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9th August 2007

Words and Pictures: Martin Gelder

Oschersleben 24 Hour

Free Practice and Qualifying - Rider Shuffle - Weird Bikes - Kawasaki France and Suzuka: An Answer

Free Practice and First Qualifying

Live Results will be available here:
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Timesheets are also available here:
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SERT Suzuki were quickest in both free practice sessions, with Kawasaki France in second in FP1 and QERT Kawasaki second in FP2. Yamaha Austria were third quickest in both free practice sessions.

The story was similar in first qualifying, with SERT's Vincent Philippe (1:29.339) fastest in the first group, Kawasaki France's Gwen Giabbani (1:28.830) fastest in the second group and his team mate Julian Mazuecos (1:28.572) in the third.

Very Unofficial Top Five Fastest Riders

  • 1st 11: Julian Mazuecos -Kawasaki France - 1:28.572
  • 2nd 7: Steve Martin - Yamaha Austria - 1:29.008
  • 3rd 1: Matthieu Lagrive - SERT Suzuki - 1:29.177
  • 4th 8: Patric Muff - Kawasaki Bolliger - 1:29.359
  • 5th 95: Ivan Silva Aberola - QERT Kawasaki - 1:29.803

    Combined Qualifying, Based on Average Lap Times

  • 1st 1: SERT Suzuki 1:29.177 1:29.339 1:29.236 1:29.251
  • 2nd 11: Team Kawasaki France 1:28.830 1:30.651 1:28.572 1:29.351
  • 3rd 7: Yamaha Austria 1:29.008 1:30.377 1:29.222 1:29.536
  • 4th 38: Endurance Moto 38 Yamaha 1:30.208 1:30.175 1:29.766 1:30.050
  • 5th 8: Bolliger Kawasaki 1:29.359 1:30.901 1:31.157 1:30.472
  • 6th 95: Q.E.R.T. Kawasaki 1:32.183 1:29.803 1:31.946 1:31.311
  • 7th 3: Phase One Endurance Yamaha 1:32.828 1:30.942 1:30.238 1:31.336
  • 8th 9: La Fortezza Amadeus X One 1:32.138 1:32.086 1:31.236 1:31.820
  • 9th 6: Zone Rouge Yamaha 1:32.643 1:32.446 1:32.071 1:32.387
  • 10th 666: Diablo 666 Bolliger Kawasaki 1:32.433 1:32.214 1:33.412 1:32.686

    Legs too short to reach the ground? I hate it when that happens... 15th on the provisional grid for BMW Motorrad No.17, on an average time of 1:33.107

    Rider Shuffle

    Right. Take a deep breath. Are you ready?

  • Steve Martin rides for Yamaha Austria, alongside Jerman and Cudlin
  • Mauro Lucchiari is on the Amadeus X One Yamaha, not Marco Lucchiari
  • Pedro Valcaneras is Phase One's third rider, in place of injured Jakub Smrz
  • Christer Miinin is riding for Maco Moto in place of Damian Rowley
  • Calvin Hogan is riding for Suzuki Sweden

    And that's just the ones I've managed to note down…

    'Have you seen my accordian? I left it next to the tyre warmers.' Steve Martin, back with YART for Osch...

    Weird Bikes

    Two factory BMW R1200s, two dealer entered KTMs, three privateer Triumph 675s, an MZ1000, a BMW K1200 and a Nico Bakker framed Harley Davidson V-Rod. Only at Oschersleben.

    Six grown men, and only one dared to touch it... KTM Dealer Team SuperDuke No.34, looking even meaner than last year...

    Kawasaki France and Suzuka 8H: An Answer

    Why weren't Kawasaki France at Suzuka? We asked rider Steve Plater, who did his best to avoid getting himself into trouble by not giving out a straight answer. Luckily, he spotted team manager Christian Bourgeois, who explained: "We had the budget for Suzuka from Kawasaki Europe, but it looks like something happened between Kawasaki Japan and the Suzuka Organisers and we couldn't go."

    Night Practice this evening, but that's it for now, unless you know differently…

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