SBK 2009 - Donington - Superpole
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SBK 2009 - Donington - Superpole
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 Motomodif: In the land of Albion Spies confirms "the beast from pole," Fabrizio puts a new track record and the two Aprilia is placed in the front row. Only Byrne is among the British who can take advantage of knowledge of the track.


Superpole. Single step for the British Superbike which, after half of his process, is yet to be decided in terms of predictions on the winner. Spies course is given for favorite, as it is expected that both Michel Fabrizio tenergli to try to head, but this time the eyes are focused on the many pilots who know this track well, as Sean Byrne, Ducati Sterilgarda or young winner gara2 Johnny Rea at Misano, Ten Kate Honda. But Haslam, Stiggy Honda team, plays at home, while Kiyonari, Honda HRC, and Noriyuki Haga, Ducati Xerox, we have already won and is expected to make the numbers, especially the Ducati rider, who seems not to cross the at best. Sorry, however, noted that none Kawasaki will take part in this superpole, since all the pilots of the "green" have been excluded during the qualifications.


Invitation to Cianci, you go down to the track for the first round of the Superpole: Rea is the first to mark the time of 1'30 "767, followed by Haga which lowers a 1'30" 687, but not even time to rejoice that the retouching Spies further 1'30 "401. Thus, while the sky continued to threaten rain on the circuit, it is clear that the wall of the minute and a half will be broken and the track record last year, set by Troy Bayliss, will probably beat. Hardly anyone still uses rubber for some time, holds it for the next 2 rounds. Smrz, Ducati Guandalini, continues to prove itself to be very fast and gets a second behind the Yamaha of Texas, while in Suzuki is an emergency, with Batta who complains about a missing pilot, Kagayama, Suzuki precisely pilot must be able to spend at least the first leg and then suffered a rubber mount for some time, as Checa, who will earn a second place while Kagayama not unable to obtain a good position to stay in the game. A time expired Michel Fabrizio gets a fourth position and Max Biaggi, made just 38 years, it gives a provisional pole position, doing splash his Aprilia in the first position with a time of 1'30 "361, also with race tires. Do not pass the turn excellent names like 2 pilots Japanese official Kagayama and Kiyonari, in addition to Lanzi and the wild card Camier.

A few minutes of rest and is back on track, in search of superpole and groped to beat the record of the track and the wall of one and a half minutes. Open dancing Nakano, Aprilia, with 1'30 "506, but immediately touched some tenths of his time is that Smrz Haga until it arrives Spies strabuzzare that the eyes with a 1'29" 766. The wall is now broken and Smrz him down, but getting only a second position. If Bayliss ran with his record of last year, today would be excluded from the first 8, then go to the third round we must do better than the record 2008 dell'australiano. Byrne obtained a third position, immediately soffiatagli by Nakano on one of the two Aprilia they are doing sparks. Fabrizio rubber mounts a first for some time, but fails to exploit it, just mount the second to avoid the risk of being excluded and in fact get the provisional first place with 1'29 "664, new record for Donington that remain unbeaten in the course of third round. Finiscono here, among others, the "indigenous" Rea and the two BMW's Corser and Xaus.

Third and last leg, with the sky that hangs more: Spies, Biaggi, Haga Smrz and still have a long road, while others will do their best with the race. The mountain immediately Spies and Biaggi and Biaggi in fact obtained a provisional top spot, while the companion Nakano follows him in second and Fabrizio earns only a fourth position, but just passes on the goal Spies Leaderboard is updated before all finding their Spies, but at least, can not beat the record of Michel Fabrizio. While beginning to drop a few drops to 4 minutes from the end, Haga gets a sixth position, certainly not good for Japanese Ducati. With the water intensifies the pilots covered the box and leave the timer was obtained and accept the positions, aware that so long as the water is difficult to go to gain something, if not a fall.

It then opens with Spies, the grid, followed by the two Aprilia obviously excellent in the development, separated by Sean Byrne, in third place, the only English driver who was able to assert their knowledge of the track. In the second row 3 Ducati, Fabrizio, Haga and Smrz, and the Honda of Checa try the arrembaggio for the lead. A few hours and you will see.





 
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