Qualifying times (2) - Qatar.

wow for Kawasaki ...

Bayliss: It's early days at the moment but we're feeling reasonably comfortable on the bike" declared Bayliss. "I think we have back now what we missed before, acceleration, but through the speed traps we showed that the bike is not a missile like everyone thought...

So that is so called "advantage" ??? ;)

ducati sandbaggers

Nice to see a fair spread of manufacturers at the top. Still, 5 Ducati's in the top 10!
Both Troy's went well here last year so no surprise to see them back there again, let's hope there is a fantastic battle for the wins tomorrow!!!

P.S.Come on Crash! WSS qualies please, even I have the results! =8D

Good to see Craig Jones got 2nd, Johnny Rae 4th AND that the Triumph's are doing well with Garry McCoy 7th! with 2 more 8th and 11th! COME ON!!!

But those 5 are Bayliss, Lanzi, Biaggi, Fabrizio and Xaus ... any WSBK experience?

1. Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Motor Italia YZF-R1 1min 58.560 secs
2. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati 1098 F08 1min 58.829 secs
3. Max Neukirchner GER Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 1min 58.990 secs
4. Noriyuki Haga JPN Yamaha Motor Italia YZF-R1 1min 59.173 secs
5. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA R.G. Team Ducati 1098 RS 08
6. Max Biaggi ITA Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati 1098 RS 08
7. Michel Fabrizio ITA Ducati 1098 F08
8. Carlos Checa ESP Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR
9. Fonsi Nieto ESP Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8
10. Ruben Xaus ESP Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati 1098 RS 08

Good work Buelliful,probably an old one this but can't help myself, is the U a typo?..... Nice to see Jones up there just wish WSS was on a certain Fantasy league....as I think it's gonna be red hot..
Looks to me like Duc have got things their way again. Not knocking them as we all want an advantage but the teams on fours must be getting cynical, for my money the Duc is gonna be a even faster in a months time which will really put the cat amongst the pigeons...

Does anybody know whether the Jap Fours are allowed an extra 100 cc over the road bike basis??

What 's the buzz with the Kwackas ?? Would guys like Jamie Hacking or "Lil bro"make any difference?"LackaKoni" and TammySan are both ex GP-winners, so they know how to ride a bike, I guess.

Stuff whether or not Laconi brings sponsorsip with him, f@?k him off and get someone who gives a toss and can ride a bloody bike!

This is not helping Kawasaki one bit and i wonder why they dont care, because if they did Lac**** wouldnt be in the team...

I am really suprised by the complete lack of pace on the Kawi's. I know it's not a full factory effort, but the "privateer" team is beating the "factory supported" team. Either way, they are horribly slow.

Oh well, they'll be fast in AMA, and hopefully quick in MotoGP too.

Corser 1st in Superpole with 1.58.0

Peo Peo, nah it's no typo I just have a Buell at the moment and it kinda developed from there!

As for Regis Lac-ofspeedimhappyififinishtwelvth-oni I can't see why Kawasaki kept him and got rid of the only rider in recent years to win on the thing! The guy will not finish in the top 10 at the seasons end I tell you that now. I predict 12th.

The sooner Kwaka gets shot of him and gets someone, ANYONE with some race-pace the better!

suprpole

1 11 Corser T. AUS Yamaha YZF-R1PIT IN 1'58.053 1
2 111 Xaus R. ESP Ducati 1098 RS 08PIT IN 1'58.689 0.636 1
3 3 Biaggi M. ITA Ducati 1098 RS 08PIT IN 1'58.767 0.714 1
4 76 Neukirchner M. GER Suzuki GSX-R1000PIT IN 1'58.964 0.911 1
5 57 Lanzi L. ITA Ducati 1098 RS 08PIT IN 1'58.975 0.922 1
6 41 Haga N. JPN Yamaha YZF-R1PIT IN 1'59.017 0.964 1
7 21 Bayliss T. AUS Ducati 1098 F08PIT IN 1'59.224 1.171 1
8 34 Kagayama Y. JPN Suzuki GSX-R1000PIT IN 1'59.285 1.232 1
9 7 Checa C. ESP Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 1'59.417 1.364 1
10 84 Fabrizio M. ITA Ducati 1098 F08PIT IN 1'59.450 1.397 1
11 10 Nieto F. ESP Suzuki GSX-R1000PIT IN 1'59.921 1.868 1

12 96 Smrz J. CZE Ducati 1098 RS 08PIT IN 1'59.984 1.931 1
13 36 Lavilla G. ESP Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 2'00.095 2.042 1
14 54 Sofuoglu K. TUR Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 2'00.313 2.260 1
15 44 Rolfo R. ITA Honda CBR1000RRPIT IN 2'01.208 3.155 1
16 86 Badovini A. ITA Kawasaki ZX-10RPIT IN 2'01.238 3.185 1

steve, i dont think laconi and tamada can be THAT bad . the bike must obviosuly be a dog - look at fonsi s laps on the suzuki, top 5 all sessions ... guy struggled to score a podium last year on the kwak

mark the name "Neukirchner", you will see him up there much more often. Hopefully.

Reckon Dirk's gonna be proved right about Neuk (Neuky?) 'tho having gone like **** off a shovel the first time he was turned loose on Yukio's bike last year he dragged behind a bit in later races.

I expected Yukio to be higher up the standing mind - He was swift in Phillip island test.

i also think neukirchner looks very good at this moment. last year, he was quick in qatar and i think he could win a couple of races this year. have to say well done to sterilgarda. they have engineered the bike well enough to compete with the top dukes. kwacker looks like a dog at the minute. i dont think it is kawasaki, i think it is psg-1. the pedercinis dont seem to be doing too bad in last years kawasaki.

Kawasaki aside,have Honda given up on the WSBK championship that JT won last year? The riders have only just got their 08 bikes,have barely done any testing & Lavilla is 2nd best Honda on 07 machine.Kiyonari 20 something fastest (yes i know he hasn't ridden here before!) but nor has Lavilla has he?