Two Wheels

[wino]

Jorge is always complaining about something. Worst track for the Yamaha's and they didn't put up too shabby a show? Cal is Cal bless him... The Duc's out of fuel? Interesting...

You cannot take anything away from Marquez, legend in the making

Big up Sam Lowes and Danny Kent, cool calculated riding.

watching Rea eat up Sykes now . . . .. not happy

 

[wino]

OMG !!

a Duc wins a race . . . .


well done Chad and a long time coming for the guy.

Hopefully Sykes is OK 6 days till Assen

 

[wino]

Davies takes first Ducati Panigale win

• By Gordon Ritchie
• World Superbikes Wsbk

Chaz Davies charged into the lead in the second WSBK race of the day, with 33-degree track temperatures under him, and proved to be too much for even race one winner Jonathan Rea (KRT) to handle this time.

In what was Ducati’s first World Superbike race victory since way back in 2012, at Magny-Cours thanks to Sylvain Guintoli, Davies finally got his much-desired 2015 victory, by just over three seconds, rolling off across the line. In doing so he took himself to third in the championship, despite a disappointing weekend last time out in Thailand.

Davies takes the win for Ducati

Behind, Rea and Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Red Devils) disputed second place all race, with Rea ahead at the flag for second place.

A hard fall for Tom Sykes (KRT) exiting the corner onto the final straight on lap 7, saw him highside at pace and land hard, hobbling away with the aid of the track marshals.

Haslam’s team-mate Jordi Torres was a lonely fourth.

In the championship, Rea leads Haslam by 140 points to 114, with Davies now third on 114 points. Sykes is fourth on 66 and the first non-British rider is Spain’s Torres, fifth on 63 points.

Jonathan Rea

Did you know:

Ducati's win is the first victory after 58 races, the longest stretch without winning ever in the manufacturer history; last one was with Guintoli in Magny-Cours/1 2012

Sylvain Guintoli, WSBK Champion 2014

 

[wino]

Dani and the Popeye effect | In Pit Lane

• By Michael Scott
• Apr 15, 2015

It was contemporary racing sage Jeremy Burgess who was so insistent: Dani Pedrosa would never make it on a MotoGP bike, back when he moved up from 250 domination a decade ago, because he was too puny. I think monkey-on-a-greyhound might have been the expression.

Dani is still puny: official figures are 51kg and 160cm. And though he does tend to be the bridesmaid, nobody could say he hasn’t made it. His 26 wins and six top-three finishes in nine years is a show of strength in anybody’s language.Dani’s public announcement of his wrist problems following another disappointing season opener in Qatar explained his erratic 2014 season. He’d been strong enough to give Marquez a torrid time at the Catalan GP last year after yet another surgical intervention for arm pump. As the year wore on, however, the malady returned. The surgery had failed.

At Qatar, his arm pumped up like Popeye’s after too much spinach. He finished in sixth place, sadly out of the title fight again. Now he has withdrawn for an indefinite number of weeks for a fresh operation. The procedure has been described by his medical team as aggressive and complicated. Racer’s wrist covers a few related ailments. Arm pump – a condition whereby the muscle is too big for its sheath – is one of them. Tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome are the others. The complication is far from new, and it’s nothing to do with Pedrosa’s physique.

Riders compare the condition to a fraying throttle cable, but with intense pain

Racer’s wrist has been a problem for both puny and burly riders, ever since the arrival of slick tyres. It’s not just the rubber. Slicks were preceded by increasingly powerful disc brakes. In the late 1980s the introduction of carbon brakes proved to be especially punishing. Braking power and tyre grip continue to improve – so no wonder the right wrists go all-origami. MotoGP brake supplier Brembo has provided some interesting facts. At the Circuit of The Americas racetrack in Austin, four of the 20 braking zones generate more than one G on the riders’ wrists. At the end of the long back straight, this G-force lasts for a daunting six seconds.

During this time, their speed drops from 342km/h to 75km/h. The maximum force on the lever is an astonishing 9kg. So: strap the equivalent of 80 percent of your body weight onto your back and do 10 press-ups while squeezing a 9kg spring in your hand, while doing something delicate (you decide what) with your fingers.

