From a press release issued by MonsterMob Ducati:

British Superbike Championship
Rounds 15/16
Knockhill, Fife, Scotland
3rd/4th July

EMMETT SIXTH AS LAVERTY SETS POLE IN KNOCKHILL WASHOUT

Due to inclement weather conditions, the final qualifying sessions of the Think! British Superbike Championship were cancelled this afternoon at the Knockhill circuit in Fife, Scotland.

Despite the heavens opening early in the first session, the results ended up setting the grid positions, meaning that MonsterMob Ducati rider Sean Emmett will start tomorrow’s two rounds from sixth place on the grid.

“It was the right decision to abandon the qualifying with such unpredictable weather and whilst I’m disappointed to be on row two of the grid, there’s no way anyone was going to improve. I’m confident about tomorrow’s races and I know my way around here whether it’s wet or dry” said Emmett.

Meanwhile, team mate Michael Laverty set fastest time during this morning’s dry first session for the British Supersport class and will start from pole position in tomorrow’s race.

It will be Laverty’s first pole position of the season and the young Ulsterman was decidedly happy despite the second session being cancelled:

“I’ll settle for that and I’m confident we have a good race set up. I like it round here and I’m hoping to claw some points back in the championship” said Laverty

Superbike Qualifying
1, John Reynolds (Suzuki) 50.740s, 2, Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) 50.932s, 3, Michael Rutter (Honda) 50.992s, 4, James Haydon (Yamaha) 51.124s, 5, Scott Smart (Kawasaki) 51.248s, 6, Sean Emmett (MonsterMob Ducati) 51.262s, 7, Gary Mason (Yamaha) 51.544s, 8, John McGuinness (Kawasaki) 51.753s, 9, Dean Thomas (Ducati) 51.770s, 10, Dennis Hobbs (Suzuki) 51.807s.

Supersport Qualifying
1, Michael Laverty (MonsterMob Ducati) 51.984s, 2, Kieran Murphy (Honda) 52.145s, 3, Paul Young (Honda) 52.155s, 4, Pere Riba (Kawasaki) 52.280s, 5, Cal Crutchlow (Honda) 52.300s, 6, Karl Harris (Honda) 52.318s, 7, Leon Camier (Honda) 52.361s, 8, Matt Llewellyn (Ducati) 52.581s, 9, Luke Quigley (Suzuki) 52.591s, 10, Jonathan Rea (Honda) 52.591s.



More, from a press release issued by MSS Discovery Kawasaki:

British Supersport Championship/round eight
National Superstock Championship/round six ­ Knockhill, July 4 2004

Saturday July 3 2004

MSS DISCOVERY’S ALLAN TAKES KNOCKHILL POLE POSITION AND RIBA GRABS FRONT ROW START

The MSS Discovery Team¹s National Superstock star Steve Allan powered his ZX-10R Kawasaki to pole position for round six of the Championship with the fastest lap in Saturday’s qualifying session at the Knockhill circuit near Dunfermline, Fife.

And the team’s Kawasaki ZX-6RR-mounted Pere Riba made a typically professional impression on his debut at the Scottish track, taking fourth place for round eight of the British Supersport Championship as torrential rain forced the cancellation of Saturday afternoon’s schedule.

Allan, after his second pole position of the year, said: “I’m really pleased to get pole position at my home round. I wasn’t sure how quickly I’d get the ZX-10R dialled into Knockhill but the machine has felt great since the first practice here on Friday morning.

“I’ve got my sights set on a win here and to achieve that in front of my home crowd would be a dream come true.”

Riba¹s fourth place was enough to leave the Spaniard in confident mood for Sunday¹s race action ­ over 28 laps of the tight 1.3-mile circuit.

“I like the circuit,” reported MSS Discovery’s Riba. “I was quickly into a nice pace around here, the ZX-6RR feels very strong and I think I can challenge for a win tomorrow.”

Riba added: “The weather will play a big part but the last round at Brands Hatch was wet and I managed to get on the podium, that will be my target tomorrow if it rains again.”

British Supersport Championship final qualifying times:
1 Michael Laverty, Ducati, 51.984s
2 Kieran Murphy, Honda, 52.145s
3 Paul Young, Honda, 52.155s
4 Pere Riba, MSS Discovery Kawasaki, 52.280s
5 Cal Crutchlow, Honda, 52.300s
6 Karl Harris, Honda, 52.318s
7 Leon Camier, Honda, 52.361s
8 Matt Llewellyn, Ducati, 52.581s
9 Luke Quigley, Suzuki, 52.591s
10 Jonathan Rea, Honda, 52.591s

National Superstock Championship final qualifying times:
1 Steve Allan MSS Discovery Kawasaki, 52.259s
2 Les Shand, Yamaha, 52.494s
3 Magnus Houston, Suzuki, 52.654s
4 Danny Beaumont, Yamaha, 52.753s
5 Tristan Palmer, Suzuki, 52.833s
6 John Laverty, Yamaha, 52.950s
7 John MacDonald, Suzuki, 53.003s
8 Marshall Neill, Suzuki, 53.015s
9 Andy Tinsley, Suzuki, 53.097s
10 Ben Wilson, Suzuki, 53.135s