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Friday’s World Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600RR, 1:29.200
2. Fabien Foret, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:29.554
3. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:29.625
4. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600RR, 1:29.654
5. Broc Parkes, Honda CBR600RR, 1:29.811
6. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:30.281
7. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.450
8. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:30.454
9. Alessio Corradi, Honda CBR600RR, 1:30.627
10. Jurgen Vd Goorbergh, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.810
11. Matthieu Lagrive, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:30.814
12. Max Neukirchner, Honda CBR600RR, 1:31.122
13. Yoann Tiberio, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.262
14. Luke Quigley, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.488
15. Stefano Cruciani, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:31.580
16. Anthony West, Honda CBR600RR, 1:31.635
17. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.675
18. Denis Sacchetti, Honda CBR600RR, 1:31.780
19. Lorenzo Lanzi, Ducati 749R, 1:31.990
20. Tom Tunstall, Honda CBR600RR, 1:31.995


More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing:

Yamaha Italia World Supersport Team Newsletter
Date: Friday, 30th July 2004
Circuit: Brands Hatch, m. 4.197
Friday Qualifying
Weather: dry, cloudy/sunny Temperature: air 23° track 38°
Crowd: 15.000

FABIEN ON THE PROVISIONAL FRONT ROW!
Yamaha Racing Italia rider Fabien Foret posted the second fastest lap of the day in this afternoon’s qualifying session at Brands Hatch. In perfect conditions, Fabien finished just three tenths of a second down on championship leader Karl Muggeridge (Honda) despite not being entirely happy with the set-up of his R6 Yamaha. Joining Muggeridge and Fabien on the provisional front row of the grid is Aussie Kevin Curtain (Yamaha) and frenchman Sebastien Charpentier (Honda). Fabien’s team mate Jurgen van den Goorbergh struggled a little with set-up problems today and finished tenth quickest, but he is optimistic that tomorrow will see a marked improvement.

FABIEN FORET – 2nd, 1:29.554
I’m happy enough about my lap time today, but I know that I could’ve been faster on some parts of the track if I had found a good set-up. We spent most of the time today working towards finding a good set-up, but I think part of the problem is the track itself. Many riders complained a little about the grip, so tomorrow is probably going to be better for us all. At the moment I am not so confident about the front, but I am optimistic that we can make a substantial improvement tomorrow.

JURGEN VD GOORBERGH – 10th, 1:30.810
Today my goal was to find a good set-up, but I am not yet satisfied that we found exactly what we were looking for. Tomorrow we have to make a big improvement, but I am confident that we can do it.

MAIO MEREGALLI (Team co-ordinator)
Recently we tested in Oschersleben, but that was mainly about tyres – not about preparing for Brands Hatch – and we got some good information. Today, I am happy about Fabien’s performance and am also confident that Jurgen will improve a lot tomorrow and we will end the day with both our riders on the front row.