TOP TEN FOR XAVI.
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Xavi Simeon qualified
tenth for tomorrow’s Superstock 1000 FIM Cup race and
knows he will have a lot of work to do if he is to finish
with a good result. Xavi experienced almost a usual problem
for him this season - an inability to put in a sure-fire quick
lap in qualifying and so get a good grid position. In the
race he laps consistently fast, but trying to fire in a quick
lap in qualifying is eluding him at present. Claudio Corti
(Yamaha) set the quickest lap of the day, with Didier Van
Keymeulen (Yamaha) second and Michele Pirro (Yamaha) third.
XAVI - 10th, 1: 43.953
I am disappointed because I really wanted to qualify higher
and not have to work my way through the field to chase a good
result again. During the race, I seem to be fast enough and
there are no big problems. But, in qualifying I have yet to
set a superfast lap when I want to. Sometimes it has been
down to traffic on the track and sometimes I think it’s
just down to me. OK, I am still learning about this bike and
maybe I need more time to understand it better, especially
when I am trying to do a quick lap. It’s a little frustrating
at the moment because I know I should be quite a bit better.
Also, this championship is particularly strong this year,
so any mistake is punished heavily. I am confident I can make
a good result tomorrow as long as I can get a good start.
That’s what I am hoping for and I will try my hardest
- as usual.
Final qualifying
2 Corti (I-Yamaha) 1:42.773, 2 Van Keymeulen (B-Yamaha) 1:43.009,
3 Pirro (I-Yamaha) 1:43.096, 4 Badovini (I-MV) 1:43.192, 5
Baiocco (I-Yamaha) 1:43.208, 6 Roberts (Aus-Ducati) 1:43.463,
10 XAVI SIMEON (B-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:43.953,
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