The sun was shining, the asphalt of the Misano World Circuit was dry and clean: all the ingredients were there for a good qualifying session for RW Racing GP. And it was. With Luis Salom on the second row of the grid and Brad Binder on the fifth row the results are very promising for the race.
The third free practice for the GP di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini was not so good. The track was not dry, but also not wet and Luis Salom had a small crash. But the team was able to work on the settings of the bikes to get it ready for the afternoon session.
The weather improved, the sun came out and Luis Salom checked in for the front row again. With twelve minutes to go the Spaniard set himself on top of the time sheets with a lap time of 1.45.013. He managed to improve his lap time, but could not stay on pole-position. He dropped back to fifth on the grid. His ideal lap time, the sum of the best partial times of each of the four sections, would have put Salom on third spot. In the third section of the track he is the fastest rider, with the best partial time.
Brad Binder had his best session of the season so far. Not in position on the grid (Binder was sixth in Germany) but in planning his stints and using valuable track time.
Luis Salom (5th): ,,I am a bit disappointed, because I was aiming for pole-position. Or at least the front row. I don’t know exactly why it didn’t work. The positive thing is that I know I can be in front again, fighting for victory. The top 3 is my goal, as always.’’
Brad Binder (14th): ,,I made two stops to make some adjustments on the bike and kept my focus on riding. I’m just 1.088 seconds off the pole-position , and I’m really happy about it because it means I’m slowly getting closer to the guys at the front. I’m fairly happy with the bike. I think we have found a good set up for the dry, so it should be an interesting race tomorrow.’’
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