250cc Grand Prix Results From Mugello: 1. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, 21 laps, 40:31.909 2. Jorge LORENZO, Honda, -1.186 seconds 3. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, -1.557 seconds 4. Casey STONER, Aprilia, -1.590 seconds 5. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, -6.106 seconds 6. Hector BARBERA, Honda, -8.291 seconds 7. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Honda, -11.801 seconds 8. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, -11.869 seconds 9. Simone CORSI, Aprilia, -21.975 seconds 10. Chaz DAVIES, Aprilia, -42.381 seconds 11. Andrea BALLERINI, Aprilia, -42.499 seconds 12. Mirko GIANSANTI, Aprilia, -43.082 seconds 13. Radomil ROUS, Honda, -66.264 seconds 14. Gregory LEBLANC, Aprilia, -76.905 seconds 15. Hugo MARCHAND, Aprilia, -88.269 seconds

125cc Grand Prix Results From Mugello: 1. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 40:12.658 2. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, -0.060 second 3. Joan OLIVE, Aprilia, -14.713 seconds 4. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, -14.725 seconds 5. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, -15.079 seconds 6. Manuel POGGIALI, Gilera, -18.040 seconds 7. Julian SIMON, KTM, -18.200 seconds 8. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, -18.683 seconds 9. Toshihisa KUZUHARA, Honda, -20.133 seconds 10. Alexis MASBOU, Honda, -20.311 seconds

Nick Crowe and Darren Hope take Sidecar TT Honours. Sidecar competitors had the unusual honour of providing the opening race action of the annual Isle of Man TT racing festival their three-lap race went ahead on Saturday evening as conditions which had forced the postponement of the Superbike race earlier in the day improved. Victory went to the local crew of Nick Crowe and Darren Hope it was maiden TT glory for the Honda powered men and they made the telling move on the final lap to overhaul the leading duo of Steve Norbury and Andy Smith aboard their Shelbourne Yamaha. “We pulled it all together on the last lap, that was when we really got our act together,” reflected Crowe as he savoured his victory. He had gone into the last lap nine seconds down. “Luckily we got it all right when it mattered most and it feels superb.” “The first couple of laps were a bit tricky, we slid a lot in the wet, particularly under the trees at Glen Helen but after previous taking a second and a fourth, I’ve finally won, and thanks must go to my passenger Darren, who is the best in the world.” But there was bitter disappointment for the local favourite Dave Molyneux, the ten times race winner, and his passenger Dan Sayle when they forced out of the race at half distance with machine problems. The Manx duo who had shattered the record during Friday evening practice with a lap at an average speed of 115.916mph aboard their Honda powered outfit were comfortably clear, running 48 seconds ahead of the pack at the end of the opening lap before mechanical gremlins sidelined them. They will be hoping for better things in the festival’s second sidecar race on Wednesday afternoon. The weather ravaged TT Superbike race will go ahead on Sunday afternoon, with the six lap event starting at 14.00 local time. Organisers took the decision to postpone the race from Saturday it should have started at noon, but was aborted at 15.30 – as they dealt with a cocktail of conditions that included heavy rain and low cloud. Results Sidecar Saturday Po / Rider1 / Rider2 / Machine / Home Town / Time / MPH 1 / Nick CROWE / Darren HOPE / 600 DMR HONDA / Jurby, Isle of Man / 1h 01′ 49.30″ / 109.85 2 / Steve NORBURY / Andrew SMITH / 600 SHELBOURNE / Castleford / 1h 01′ 51.60″ / 109.78 3 / John Holden / Jamie Winn / 600 HONDA / CLITHEROE / 1h 03′ 06.50″ / 107.61 4 / Philip DONGWORTH / Stuart CASTLES / 600 IRESON / / 1h 04′ 18.60″ / 105.60 5 / Simon Neary / Stuart Bond / 600 BAKER YAMAHA / / 1h 04′ 23.20″ / 105.47 6 / Tony Baker / Mark Hegerty / 600 BAKER YAMAHA / / 1h 04′ 40.30″ / 105.01 7 / Ben DIXON / Mark LAMBERT / 600 HONDA / Norwich / 1h 04′ 44.60″ / 104.89 8 / Klaus Klaffenbock / Christian Parzer / 600 HONDA / AUSTRIA / 1h 05′ 01.10″ / 104.45 9 / Roger Stockton / Peter Alton / 600 SHELBOURNE / Crewe / 1h 05′ 39.70″ / 103.43 10 / Bill Currie / Kerry Williams / 600 WINDLE YAMAHA / / 1h 06′ 22.10″ / 102.32 11 / Brian KELLY / Jamie SCARFFE / 600 DMR HONDA / Douglas, Isle of Man / 1h 06′ 42.30″ / 101.81 12 / Kenny HOWLES / Douglas JEWELL / 600 IRESON / Kidderminster / 1h 06′ 44.30″ / 101.76 13 / Tony Elmer / Darren Marshall / 600 IRESON YAMAHA / LEEDS / 1h 06′ 55.80″ / 101.47 14 / Conrad Harrison / Dan Toone / 600 DMR HONDA / / 1h 07′ 06.20″ / 101.20 15 / Glyn Jones / Ivan Murray / 600 YAMAHA / / 1h 07′ 52.20” / 100.06

Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson won Saturday’s wet, wild and red-flag-interrupted AMA Superbike race at Road America over Championship leader Mat Mladin and Attack Kawasaki’s Josh Hayes. The original race start was delayed because it started raining just before the scheduled start time. After a short, warm-up session to allow the riders to acclimate themselves to the wet conditions, the race was started and run for eight, wet, incident-filled laps. Aaron Yates led from the start but crashed on the first lap, and Ben Spies took the lead. Behind Spies, Miguel Duhamel crashed in Canada Corner, taking out Eric Bostrom, who had been fastest in the wet warm-up, in the process. Spies then led Hodgson until lap seven when the Yoshimura Suzuki rider pitted for a new rear rain tire, handing the lead to Hodgson over Mladin and Hayes. Shortly after, Mladin pitted for a new rear rain tire and Spies and Jake Zemke crashed out of fourth and fifth, respectively, as the rain intensified. AMA Pro Racing officials then stopped the race due to the weather worsening and backed results up to lap eight to get the final results. For Ducati Austin, it was a second straight race win, and the first AMA Superbike victory for Hodgson. Mladin was happy to increase his Championship point lead with second, and Hayes enjoyed his first-ever AMA Superbike podium finish. All three riders spoke of merely trying to survive in the tough conditions. Crashers Saturday included: Duhamel, Yates, Bostrom, Spies (twice), Zemke, Brent George, Eric Wood, Steve Crevier, Steve Rapp and Cory West. Only Crevier suffered an injury requiring medical attention, hurting his right shoulder. Provisional AMA Superbike Race Results: 1. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 8 laps 2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, -27.420 seconds 3. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -37.911 seconds 4. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -46.067 seconds 5. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -59.383 seconds 6. Jake Zemke, Honda, -59.638 seconds 7. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -85.619 seconds, crash 8. Larry Pegram, Honda, -103.454 seconds 9. John Haner, Suzuki, -108.456 seconds 10. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, -108.220 seconds 11. Francis Martin, Suzuki, -109.383 seconds 12. Clint McBain, Suzuki, -110.952 seconds 13. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -118.338 seconds 14. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, -124.939 seconds 15. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -127.143 seconds 16. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -127.917 seconds 17. Jeremy Toye, Honda, -138.281 seconds 18. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -153.976 seconds 19. James Kerker, Honda, -154.938 seconds 20. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -159.061 seconds, pitted 21. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -161.141 seconds 22. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, -166.684 seconds 23. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki, -1 lap 24. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, -1 lap, 19.473 seconds 25. Jeff Tigert, Honda, -1 lap, 24.420 seconds 26. David Bell, Suzuki, -1 lap, 40.980 seconds 27. Greg Fryer, Yamaha, -1 lap, 70.955 seconds 28. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, pitted, -1 lap, 147.452 seconds 29. Brent George, Suzuki, -2 laps, DNF, crash 30. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -3 laps, DNF, crash 31. Steve Crevier, Honda, -4 laps, DNF, crash 32. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -4 laps, crash 33. Cory West, Suzuki, -5 laps, DNF, crash 34. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -7 laps, DNF, crash 35. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -8 laps, DNF, crash 36. