Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
2006 Superbike World Championship
Round 5, Silverstone, GB
Circuit: 3.561 kms. Weather: Wet in the morning, damp/dry
in the afternoon.
TROY HAPPY WITH SECOND ON DAY ONE.
On a day of mixed conditions, Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra
rider Troy Corser rode steadily and finished second fastest
behind his fellow countryman Troy Bayliss (Ducati). The track
was very wet in the morning session but, in the afternoon,
conditions improved and almost half the timed qualifying session
took place in the dry. Yukio Kagayama finished the day seventh
quickest, with Team Alstare Engineering Corona Extra rider
Fabien Foret ending twenty-fifth.
TROY - 2nd, 1:27.068
I’m reasonably happy with how today went - especially
considering the wet conditions this morning. For the first
session we didn’t have the best set-up and we struggled
a bit. In the afternoon, when the track dried out, we went
back to the set-up we used here last year and it worked pretty
well straightaway. There was some damp on the track, but I
tried to keep away from it as it really wasn’t the line
I wanted. I hope that it is dry tomorrow because Silverstone
is a one-line track at the best of times, so the last thing
we need is a wet race.
YUKIO - 7th, 1:27.599
My wrist and ankle is still a little sore, but once I am on
the bike it is no problem. My experience allows me to be able
to ride in this condition OK. When the track was full wet,
the grip was so-so, but when the track was half wet it was
difficult. Today I had many small problems and because we
did not have so much dry track time, it was a little difficult
to know which direction to take tomorrow. I will sit down
with my technicians and we will decide which way to start.
For me this track has four sections. I am OK in the first
three, but the last one is where I am losing some time, so
I need to improve this area tomorrow.
FABIEN - 25th, 1:28.909
It was not such a good day for me and I am disappointed to
be so far down the order. I have never ridden a Superbike
here before , so the first session this morning when it was
wet was difficult for me. I didn’t want to do anything
stupid, so maybe I was a bit too steady. We got some dry track
time this afternoon but it was not enough to make good progress,
so I am hoping that we can have two good dry sessions tomorrow.
Friday qualifying
1 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati) 1:27.011, 2 TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:27.068, 3 Nieto (E-Kawasaki) 1:27.205,
4 Haga (J-Yamaha) 1:27.364, 5 Toseland (GB-Honda) 1:27.418,
6 Pitt (Aus-Yamaha) 1:27.539, 7 YUKIO KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:27.599, 8 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda) 1:27.648,
9 Walker (GB-Kawasaki) 1:27.656, 10 Laconi (F-Kawasaki) 1:27.721,
25 FABIEN FORET (F-Alstare Engineering Corona Extra) 1:28.909,
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