Do that four times a lap, for 21 laps, for nigh on 45 minutes, and you’ll get an idea of why Dani’s wrist, and the wrists of so many other top-class racers, have felt the strain. Hardly anyone has been immune and the syndrome has all too often been career-ending. It played a big part in Kenny Roberts’ retirement, after his final defeat by Freddie Spencer. In turn, tendonitis was a major factor in Freddie’s rather premature meltdown barely three years later. The list goes on, taking in at some point almost every rider of note, including Casey Stoner. Surgery is the usual remedy, though it’s not a 100 percent fix.

Riders compare the condition to a fraying throttle cable, but with intense pain. There are many ways in which riders suffer for their art. This is one of the most excruciating. There are a few riders who have so far escaped this problem. Rossi, who seems to have the luck of the devil, is one. He has a very carefully monitored physical training regime. Many other racers, Lorenzo included, bear the scars of surgery on their forearms. Where does this leave poor little Dani and his Popeye right arm? The sailor-man metaphor is unfortunate, given Pedrosa’s 2012 arrest and public apology after getting caught trying to cheat in an exam to obtain a yachtmaster certificate. It remains appropriate – for Dani Pedrosa is all at sea.

Author: Michael Scott | In Pit Lane

 

[wino]

Yamaha TZ750 lives again

• Mar 02, 2015
• Tech Talk

Historic racing enthusiast Gary Kerr, and his company Consortium Racing, have turned back the racing clock by manufacturing reproduction TZ750 crankcases. Some of the first examples are already seeing active duty on the race track with team Ditchburn Racing.

The two-stroke, Yamaha TZ750 engine is a true icon of the motorcycle racing world. Just the mere mention of its name will bring goose bumps to the skin of salty old racers.

Unfortunately time has not been kind to the TZ750 engine since it was deleted from production in the 1980’s. Too many thrashed race engines resulted in a graveyard of precious TZ750 cases, and surviving engines are now so highly regarded it’s rare to see and hear one in full flight at a race track.

Kerr worked with a team of skilled craftsmen (his consortium of enthusiasts) over an 18 month period, to perfect the engine casings. Following casting from virgin AA601 aluminium, which is subsequently heat treated to T6, each crankcase set is machined on a CNC machining centre to extremely high tolerances.

Dean Chamberlain's team from Kelgrif, created the patterns from an original set of Yamaha sand castings, before Julian Carboni from Mulholland Foundry cast the new engine cases.

The Australian defence and aerospace contractor Milspec Manufacturing invested hundreds of hours creating complete engineering drawings and machining files from an unused set of Yamaha cases. It takes Milspec more than 30 hours of machining to produce each set of cases.

Consortium Racing will produce just 10 crankcase sets this year with six already pre-sold. Those desperately waiting to get their hands on TZ750 engine casing to build their dream racer, can contact Gary Kerr on +61 (0)417 211 263 or through his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ConsortiumRacing

 

[McM]

'The Popeye Effect' was an interesting read.

 

[wino]

Heads-Up Display aka HUD

• Apr 08, 2015
• Tech Talk

Heads-Up Display, or HUD as it is more commonly known, was developed for military aviation applications in the mid-1980s. Over the past three decades the technology has slowly made its way into more mainstream applications including motor vehicles, remote control FPV systems and even gaming consoles. Now a number of companies are developing HUD for motorcycle riders.

A motorcycle HUD system allows the wearer to remain focused on the road ahead. It provides a range of visual information, no matter where the motorcycle rider is looking, removing the need to constantly look away from the road to read the instrument panel or speedo.

The HUD projects information onto a transparent surface inside a helmet’s visor or into a small transparent screen within the line of sight, but usually directly below or to the side of the main focal area. Systems range from full helmets with the HUD built in, to units which mount onto to an existing helmet.

What’s available
A number of systems are still in the development and testing stage, but the first motorcycle HUD from American company Nuviz has now hit the market in the US. The Nuviz system clips to the jaw guard of any helmet, eliminating concerns about buying an uncomfortable helmet just to get HUD. The HUD’s brain (its ECU) is hardwired into a motorcycle’s electrical system and the control unit - which is also the HUD’s GPS system - mounts to the handlebar.

