WorldSPB: Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) claimed his first Superpole in the Sportbike class.
The Dutchman also topped the times in the morning Free Practice session aboard his Kawasaki ZX-6R 636. He claimed pole position with a lap time of 1’42.499.
Jeffrey Buis made it a Dutch one-two having finished six thousandths of a second slower than his rival. The Suzuki GSX-8R continues to impress with three bikes inside the top six positions with Kas Beekmans (VLR Racing Team Suzuki) and Ferre Fleerackers (Track & Trades Wixx Racing) fourth and sixth fastest.
Championship leader Antonio Torres (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI) salvaged a top ten starting position in the final moments of the 25 minute session to qualify on the fourth row of the grid but was six tenths of a second slower than Veneman.
P1 – Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki)
“This was a perfect result. The feeling from the bike wasn’t the best I’ve ever had but the lap times and the position were great so I’m pretty happy. I expect that we’ll have a big group at the front in Race 1 because the lap times were very close in Superpole. I want to stay at the front as much as possible and see how the race develops from there. I enjoy this track a lot more with this bike compared to the 300. With the 300 the track feels longer but with this bike you have to work harder and you go faster.”
Superpole Results
1. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki)
2. Jeffrey Buis (Track & Trades Wixx Racing) +0.006s
3. Xavi Artigas (MTM Kawasaki) +0.217s
4. Kas Beekmans (VLR Racing Team Suzuki) +0.266s
5. David Salvador (Team ProDina Kawasaki XCI) +0.354s
6. Ferre Fleerackers (Track & Trades Wixx Racing) +0.363s
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