2006 Superstock 600 European Championship,
Brno, CZ
Friday qualifying, 21st July
Circuit: 5.404 kms Weather: Mostly hot and dry 33 C.
XAVIER READY TO ATTACK.
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Xavier Simeon finished
the first day of qualifying at Brno with the second fastest
time, but will be going all out for pole position tomorrow.
The young Belgian was fastest in the morning untimed session,
but a damp track in the afternoon made most of the riders
cautious. Local rider Ondrej Jezek (Kawasaki) used his knowledge
to master the variable conditions to take provisional pole
with a time of 2:14.150, just two tenths of a second faster
then Xavier.
XAVIER - 2nd, 2:14.389
The morning was more or less perfect and I was easily the
quickest. But in the timed qualifying, part of the track was
still damp from the rain earlier in the afternoon, so I went
very fast on the dry part and took it cautiously in the wet
areas. If it’’s dry tomorrow, I feel confident
that I can get pole position and that’s what I’ll
be aiming for.
Friday qualifying
1 Jezek (CZ-Kawasaki) 2:14.150, 2 XAVIER SIMEON (B-Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra) 2:14.389, 3 Costantini (I-Honda) 2:14.694,
4 Giugliano (I-Kawasaki) 2:14.899, 5 Lamarra (I-Yamaha) 2:14.937,
6 Chmielewski (Pl-Yamaha) 2:15.023
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