How it works
The handlebar mounted GPS system calculates location for satellite navigation, and ground speed for the HUD speedo. A wire connection from a sparkplug lead to the HUD ECU calculates engine speed for the tachometer, while other spliced-in connections pick up signals from the indicators and a range of warning systems. Buttons on the bar-mounted control unit allow a rider to scroll through addition information in the same way an LCD dash works.

Riding with HUD
The Nuviz HUD unit has a small, transparent pop-up screen onto which the information is projected. The almost invisible screen gives the wearer the impression the information is floating in thin air, allowing it to be read without vision being obstructed. Once fitted and set up correctly, the whole system is hidden – with only the transparent screen and displayed information in your line of vision.

What you see
The Nuviz system displays speed, tachometer and gear position full time. Other functions, such as satellite navigation, can be scrolled through via the bar-mounted buttons. The speed display changes colour depending on the speed range, allowing the wearer to work with colours rather than reading the numbers. What information the Nuviz HUD displays, and how it’s displayed, can be programmed via a smart phone. Connecting a smart phone also expands the HUD’s capabilities and range of displayed information.

The article was printed in AMCN Vol64 No08 and available in digital at our Itunes store.

 

[wino]

here's another choice

[VIDEO]

http://www.cnet.com/au/news/high-tech-skully-helmet-a-google-glass-thats-born-to-be-wild/

rewiew ^

homepage

http://www.skully.com/#smartest-helmet

it's interesting.

 

[McM]

Cool stuff!

But: 'The Skully helmet is not designed to give you full Internet access.'
From naught to sixty without gore forum? Booo..

 

[Twisted Gut]

I feel for Dani, and I fear his MotoGP days are numbered... Seems most of the top riders are built like whippets?

Not sure about HUD might take bikers into the 'easily distracted' realms of the car driver.

 

[wino]

Cool stuff!
But: 'The Skully helmet is not designed to give you full Internet access.'
From naught to sixty without gore forum? Booo..

do the internet at home.

 

[wino]

I feel for Dani, and I fear his MotoGP days are numbered... Seems most of the top riders are built like whippets?

Not sure about HUD might take bikers into the 'easily distracted' realms of the car driver.

HUD is coming like it or not. So are electric bikes. But on the bright side with the HUD if you survive the prang you can say 'I didn't see him officer"

for me this would be a luxury ( I cant afford to bother with prototypes atm ) when an ARIA comes out with it standard and its a proven which is INSIDE/INCLUDED in the helmet design I will look at it seriously. Until then I will just sit back and watch it all develop.

How goes the bike hunt Twisted ?

 

[Twisted Gut]

I don't think a hud helmet will be on my Christmas list.

Out for a run on favoured bike tomorrow, see how it likes me

 

[wino]

http://www.worldsbk.com/en/live+timing+extended

first practice live timing now

 

[wino]

I don't think a hud helmet will be on my Christmas list.

Out for a run on favoured bike tomorrow, see how it likes me

let us know how ya go.

 

[wino]

 

[wino]

 

[wino]

Jorge is always complaining about something. Worst track for the Yamaha's and they didn't put up too shabby a show? Cal is Cal bless him... The Duc's out of fuel? Interesting...

You cannot take anything away from Marquez, legend in the making

Big up Sam Lowes and Danny Kent, cool calculated riding.

Jorge will be back it's only round 2 and he's got a bug or something atm. His and Rossi's main issue is can Yamaha keep up the pressure up there's every chance Marquez is going to come undone more than once this year.


And yeah well done to both Danny and Sam you bloody poms seem to be on every step of the podium all over the place atm.

 

[wino]

MotoGP »
MotoGP Argentina: Pole man Marquez coy on tyre tactics
18 April 2015

Marc Marquez says he will wait until race day before making a final decision on whether or not to opt for the extra-hard Bridgestone rear tyre for the Argentina MotoGP

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  MotoGP Argentina: Pole man Marquez coy on tyre tactics
  
  Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez is pondering his strategy for the Argentina MotoGP, with the reigning world champion saying he will defer a decision on whether or not to use the extra-hard Bridgestone tyre at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit until the morning of the race.
  
  The 22-year-old clinched pole on the RC213V by half-a-second from Suzuki's Aleix Espargaro in final qualifying with a red-hot lap in 1m 37.802s.
  
