being in use at Portimao and Phillip Island. The 'Qualifying Tyre' will be limited to the Superpole session and the Superpole Race.
Motorcycle Racing Director Giorgio Barbier stated: "With the allocation of the E0126, we complete an important phase of development that involved the introduction of a new structure designed to increase grip through a greater footprint on the ground.
"The one used by the E0126 is in fact the same casing as the soft E0125, which we introduced in Portimao where it was widely accepted as it was the most used compound in all three races of the weekend.
"In addition to the casing, this new supersoft also differs from the standard SCX in terms of the compound, which has been developed to further increase consistency of performance over distance.
"With the right temperatures and track conditions, the supersoft is usually the most chosen compound for Race 1 and Race 2, so it will be interesting to gather the riders’ feelings and make a comparison between the standard solution and the new development specification, also in light of the results achieved in Portugal by its "sister" soft compound.
"For the other sessions, including Superpole and the Superpole Race, there will be the extrasoft SCQ, which is now a well-established specification and usually the riders' favourite for overall performance and the short race.
"We know that the weather is always an unknown factor at Assen, which is why we will once again have the development front rain tyre in E0158 specification that we were unable to test in Portimão due to lack of rain."
