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SBK Assen, qualifying: more to come from Biaggi and Kagayama

28 aprile 2007

SBK Assen, qualifying: more to come from Biaggi and Kagayama

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi and Yukio Kagayama spent most of the opening day of qualifying for the fifth-round World Superbike Championship round at Assen setting up their GSX-R1000s rather than posting blistering lap times.

Biaggi, who was also learning the new revised track layout, ended the day 12th and Kagayama 17th after focussing on detail changes to their machinery, but both aim to be back amongst the top runners tomorrow.

Series leader James Toseland (Honda) posted the day's fastest time, just over a tenth-of-a-second ahead of his nearest rival Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha). Third quickest was Ruben Xaus (Ducati) with reigning champion Troy Bayliss (Ducati) fourth.

Max Biaggi - 12th, 1:40.804:

"This morning we had some settings problems, so we made quite a few changes to the bike for the qualifying session in the afternoon. Then we focussed on sorting out the engine Braking and tomorrow we will try and find a good balance to the bike so that I can push hard. I have ridden this track many times in the past, but this is my first time riding the new layout, so there was that to learn as well today."

Yukio Kagayama - 17th, 1:41.273:

"Normally I like Assen and normally it likes me, but today was very strange. I did not find hardly any good grip at all today and I'm not sure exactly why. We made some suspension changes to the bike for the afternoon qualifying, but we had a little bit of a clutch problem and I couldn't push hard. Tomorrow we'll make some more changes to the suspension and see if we can get better grip. We need it!"

Friday WSB Qualifying: 1 Toseland (GB-Honda) 1:39.603, 2 Haga (J-Yamaha) 1:39.750, 3 Xaus (E-Ducati) 1:39.765, 4 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati) 1:39.806, 5 Corser (Aus-Yamaha) 1:39.938, 6 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda) 1:40.092, 7 Nieto (E-Kawasaki) 1:40.201, 8 Smrz (CZ-Ducati) 1:40.355, 9 Lanzi (I-Ducati) 1:40.445, 10 Brookes (Aus-Honda) 1:40.480. 12 Max Biaggi (I-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:40.804. 17 Yukio Kagayama (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:41.273.

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