  Marquez utilised a three-tyre strategy in Q2, setting his first flying lap before pitting to venture out on his spare machine and finally returning to the track with another fresh tyre on his number one machine to gain the advantage of three time attacks – with Espargaro adopting an identical ploy.
  
  The two-time premier class champion says he feels confident with both the hard and extra-hard rear tyres, but will assess his tactics overnight before making a final choice for Sunday's race.
  
  “It's been a difficult weekend because the track is changing quite a lot, the grip is improving but this afternoon was much hotter and much more competitive on the tarmac,” he said.
  
  “It was more difficult to improve the lap time and the pole position was nice because we used three tyres in the rear to try to avoid the pole position with the extra soft and we did it, so for tomorrow we know the main opponents are on the second and third row – Valentino [Rossi] and Jorge [Lorenzo] – but we will try to do our best and it will be an interesting race because it looks like in the beginning many riders can be there, but then in the second part of the race is when you need to manage well.
  
  “Honestly with both tyres I feel well [hard and extra-hard rear]. With the front tyre I feel better with the hard, but with the rear with both tyres I feel well so tomorrow depending on the temperature I will choose one or the other one; it will be a difficult choice but also will be the key of the race if you want to improve,” he added.
  
  “But it also depends on the strategy you want to use because if you want to push in the beginning you need to use the soft one or it you want to try to keep power for the end you must use the extra-hard.”
  
  Marquez, who sealed his first victory of the season last time out at Austin to reduce the gap to Movistar Yamaha's Valentino Rossi to five points at the top of the standings, adopted a similar three-tyre strategy at Jerez in 2014 during qualifying and used it to his advantage once more in Argentina.
  
  “Jerez last year I did the first time [three-tyre strategy in qualifying] and last year when I finished here in this qualifying practice I spoke with the team and we saw it was possible to use three tyres and we did it,” he said.
  
  “Aleix also had the same strategy like me and it was interesting and funny.”

MotoGP »
MotoGP Argentina: Espargaro rules out top-three bid after front row feat
18 April 2015

Suzuki rider Aleix Espargaro qualifies in second place in Argentina but says objective is to battle for top-six finish at Termas de Rio Hondo circuit on Sunday

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  MotoGP Argentina: Espargaro rules out top-three bid after front row feat
  
  Aleix Espargaro secured a sensational front row start at the Argentina MotoGP for Suzuki only three rounds into the manufacturer's premier class comeback, but quickly ruled out his prospects of pushing for the podium at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit.
  
  Espargaro lapped in 1m 38.316s but when he pitted to switch to his number one machine after adopting the same three-tyre strategy as pole man Marc Marquez, he thought there had been a 'mistake' when he learned that he was half-a-second down on the Repsol Honda rider.
  
  “I pushed to the best maximum that I can and the second tyre time I did was great and when I stopped in the pit I thought it was a mistake: P2, half a second from Marc?” Espargaro said.
  
  “So with the third tyre I gave 100 per-cent and I pushed in the limit but it was even worse because I made more mistakes. I'm disappointed for today but really happy because it is race three and for everyone in Suzuki and for me it is good and everyone is happy.
  
  “Even if the bike is slower than the rest we are working really hard to improve everything so I'm really happy and I will try to stay close to the podium tomorrow.”
  
  The extra-hard rear tyre is only available to the Factory riders but Espargaro fears his main issue on Sunday will arise from the chatter problems that have dogged him already in Qatar and Austin.
  
  “I don't think Marc is going to give me an extra-hard [tyre]! The hard that we have is the one we are going to use; the problem we have is not about consumption [of the tyre], it spins a little bit but our main problem is that in the first two races after two or three laps the chattering is unbelievable in the right corners, but we have not bad pace in FP4 with the hard tyre and obviously we don't have the pace of Vale, Jorge or Marc, but we are not that far,” he said.
  
  “Our objective is not to try to win or get on the podium, just to try to stay in the top six in this race if it is possible and keep improving race by race.”

World champion Marc Marquez takes pole position in Argentina ahead of Suzuki's Aleix Espargaro.

Marquez and Espargaro both opted for three, rather than the usual two, qualifying runs by making a quick final bike change...

