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Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) ended up on the top slot in Friday's World Superbike qualifying session with a time of 1 minute 36.024 seconds, almost half-a-second quicker than Cal Crutchlow's lap record set during last year's race.
Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) went head-to-head with Checa for much of the session, but any last-minute attempt by the Italian to oust his rival from the top was thwarted by a crash by Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad) four minutes from the end that interrupted proceedings.


In the crash Corser suffered a bang on his head and was taken to the medical centre for checks but the Australian should be OK for tomorrow.


Two more Italians are behind Biaggi; Marco Melandri (Yamaha World Superbike Team) and Michel Fabrizio (Alstare Suzuki), with Melandri's team-mate Eugene Laverty completing the top 6.



Source: World Superbike

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