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19-05-2007, 19:18
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Shane Byrne left it late to take pole position at Snetterton ahead of round five of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
He lapped the fast Norfolk track in 1min 4.908secs on his Stobart Honda and he put this time in with just two minutes of the session left to run. This is the first pole for the Stobart squad in three years and it looks like Byrne could finally be on for some good luck. Last year while riding for Rizla Suzuki, Byrne suffered a brake problem which resulted in him crashing and knocking himself unconscious. As he had been knocked out he was not allowed to race on medical grounds.
Johnny Rea on the HM Plant Honda was also on a charge but had no answer for the fast form found by Byrne. He lines up in second place on the grid next to Championship leader Gregorio Lavilla and his team-mate Leon Haslam on the Airwaves Ducatis.
Defending Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari heads row two of the grid and next to him is Tom Sykes, team-mate to Byrne. Tommy Hill on the Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha is in seventh place and on the second row of the grid which is where he was hoping to be.
Rizla Suzuki's Chris Walker put in a superb qualifying finishing in eighth place following his lower positions during free practice. His team-mate, Cal Crutchlow continued his unlucky form crashing out at the Bomb Hole towards the end of the session. This crash has left him just outside the top ten in eleventh place.
Simon Andrews on the Jentin Yamaha had a good session qualifying in ninth place, and rounding out the top ten was Karl Harris on the Hydrex Honda.
Hudson Kennaugh who is temporarily replacing the injured James Haydon on the Virgin Yamaha was sixteenth although he had hoped to be fourteenth. Dean Thomas had a difficult session with a technical problem just seven minutes into the session; this has left him down in nineteenth place on his Samsung Suzuki.
Leon Camier on the Bike Animal Honda had a nightmare session as he only managed two laps before returning to his garage for the remainder of qualifying with a technical problem. This has relegated him to the very back row of the grid for both BSB races.
BSB qualifying results – Snetterton.
1 Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport 1min 04.908 secs
2 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing 1min 05.113 secs
3 Gregorio Lavilla ESP Airwaves Ducati 1min 05.129 secs
4 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati 1min 05.183 secs
5 Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Racing 1min 05.239 secs
6 Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport 1min 05.504 secs
7 Tommy Hill GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha 1min 05.593 secs
8 Chris Walker GBR Rizla Suzuki 1min 05.988 secs
9 Simon Andrews GBR Jentin Racing/Lloyds British 1min 06.051 secs
10 Karl Harris GBR Hydrex Honda 1min 06.215 secs
11 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki 1min 06.263 secs
12 Michael Rutter GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki 1min 06.363 secs
13 Aaron Zanotti GBR SMT Yamaha/Zanotti Racing 1min 06.402 secs
14 Tommy Bridewell GBR Team NB 1min 06.406 secs
15 Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki 1min 06.784 secs
16 Hudson Kennaugh GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha 1min 06.810 secs
17 Ollie Bridewell GBR Team NB 1min 06.813 secs
18 Chris Martin GBR Red Viper Racing 1min 06.970 secs
19 Dean Thomas AUS Samsung Superbike Team 1min 07.056 secs
20 Steve Plater GBR AIM Yamaha 1min 07.177 secs
21 Marty Nutt C GBR Nutttravel.com/T+G 1min 07.296 secs
22 Peter Hickman GBR Hawk Kawasaki 1min 07.336 secs
23 James Buckingham GBR Quay Garage 1min 07.520 secs
24 Tristan Palmer GBR THR Racing 1min 07.636 secs
25 Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge - Ice Valley Motorsport 1min 07.867 secs
26 Sean Emmett GBR PR Branson - Honda 1min 8.185 secs
27 Paul Barron C IRL PBM Racing Ireland 1min 08.268 secs
28 Malcolm Ashley GBR MAR 1min 08.935 secs
Not classified:
Leon Camier GBR BikeAnimal Honda 1min 10.292 secs
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Shane Byrne left it late to take pole position at Snetterton ahead of round five of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
He lapped the fast Norfolk track in 1min 4.908secs on his Stobart Honda and he put this time in with just two minutes of the session left to run. This is the first pole for the Stobart squad in three years and it looks like Byrne could finally be on for some good luck. Last year while riding for Rizla Suzuki, Byrne suffered a brake problem which resulted in him crashing and knocking himself unconscious. As he had been knocked out he was not allowed to race on medical grounds.