Qualifying 2:
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 37.802s [Lap 8/9] 326km/h (Top Speed)
2. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 38.316s +0.514s [5/9] 312km/h
3. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 38.467s +0.665s [6/8] 328km/h
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 38.485s +0.683s [5/7] 324km/h
5. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 38.485s +0.683s [2/8] 320km/h
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 38.520s +0.718s [6/7] 318km/h
7. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 1m 38.786s +0.984s [6/7] 323km/h
8. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 38.890s +1.088s [7/8] 317km/h
9. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 39.187s +1.385s [6/8] 314km/h
10. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 39.197s +1.395s [6/8] 323km/h
11. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 39.380s +1.578s [6/7] 321km/h
12. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 40.526s +2.724s [2/9] 322km/h

Qualifying 1:
13. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 39.405s 321km/h
14. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 1m 39.434s 314km/h
15. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.715s 326km/h
16. Stefan Bradl GER Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 39.734s 319km/h
17. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 1m 39.758s 315km/h
18. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 39.808s 319km/h
19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 39.828s 311km/h
20. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 1m 39.876s 315km/h
21. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 1m 39.888s 320km/h
22. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 1m 39.972s 312km/h
23. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 40.133s 320km/h
24. Marco Melandri ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 40.403s 316km/h
25. Alex De Angelis RSM Octo IodaRacing (ART) 1m 40.485s 310km/h

Blue Name = Factory - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze).
Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.
Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (Ducati) or any new MotoGP manufacturers (Suzuki and Aprilia).
22 litres of race fuel for Ducati, 24 litres for Suzuki and Aprilia. Same 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category. Fuel and soft tyre can change depending on top three results.
Red Name = Open - Full official MotoGP ECU, hardware and software.
24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.
* Rookie

 

[wino]

WSBK »
Flawless Sykes rides to 25th career pole
18 April 2015

Tom Sykes clinches his first pole position of 2015 with a perfectly timed lap to lead a British quartet in World Superbike qualifying at Assen

• 
  
  Flawless Sykes rides to 25th career pole
  
  CLICK HERE for full WSBK SP2 results
  
  Tom Sykes rode to his first pole position of 2015 – and the 25th of his World Superbike career – by putting in a perfectly timed lap to head Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam on the grid for the Dutch round of the series.
  
  His third Superpole triumph in four years at Assen, Sykes put the disappointment of a rare race crash at Aragon behind him to lap faster than Rea by 0.131s.
  
  Having appeared to initially struggle through the final sector of the circuit, Sykes strung the lap together to take the top spot with two minutes to spare. The Englishman is currently on his longest run without a win since the beginning of 2012 and will be determined to alter that on Sunday.
  
  He headed team-mate Jonathan Rea, who was the only other rider to dip into the 1m 34s bracket. The Ulsterman would make some small but crucial mistakes on his fastest run late on which prevented him from lapping faster.
  
  Leon Haslam had made the early running in the 15-minute shootout but was demoted to third, some 0.547s off the fastest time. The Red Devils Aprilia rider complained of chassis problems after the session, stating the added grip from qualifying rubber exacerbated his difficulties further.
  
  The man most likely to challenge the Kawasakis, Chaz Davies made a critical error on his flying lap which kept him off the front row. The Welshman ran off line on the exit of turn ten when on course for a debut pole position. In the end he had to make do with the fourth best time.
  
  Michael van der Mark was the first man to jump to the top of the timesheets with new rubber in the final five minutes but was shuffled back to fifth position while Alex Lowes grabbed a gritty sixth.
  
  The Englishman could be seen shaking his head upon entering pit lane for a change of rubber mid-way through the session as he lingered at the bottom of the timesheets but an impressive late lap put him within one second of Sykes' time.
  
  Xavi Fores will start from the front of the third row after his seventh best fastest time, one place ahead of countryman Jordi Torres. Reigning world champion Sylvain Guintoli, who qualified for SP2 courtesy of a late flyer in SP1, claimed ninth.
  
  Tati Mercado was pushed back down the order late on for the tenth best time, having sat as high as seventh mid-way through the session. Like Guintoli, the Argentinean was forced into the SP1 shootout where he placed second.
  
  The continually impressive Leon Camier was eleventh on the MV Agusta 1000 F4. The Englishman is confident of pushing for a top-six finish in Sunday's races. Nico Terol was twelfth.