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -8 laps, DNF, crash 37. Peter Holsinger, Suzuki, DNS 38. Jason Perez, Yamaha, DNS 39. Geoff May, Suzuki, DNS Provisional AMA Superbike Championship Point Standings: 1. Mladin, 288 points 2. Spies, 268 points 3. Yates, 239 points 4. Hodgson, 237 points 5. Bostrom, 204 points 6. Duhamel, 195 points 7. Craggill, 186 points 8. Zemke, 157 points 9. Acree, 156 points 10. Pegram, 154 points 11. Hayes, 153 points 12. Rapp, 142 points 13. Eric Wood, 131 points 14. Scott Jensen, 116 points 15. Jimmy Moore, 115 points 16. Holden, 101 points 17. West, 99 points 18. Haner, 95 points 19. McBain, 94 points 20. George, 88 points More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin raced to second place in the Elhart Lake AMA Superbike Championship double-header in Winconsin. Heavy rains and overcast skies at the Road America Circuit forced a red flag and a shortened race. And a drama-packed restart saw a number of top riders crash and a few having to pit for tyres. Mladin’s team mate Aaron Yates crashed on the first lap while leading and American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel fell several turns later with Eric Bostrom (Ducati) unable to avoid the sliding bike and following Duhamel into the gravel. Superbike Results: 1. Neil Hodgson (Ducati) 2. Mat Mladin (Suzuki) 3. Josh Hayes (Kawasaki) 4. Ben Spies (Suzuki) 5. Marty Craggill (Suzuki) 6. Jake Zemke (Honda) 7. Miguel Duhamel (Honda) 8. Larry Pegram (Honda) 9. John Haner (Honda) 10. Akira Tamitsuji (Suzuki) More, from a press release issued by Proforma: HANER FINISHES NINTH IN ROAD AMERICA SUPERBIKE RACE WITH BROKEN FOOT John Haner of the Lion Racing Suzuki team finished a charging ninth place in today’s red-flagged and rain-soaked Superbike race. John broke the outside metacarpal bone on his left foot in a crash in Friday’s Superstock practice, forcing John onto crutches after x-rays revealed the break. John missed Friday’s Superbike qualifying because of the crash, and was only able to qualify 24th in the Saturday morning qualifying session. He was hoping for a rain race, and he got as the grid was forming for the start. John had a major moment exiting turn one, losing several places, then moved up each lap of the race until it was red-flagged on lap eight of 16. Saturday’s Superbike Final – 9th Place “I had a decent start and went to the inside,” said Haner. “I came out of turn one and I almost highsided. It cost Jake (Holden, teammate) and myself at least 20 positions. I mean, a lot of people went by us. I started picking people off, I just kept looking and saying ‘Who am I going to get next, who’s next, who’s next’. People were crashing all over the place, and I just rode my own race. That’s the craziest rain race I’ve ever been a part of. I almost highsided down the straightaways twice, once on the back straightaway on lap two, and the lap they threw the red flag coming up the front strightaway, it swapped ends. Visibility at the beginning wasn’t bad, then it started pouring and you couldn’t see where the patches were because everything was flooded, so then it became really tricky. The last four laps it was almost impossible to see. I was running along pit wall, because it was the only place that didn’t have spray. The spray was staying in the air, with the trees and all, and there was just mist everywhere. Yeah, with my foot, I was hoping for rain, because it took my mind off everything else. I focused so hard on each corner, that I didn’t worry about my foot. Obviously, it’s broken so it has to hurt, but it was ‘get through it, make some money and move on’. More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin: HODGSON VICTORIOUS AT ROAD AMERICA AS PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN WINS SECOND RACE IN A ROW Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (June 4) – Neil Hodgson of the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin team won his first-ever AMA Superbike race in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin on Saturday. Despite treacherous conditions, the Isle of Man resident put in a passionate ride and won the shortened race going away, winning by 27.420 seconds on his Ducati 999. The former British and World Superbike champion raced at an incredible pace in the rain but still managed to keep his machine upright as other riders fell into the Road America gravel traps. “I’m really pleased to win this one because Road America is a difficult race. This was a hard one with the conditions as they were. During the final laps, the conditions were some of the worst I’ve ever had to race in. I took a lot of risks early on and all the way to the finish. I was aquaplaning up the front straight right up until the end, and it was very tough. The team did a great job changing tires, the bike, and everything right