2006 Superbike World Championship
Round 10, Eurospeedway Lausitz
Final qualifying, Saturday 9th September
Circuit: 4.3 kms. Weather: Dry, cloudy/sunny 18C.
ROW TWO FOR THE ALSTARE DUO.
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Troy Corser and Yukio
Kagayama both suffered from tyre problems on their Superpole
laps and were unable to maintain their top three placings
from regular qualifying. Both Troy and Yukio’s qualifying
tyres didn’t work as well as expected in the cooler
conditions this afternoon, but the duo are confident that
their race rubber will be more competitive tomorrow. Once
again it was Troy Bayliss (Ducati) who took Superpole, with
the only sub 1:38 lap of the 16-rider shoot-out. Second is
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha), with James Toseland (Honda) third
and Andrew Pitt (Yamaha) fourth.
TROY - 6th, 1:38.507
I knew from turn one that winning Superpole was going to be
out of the question because our qualifying tyre just doesn’t
seem to work so well when the conditions are cooler. I knew
I was down on the first split and although I tried my hardest,
I just couldn’t make up the time. We made a little change
to the bike just before Superpole, and the grip level was
down a little. But sixth place on the grid is not so bad and,
as long as I make good starts, podiums are by no means out
of the question. I’m pretty happy with the set-up of
the bike on race rubber and feel we can still challenge for
a podium or two for sure. Lausitz is almost a one-line racetrack,
so I need to be in the front pack otherwise it’s easy
to lose ground. Hopefully the conditions will be a bit warmer
tomorrow and that would make our tyre life a bit better. We’ll
have to see.
YUKIO - 8th, 1:38.734
I am disappointed today because I really felt that I could
do a 1:37 lap. But on my Superpole lap, my front tyre kept
tucking in and the grip was not so good. It was not the same
feeling as I had with this type of tyre in practice, so maybe
the track was much colder. I pushed as hard as I dared, but
I did not want to crash. I need two good starts tomorrow,
but this is my plan. I want to be on the podium again!
Final qualifying
1 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati) 1:37.923, 2 Haga (J-Yamaha) 1:38.079,
3 Toseland (GB-Honda) 1:38.254, 4 Pitt (Aus-Yamaha) 1:38.291,
5 Lanzi (I-Ducati) 1:38.479, 6 TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare Suzuki
Corona Extra) 1:38.507, 7 Barros (Bra-Honda) 1:38.613, 8 YUKIO
KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:38.734, 9 Muggeridge
(Aus-Honda) 1:38.749, 10 Martin (Aus-Petronas) 1:39.065,
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