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WSB Round Twelve - Imola Qualifying
24 September 2010
Shakey closes qualifying in 6th position
In today's first qualifying session at the Imola circuit, the
Althea Ducati race team got off to a flying start showing they are
committed and ready to finish within the top positions. Express
Insurance sponsored Shakey and his Althea Ducati team mate Carlos
Checa both made positive starts, and were topping the timesheets
right from the start of the morning's free practice session.
Shakey was on top form this morning and closed the first
practice in second position, not far behind Checa. Following on
from this, in the afternoon session he continued achieving fast
times and was among the top three until almost the end of the
session. He eventually closed the days qualifying in sixth place,
just six tenths from Carlos. He ended the day on a high note and
said: "I'm happy. We've tried a lot of things ahead of the race and
have got some good results. This afternoon we concentrated on
making a fast time but I was also working on pace and I'm very
satisfied. The team has worked really hard and I'm feeling fit. I'm
ready to do well."
Shakeys team mate Checa's had a best lap time of 1m48.178
meaning he closed the session four tenths of a second ahead of
2nd position Jonathan Rea. After qualifying, he
commented: "We worked really well today. We're already ahead with
renard to set-up and every time I go out on track I feel more at
ease. At the last round we made an impression and I'm feeling
confident here too. We have good pace and a good feeling through
the corners so I think that we can be really competitive on Sunday.
Weather permitting that is…"
The General Manager of Althea Racing, Genesio Bevilacqua said:
"We immediately found good pace in the free practice with both
Carlos and Shane and this gives us hope. The test here a few months
ago helped us as we started from a strong base, making the most of
the indications received from Pirelli. Carlos did well to
concentrate on the set-up while Shakey demonstrated that he can
keep pace with the fastest guys, something he hasn't often done
this season. I'm very happy with his performance and confident
ahead of Sunday's races."
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