before the race when it started to rain.” Hodgson and his Ducati 999 were sliding around the course in a spectacular fashion as the rains fell and the track became slicker as the race progressed. Neil kept the Italian Desmo L-twin under control and upright as his lead continued to expand. “When the adrenaline is in your blood, you actually enjoy riding like that,” said Neil of his wild ride. “Maybe not so much after you get off the bike after the race. The sliding around was a combination of more rain and the tires wearing. I saw ‘plus 18’ on my board about lap five. I thought to myself, ‘I really need to slow down and not do anything stupid’. I thought I did take it a little easier, but the next time around, I saw a ‘plus 27’ or something.” Hodgson continued to pull away when the red flag flew as Neil began to work lap 10 and the race was declared finished. “Neil got the job done in a very impressive way,” said team owner Terry Gregoricka. “He was unbelievable today. He’s ridden hard all season and it was great to see him out in front and leading. As happy as we were, it was terrible for us emotionally in the pits watching him sliding around the track on TV as the laps counted down, mainly because the conditions were so bad and he had a big lead. Congratulations to Neil for getting his first win in the States. For the team, winning two races in a row is a great accomplishment and we are very pleased.” Teammate Eric Bostrom had a disappointing day. Bostrom was quickest in the pre-race warm-up and was in third place and charging towards the front on the first lap. Unfortunately, another rider collected Eric in a crash in Canada Corner. Eric rode his Ducati 999 back to the pits but could not continue. “There’s really not much to say. We were very quick,” said Bostrom, who won a similar race at Elkhart Lake in the rain in 2003. “It was game-on. I was ready to go. Obviously, I’m really happy that Ducati and Neil could win for the team and I’d like to congratulate them. As for us, we were feeling really good about things after the wet session and were charging hard in the race. I thought I had squared up Miguel (Duhamel) to make the pass for second place, because I needed to get by him. But he slowed up more than I thought and he ended up crashing.” “Eric was doing a great job before that incident,” said Gregoricka. “We’re really disappointed for him because he was riding really well and charging toward the front.” Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin will go for three wins in a row tomorrow at 4:00 local time. Results – 1. NEIL HODGSON (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999), 2. Mat Mladin (Suzuki), 3. Josh Hayes (Kawasaki), 4. Ben Spies (Suzuki), 5. Marty Cragill (Suzuki), 6. Jake Zemke (Honda), DNF ERIC BOSTROM (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) AMA Superbike Points (After 9 of 17 races) – 1. Mat Mladin (Suzuki) 288, 2. Ben Spies (Suzuki) 268, 3. Aaron Yates (Suzuki) 239, 4. NEIL HODGSON (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) 237, ERIC BOSTROM (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) 204, 6. Miguel DuHamel (Honda) 195

Provisional Saturday Afternoon AMA Superbike Practice Times (wet track): 1. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, 2:44.311 2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 2:45.364 3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 2:47.775 4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 2:47.979 5. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 2:48.915 6. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, 2:50.191 7. Jake Zemke, Honda, 2:52.238 8. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, 2:53.609, crash 9. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 2:54.438 10. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 2:54.446 11. Greg Fryer, Yamaha, 2:54.718 12. Cory West, Suzuki, 2:56.851 13. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 2:58.582 14. Clint McBain, Suzuki, 2:59.042 15. Francis Martin, Suzuki, 2:59.151

The start of Saturday’s AMA Superbike race at Road America has been delayed. A thunderstorm, including lightning, arrived at the Elkhart Lake road course minutes before the field was scheduled to be sent out on its warm-up lap. More details will be posted as they become available. Update: Saturday’s AMA Superbike event at Road America has been declared a “wet” race, meaning the race, once started, will not be stopped due to weather-affecting the racing surface.

