Nakano the star of the day at Donington.
The big surprise of today's final qualifying session was the performance of Japanese Yamaha rider Shinya Nakano - who went faster on the damp track than he had in the dry yesterday, on his very last lap.
That excellent effort moved him onto the front row of the grid, pushing the unfortunate Jurgen vd Goorbergh down to fifth.
The big surprise of today's final qualifying session was the performance of Japanese Yamaha rider Shinya Nakano - who went faster on the damp track than he had in the dry yesterday, on his very last lap.
That excellent effort moved him onto the front row of the grid, pushing the unfortunate Jurgen vd Goorbergh down to fifth.
"I thought it would be difficult to improve but towards the end of the session I thought it might just be possible, so I changed tyres and had a go," said the 500 rookie. "But it'll be tough to be fast all race because I'm still learning this track on a 500."
