 WSB Misano superpole - spoiler
...Great for JT.. hopefully Tomorrow the two dukes will get on better.. tarmac at 50C....
Quote - " James Toseland scored his and his Winston Ten Kate Team's first Superpole win of the year after a blitzing 1.33.833 lap of the 4.060km Misano Adriatico circuit. After posting fastest time in qualifying, Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) looked on course to take his third Superpole win of the season, but in a tight Superpole competition, Bayliss rode to seventh overall, for a second row start.
Toseland will be joined on the front row by Troy Corser (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), Andrew Pitt (Yamaha Motor Italia) and the third Australian in a row, Steve Martin (Petronas FP-1). Martin's performances in qualifying have been superhuman this weekend, despite his machine's 100cc disadvantage to the opposition.
PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse rider Chris Walker went fifth fastest in Superpole, setting himself on a good spot for the two 25-lap Superbike races on Sunday. His placing ensured that there would be five different manufacturers represented in the top five places, and with Bayliss in seventh, six different machines in the top seven. Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) scored sixth fastest time, after a display of wheel spinning and tyre smoking on the Misano tarmac, which reach over 50°C once again. Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) completed the second row, just behind his team-mate Bayliss.
Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) scored a ninth fastest time just ahead of the equally aggressive Yukio Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), with this pairing rounding out the top ten. Only 0.8 seconds separated first and tenth in Superpole. The Hondas of Alex Barros (Klaffi Honda) and Michel Fabrizio (DFX Treme Honda) rounded out the third row of the grid. No fewer than 30 riders qualified for Sunday's races, but only 15 made Superpole, after Max Neukirchner (Pedercini Ducati) had to withdraw after a practice crash, which resulted in a small fracture of his right wrist.
After only being cleared to ride after a medial inspection, and crashing early in final regulation qualifying, Shinichi Nakatomi (Yamaha Motor France Ipone) rode to an assured and brave 13th place after Superpole, despite picking up a hand injury to add to his healing right arm. A busy Superpole lap for Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki) posted him 14th, with the last Superpole qualifier proving to be Roberto Rolfo (Ducati SC Caracchi).
Karl Muggeridge (Winston Ten Kate Honda), Fabien Foret (Alstare Engineering Suzuki), Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Berik Ducati) and Pierfrancesco Chili (DFX Treme Honda) were just some of the names that struggled at Misano, failing to qualify for Superpole. At the often tight and twisty Misano, overtaking will be have to be elevated to an art form for any of the non-Superpole qualifiers who harbour ambitions of a top five finish " - unquote  | 
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