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Bayliss starts ahead

By Glenn LeSanto

Troy Bayliss took provisional World Superbike pole at Brands Hatch during Friday’s qualifying, after setting a fast time just as the session came to a close. Before that Colin Edwards, who ended Bayliss’ winning streak at Laguna Seca, was on top of the pile. Edwards finished the first qualifying session of the weekend in provisional second.

The weather is good, the crowds are already pouring in to the undulating circuit at Brands Hatch in England and the grid is well padded with ultra-keen wild card riders. But still Bayliss tops the lot ­ putting in a lap of 1:26.398 on his very last lap. He was made to work for it though, with Edwards dominating much of the session and even Frankie Chili making it to the top of the timesheet for two or three minutes at the end. Chili was eventually pushed back down to fifth.

Britain’s Neil Hodgson, the focus of most of the British crowds’ attention since Fogarty retired, finished fourth fastest – but only after spending most of the session down in 10th.

Michael Rutter and Shane Byrne both put in impressive performances, the wild card pair finished seventh and eighth respectively after being even higher early in the session. Another local rider made it onto the provisional second row when Chris Walker squeezed his way into seventh late in the session. Walker and Edwards are riding the only two bikes not made by Ducati on the front two rows!

Another last-gasp fast lap came from Ruben Xaus who finished third fastest. There’s just under a second separating Bayliss from Walker at the back of the second row.

World Superbike Championship
Friday Qualifying
Brands Hatch

1. T. Bayliss, AUS, Ducati, 1:26.398
2. C. Edwards, USA, Honda, 1:26.450
3. R. Xaus, ESP, Ducati, 1:26.599
4. N. Hodgson, GBR, Ducati, 1:26.722
5. F. Chili, ITA, Ducati, 1:26.786
6. M. Rutter, GBR, Ducati, 1:26.877
7. S. Byrne, GBR, Ducati, 1:27.242
8. C. Walker, GBR, Kawasaki, 1:27.294
9. J. Borja, ESP, Ducati, 1:27.382
10. N. Haga, JPN, Aprilia, 1:27.449

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Friday Morning AMA Superbike Practice Times:

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:27.824
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda RC51, 1:28.140
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:28.305
4. Doug Chandler, Ducati 998RS, 1:28.624
5. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.648
6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51, 1:29.223
7. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51, 1:29.346
8. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.604
9. Pascal Picotte, Ducati 998RS, 1:30.146
10. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R7, 1:30.395
11. Jason DiSalvo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:31.403
12. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:31.883
13. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.163
14. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.343
15. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.594
16. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.182
17. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.284
18. John Jacobi, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.505
19. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.521
20. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.539
21. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.131
22. Doug Duane, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.345
23. Shane Clarke, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.493
24. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.504
25. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.608
26. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.686
27. Chris Rankin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.884
28. James Compton, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:35.120
29. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:35.238
30. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:35.344

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Friday Afternoon AMA Superstock Practice Times:

1. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:31.866
2. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:32.003
3. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.054
4. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:32.222
5. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.680
6. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:32.965
7. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.170
8. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.347
9. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.936
10. Shane Clarke, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.115
11. Mike Hale, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:34.332
12. Jimmy Filice, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:34.346
13. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.388
14. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:34.418
15. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.519

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Friday Afternoon AMA Formula Xtreme Practice Times:

1. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR954RR, 1:29.762
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:29.987
3. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.145
4. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.165
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR954RR, 1:30.421
6. Marty Craggill, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.876
7. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.970
8. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.411
9. Mike Hale, Honda CBR954RR, 1:31.677
10. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.839
11. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:32.210
12. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.339
13. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.246
14. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR954RR, 1:33.803
15. Lance Isaacs, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:33.897
16. James Compton, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:34.509
17. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.578
18. Chuck Allen, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.157
19. Doug Duane, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.488
20. Jason Curtis, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:36.609

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Friday Afternoon AMA Supersport Practice Times:

1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.751
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.800
3. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.995
4. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:32.307
5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.379
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:32.650
7. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:32.754
8. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:32.876
9. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:33.039
10. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:33.133
11. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:33.230
12. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:33.237
13. Mike Hale, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:33.901
14. Michael Hannas, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:34.357
15. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:34.674
16. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:34.730
17. Jimmy Filice, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:35.222
18. Troy Green, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:35.670
19. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:35.739
20. Kevin Pate, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:35.834

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1. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.415
2. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.458
3. Stéphane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:30.502
4. Jörg Teucher, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.593
5. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:30.596
6. Iain MacPherson, Honda CBR600F, 1:30.780
7. Fabien Foret, Honda CBR600F, 1:30.883
8. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati 748R, 1:31.120
9. Christophe Cogan, CBR600F, 1:31.144
10. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:31.149
11. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600F, 1:31.286
12. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.303
13. James Whitham, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.331
14. Chris Vermeulen, Honda CBR600F, 1:31.503
15. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.882
16. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.974
17. Scott Smart, Honda CBR600F, 1:32.098
18. Robert Frost, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.298
19. John McGuinness, Honda CBR600F, 1:32.330
20. James Ellison, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:32.416
21. Matthieu Lagrive, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.601
22. Stuart Easton, Ducati 748R, 1:32.607
23. Nigel Arnold, Honda CBR600F, 1:32.717
24. Werner Daemen, Honda CBR600F, 1:32.761
25. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600F, 1:32.776
26. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.786
27. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati 748R, 1:34.238
28. Claudio Cipriani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:35.019

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A transporter breakdown left Brian Parriott without a bike and equipment at Mid-Ohio.

The White Tip Racing truck apparently stopped running soon after departing San Diego, California.

Parriott, who is currently sixth in AMA Superbike points and fourth in AMA Superstock points, flew into Columbus from San Francisco last night and immediately started looking for a bike to borrow.

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Friday Afternoon AMA 250cc GP Practice Times:

1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 1:51.889
2. Jason DiSalvo, Honda, 2:01.766
3. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 2:03.196
4. John France, Honda, 2:05.639
5. Chris Pyles, Yamaha, 2:09.172
6. Mark Stiles, Yamaha, 2:29.548
7. C. Ellis, 3:23.943

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Friday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times:

1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.845
2. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:32.284
3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:32.792
4. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:32.806
5. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:32.895
6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:32.962
7. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:33.017
8. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:33.289
9. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:33.427
10. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:33.562
11. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:33.820
12. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:33.858
13. Michael Hannas, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:34.975
14. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:35.476
15. Mike Hale, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:35.762
16. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:36.01
17. Troy Green, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:36.27
18. Jeff Muskopf, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:36.57