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28th July 2005 |
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Suzuka: Free Practice Summary FCC TSR Honda top practice group A - Yoshimura Suzuki top practice group B - Suzuki Castrol third in group B, despite crash and fire... The fastest bike during today's qualifying was the FCC TSR Honda of Takeshi Tsujimura and Shin'Ichi Itoh, with a best lap of 2:09.626, running in qualifying group A. The fastest group B machine was the Yoshimura Suzuki of Atsushi Watanabe and Yukio Kagayama with a best lap of 2:10.076. Suzuki 123 Castrol were third fastest in group B, with a time of 2:10.793, despite a high speed crash by Vincent Philippe which set fire to the tyre wall and caused the session to be stopped. Philippe was unhurt but the bike was badly damaged. Yamaha Phase One Endurance had hoped to beat their eventual 18th in group B but a problem with a rear brake pad forced them to miss vital track time at the end of their session. The Motocislismo Test Team Aprilia ran low on fuel during their timed session, sending Samuela de Nardi into the gravel. Kawasaki Bolliger crashed earlier in the day; rider Roman Stamm was unhurt but the bike was damaged. The permanent championship teams recorded the following times: Qualifying starts tomorrow at 9:20am. Mizera, Diablo Kawasaki, and Cudlin, Yamaha Phase One, at the chicane... |
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