ALSTARE SUZUKI TOP MONZA PRACTICE
06 May 2005 - Suzuki Racing

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Troy Corser and Yukio Kagayama grabbed first and second places for Sunday''s fourth-round Monza World Superbike round in Italy after storming to the top two times today in Italy.

Corser''s lap of 1:47.878 was the day''s fastest with Kagayama just two tenths of a second behind.

Troy Corser - 1st, 1:47.878:

''Conditions today were different to when we tested here last week. The track didn''t feel as grippy so that''s why my lap times were slower than last week. The track felt a bit better this afternoon and as long as it stays dry, I think it will get better tomorrow. This morning we ran a full race distance and everything felt pretty good. This afternoon we ran about three quarters of a race distance and also tried a few different types of brake pads.

''As usual we started the day with the same set-up we had when we left last week and then tried to improve it little by little. I actually think it''s going to be tough to pull away from the rest of the field because it''s easy to drag your close competitors with you. So the first two laps of the races are going to be very important. For that, I need a front-row grid place and a good start - and that''s what I''ll be aiming for.''

Yukio Kagayama - 2nd, 1:48.113:

I had a little crash this morning but it was no problem! On the fast, back straight, a rider up ahead suddenly slowed down and I found myself right on his tail so fast I had to swerve round him so that I didn''t hit him and, by doing that, I went into the gravel. After that the bike just fell over at slow speed, but there was no damage to my body and hardly any marks on the bike. Otherwise today went ok.

''I am still learning the track, but I like it very much because it has many fast corners and many hard braking points and for me, this is fun. I am happy to be second fastest today and also close to Troy. Tomorrow I want a good Superpole and a front row position on the grid - maybe first!

Friday World Superbike Qualifying: 1 Corser (Aus-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:47.878, 2 Kagayama (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:48.113, 3 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda) 1:48.203, 4 Nannelli (I-Ducati) 1:48.809, 5 Toseland (GB-Ducati) 1:48.846, 6 Vermeulen (Aus-Honda) 1:48.849, 7 Laconi (F-Ducati) 1:49.021, 8 Pitt (Aus-Yamaha) 1:49.422, 9 Walker (GB-Kawasaki) 1:49.423, 10 Haga (J-Yamaha) 1:49.520,

WORLD SUPERSPORT:

The first day of qualifying at Monza was a problematic one for Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Javier Fores.

An engine problem in one bike and brake problems on other prevented him from pushing as hard as he would have liked and he ended up 11th.

Javi Fores - 11th, 1.55.425:

I am disappointed and also a little unhappy today because I expected to be much further up the grid. One of my bikes had an engine problem and then the number two bike had some brake problems. Also, we couldn''t get a good set-up for the rear suspension and all these things together made the day quite hard for me. I know I could''ve been much faster but it was impossible for me to push any harder without crashing and I didn''t want that today.

''Tomorrow we will have a fresh engine in one bike and the brake problem will be fixed as it is simply a fluid problem. We will try some different rear suspension ideas tomorrow and I expect to be much faster. I need to be further up the grid if I am to have any chance of a good result, so that''s what I''ll be chasing hard.''

Friday World Supersport Qualifying: 1 Charpentier (F-Honda) 1:51.971, 2 Fujiwara (J-Honda) 1:52.985, 3 Curtain (Aus-Yamaha) 1:53.092, 4 Fabrizio (I-Honda) 1:53.606, 4 Nannelli (I-Ducati) 1:53.607, 6 Sanna (I-Honda) 1:54.026, 7 Parkes (Aus-Yamaha) 1:54.218, 8 Corradi (I-Ducati) 1:54.269, 9 Antonello (I-Kawasaki) 1:54.767, 10 Le Grelle (F-Honda) 1:55.250 11 Fores (Spa -Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1.55.425.

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