Johnny Rea on the HM Plant Honda was also on a charge but had no answer for the fast form found by Byrne. He lines up in second place on the grid next to Championship leader Gregorio Lavilla and his team-mate Leon Haslam on the Airwaves Ducatis.
Defending Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari heads row two of the grid and next to him is Tom Sykes, team-mate to Byrne. Tommy Hill on the Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha is in seventh place and on the second row of the grid which is where he was hoping to be.
Rizla Suzuki's Chris Walker put in a superb qualifying finishing in eighth place following his lower positions during free practice. His team-mate, Cal Crutchlow continued his unlucky form crashing out at the Bomb Hole towards the end of the session. This crash has left him just outside the top ten in eleventh place.
Simon Andrews on the Jentin Yamaha had a good session qualifying in ninth place, and rounding out the top ten was Karl Harris on the Hydrex Honda.
Hudson Kennaugh who is temporarily replacing the injured James Haydon on the Virgin Yamaha was sixteenth although he had hoped to be fourteenth. Dean Thomas had a difficult session with a technical problem just seven minutes into the session; this has left him down in nineteenth place on his Samsung Suzuki.
Leon Camier on the Bike Animal Honda had a nightmare session as he only managed two laps before returning to his garage for the remainder of qualifying with a technical problem. This has relegated him to the very back row of the grid for both BSB races.
BSB qualifying results – Snetterton.
1 Shane Byrne GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport 1min 04.908 secs
2 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing 1min 05.113 secs
3 Gregorio Lavilla ESP Airwaves Ducati 1min 05.129 secs
4 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati 1min 05.183 secs
5 Ryuichi Kiyonari JPN HM Plant Honda Racing 1min 05.239 secs
6 Tom Sykes GBR Stobart Vent-Axia Motorsport 1min 05.504 secs
7 Tommy Hill GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha 1min 05.593 secs
8 Chris Walker GBR Rizla Suzuki 1min 05.988 secs
9 Simon Andrews GBR Jentin Racing/Lloyds British 1min 06.051 secs
10 Karl Harris GBR Hydrex Honda 1min 06.215 secs
11 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki 1min 06.263 secs
12 Michael Rutter GBR MSS Discovery Kawasaki 1min 06.363 secs
13 Aaron Zanotti GBR SMT Yamaha/Zanotti Racing 1min 06.402 secs
14 Tommy Bridewell GBR Team NB 1min 06.406 secs
15 Scott Smart GBR Hawk Kawasaki 1min 06.784 secs
16 Hudson Kennaugh GBR Virgin Mobile Optoma Loans Yamaha 1min 06.810 secs
17 Ollie Bridewell GBR Team NB 1min 06.813 secs
18 Chris Martin GBR Red Viper Racing 1min 06.970 secs
19 Dean Thomas AUS Samsung Superbike Team 1min 07.056 secs
20 Steve Plater GBR AIM Yamaha 1min 07.177 secs
21 Marty Nutt C GBR Nutttravel.com/T+G 1min 07.296 secs
22 Peter Hickman GBR Hawk Kawasaki 1min 07.336 secs
23 James Buckingham GBR Quay Garage 1min 07.520 secs
24 Tristan Palmer GBR THR Racing 1min 07.636 secs
25 Tom Tunstall GBR Hardinge - Ice Valley Motorsport 1min 07.867 secs
26 Sean Emmett GBR PR Branson - Honda 1min 8.185 secs
27 Paul Barron C IRL PBM Racing Ireland 1min 08.268 secs
28 Malcolm Ashley GBR MAR 1min 08.935 secs
Not classified:
Leon Camier GBR BikeAnimal Honda 1min 10.292 secs
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