Superpole Laguna Seca: Sykes, the proof by three…
Dominated in qualifying by Rea and Davies at the start of the season, Tom "Super" Sykes confirms his recent and great form by securing his third Superpole in a row in 2017! The n ° 66 Ninja also signs his third World Superbike pole on the California circuit.
The eighth round of the World Superbike takes place this weekend on the small but very strong circuit of Laguna Seca (California, USA). As expected, the weather is bright … and the temperatures in the air, on the track and in the wetsuits are very high !
As in Misano, Eugene Laverty takes the wheel of Jonathan Rea during the first "run" of Superpole 2. N ° 50 is accompanied by his teammate n ° 32 Lorenzo Savadori: the two Aprilia officials start the session at a high pace, that of the double "Number One" !
When the twelve drivers of SP2 completed their first outing on race tires, the ruthless JR took first place in the standings ahead of Chaz "the miracle of Misano" Davies and Tom "Super" Syles. Follow Laverty, Fores, Savadori, Camier, Melandri, Torres, Mercado, Lowes and De Angelis.
Six minutes from the end, Leon Camier is the first to come out of the pits with his MV Agusta fitted with his qualifying tire. Chaz Davies on the contrary, waits (im) patiently that all his little comrades have left to take the track with his Panigale R…
The times go down quickly: Rea remains at the top of the timesheet ahead of Laverty and Davies, but Sykes beats them all with less than a minute to go. Rea can’t seem to find the tiny tenth of a second between him and his teammate on his last two laps. In the last one, "Johnny" even came out in Corkscrew !
First of the WSBK qualifiers at Laguna Seca in 2014 and 2016, Tom "Super" Sykes adds a third pole to his collection, now as rich as that of Troy Corser. The Ninja n ° 66 is only two lengths away from the absolute "Croco" record: 41 Superbike Vs 43 poles !
Coming out a few seconds too late from his box, Chaz Davies can only complete one lap while the soft tires allow two or even three – very – fast to be completed … The Ducati official still ensures third time. of the session, less than half a second from the factory Kawasaki.
Two tenths slower than "Davies-iozo", Marco Melandri will lead the second row of the starting grid of the first American round. The Aprilia n ° 50 of Eugene Laverty and n ° 36 of Leandro Mercado will start behind the Ducati n ° 33.
The riders in the third row turned in the same tenth of a second as "Tati" Mercado (!): Xavi Fores on his Ducati Barni, Alex Lowes on his official Yamaha and Leon Camier on the only MV Agusta on the WorldSBK grid are also aiming the Top "Five" in the race. Atmosphere !
Lorenzo Savadori on the second Aprilia Factory, Jordi Torres on the first BMW Althea and Alex de Angelis on the only Kawasaki Pedercini will start from fourth place in the hope of finishing in the Top 9 of the first round … therefore starting from the second even the first row of the grid due the second round !
A few minutes earlier in Superpole 1, Michael van den Mark had placed his official Yamaha behind the two Aprilias of Lorenzo Savadori and Leandro Mercado. The Dutchman missed SP2 for two tenths of a second, and has to settle for 13th place on the American grid.
Raffaele de Rosa (BMW Althea) and Roman Ramos (Kawasaki Go Eleven) will complete fifth place. Randy Krummenacher, who rides for the first time at Laguna Seca, will install his Kawasaki Puccetti at the head of the sixth row ahead of the two Honda Red Bulls.
If Stefan Bradl cannot be satisfied with his 17th place, his teammate for this event Jake Gagne – pronounce "Gagne" – can be proud of his time: the replacement of the late Hayden only turned five hundredths slower than the German holder . The American n ° 45 will be one to watch in the race…
Fearsome in the Superpole a few years ago, Jakub Smrz qualified in a distant 18th place. The Czech rider is making his mark on the R1 of the Yamaha Guandalini team, which Riccardo Russo has driven until now (the Italian team and rider have separated after Misano). Kawasaki Grillini team duo, Ayrton Badovini and Ondrej Jezek will complete the starting grid.
Superpole World Superbike USA 2017
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