LAVERTY FIFTH AT KNOCKHILL
25 June 2005 - Honda Racing

Eugene Laverty continued his impressive qualifying record at the seventh round of the Metabo British Supersport Championship at Knockhill.

The talented, young Ulsterman has taken a top ten position on the starting grid for every round of the ultra-competitive series to date.

Fourth after this morning’s opening period of qualifying, Laverty was able to improve his time by 0.2 seconds in the warmer climatic conditions enjoyed by the Supersport field in the second session. The Red Bull Honda rider’s time of 51.414 seconds was well inside his elder brother Michael’s existing lap record of 52.804 and secured fifth position overall.

The competitive nature of the Supersport class may be evidenced by the top 14 riders all qualifying within 1.1 seconds of each other. Jay Vincent took a superb pole position on his CBR600RR, but with Laverty and the other middleweight contenders in close contention, it could be anyone’s race tomorrow over 28 laps at the 1.3-mile circuit near Dunfermline.

Eugene Laverty: “I’m really happy with how everything is going with Red Bull Honda. I’m gaining momentum every time I go out on the CBR600RR, but then I expected this level of performance midway through the season. I had a good race last time out at Croft, so I’m aiming for my first podium finish of the year. This wasn’t one of my favourite circuits before this weekend, but that all might change after tomorrow!”

Qualifying: 1. J. Vincent (Honda) 0:51.155; 2. T. Sykes (Suzuki) 0:51.193; 3. L. Camier (Honda) 0:51.724; 4. S. Easton (Ducati) 0:51.406; 5. E. Laverty (Red Bull Honda) 0:51.414; 6. C. Crutchlow (Honda) 0:51.438; 7. C. Jones (Honda) 0:51.555; 8. J. Robinson (Honda) 0:51.745; 9. P. Riba (Kawasaki) 0:51.789; 10. M. Llewellyn (Honda) 0:52.021

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