Parkalgar Honda’s Miguel Praia is in 12th after first qualifying for this weekend’s 10th round of the World Supersport Championship at Imola in Italy and is looking forward to improving tomorrow.
Sam Lowes crashed his Parkalgar Honda early in qualifying and was unable to get back out so ended the day 10th. He was fastest in morning practice and is confident he can secure a good starting position in final qualifying. The race takes place at 1330CET on Sunday, September 25th.
Miguel
“Things are pretty good, I am already faster than last year and my Parkalgar Honda is getting better with every change we make. We have had some issues but my crew are working on them and I think I can go faster for sure. I am pleased as I have done a lot of fast consistent laps, I am enjoying myself.”
Sam
“It is a real shame I crashed; I felt good, probably felt the best I have all year. I couldn’t get the bike back to the pits to get it fixed so that was the end of the session. The good news is we definitely have got the speed and I made a mistake and will not repeat it again - I’ve learnt from it. I am looking forward to tomorrow, the weather is to be dry, so I think everything will be OK in second qualifying.”
Simon Buckmaster, Parkalgar Honda Team Manager
“Sam made a mistake early on, crashed and couldn’t get the bike back. He’s annoyed with himself at the crash but he’s not hurt and we will be focused tomorrow.
“Miguel is doing a good job and I am positive he can improve and challenge for the top 10 in qualifying.”
Free practice results are available here. Qualifying practice 1 results available here.
