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Friday  - World SuperSport Qualifying 2 / Merged / Grid
Mar 23
rd, 2002

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  1. Pitt - 1m35.777s
  2. Chambon - 1m35.812
  3. Foret - 1m36.041
  4. Whitham - 1m36.138
  5. Bontempi - 1m36.315
  6. Casoli - 1m36.484
  7. MacPherson - 1m36.675
  8. Teuchert - 1m36.676
  9. Vermeulen - 1m36.815
  10. Ellison - 1m36.900
  11. Daemen - 1m36.999
  12. Fujiwara - 1m37.030
  13. Kellner - 1m37.213
  14. Muggeridge - 1m37.221
  15. Ulm - 1m37.231
  16. Cogan - 1m37.249
  17. Corradi - 1m37.366
  18. Fergusson - 1m37.375
  19. Cruciani - 1m37.952
  20. Nannelli - 1m38.175
  21. Carlacci - 1m38.232
  22. Curtain - 1m38.235
  23. Giugovaz - 1m38.648
  24. Cudlin - 1m38.953
  25. Frost - 1m38.980
  26. Stauffer - 1m40.078
  27. Schlaefki - 1m45.070 (NQ)

Transcript from our live page that was updated throughout the session

  • Pitt has done it, 1m35.777, Pitt is on pole for now, the others only have 1 minute to beat him
  • Pitt has been pushed back to 6th now and is still trying to find a gap in the traffic, he is starting a flyer now
  • Whitham shoots to 3rd, 1m36.138
  • Pitt cruising around trying to find a gap in the traffic for him to put his head down and start a quick flying lap, he is currently 5th quickest
  • Chambon is the only man in the 1m35s, the others have 4 minutes left to try and match him
  • Chambon just went out and did a fantastic 1m35.812, and during the lap he was even baulked a little by another rider!
  • Plenty of riders on the track but nobody going quicker, 7 minutes left in the session, I guess a few may go all out for a last blast soon
  • Aussies are currently in 5th-Pitt, 9th-Vermeulen, 14th-Fergusson, 17th-Muggeridge, 22nd-Curtain, 24th-Cudlin, 26th-Stauffer
  • Foret on a quick one, he crosses the line to take his top spot back with a 1m36.041.  Bontempi up to 3rd with a 1m36.454
  • 15 minutes remaining in this final qualifier, current order on combined time is Chambon, Casoli, Foret, MacPherson, Bontempi, Pitt, Whitham, Vermeulen, Teuchert, Kellner
  • Chambon to the top of the charts now, 1m36.087!
  • Adam Fergusson puts in a good lap to go from 17th to 12th with a 1m37.375, Kevin Curtain is currently only 21st quickest in this session, Cudlin 23rd
  • Casoli fastest now and under Foret's Friday time, 1m36.484
  • 20 minutes remaining in this final qualifying session, Foret's Friday time still stands
  • Whitham fastest now, 1m36.818,  Vermeulen 2nd on 1m36.907
  • Foret out and trying hard but can't match his time from yesterday where he was fastest, his Friday time still has him in pole position at this stage though
  • Casoli on top now, 1m37.067s, Whitham 2nd 1m37.093, Vermeulen 3rd
  • Vermeulen really on it today, fastest so far in this 2nd qualifier with a 1m37.284. 33 minutes remaining in this session
  • Jamie Whitham the early pace-setter with a 1m37.580.  Yesterday's fastest was Foret with a 1m36.553
  • World SuperSport bikes on track for the final qualifier now

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