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 2:19.273 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 2:20.579 3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 2:20.741 4. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 2:20.837 5. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 2:20.901 6. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 2:21.250 7. Geoff May, Suzuki, 2:21.476 8. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 2:21.777 9. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 2:22.059 10. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 2:22.167 11. Rob Jensen, Yamaha, 2:23.133 12. Jason Farrell, Kawasaki, 2:24.271 13. Shawn Conrad, Kawasaki, 2:24.485 14. Blake Young, Suzuki, 2:25.360 15. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, 2:25.657 16. Nate Hester, Yamaha, 2:26.114 17. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki, 2:26.126 18. Justin Filice, Honda, 2:26.155 19. Jeff Tigert, Honda, 2:26.182 20. Taylor Knapp, Suzuki, 2:26.648 21. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 2:27.209 22. Andy Feuersthaler, Suzuki, 2:27.627 23. Dan Ortega, Yamaha, 2:27.748 24. Tristan Schoenwald, Honda, 2:27.873 25. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, 2:28.519 26. Chad Klock, Honda, 2:28.572 27. Keith Marshall, Suzuki, 2:28.740 28. Shea Fouchek, Suzuki, 2:29.437 29. Chris Siebenhaar, Honda, 2:29.508 30. Scott Ryan, Suzuki, 2:29.748 31. Myron Bell, Suzuki, 2:29.990 32. Scott Ackerman, Yamaha, 2:30.234 33. Greg Steltenpohl, Honda, 2:31.119 34. Dwayne Lang, Kawasaki, 2:31.369 35. Scotty Van Scoik, Kawasaki, 2:32.262 36. Jessica Zalusky, Kawasaki, 2:32.582 37. Calvin Martinez, Suzuki, 2:34.084 38. Simon Kowalski, Suzuki, 2:34.372 Qualifying Cutoff 112% of pole time = 2:35.986 DNQ, Steve Vento, Kawasaki, 2:36.123

Jason DiSalvo rode his Dunlop-tired Graves Yamaha YZF-R1 to his fourth consecutive AMA Superstock pole position during qualifying Saturday at Road America. DiSalvo’s time of 2:15.048, a new lap record (beating Aaron Gobert’s previous mark of 2:15.781), also earned him a bonus Championship point, giving him sole possession of second place in the Championship standings, one point ahead of Aaron Yates and one point behind Jamie Hacking. Hacking is not racing at Road America due to an injury suffered in a training accident, but Yates qualified second with a time of 2:15.420 around the four-mile road course. Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden drafted Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Michael Barnes on the last lap to turn a 2:15.776, earning the third spot on the Superstock front row. Barnes was fourth-fastest with a 2:15.889 on his Pirelli-equipped GSX-R1000. Provisional AMA Superstock Qualifying Results: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 2:15.048 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 2:15.420 3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 2:15.776 4. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 2:15.889 5. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 2:16.014 6. Geoff May, Suzuki, 2:16.069 7. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 2:16.297 8. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 2:16.337 9. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 2:16.557 10. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 2:16.900 11. Brent George, Suzuki, 2:17.702 12. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 2:18.229 13. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 2:18.673 14. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 2:19.096 15. John Haner, Suzuki, 2:19.454 16. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 2:19.927 17. Blake Young, Suzuki, 2:20.011 18. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 2:20.443 19. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 2:20.510 20. Peter Holzinger, Suzuki, 2:23.591 21. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 2:24.312 22. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, 2:24.864 23. Montez Stewart, Suzuki, 2:25.159 24. Mark Vandal, Honda, 2:25.230 25. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, 2:25.342 26. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, 2:25.722 27. Heath Locum, Suzuki, 2:27.015 28. Darby Brauning, Yamaha, 2:27.795 29. Garth Cloyd, Suzuki, 2:28.953 30. Paul Heinen, Yamaha, 2:29.568 Qualifying Cut-off 112% of pole time = 2:31.254 DNQ, Calvin Martinez, Suzuki, 2:31.272 DNQ, Tom Grant, Suzuki, 2:36.008

