Rea rips up the time sheets to take pole at Croft.
Johnny Rea on the Red Bull Honda lapped the Croft circuit in 1min 19.433secs - the fastest two wheeled lap ever - to take a commanding pole position in preparation for round ten of the Bennetts British Superbike championship.
All the key players have lined up on the front row of the grid with Leon Haslam on the Airwaves Ducati second fastest, Ryuichi Kiyonari on the HM Plant Honda in third and Gregorio Lavilla on the second Airwaves machine in fourth place.
Johnny Rea on the Red Bull Honda lapped the Croft circuit in 1min 19.433secs - the fastest two wheeled lap ever - to take a commanding pole position in preparation for round ten of the Bennetts British Superbike championship.
All the key players have lined up on the front row of the grid with Leon Haslam on the Airwaves Ducati second fastest, Ryuichi Kiyonari on the HM Plant Honda in third and Gregorio Lavilla on the second Airwaves machine in fourth place.
Shane Byrne on the Rizla Suzuki had hoped for a front row start but was relegated to the head of the second row. Karl Harris lines up next to the blue Suzuki with Tommy Hill in seventh and Michael Rutter on the Stobart Honda in eighth.
Dean Thomas achieved fourteenth position on the grid which was impressive as it is his first time back on a bike since his big smash at Snetterton when he sustained four broken ribs and a punctured lung.
The session was red flagged when Gary Mason crashed his Hydrex Honda with seven minutes of the session to go; he was able to walk away from the crash.
BSB qualifying results (1) - Croft:
1. Johnny Rea
2. Leon Haslam
3. Ryuichi Kiyonari
4. Gregorio Lavilla
5. Shane Byrne
6. Karl Harris
7. Tommy Hill
8. Michael Rutter
9. Simon Andrews
10. Glen Richards
