2006 Superbike World Championship
Round 10, Eurospeedway Lausitz
Friday qualifying, 8th September
Circuit: 4.3 kms. Weather: Dry, cloudy in the morning, some
sun in the afternoon
SECOND AND THIRD FOR TROY AND YUKIO ON DAY ONE.
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Troy Corser and Yukio
Kagayama finished the first day of qualifying at the Eurospeedway
Lausitz well placed in second and third positions. Both will
use tomorrow morning’s timed qualifying to improve their
GSX-R1000 K6 Suzukis and then go all-out in Superpole in the
afternoon.
The 4.265 kilometre circuit, with its mixture of fast straights
and slow turns, always means that the best combination of
set-up and gearing is vital for consistent fast laps. Series
leader Troy Bayliss (Ducati) set the quickest time of the
day, with a lap of 1:38.331, right in the closing stages of
the session. Completing the provisional front row is Aussie
Andrew Pitt (Yamaha).
TROY - 2nd, 1:38.550
Well that’s the happiest I’ve been for a long
time - on a Friday afternoon. I was the quickest out there
today, but then I think that Bayliss stuck in a softer tyre
right at the end of the session. The grip was definitely up
since this morning and that made quite a difference to our
set-up. We tried some different gearings this afternoon and
it was better in some places and not so good in others, so
now we’ll change the internals and we should be able
to improve quite a bit. But, as I said, I’m pretty happy
this afternoon.
YUKIO - 3rd, 1:38.869
This morning my body felt a little tired but I think that’s
because I was fighting a cold or maybe ‘flu. But, in
the afternoon, I felt much better and I was more comfortable
on the bike because I was able to concentrate harder. The
lap times this afternoon are not so bad, but I prefer a higher
position! I had a problem with one tyre today, but apart from
that nothing serious. Tomorrow we'll change the rear suspension
a little to see if I can get the power down better exiting
the turns.
Friday qualifying
1 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati) 1:38.331, 2 TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:38.550, 3 YUKIO KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:38.869, 4 Pitt (Aus-Yamaha) 1:38.871,
5 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda) 1:38.948, 6 Lanzi (I-Ducati) 1:39.048,
7 Haga (J-Yamaha) 1:39.101, 8 Toseland (GB-Honda) 1:39.347.
9 Barros (Bra-Honda) 1:39.572, 10 Walker (GB-Kawasaki) 1:39.591,
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