Edgar Pons, poleman in Moto2
After yesterday’s free practice, the real action of European Moto2 and Superbike Championships in Barcelona (Spain) has begun today at 9am. The weather gave little rest today with a pressing heat during almost the entire day.
In Moto2 European Championship, the two riders of Yellow Pages HP 40 Junior Team were the main protagonists of the day. Since the first session no one has been able to overshadow Edgar Pons (SPA-Kalex), who has taken advantage of the cool morning to mark his best lap, stopping the clock at 1 minute, 46 seconds and 163 thousandths. Same strategy seems to have followed his teammate, Luca Marini (ITA-Kalex), who set the second fastest time, six tenths behind the poleman. So Marini repeteated the second grid position, after Algarve. Xavi Vierge (SPA-Tech 3) was third fastest of the day. Behind him, Steven Odendaal (RSA-AGR Team), Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex) and Alan Techer (FRA-Tech 3).
Carmelo Morales, poleman in Superbike
In the intense qualifying of the European Superbike Championship, in the first session Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha) has commanded always threatened by Robertino Pietri (VEN-Yamaha), who obtained the second best result of the session. Hours later, during the second session, Ivan Silva (SPA-BMW) signed the fastest lap of the session. Kenny Noyes (USA-Kawasaki), with a gap of 144 thousandths from Silva has managed to finish second in the second qualifying session. These are the top places on the grid for tomorrow: Morales, Pietri and Silva in the first row, followed by Noyes from fourth position, accompanied by Dani Rivas (SPA-BMW) and Adrian Bonastre (SPA-BMW). The private pilot highlight of the day was Axel Maurin (FRA-Kawasaki), 7th in qualifying.
Full results in FIM Europe website: http://www.fim-europe.eu/events/78