Tom Sykes believes he and his side of the Kawasaki World Superbike garage are working in the right direction as he sped to a 25th career pole position at Assen.

Sykes edged team-mate Jonathan Rea for his third Superpole victory in four years around the Dutch track and he feels he has found a direction with which to work to remedy his disappointing start to the season.

“We are definitely getting there now,” said an elated Sykes. “It feels that this pole has been a long time coming but I am very happy. In Aragon we had a small indication that the Ninja ZX-10R and myself are starting to work as one package again.

In the first two rounds the bike and myself were sometimes working in two different directions, but we are both working in the same direction now. I know we can still improve the Ninja underneath me but as long as we can keep working in this direction.”

Sykes was the early leader in the first race at Aragon but was eventually reeled in by Rea and Chaz Davies. He believes the Sunday's races will be a good test to see whether his team have found the pace to compete at the front all race long.

“I am happy. A lot of credit has to go to my crew chief Marcel and the boys in the garage. We have had the mechanics working hard and making a lot of changes. We have definitely got the speed and now I want that speed for 20 more laps here.”

WSBK »
Transmission problems keep Davies off front row
18 April 2015

The Welshman qualifies fourth after problems with his blipper system hinder his flying lap in Superpole 2

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  Transmission problems keep Davies off front row
  
  Chaz Davies was left to rue a problem with his blipper system which prevented him from qualifying higher than fourth for both World Superbike races at Assen.
  
  Davies was on course for the fastest time in SP2 when he was seen running wide on the exit of De Bult. In the end the subsequent loss of 0.4s was enough to keep him off the front row.
  
  “In Superpole I had a problem with the blipper system during my fast lap and the gear didn't engage properly,” said Davies. “I lost three or four tenths there as a result which cost me a place on the front row.”
  
  Regarding Sunday's races, Davies still isn't entirely satisfied with his bike set-up, stating he and his team still have to work on direction change at speed, a trait so vital in the Dutch circuit's high-speed fourth sector.
  
  “For the rest, we made a step forward this morning but I feel that we're still struggling when it comes to keeping the bike flat when changing direction.
  
  As can sometimes happen when we improve one thing, as we did this morning, we find that we take away from another area so we are still looking for the right compromise. We'll see what we can do tomorrow in warm-up but it won't be easy considering the cold conditions early in the morning.”

WSBK »
The Netherlands – Superpole qualifying results (2)
18 April 2015

Full Superpole qualifying results (2) from the fourth round of the 2015 World Superbike Championship at Assen, Holland

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  The Netherlands – Superpole qualifying results (2)
  
  Full Superpole qualifying results (2) from the fourth round of the 2015 World Superbike Championship at Assen, Holland.
  
  1. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 34.789s
  2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 34.920s
  3. Leon Haslam GBR Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 35.336s
  4. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 1m 35.425s
  5. Michael van der Mark NED PATA Honda CBR1000RR 1m 35.619s
  6. Alex Lowes GBR Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 35.722s
  7. Xavi Fores ESP Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R 1m 35.786s
  8. Jordi Torres ESP Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4 1m 35.885s
  9. Sylvain Guintoli FRA PATA Honda CBR1000RR 1m 36.118s
  10. Leandro Mercado ARG Barni Ducati 1199R 1m 36.394s
  11. Leon Camier GBR MV Agusta F4 RR 1m 36.402s
  12. Nico Terol ESP Althea Ducati 1199R 1m 36.555s
  
  Grid positions determined in SP1
  
  13. Matteo Baiocco ITA Althea Ducati 1199R 1m 36.392s
  14. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR 1m 36.711s
  15. Roman Ramos ESP GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R1m 36.847s.
  16. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 37.033s
  17. Niccolo Canepa ITA Team Hero EBR 1190RX 1m 37.273s
  18. Randy de Puniet FRA Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 37.654s
  19. Christophe Ponsson LUX Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 38.326s
  20. Santiago Barragan ESP Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 38.977s
  
  Did not progress to Superpole
  
  21. Javier Alviz ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 40.334s
  22. Larry Pegram USA Team Hero EBR 1190RX 1m 40.699s
  23. Gabor Rizmayer HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR 1m 41.543s
  24. Imre Toth HUN Team Toth BMW S1000RR 1m 41.958s