Rizla Suzuki racers go back to basics RIZLA SUZUKI’S Scott Smart and John Reynolds will go back to basic suspension settings on their GSX-R1000s after a difficult qualifying session placed them 15th and 16th respectively on the grid for tomorrow’s sixth round of the British Superbike Championship at Croft. With morning qualifying in the wet, it was the second dry session that determined grid positions and both Rizla Suzuki riders struggled to match their lap times from yesterday. Minor changes to the suspension set-ups for both racers upset the handling on their Rizla Suzukis and they did not have time to change back to their previous settings during the 50-minute long session. The Rizla Suzuki technicians will now revert both GSX-R1000s to tried and tested base suspension settings for tomorrow’s races. Reigning British Superbike Champion JR was seventh and Scott 11th in Friday’s free practice. Only 1.4 seconds separated the top 17 places in qualifying as Honda’s Michael Rutter took pole position. One of the most popular events on the BSB calendar, a bumper crowd is expected to attend Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire. Superbike racing starts at 1:20pm on Sunday, June 5th. It will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. A highlights package of all the racing will be shown by Channel 4 one week later. JR: “Yesterday I couldn’t have been happier and today was the exact opposite. We didn’t make huge changes to my Rizla Suzuki – we simply tried altering the rear suspension. That plainly has not worked and we will go back to yesterday’s settings for the races. “I am incredibly disappointed with today’s performance, but if I can find the same feeling in my Rizla Suzuki as yesterday then I am confident I can run competitive lap times in the races. I’ll need a couple of dream starts tomorrow starting from the fourth row.” Scott: “It seems that whatever alterations to my Rizla Suzuki we tried today they did not work. I am lacking confidence in the front end of my bike and we are not finding the answers we need. “We are going to continue working hard and tomorrow I will be giving it my all in the races. I need a good start and I will do my best to latch on to a fast group and try to make up places where I can.” Simon Green, Team Co-ordinator: “That was a very disappointing final qualifying session, particularly after showing such promise yesterday and in the wet this morning. We were expecting front or second row qualifying positions and to end up on the fourth row is difficult to accept. There was an expectation that both riders would build on their earlier performances, but this has not materialised and we need to address how best to get the most out of the races tomorrow. “JR in 16th is less than 1.4 seconds behind pole position and that is testimony to how competitive British Superbikes really is. It is times like these that really test the team and Rizla Suzuki will now dig deep and come out fighting tomorrow and go for the absolute best results we can.” Qualifying Times: 1: Michael Rutter (Honda) 1:20.624, 2: Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) +0.004, 3: Jonathan Rea (Honda) +0.280, 4: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) +0.330, 5: Karl Harris (Honda) +0.533, 6: Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +0.828, 7: Leon Haslam (Ducati) +0.896, 8: Michael Laverty (Honda) +0.947, 9: Steve Plater (Kawasaki) +0.995, 10: James Buckingham (Suzuki) +1.000, 15: SCOTT SMART (RIZLA SUZUKI) +1.330, 16: JOHN REYNOLDS (RIZLA SUZUKI) +1.379.