LAVERTY BOUNCES BACK
28 August 2005 - Honda Racing

Eugene Laverty has made a good recovery from his crash at Silverstone last weekend and is looking forward to resuming his Metabo British Supersport Championship campaign.

The Red Bull Honda will line up on the third row for tomorrow’s tenth round of the ultra-competitive series at Cadwell Park.

Ninth may be the Red Bull Honda rider’s joint-lowest qualifying position of the year to date, but with 1.5 seconds covering the first ten riders, it’s anyone’s race. Laverty’s consistency in qualifying is testament to how he has adapted to his debut season in the four-stroke Supersport class.

The 19-year-old Ulsterman has spent the week between rounds recuperating at home in Toomebridge. He feels ready to resume the challenge for his quest of a Supersport podium finish on the back-to-back championship-winning CBR600RR.

Cal Crutchlow dominated qualifying on his CBR600RR as he took an impressive pole position time of 1:30.334. Stuart Easton and the Hondas of Craig Jones and championship leader Leon Camier completed the front row for the 16-lap race over the 2.18-mile Lincolnshire circuit.

Eugene Laverty: “After qualifying in pole position at Silverstone last week, today’s final grid position shows just how competitive the Supersport class has been this year. I know that I’ve got to get a good start if I’m going to get that elusive podium, but I’ll be happy with a solid points-scoring finish tomorrow. The Red Bull Honda is going well on Dunlop race tyres and I’m as quietly confident as ever.”

Qualifying: 1. C. Crutchlow (Honda) 1:30.334; 2. S. Easton (Ducati) 1:30.607; 3. C. Jones (Honda) 1:30.748; 4. L. Camier (Honda) 1:30.817; 5. S. Andrews (Suzuki) 1:30.894; 6. J. Robinson (Honda) 1:30.942; 7. P. Riba (Kawasaki) 1:31.074; 8. M. Llewellyn (Honda) 1:31.535; 9. E. Laverty (Red Bull Honda) 1:31.810; 10. S. Neate (Honda) 1:31.897

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