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Video: Superbikes 2011: Carlos Checa takes the super pole and the other training sessions
2024 Author: Nicholas Abramson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-10 16:55
Carlos Checa he set the best time of the weekend and also the Superpole for the race at Phillip Island. But it is that in addition, has smashed the record by marking 1'30.882, which is the fastest time ever recorded for an SBK. Come on, he has it well shot to give the best of himself and achieve what could be the first, and the second victory in the 2011 World Cup.
The second in contention has been the current champion, Max biaggi, which was just 13 thousandths of a second behind the Toro, which tells us that, despite having managed to set a spectacular record, there are already two riders who have really gone very, very fast at Phillip Island. Surely the race will be a matter of two, with the permission of Sylvain Guintoli, third and confirming his progression in the preseason.
Relative surprise to see Leon Haslam in fourth place after this Superpole, and I say relative because for him it is not a surprise, but for his BMW S1000RR. A qualitative and quantitative leap, but only a priori, as it will be necessary to see if in the race the BMW is capable of maintaining the high and constant rhythms that are needed to play a decent role in Phillip Island.
It is a good sign, yes, that he has displaced the Yamaha of the official team, Laverty was immediately behind Leon Haslam, and Jakub Smrz was sixth classified. Troy Corser's seventh position at the controls of the BMW confirms that, for the moment, German motorcycles are meeting their objectives in the short runs, we will see in the long runs. The Italian Marco Melandri has been the eighth classified, great performance in his first participation.
They disappoint me a little the positions of the two pilots of the Castrol HondaHonestly, Jonathan Rea's 12th place can be understood by his physical condition, but Rubén Xaus's … I sincerely hoped it would be better.
Official times after Superpole 3
1. Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1’30,882
2. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) 1'30.895
3. Sylvain Guintoli (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing) 1’31.293
4. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1’31.429
5. Eugene Laverty (Yamaha World Superbike Team) 1’31.858
6. Jakub Smrz (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing) 1’31.980
7. Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1’32.182
8. Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) 1’32.662
9. Michel Fabrizio (Team Suzuki Alstare) 1'32.153
10. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) 1’32.204
11. Joshua Waters (Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Team) 1’32.240
12. Jonathan Rea (Castrol Honda) 1'32.708
13. Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1'32.346
14. Noriyuki Haga (PATA Racing Team Aprilia) 1’32.391
15. James Toseland (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) 1’32.547
16. Ruben Xaus (Castrol Honda) 1’32,788
17. Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team) 1’32.847
18. Bryan Staring (Team Pedercini) 1’32.883
19. Maxime Berger (Supersonic Racing Team) 1’33.079
20. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team) 1'33.161
21. Roberto Rolfo (Team Pedercini) 1'33.286
22. Mark Aitchison (Team Pedercini) 1’33.413
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