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Final World Supersport Qualifying Results From Misano:

1. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600RR, 1:40.422
2. Broc Parkes, Honda CBR600RR, 1:40.662
3. Stefano Cruciani, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:41.356
4. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600RR, 1:41.365
5. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:41.523
6. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:41.606
7. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:41.616
8. Matthieu Lagrive, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:41.827
9. Alessio Corradi, Honda CBR600RR, 1:41.917
10. Walter Tortoroglio, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:41.967
11. Matteo Baiocco, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:42.112
12. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:42.145
13. Jurgen Vd Goorbergh, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:42.439
14. Maurizio Tumminello, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:42.616
15. Lorenzo Lanzi, Ducati 749R, 1:42.666
16. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati 749R, 1:42.685
17. Chritian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:42.807
18. Max Neukirchner, Honda CBR600RR, 1:43.070
19. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:43.318
20. Fabien Foret, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:43.718

24. Nicky Wimbauer, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:45.328


More, from a press release issued by Ten Kate Honda:

Front Rows Starts For Ten Kate Honda Duo

A flurry of initial activity in the final qualifying session at Misano brought about an almost immediate change at the top of the timesheets, but not enough to depose the Ten Kate riders Broc Parkes and Karl Muggeridge from their front row start positions with Parkes overall second and Muggeridge fourth.

After a fully wet first session, and with the prospect of a largely dry circuit awaiting them, all the top Supersport riders attacked the track in the first few laps, but by the end of the final 45-minute session both riders maintained their front row status.

The track conditions proved to be treacherous and inconsistent, making qualifying a game of risk versus reward, a game played well by the experienced Ten Kate Team.

Parkes, second quickest overall, was happy enough with the work done on the second day and feels largely ready to race, whatever the conditions. “Front row is pretty good,” he confessed. “Everything is OK, but I got trapped behind lapped riders right at the end of my last few laps. Otherwise I’m happy, even if I’ve been second four times this weekend! The bike is pretty good but we still have to make some changes. The problem now is deciding on a race tyre.”

“We struggled a little bit,” said Muggeridge. “Just didn’t have the right settings. So I pushed the bike around a little bit to make a good lap time. The conditions weren’t really dry but it’s a good reference when the bike hits a wet patch, and how it reacts to that. You can understand a lot by how the bike reacts and we know what to do now in warm up.”

“Considering the conditions we had out there the main thing was to qualify on the front row,” said Team Manager Ronald Ten Kate. “Pole would have been a nice bonus but it was difficult on a slightly drying track. Both boys are up there and we’re happy with the set-up for the half-dry track. So now we have to see what tomorrow will bring. Warm up will be busy because I don’t see too many people around who have made a definite decision about tyres or set-up if it’s completely dry.”

World Supersport Championship
Round Three – Misano Adriatico, Italy
16 – 18 April 2004
Final Qualifying

1. S. Charpentier, FRA, Honda CBR600RR, 1:40.422
2. B. Parkes, AUS, Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR, 1:40.662
3. S. Cruciani, ITA, Kawasaki ZX6 RR, 1:41.356
4. K. Muggeridge, AUS, Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR, 1:41.365
5. A. Carlacci, ITA, Yamaha YZF R6, 1:41.523
6. K. Curtain, AUS, Yamaha YZF R6, 1:41.606
7. K. Fujiwara, JPN, Suzuki GSX 600R, 1:41.616
8. M. Lagrive, FRA, Suzuki GSX 600R, 1:41.827
9. A. Corradi, ITA, Honda CBR600RR, 1:41.917
10. W. Tortoroglio, ITA, Suzuki GSX 600R, 1:41.967


More, from a press release issued by Belgarda Yamaha:

Yamaha Racing
Yamaha Italia World Supersport Team Newsletter
Date: April 17th 2004
Circuit: Misano m. 4.060
Final Qualifying
Weather: mostly overcast and damp
Temperature: air 13° track 16°
Crowd: 7.000

HARD WORK AHEAD FOR JURGEN AND FABIEN
After yesterday’s difficult conditions, it was hard to believe that things could have become worse ­ but that’s exactly what happened today. A ruling, by the race director, over the condition of the track meant that Yamaha Racing Italia riders Jurgen van den Goorbergh and Fabien Foret were unable to use the tyres they wanted and so both struggled in the final qualifying session.

The afternoon final practice was deemed ‘a dry session’ ­ despite wet patches all over the 4.060 kilometre ­ and there was some confusion about which tyres could be used. Jurgen and Fabien fell foul of the rules and ended 13th and 20th respectively and neither were happy about the situation.

Yamaha Racing Italia Team Co-ordinator Maio Meregalli said afterwards, “The race director declared the final session ‘dry’, but it was a mistake because there were still wet patches on the track. Jurgen and Fabien wanted to use ‘intermediate’ tyres, but the rules ban them because they do not have DOT approval if the session is declared ‘dry.’

On dry tyres, Jurgen and Fabien both felt the bike to be unstable and it was impossible to push as hard as they would’ve liked. However, we are confident that we can quickly get a good set-up for the bikes in the morning warm-up tomorrow and still have a chance of a good race”.

Frenchman Sebastien Charpentier (Honda) took pole position, with a time of 1:40.422, ahead of Broc Parkes (Honda), Stefano Cruciani (Kawasaki) and Karl Muggeridge (Honda).


More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse:

ROW 4 START FOR LANZI (DUCATI BREIL) AT MISANO ADRIATICO

Misano Adriatico (Italy), Saturday 17 April 2004: Italian rider Lorenzo Lanzi will start tomorrow’s third round of the World Supersport Championship at Misano Adriatico from row 4 of the grid after a disappointing final qualifying session with the Ducati 749R.

Eighth after Friday’s first qualifying, the Ducati Breil rider was in a bit of difficulty on a still-damp track and was unable to improve on his position in the afternoon’s final session.

“Qualifying was rather unfortunate because at the start of the afternoon session the track was still a bit damp and we were unable to find the right set-up” declared Lanzi.

“I was only able to record the fifteenth quickest time, and I was struggling to do that as well, because my 749R was sliding around a lot at the rear.

“Today it was really difficult out there” added Lanzi.