Troy Corser topped the time charts in this morning’s qualifying practice 2 at Assen.
Mr.
Croccodile was the first rider to go under the 1.
36 mark with a best lap of 1′35.
621 to take provisional pole heading into this afternoon’s Superpole session.
Jakub Smrz continues to show great form on the Dutch circuit taking the second spot and the only other rider to go below 1′36 barrier.
Jonathan Rea was third with almost a six tenths of a second gap from Corser’s lap.
Althea’s Ducati Carlos Checa took the fourth spot followed by an excellent Leon Camier on the Aprilia who was eleven spots ahead of team mate Max Biaggi.
Leon Haslam was sixth, but according to his team manager Francesco Batta Haslam’s Suzuki has some braking problems that have yet to be solved.
The first factory Ducati was Noriyuki Haga in seventh.
The Japanese rider is trying to come to grips with the modified circuit.
Haga was closely followed by Shane Byrne and Cal Crutchlow, whose team mate James Toseland was down in a lowly 17th position.
Michel Fabrizio closed out the top ten.
Out of this afternoon’s Superpole are Matteo Baiocco and Roger Hayden.
Assen QP2 Results:1 11 Corser T.
(AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1′35.
6212 96 Smrz J.
(CZE) Ducati 1098R 1′35.
9393 65 Rea J.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′36.
2114 7 Checa C.
(ESP) Ducati 1098R 1′36.
4475 2 Camier L.
(GBR) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
1′36.
5886 91 Haslam L.
(GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′36.
6187 41 Haga N.
(JPN) Ducati 1098R 1′36.
6448 67 Byrne S.
(GBR) Ducati 1098R 1′36.
6559 35 Crutchlow C.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′36.
68510 84 Fabrizio M.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′36.
68911 57 Lanzi L.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′36.
77412 50 Guintoli S.
(FRA) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1′36.
82913 76 Neukirchner M.
(GER) Honda CBR1000RR 1′36.
85914 111 Xaus R.
(ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1′36.
87215 99 Scassa L.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′36.
89816 3 Biaggi M.
(ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1000 F.
1′36.
90417 52 Toseland J.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′37.
08418 66 Sykes T.
(GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′37.
10019 77 Vermeulen C.
(AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′38.
06520 23 Parkes B.
(AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1′38.
21421 15 Baiocco M.
(ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′38.
47122 95 Hayden R.
(USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′38.
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