In high temperatures at Misano today, Troy was happy enough to finish with the second fastest time in this afternoon’s qualifying session. Troy ended with a lap of 1:36.524, just a tenth of a second behind provisional pole setter Troy Bayliss (Ducati). Third quickest is Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki), with Ruben Xaus (Ducati) fourth.
Troy - 2nd, 1:36.524
I’m pretty happy with how today has gone and part of that is because we tested here recently and managed to get quite a lot of useful information. The temperature today was pretty similar to that test, so we were able to get a reasonable set-up right from the off. The track temperature changed by 15 degrees from the morning to the afternoon and when it’s that hot the grip level goes down. My only real concern is regarding tyre wear and the number of laps we’re going to be doing in this kind of heat. At the moment the tyres are wearing out after too few laps because of the high track temperature, but I know we’re not the only ones in the same boat, so it’s going to be a problem for everybody. I am so glad that we tested here recently because, now that they have reversed the direction the track runs, it’s a completely new circuit. The surface has been changed as well, so all the work and time we spent in this tests is already reaping dividends. We’ll have to see how hot it is over the next couple of days, but I get the feeling that Sunday is going to be pretty similar and that’s going to make for two long, hard, interesting races for sure.
Friday qualifying
1 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati) 1:36.479
2 TROY CORSER (Aus-Yamaha Motor Italia) 1:36.524
3 Kagayama (J-Suzuki) 1:36.803
4 Xaus (E-Ducati) 1:36.879
5 Haga (J-Yamaha) 1:37.453
6 Nieto (E-Kawasaki) 1"37.512
7 Toseland (GB-Honda) 1:37.522
8 Fabrizio (I-Honda) 1:37.594
9 Laconi (I-Kawasaki) 1:37.645
10 Lanzi (I-Ducati) 1:37.692
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