Hafeneger Leads The Charge

German rider Phillip Hafeneger left it to the very end of today’s qualifying session to take pole position for the final round of this year’s Suzuki GSX-R European Cup - and he did that with two broken fingers! Second fastest is series leader Xavier Simeon, with Rene Mahr third.

Hafeneger - 1st

I like this track a lot, even though it is very technical. I broke a couple of fingers in a race at Hockenheim recently and it is a problem towards the end of a session - and maybe the race! At the moment I do not know how it is going to stand up to an eleven lap race, but I’m going to find out tomorrow. I don’t know if I can take first place, but I’d like to get a podium for sure.

Xavier Simeon - 2nd

It was not so bad today, except that I ran out of fuel at the end of the session - just about the time that Hafeneger took pole! But I am confident that I can make a good race tomorrow and although I would like to end the season with a win, as long as I take the title that’s all that counts. Mahr is my nearest rival so I will keep an eye on what he’s doing, but I think I’ll be OK.

Final qualifying:

1 Hafeneger 1:47.169,
2 Simeon 1:47.246,
3Mahr 1:48.030,
4 Dietrich 1:48.270,
5 Delhalle 1:48.438,
6 Stamm 1:48.473,

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www.gsxr-cup.com

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