Parkes Top Of The Pops In Practice

Broc Parkes gave the Yamaha Motor Germany squad their third successive pole position after setting the fastest time in today's final qualifying at Brands Hatch. The Australian fired in a lap of 1:28.447 late in the session to grab his second pole position of the season. Parkes' team-mate, Kevin Curtain, had topped the timesheets for most of the session with a 1:28.574 lap time, only to be deposed in the closing minutes of the session.

World champion Sebastien Charpentier (Honda) was another late improver, moving to second, with Curtain third on tomorrow's grid. Provisional pole sitter Kenan Sofuoglu (Honda) will start fourth after failing to improve his time from Friday.

Yamaha Team Italia riders Massimo Roccoli and Gianluca Vizziello will start from eighth and tenth places respectively after finding small improvements overnight. Yamaha GMT94's David Checa will start tomorrow's 23-lap Supersport World Championship round from 19th after missing most of yesterday's action due to a crash.

Tomorrow's supersport race takes place between the two superbike contests, with Curtain and Parkes looking to close the gap on series leader Sebastien Charpentier. Going into the race Charpentier leads Curtain by just 10 points, with Parkes a further 17 behind in third.

Circuit Length: 4197

2006 WSS Qualifying 2:

1 Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 1'28.447
2 Sebastien Charpentier Honda FRA 1'28.500
3 Kevin Curtain Yamaha AUS 1'28.574
4 Kenan Sofuoglu Honda TUR 1'28.634
5 Stephane Chambon Kawasaki FRA 1'28.653
6 Cal Crutchlow Honda GBR 1'28.792
7 Leon Camier Honda GBR 1'29.083
8 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 1'29.170
9 Yoann Tibero Honda FRA 1'29.222
10 Gianluca Vizziello Yamaha ITA 1'29.323
11 Xavi Fores Yamaha ESP 1'29.334
12 Maxime Berger Kawasaki FRA 1'29.447
13 Johan Stigefelt Honda SWE 1'29.505
14 Robbin Harms Honda DNK 1'29.546
15 Gianluca Nannelli Ducati ITA 1'29.666
19 David Checa Yamaha ESP 1'29.881

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Parkes Top Of The Pops In Practice

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