Walker in The Top Ten After Tough Superpole Contest
All three of Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse’s 2006 riders qualified for the last 16 of Superpole, which proved to be an achievement in itself with 28 qualifiers, and with every single rider setting times within just over four seconds of the pole time.

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All three of Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse’s 2006 riders qualified for the last 16 of Superpole, which proved to be an achievement in itself with 28 qualifiers, and with every single rider setting times within just over four seconds of the pole time. Chris Walker (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) was the eventual top placed rider, after a tough Superpole on a machine running settings more suited to race conditions than the sudden extra grip of qualifiers in Superpole. Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) will start the two 22-lap Superbike races on Sunday from the fourth row of the grid, having set the 13th best lap in qualifying, as a lower pace than his regulation qualifying best. Fighting the effects of a flu virus, spreading through the SBK paddock, Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) battled hard to take the 14th fastest lap. CHRIS WALKER: 10th – 1’33.928: “We are going in a bit of a different direction with the race set-up and that doesn’t help us to do fast single lap times for things like Superpole. We’ll have to see how we go in two long, fast races tomorrow. Third row is OK but obviously we need to get two good starts if we want to be part of the leading group.” FONSI NIETO: 13th – 1’34.158: “Not such a good Superpole lap because I went a lot faster in qualifying. I made a mistake in the last corner and the one before it. I am not sure how our set-up is for the races tomorrow, so it will be difficult to predict what will happen in the races. But we will be trying our best.” Regis Laconi: 14th – 1’34.492: “Not too bad that we qualified for Superpole but we are still having problems with the front end. Even with the Superpole tyres on I was quite tense, not 100% confident. I am feeling a little better today, not so sick as I was yesterday, but still not right. It’s not so easy to ride in these hot conditions when you are 100% fit, so being sick makes it even harder.”
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