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Stiggy Racing Honda>> West confident after first day of qualifying at Donington

June 26 2009

Superbike World Championship
Stiggy Racing Honda
Round 09, Donington
Friday, June 26th
Supersport FP1

Stiggy Racing Honda Supersport squad started the opening day of the ninth round at Donington with a messy Supersport session.

Just three minutes into the session the red flag was raised following a crash by series leader Cal Crutchlow. The rain halted the restarted session halfway, and the remaining part of the 60-minute session was finished in wet conditions. Both riders continued to make progress with the set-up of their machines, with Anthony West setting his day in the ninth fastest time of 1'35.015s, followed by Gianluca Vizziello in 17th, with a best time of 1'35.507s.

West still finds himself 1.6s off the pace run by fastest man Cal Crutchlow, but is confident of further improvement this weekend.

Anthony West, 1'35.015s:
“The session went fine. We have made a big step forward with the set up, and might have found what the problem has been all year. I am happy with that, even though the position I am in at the moment is still not good. I feel like I can still go a lot faster now with what we just found, instead of feeling I am already at the limit. I hope our solution will work tomorrow, will either see if it does or not, we'll have to put it into practice. I am confident we can make a step forward."

Gianluca Vizziello, 1'35.507s:
“It went reasonably well today, but we will have to change some things for tomorrow. I am expecting more progression tomorrow, and hope I can keep my pace consistent. My 17th place is not satisfying and I will push myself further forward tomorrow. Hopefully I will be feeling fit again, as I have not been feeling well at all today."

Johan Stigefelt, Team Manager:
"The conditions in the Supersport session were not very good. It started to rain and we stayed in the garage for the last ten minutes of the session. The guys just need to find their confidence with the bikes here at this track. We are not there yet, but it is getting there step by step, even though I think it is a little too slow. But we are working on it and will try to push further in tomorrow's sessions."

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